Hi Folks,<\/p>
My wife, Cindy, and I own DockCraft Industries LLC.<\/p>
Our company focuses on making the best and most convenient Kayak,\nPaddleboard, and Canoe Dock Mounted Storage Racks \/ Lifts that are on the\nmarket today.<\/p>
\u201cBold<\/strong> statement\u201d you\u2019re\nprobably thinking; perhaps \u2013 but also quite challenging; at least for us.<\/p> A little background,<\/p> Cindy (Master\u2019s Degree in Education) and I (Degree in Engineering and a\nMaster\u2019s in Business) are both retired after 30 years with a Fortune 500\ncompany.<\/p> We live on Canandaigua Lake in the beautiful Finger Lakes area of New\nYork State.<\/p> Of course, we love the water, the activity on the lake, and recreational\nkayaking!<\/p> We had a problem:<\/p> We have a break wall requiring 5 steps down to our dock. Although our\nlake is shallow, knee deep in the Spring at the water\u2019s edge; the steps\nrequired us to lug our Kayaks up and down or store them on our dock creating an\nobstacle course as we maneuver to the end of our dock. <\/p> I had a good idea \u2013 So I thought:<\/p> Mount a couple of boards on the legs of our dock and have the boards\nextend beyond the edge of the dock. Then simply lift the kayak onto the boards\nand tie the kayak down.<\/p> My daughter (in her early 30\u2019s) came back from a kayak journey one day and exclaimed \u2013 I love to kayak; but, what a pain to launch and lift the kayak to store! \u201cThe DockSider\u201d Kayak \/ Paddle Board Lift & Storage Rack was born!<\/p> After my daughters\u2019 statement we got to thinking and watching our\nneighbors launch their kayaks.<\/p> For those with a sick sense of humor \u2013 it was actually quite comical.<\/p> Our Kayak \/ Paddle Board Dock Lift and Storage Rack:<\/p>
Two reasons:\u00a0 the cockpit fills with rain and sloshes around when launching, and the weight and bulk of the kayak create a cumbersome situation when lifting on the boards- especially if you try to lift one end and then the other.<\/p>