Hull warping?

I'm still working through ideas on where/how to store my Outback when it's not in the water. A few online resources mentioned that storing your kayak right side up causes warping of the hull.
I'd love to hear some ideas on how you are storing your yaks. Also, do you see any concern with hull warping with it sitting on 2 molded pieces of foam?
Thanks

This might help. I don't have an experience with warping but I'm very happy with my set up. Plus it was cheap!

http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=6234.30

It is better to store it upside down on the rails. All the right angle bends in the plastic make it very stiff and strong = no warping. If you can store it upside down you will have no problems. Right side up you are taking a chance.

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It is better to store it upside down on the rails. All the right angle bends in the plastic make it very stiff and strong = no warping. If you can store it upside down you will have no problems. Right side up you are taking a chance.

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Store em upside down! Storing them on the side or right-side up will cause deformation over time, as the Hobie hulls are rotomolded PE which IME will warp sooner rather than later. Last summer, my adventure's hull got deformed, with two depressions on the bottom, from leaving it on my J-rack for a few days.

Like micahgee said, your hull will eventually warp to some degree.  Storing on the J-racks, hot sun, straps too tight are all potential causes.

I store my yaks upside down from the ceiling of my garage or on their side.  So far, the warpage has been minimal.

-Spot-

Thank you gents. I'm not brave enough to hang them upside down I my garage yet but i am in the process of fashioning a simple stand out of PVC and some pipe insulation to be able to store mine upside down. Pics soon to follow.

Well, here's my solution until I find the nerve to suspend it. Simple but pretty stable. I may modify this to have a cross brace across the bottom connecting the 2 sides.

Well done!! That looks like it would work great. Now just get some pulleys and some i hooks and make a kayak trapeze!!

Hey this storage arrangement has worked for me

I did have a kayak a while back that i stored on its keel and after a while found it did have some minor warping. I never noticed any difference in stability or handling though.

I think most people here would agree that storing it on its side or topside down and KEEPing it out of the sun are most important

This is off topic, but man those 2 Outbacks look good side by side like that.


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Thanks man. They sure are solid boats.

This is off topic, but man those 2 Outbacks look good side by side like that.


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Foul Hooked, That's a great set up. Its nice to stiil be able to access the hatches while they're hanging on the wall.

The one prob with upside down is it takes so much space. It's a hot mess in this pic (and currently for that matter) but this is my garage. I'm going to get another set of those straps for the other side wall when I revamp my garage this spring/summer to keep'em out of the way, but still stored safely on their sides.

+Infinity for NOT storing kayaks on their hulls. On their sides, upside down or on the bow or stern is where it is at. Plastic kayaks just do not have integrity to be stored on their hulls. I can't even count the number of kayaks I have seen damaged or even destroyed in this manner. Earlier this year we had a never-paddled kayak brought into the store with a completely caved in hull; it was stored on sawhorses.

And on that note, always store out of the sun and try to avoid launching/slidding off of rocks (seal launching) as that is super hard on hulls as well.

Dave