Sail section storage

[PaulV]

How does everyone store their sails? I store my windmill sails indoors, typically nesting them together and leaning against a wall or something else. I'm running out of space at ground level. Has anyone come up with any clever methods for hanging sections, or racks to hold them?

[Ron Stauffer]

Paul
12' and bigger mills can be slid on to the forks of a forklift on each side of the middle blade. Then slid on to a wall rack.

I store my canoe on the ceiling of the shop. It has a winch on the side wall, a sheave at the top of the side wall, then a ring that has 2 ropes attached for each end of the canoe dropped off of 2 more sheaves attached to the ceiling. I can lower right on to the roof of the pickup and pick it right off. A separate safety rope to hold in place makes sense.

Ron Stauffer
Montrose CO

[Kevin]

If you can find some old fruit bins, they work very well for storage of wheel sections.
They are easy to move with a forklift and protect the blades while traveling down the road.

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[Mister Ed]

I think you can only procure fruit bins in "the land of fruits and nuts".

[Wayne]

Naughty, Naughty,Naughty! You may be speaking about some of mine and Windy's relative's who went west from Ok so they didn't starve to death.

[Mister Ed]

Wayne, Just calling them as Kevin sees them, LOL.

[windybob]

I don't have relatives from here. I'm a St Louis guy. That leaves you.....lol

[windmillerman]

in the rafters, a 30'x40' building would hold 4 dozen mills worth

[Lake Seldom]

I have been using chemical totes. Cheap if not free and if you cut them in half you get two for one, just need a second pallet.[

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[windybob]

A whole bunch of good ideas!