Slider Construction

(derek23) · (derek23) **Join Date: Oct 2006** 08-17-2007, 6:52 AM

I drew up these quick plans yesterday and plan on building it on Saturday. Let me know what you think.

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(wakeboardnut) · (wakeboardnut) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 08-17-2007, 7:32 AM

nice looking plans! looks pretty sweet, i myself would prefer a flat bar then an incline rail

(kittjackson) · (kittjackson) **Join Date: Jun 2004** 08-17-2007, 9:40 AM

Nice, I built an almost exact slider a couple of weeks ago....but after hitting it twice I wanted it longer. The reason being after you olly onto it you only will slide about 5-6 feet. Which feels like a split second of slide time. Build it so you can add sections on after you get comfortable on the previous length. Have fun!

(dadthedriver) · (dadthedriver) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 08-17-2007, 10:03 AM

Chris is right. 10 ft by the time you ole up will not be very long. It will be more like a touch and go then a slide. Great plans just add about 12 feet of flat at the top and you would be fine.

(Message edited by dadthedriver on August 17, 2007)

(derek23) · (derek23) **Join Date: Oct 2006** 08-17-2007, 11:21 AM

Do you think I am better off building it like this. I am kind of limited to my size so I have a way to get it back and forth to the lake on my truck. Do you suggest having it at an incline to it can be a ramp to or go with the second design? Thanks for all the input.

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(vin) · (vin) **Join Date: May 2007** 08-17-2007, 12:21 PM

how tall is it where the flat starts if its more then 2 feet you are gunna need much more slope on the rail going up

(vin) · (vin) **Join Date: May 2007** 08-17-2007, 12:25 PM

i built this one and its to tall by the time you get to the top you might fly over it and never hit the flat

(derek23) · (derek23) **Join Date: Oct 2006** 08-17-2007, 12:37 PM

IT IS 2'-6". SO YOU ARE SAYING I AM GONNA NEED MORE THAN 4' ON INCLINE?

(charman) · (charman) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 08-17-2007, 1:24 PM

i would make it as long as possible, if you want to actually slide on it...

20 mph = 30 feet per second. 10 ft @ 20 mph = a very short ride.

(vin) · (vin) **Join Date: May 2007** 08-17-2007, 4:14 PM

like they say longer is better, so yes more then 4 feet would be good

sealyon.net 08-17-2007, 4:25 PM

with the angle of the ramp you might be air born over the top. also make sure at 4' wide it won't tip over.here is a pic of the one we just built for our rail jam next week. Upload

(derek23) · (derek23) **Join Date: Oct 2006** 08-20-2007, 11:23 AM

So saturday i built it in about 2.5 hours. Ibuilt the first one(the incline). worked out really well. It is short but it fits in my truck perfextly. I also built it slightly different then on the plans. I will take some pictures real soon and put them up. it ended up being really lite weight. i can pick it up myself, and it is slightly over 4' wide. No tipping over either! Thanks for all your input. If anyone wants plans for it I will redo them to match and I can e-mail them to you. Just let me know