FF Lure 10 Kayak winter storage

[LadiMopar]

Hey everybody!

I've got a Feelfree Lure 10 kayak, which I love, but am curious about winter storage. This is my first year with any kayak so I'm really looking for good advice to get the yak through a winter season in New England.

 

I have a well made shed at my house where the yak will live, but the real issue I have is store the yak on the floor or get a hoist system?

 

I don't usually have too many issues with pesky mice , but because the seat is very well padded i envision little mouse nests made from the seat. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

Dimensions: 10 feet long, 36 inches wide and weighs in at 70 pounds.

http://feelfreeus.com/kayaks/fishing-kayaks/lure-10/

 

Thanks in advance! 

Ladi Mopar 

[Darren.]

While I live in the kinder-winter of Virginia, I do store all

our kayaks outside with exception of my Native Ultimate

which I store in our car port, hoisted to the ceiling. It is

there year-around.

 

As for your shed, take your pick, though I would take the

seat indoors if you worry about mice. May not be as much

an issue if you hoist it.

 

You can either buy a hoist kit or DIY it like I did with pulleys

from Home Depot. Works great!

[LadiMopar]

Thanks Darren! 

I have a dear friend who lives in your fair state, she left Mass to get away from the snow two years ago, and as luck would have it, you had more snow there than we did!

 

As for the yak, have you had any other issues from cold weather? Bending, cracking, splitting, gasket failure? Attempting to think about all the possible variables that could be encountered.

[3crows]

My four kayaks stay indoors. I have a walkout basement and two hang from the wall and one goes under those two on the floor and another hides in my walkout basement shop. The high temps in a garage are not good for them. Here is my bass-yak:

 

 

Set in on a couple of saw horses with noodles for padding. The noodles take the shape of the hull and support it evenly. Put the sawhorses at the 1/3 and 2/3 position. Do not leave weight in it. 

[LadiMopar]

Thanks 3crows, I've been stashing the yak outside since I got it in April. Set up on 3 saw horses (no noodles, except for transport on the truck tailgate) in a shady spot. I have some physical limitations so being up off the ground is critical to getting it in the truck, with help from hubby.

 

Curious to know how heavy your wall mounted yaks are?

 

Pic of my Lure 10 from Feelfree website.

 

 

[3crows]

16 hours ago, LadiMopar said:

Thanks 3crows, I've been stashing the yak outside since I got it in April. Set up on 3 saw horses (no noodles, except for transport on the truck tailgate) in a shady spot. I have some physical limitations so being up off the ground is critical to getting it in the truck, with help from hubby.

 

Curious to know how heavy your wall mounted yaks are?

 

Pic of my Lure 10 from Feelfree website.

 

 

I use the nylon sling type wall racks similar to these:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Board-Heavy-Duty-Storage-COR-Racks/dp/B01KGX7XRI/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1505703754&sr=8-9&keywords=kayak+wall+racks

 

I hang a 15 foot OK Scupper Pro TW (use for SCUBA) and my wife's 10 foot OK Tetra 10. I also hang an OK Scrambler (SCUBA) and the little 10 foot Emotion (fishing) in the photo usually is on the floor under them or sometimes on the sawhorses. 

 

Constant exposure to UV radiation is not good for the kayaks. The 303 Protectant (not Armorall) can help shield them from UV.