How To Build A Wake Board Slider?
How to build your own wake board slider? Probably not the question a non-wake boarder should attempt to answer, but I found some info about it through online research. Probably the most important thing you will get out of this article is that plans for these can be found online through the search engines. This is just an overview. But basically, for those who may not know, these are basically similar to the bstacle courses you find at skate parks... just on the water.
And this is what you want to build wake board slider (often referred to a rail), yourself, there are three points that you need to keep in mind... 1) Be an actual wake boarder. The reason is that your experience with the sport intuitively to know what a well-constructed slider would both look like as well as safe to use. 2) Obviously, all of the materials that you use to construct it MUST be able to float as well as water-proof, or all of your hard work will end up at the bottom of the lake. 3) At the same time, you want it to be strong enough bare your weight plus about 100 pounds. (Don't want it falling apart on you right?)
Also, keep in mind that depending on the overall dimensions of the wake board slider, it cost several hundred to several thousand dollars. Not to mention transporting it to the lake or sea if you can't construct it onsite.
Materials can include (depending on how elaborate your plans are), plywood, metal, sander, sealant, saw, fins, bolts (non-corrosive). The wake board usually consists of a skeleton of wood or metal, with wood or metal thin covering, and two ramps on either end (to allow
you to get your wake board on it from either end. (Make sure that the two ramps are at an angle that allows for a smooth transition to the top of the slider. If both ends dip below the water line for about a foot, this will help a lot. You with also need a tethering system to keep the wake board from floating away and remain stationary. Also,
PVC pipes aligned along the entire length of the top of the slider as well as the top of the ramps will allow for a super smooth slide.
Very important to remember, is that there should be a seam or gap along the entire length of the slider (preferably in the center), to allow the fins on your wake board to pass through and not break off. The pipes MUST be bolted in place, and not just glued to make sure that they stay put for safety reasons. Also, floats on the slider are necessary to keep it from sinking and will add to the overall cost. (The tethering system should consist of ropes attached to the ends of the floats and the other end to concrete blocks that rest on the bottom of the lake. So you will need to have some idea of how deep the
water it will float on will be to buy the appropriate length of rope. The rope needs to be this and strong and made of a material that won't rotten and break.
How to build your own wake board slider?... Now you know.
And this is what you want to build wake board slider (often referred to a rail), yourself, there are three points that you need to keep in mind... 1) Be an actual wake boarder. The reason is that your experience with the sport intuitively to know what a well-constructed slider would both look like as well as safe to use. 2) Obviously, all of the materials that you use to construct it MUST be able to float as well as water-proof, or all of your hard work will end up at the bottom of the lake. 3) At the same time, you want it to be strong enough bare your weight plus about 100 pounds. (Don't want it falling apart on you right?)
Also, keep in mind that depending on the overall dimensions of the wake board slider, it cost several hundred to several thousand dollars. Not to mention transporting it to the lake or sea if you can't construct it onsite.
Materials can include (depending on how elaborate your plans are), plywood, metal, sander, sealant, saw, fins, bolts (non-corrosive). The wake board usually consists of a skeleton of wood or metal, with wood or metal thin covering, and two ramps on either end (to allow
you to get your wake board on it from either end. (Make sure that the two ramps are at an angle that allows for a smooth transition to the top of the slider. If both ends dip below the water line for about a foot, this will help a lot. You with also need a tethering system to keep the wake board from floating away and remain stationary. Also,
PVC pipes aligned along the entire length of the top of the slider as well as the top of the ramps will allow for a super smooth slide.
Very important to remember, is that there should be a seam or gap along the entire length of the slider (preferably in the center), to allow the fins on your wake board to pass through and not break off. The pipes MUST be bolted in place, and not just glued to make sure that they stay put for safety reasons. Also, floats on the slider are necessary to keep it from sinking and will add to the overall cost. (The tethering system should consist of ropes attached to the ends of the floats and the other end to concrete blocks that rest on the bottom of the lake. So you will need to have some idea of how deep the
water it will float on will be to buy the appropriate length of rope. The rope needs to be this and strong and made of a material that won't rotten and break.
How to build your own wake board slider?... Now you know.
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