Jerry Fruetel
A well built wooden canoe is a work of art
I'm looking for advice. I built a full size w/c canoe for my brother-in-law. He wants to display it on a wall inside his log home. It will be positioned horizontally, bottom against the wall, ideally with lower half extending out a bit. He may want to paddle it some day, so it needs to be hung in a way that doesn't distort the hull over time.
Plenty of j-shaped racks for hanging/displaying canoes and kayaks are available, but I'm concerned that they might distort the lower side of the canoe where they bear it's full weight.
I'm thinking of hanging it with ropes attached to the wall with eye-bolts and tied to the carry handles near the decks and/or to the thwarts/yoke.
What do you think? Is there a better solution? Is my concern with hull distortion justified?
Plenty of j-shaped racks for hanging/displaying canoes and kayaks are available, but I'm concerned that they might distort the lower side of the canoe where they bear it's full weight.
I'm thinking of hanging it with ropes attached to the wall with eye-bolts and tied to the carry handles near the decks and/or to the thwarts/yoke.
What do you think? Is there a better solution? Is my concern with hull distortion justified?