[Shop-talk] Eye Lag bolt pilot hole in ceiling

[Eric Russell]

https://boltdepot.com/Fastener-Information/Wood-Screws/Wood-Screw-Pilot-Hole-Size?srsltid=AfmBOoqCs-n86YPOxn1rEw8TB4XXRlmL1LeUD_Foc9paf-SteZSU03c0


EjR

On Sun, Jul 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM Jack Brooks <jibrooks at live.com> wrote:

> Team,
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> I recently moved and can no longer keep my canoe outside.  The best place
> to store this 75 +/- pound canoe is hanging from the ceiling, OVER a car,
> so I want to be sure I get this right.  I have 4, 5/16” Eye Lag Bolts that
> are going into the ceiling.  One end of the rope will terminate at either a
> set of cleats on the wall or more eyebolts and the other end suspending the
> canoe via the Eye Lag Bolts.  It overdesigned, but it’s hanging over a car
> I cherish.
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> My question is the pilot hole for the 5/16th Eye Lag bolt.  I am screwing
> them vertically up into the ceiling’s new 2x4’s, so I am thinking the pilot
> hole should be a smidge on the tighter side and use soap or paraffin to
> help reduce the friction of installing them.
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> I’m looking for thoughts on the size of the pilot hole, keeping in mind
> that while the load is light, it’s a vertical hanging arrangement.
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Jack
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> p.s. Moving has been a rearranging nightmare.  We had a home with three
> car bays and a 6 foot high paved and dry crawlspace with tons of storage
> room.  I am forcing everything into a two bay garage with an attached
> single wide, 42 foot deep bay that will hold our daily driver, two Triumph
> cars, a Sprinter van and a workbench.  I do have some basement storage
> too.  I’m using a lot more vertical storage and it’s getting there………
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