new idea

has any one ever tried getting a old wakeboard with no bindings and putting some foam like the wake surfs have and surfing with that? i have never wake surfed before and dont have the money right now to get one, but want to try, but that was just a thought. let me know your ideas.

haha we had alittle too much to drink one night and the next day we did a board no bindings and wet socks on as experiment(sp). not the best but damn it was a good time.
oh and used a large board we used a 145 but the bigger guys couldnt keep it up. to slow i guess

(Message edited by flamike on January 05, 2008)

You can surf an old wakeboard, even with the bindings on it. The issue with wakeboards is the rocker...they are incredibly slow. If you want a board on the cheap, get an old piece of pressure treated plywood 5/8" to 3/4" thick. Cut it to shape and bend a bit of rocker in it. Works like a charm.

Like this:

how do you bend rocker into it?

Jeff is always going over board with design This can be done much more simply.

LOL! Ed, ours could actually be ridden.

You can bend the rocker in a few ways, but considering it's winter and you may not be riding in a while, after you cut the outline, lean it at an angle for a few weeks. It will sag and take on the rocker. If you are in a rush, you can steam it. To steam it I'd just block the nose up using a piece of 2x4, or make a block from the offcut of the plywood. Using anything heavy enough to cause the plywood to sag, then get some boiling water with steam under it.