hinged half floating rail

amosb72 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 200 City: Mandeville

so i hav one barrel and i want to build a rail with it
i'm thinking about a rail that has a pole goin into the ground on one side and the pole is connected to the rail with a hinge
and then on the other side of the rail would be the floating barrel
so no matter what the height of the water was at i could always hit the rail b/c the one side with the barrle would always be a constent height and then depending on the water level i could hav a ride on, incline, flat bar, or whatever.
what do u guys think
any suggestions?

Hyperlite_06Byerly · Posted: Apr 15, 2008 12:09 am Post subject:

The problem would be the adapter between them... it seems like there would be a gap whenever it changes elevation.

amosb72 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 200 City: Mandeville

i'm not sure what ur saying
but it's just one flat bar

Hyperlite_06Byerly · Posted: Apr 15, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:

I was thinking it was 2 sections... one on a post and one on a barrel.. because of your "ride on" comment. It seems like it would work fine if you made a simple hinge between the post and the rail.. so it can adjust to diff. angles. But one barrel is gunna be fairly tipsy on the water, like itll sink when u hit it

fastgreens · Kickflip Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 3563 City: baytown

amosb72, put an anchor on the barrel and use as something to do ollie tricks over.

Hyperlite_06Byerly · Posted: Apr 15, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject:

that reminds me... got

not the same one.. but gunna be fun on the lake Very Happy

amosb72 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 200 City: Mandeville

that sounds like a good idea too

paulmc · Posted: Apr 16, 2008 7:37 am Post subject:

Ollie that thing!!! reckon you could tail tap on a skate??

Fryguy · Posted: Apr 16, 2008 8:14 am Post subject:

Dude that would be sweet, Spungy feeling to slide but fun!