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jackZ
Since 13 Apr 2008
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 Wed Apr 18, 12 3:20 am Slider |
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Hi All ,
Could someone from the slider project please get in touch with me ?
We are here in Edmonton finally going to get it together and build one for the lake .
I would like some input from the pros .
thanks in advance .
JackZ
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
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| Wed Apr 18, 12 6:55 am |
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| Hey Jack, feel free to ask any questions here.
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jackZ
Since 13 Apr 2008
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| Wed Apr 18, 12 5:59 pm |
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Thanks Forrest.
Do you guys have diagrams /blueprints for a slider and or kickers ?
Material types for the slider.
I think yours are portable ? That's what we would need as well as permanent is illegal or nearly. Best type of mooring / anchor.
???? What else should we know about. besides , old guys should stay off rails. Lol.
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Inept_Fun
Since 14 Apr 2005
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| Wed Apr 18, 12 8:01 pm |
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I wouldn't really consider our rails portable beyond they are moved from the building location to the water. Definitely not the kind of things you would want to have to move into place and pull out every day.
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$ociopath
Since 28 Nov 2007
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| Wed Apr 18, 12 8:33 pm Kicker |
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We found a diagram with chord points for the slope on this kicker on Kitescoop. It took about 4 days to build + beer. We used schedule 80 electrical conduit for the sliding surface 1" as it very strong and UV resistant, This allows for 16" centers on 2 by 4 cross members. It started with a 13 foot long by 4 foot wide by 16 inch thick piece of Styrofoam. The angle is adjustable and the ramp is portable. Two ropes with standard anchors seems to do the trick! We have since pulled it out the lake to dry and paint it. The finished kicker is about 5 feet wide, 15 feet long, and about five feet tall. Super fun to hit! I would imagine two 55 gallon barrels with a structural wrap would accomplish the same as our piece of stryo?
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hoodkiter
Since 10 Jul 2010
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Hood River, OR
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| Wed Apr 18, 12 9:25 pm |
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^ nice kicker. The adjustability must be fun to mess around with. can you ride over and change the angle while kiting? now THAT would be sweet.
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$ociopath
Since 28 Nov 2007
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| Wed Apr 18, 12 9:45 pm |
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A screw gun is needed to adjust it via blockage on the back as it pivots on the front axis. We ended up filling in the gaps on the top half of it with conduit, but it wasn't needed. You can gap the 1 and 1/4 inch total outside diameter conduit at 1 and 1/4 inches to save cost/weight.
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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
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$ociopath
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| Thu Apr 19, 12 8:31 am |
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| Yeah I think so.
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jackZ
Since 13 Apr 2008
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| Thu Apr 19, 12 1:54 pm |
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| Inept_Fun wrote: | | I wouldn't really consider our rails portable beyond they are moved from the building location to the water. Definitely not the kind of things you would want to have to move into place and pull out every day. |
Ha ha hee hee. You funny Inept. I meant seasonally. I wasn't clear on that sorry.
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Hein
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| Thu Apr 19, 12 5:10 pm |
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| perryj wrote: | | Yeah I think so. |
you are welcome 
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jackZ
Since 13 Apr 2008
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| Fri Apr 20, 12 6:33 pm Re: Kicker |
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thank you , this will be great fun . We have a small crew here but our enthusiasm is grand 
JackZ
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Inept_Fun
Since 14 Apr 2005
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| Fri Apr 20, 12 6:52 pm |
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| jackZ wrote: | | Inept_Fun wrote: | | I wouldn't really consider our rails portable beyond they are moved from the building location to the water. Definitely not the kind of things you would want to have to move into place and pull out every day. |
Ha ha hee hee. You funny Inept. I meant seasonally. I wasn't clear on that sorry.
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Haha sorry. Yeah then for sure, floating is the way to go if you want to build big stuff. Just make sure you get the anchor thing down.... that took us a while!! idk much about that stuff but Forrest should be able to help you more with that if you need info.
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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
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| Sun Apr 22, 12 7:08 am |
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Your welcome too monkey.
I'm happy to help anyone with sliders, kickers and such.
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Sella
Since 21 Apr 2007
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| Sun Apr 22, 12 10:53 am |
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With 296,000 Google entries for slider designs does any one individual really know where credit is due? Seems like a group effort of trial and error. Good luck with your build Jack.
http://www.wakeboarder.com/other/sliderplans.phtml
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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
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| Mon Apr 23, 12 10:20 am |
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Plans a plenty, that's true. But mine is probably the only fully dimensioned compound curve out there.
I spent quite a bit of CAD time dialing in the flow of that curve and making adjustments after getting feedback. -As a dedicated effort to optimize it for your launching pleasure. I posted it on the scope for people to use so that's awesome! I'd love to hear how jackZ's and perryj's kicker ramp works out; with pictures of course!
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