Forum | Classifieds | Lost & Found | CGKA | Industry | Sensors | Forecast | Spots | Seattle | Decals | RSS | Facebook Events | Photos | Search | Register | Profile | Log in to check your messages | Log in  97211 Winch in full effect Page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10  Next          Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast previous topic :: next topic   Author Message chanson Since 31 Jan 2006 1874 Posts WISCONSIN Chimey Thu Oct 16, 08 12:20 pm     more winching eye candy... check out the photos on the home screen....that kicker is what we need first for our feature in PDX.... http://www.winchskating.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCsrdZb6uXg    winch ramp.jpg  _________________ Shallow Dive Design, 2nd Wind Sports, Airush, Trident Sports genek Since 21 Jul 2006 2165 Posts East Po KGB Thu Oct 16, 08 12:49 pm     Damn, that fountain looks punishing. Props for chargin it though. Why weren't they kiting? Trees were moving. Yeah, that kicker would be dope. _________________ The Slider Project, LLC Support the cause! http://www.sliderproject.com/ chanson Since 31 Jan 2006 1874 Posts WISCONSIN Chimey Thu Oct 16, 08 1:12 pm     Looks pretty easy for a first-time kicker.... I have access to 3mil, and 6mil. PVC in 4x8's and 5x10's... Just wondering what thickness is best.... I could get a sheet for free... We have a few left-overs laying around the warehouse. _________________ Shallow Dive Design, 2nd Wind Sports, Airush, Trident Sports pdxmonkeyboy Since 16 May 2006 6081 Posts forever labled as the retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master Thu Oct 16, 08 2:06 pm     If I get any more excited about the winch and kickers and sliders I very well may pee myself. Check this out. Blue lake, just this side of troudale. beautiful path right next to the shoreline!! (ok, couldn't post the aerial, look it up on maps.live.com. looks super dope!!! blue lake, oregon _________________ Bury me standing cause I won't lay down!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVvAw2VFR4Y&feature=PlayList&p=FB7233C37686AC79&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=34 Chooch Since 18 Nov 2007 1871 Posts Wicked Pissah Boston Tea Bagger Thu Oct 16, 08 2:40 pm     I found that spot on google earth and thought the exact same thing. Easy to reach off marine drive...5 min from the sk8 kite lot. I spent about an hour monday night thumbtacking spots on google earth. Got about 10-15 in the greater PDX area that could work so far. genek Since 21 Jul 2006 2165 Posts East Po KGB Thu Oct 16, 08 2:49 pm     Looks dope! Anything on West side for the Beavertonians? How about poachable stuff? _________________ The Slider Project, LLC Support the cause! http://www.sliderproject.com/ pkh Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder Thu Oct 16, 08 2:57 pm     Isn't blue lake where they hold the pro wakeboarding comp every year? I think the only problem with it is its private so access might be trouble... also hear its kind of yuky pdxmonkeyboy Since 16 May 2006 6081 Posts forever labled as the retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master Thu Oct 16, 08 3:01 pm     It is a public lake (there is a regional park there) and private boats are allowed during the winter to fish. The lake is actually quite clean as it is spring fed and is water quality tested twice a week. They even have pumps that circulate deep water into the swimming beach on the north side of the lake. Looks pimp, but running our winch there...hmmmm I'm thinking that might last about 30 minutes. Maybe not though. http://www.metro-region.org/index.cfm/go/by.web/id/149 _________________ Bury me standing cause I won't lay down!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVvAw2VFR4Y&feature=PlayList&p=FB7233C37686AC79&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=34 chanson Since 31 Jan 2006 1874 Posts WISCONSIN Chimey Thu Oct 16, 08 3:12 pm     yeah, blue lake is full of a bunch of nice wanna-be homes with grey-hairs!!! they probably won't like it.. screw it, lets just winch the sandy river, all the WT would love that shit! _________________ Shallow Dive Design, 2nd Wind Sports, Airush, Trident Sports Chooch Since 18 Nov 2007 1871 Posts Wicked Pissah Boston Tea Bagger Thu Oct 16, 08 3:14 pm     I found a few spots up in Cedar Hills. Commonwealth Lake park, Nike Lake at their HQ , and another small spot for poaching. The smaller poaching spots are going to be hard to find on Google Earth, really need to do some recon by driving around the city. genek Since 21 Jul 2006 2165 Posts East Po KGB Thu Oct 16, 08 3:16 pm     Out of curiosity, what would it take to set a winch up as a linear cable? Say the spool is mounted vertically and a cable runs around spool to pulley on some remote location. As long as the spool had traction with the cable it should turn right? And then u'd need to attach handle onto the cable with some rope. I know there's lots of practical issues to take care of, but what about the general concept? Any thoughts? _________________ The Slider Project, LLC Support the cause! http://www.sliderproject.com/ genek Since 21 Jul 2006 2165 Posts East Po KGB Thu Oct 16, 08 3:18 pm     Chooch wrote: I found a few spots up in Cedar Hills. Commonwealth Lake park, Nike Lake at their HQ , and another small spot for poaching. The smaller poaching spots are going to be hard to find on Google Earth, really need to do some recon by driving around the city. Trudat, I just thought of those too, haha. Nike would be epic, wonder how long we'd last. _________________ The Slider Project, LLC Support the cause! http://www.sliderproject.com/ Kataku2k3 Since 14 Aug 2005 3753 Posts Los Angeles, CA Videographer Thu Oct 16, 08 3:28 pm     Aside from keeping shit from tangling, I think the biggest issue would be securing down both ends. Obviously it'd be more like a rope tow than OHSU tram, but I read an article a while back that said there's almost 1 million pounds of force (laterally) pulling on the top and bottom towers. Now I know we're not dealing with that sort of distance, cable weight, etc., but if you intend on keeping the "reel line" off the ground, there's got to be something solid on each tower. I'm sure a car at each would do, but that's not as pratical. chanson Since 31 Jan 2006 1874 Posts WISCONSIN Chimey Thu Oct 16, 08 3:30 pm     We need to get Nike on board.....pitch them on the idea..to make wakeskate shoes and enter the h20 skate-market... _________________ Shallow Dive Design, 2nd Wind Sports, Airush, Trident Sports Kraemer Since 24 Apr 2006 1736 Posts Sky Pilot Unicorn Captain Thu Oct 16, 08 3:56 pm     Chooch wrote: I found a few spots up in Cedar Hills. Commonwealth lake... Certainly doo-able, but the water is like "doo" there. I live about 2 blocks from it. It's part of the cedar mill creek drainage, horrid to think of someone swimming in it. Ideal set-up if it weren't for the 'filthy liquid'. genek Since 21 Jul 2006 2165 Posts East Po KGB Thu Oct 16, 08 4:14 pm     Kraemer wrote: Chooch wrote: I found a few spots up in Cedar Hills. Commonwealth lake... Certainly doo-able, but the water is like "doo" there. I live about 2 blocks from it. It's part of the cedar mill creek drainage, horrid to think of someone swimming in it. Ideal set-up if it weren't for the 'filthy liquid'. Anyone been to Hagg Lake? There's a nice drainage ditch leaving it. Hard to see via satellite, but could be sweet terrain potentially. Kraemer, don't be a wuss. You're just gonna get special powers from the toxic water. _________________ The Slider Project, LLC Support the cause! http://www.sliderproject.com/ Kraemer Since 24 Apr 2006 1736 Posts Sky Pilot Unicorn Captain Thu Oct 16, 08 4:38 pm     genek wrote: Kraemer, don't be a wuss. You're just gonna get special powers from the toxic water. It's mainly the waterfowl pollutants at commonwealth.        Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10  Next Page 3 of 10   Jump to: Select a forum Northwest Kiteboarding Discussion Forum----------------Gorge / Portland / Oregon CoastFor SaleLost & FoundIndustry SoapboxCGKA  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum