I have had two sets of Talic Sea Horse kayak stands for at least eight years. I have nothing but praise for them. Unlike another reviewer here, I do not use my stands as a place to store my boats. He is probably correct that his beamy recreational style boat should not be stored on these stands. He would be better off using a Talic Kayak Condo for that, as I do. However, the stands would serve as a place to work on his boat.
I paddle on salt water in an Impex Currituc seventeen foot sea kayak. While in the past I have used the stands to hold my boat on the garage floor during 
the summer (I hung it from the garage ceiling for winter storage), I currently use the stands to hold my boat while I work on it, usually hosing it down to remove sand and salt after being on the water, then applying 303 Protectant to keep the UV from harming the fiberglass. The stands set up and fold away quickly and easily. They store in a corner of my garage. They are light and compact so I can easily transport them if I want to take them on the road. There is (or was on my stands) a two holed rubber attachment that slips over two of the legs to keep the stand folded up. In a review on another site, the reviewer complained that when the stand was open, the leg holder kept slipping off and he was forever loosing it. I have never found this to be a 
problem. I simply slip the attachment up one leg as far as it will go when the stand is in use. It has never fallen off. And they are durable as well. I have only had one of these fail on the two sets of stands I own in more than eight years.
Everyone has a different idea about what a tool like this should do for them, and that will affect their idea of the product's usefulness. While the stand can be used for long term boat storage, in my opinion it is more appropriately used as a stand for working on and maintaining your boat. I cannot say enough positive things about these stands. I expect to be using them for another eight years, and then passing them on to my grandchildren, still in good shape. Talic Sea Horse Kayak Storage Rack
Talic Sea Horse Kayak Stands
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
This is a review of the Talic Sea Horse Kayak Stand I originally did for Amazon.com. You can see this and other reviews on this product at Amazon Review.
