Basic Rail Plans!

kiterdrew · Since 30 Mar 2010 130 Posts FL Stoked

Hey,

Here is one of my rail's that I built that is made to be portable and pretty light and with different legs can be turned into a couple different setups! Check it out! Let me know if you have any questions or comments!

www.drewchristianson.blogspot.com

Thanks, Drew

lloyd · Since 16 Aug 2007 108 Posts Hood River Stoked

Like it. Have you used it yet? Am wondering if you might need some diagonal bracing to keep it from racking or if it's strong enough as is.

kiterdrew · Since 30 Mar 2010 130 Posts FL Stoked

Ya real solid no rockery feel at all but depends on your floor bottom, mine is about 3 inches of mud so that helps. I've hit it from the side and from front real solid.

forrest · Tue Jan 11, 11 9:29 pm

Looks good dude! We tend to do things out of metal here as wood likes to float down the river. Most of our water is from 1 to 6 feet deep, so we like to float features with a shallow draft so it can be moved into shallows with minimal effort.

beech · Since 21 Aug 2010 485 Posts Longview, WA Obsessed

did you use pressure treated wood? stuff I've built that goes directly in the water lasts (almost) forever with the treated lumber. it does cost a little more though

kiterdrew · Since 30 Mar 2010 130 Posts FL Stoked

Forrest you guys have a mean setup out there, killer forsure! Here In Florida the legs work pretty good with some vary in tides, and mud bottoms. And no its just normal wood, treated wood was just so heavy! And I was trying to make this as portable and user friendly as possible. Two people to carry it to the water then you can float it out and set it up alone. Pretty Easy!