wakebox

halt · Faceplant Joined: 05 Dec 2009 Posts: 47 City: sweden...

I am soon going to start building me a wakebox,
(this is my insperation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awCKFX0mmMw&feature=related)

I wounder if anyone has any experienc of riding one?

DaeDae · Posted: Sep 10, 2010 6:10 pm Post subject:

you can really build one?

Steven M · Posted: Sep 10, 2010 6:17 pm Post subject:

DaeDae, if you have enough money.... or the resources to steal the parts..

yookyle · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 1002 City: Reno

hmmmmm. if you really do this post pics

coricluster · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 1826 City: berlin

you would need a serious amount of water to move through that thing....i say easily 20 grand to build that thing

Steven M · Posted: Sep 10, 2010 7:30 pm Post subject:

coricluster, moar...

rfmcrx · Posted: Sep 10, 2010 7:34 pm Post subject:

one of the best varial flips ive seen on a wakeskate!

Raven · Posted: Sep 10, 2010 10:06 pm Post subject:

wakeskating is so innovative Cool

and this vid is from 2007 Shocked

i love it.

post pics step by step.

u can do it.

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

i wonder how deep that water is

halt · Faceplant Joined: 05 Dec 2009 Posts: 47 City: sweden...

you can build anything, if you are dedicated and crazy enough =)

I started this last year when I came up with a total new idea of a wake box, that does not work the same way as the one in the link, but can flow realy much water with not to much motor effort. so I built a small model to see if I was on the right track, and it worked.
Than I had to pause that wake box plans for a year to do my electric one man winch projet

check it out! I have done 30 test pulls with it so far, And I have thrashed it 3 times (smashed the handle in the winched) , but the last test session whas realy a succsess. When its finished its going to be a killer winch =) But for now I will put it on hold to spring...

Now Iḿ building a scale modell (1:2) of the wake box I am planning to build, And if I succeed, than I will start build.

I dont think that it will be to expensive, 3000-4000 $ maybe.
and I have calculated with a whater flow of 70000+ liter/min (10 cm deep, and 1,5 m width, flowin 30 km/h)

But nothing i certain for now... =)

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Sep 11, 2010 11:07 am Post subject:

halt, looks amazing! and the box sounds great! but how is that a 1 man winch? you have a controller?

Sounds like that boat u can ride behind with the controller lol.

Steven M · Posted: Sep 11, 2010 11:15 am Post subject:

-=AlexXx=-, could go off of handle/rope tension tool, as long as their is weight on the handle it speeds up, if you fall/drop the handle your weight resitance is not there and the motor slows down.

DaeDae · Posted: Sep 11, 2010 12:32 pm Post subject:

if u build a wake box count me in for one

Hayden R · Frontside 180 Joined: 02 Oct 2009 Posts: 340

halt · Faceplant Joined: 05 Dec 2009 Posts: 47 City: sweden...

Steven M, have you spoken to Martin gustavson? He spoke about someone that are building a one man winch with just that tension system....

this is how its plan to work

zip · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 752 City: Sydney

halt, the future is on the way Cool

so sweet man

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Sep 12, 2010 9:49 am Post subject:

kinda cool idea, but i donno if i would ever want to winch a gap completely alone... ive seen some brutal falls and ive even had to take oury to the hosptial cuz he didnt even remember who the president was or that he was even in Florida. I would never advise winching alone....

also how would u manage the speed? would it just be 1 speed?

yookyle · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 1002 City: Reno

one man winchs are for loners with no friends haha Wink

tampa jimmie · Frontside 180 Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 406 City: tampa

On the wakebox, Im wondering what your gallons per minute are going to be? I imagine really high. are you planning on a resevoir system or some kind of continuous flow? Some fire highdrants can flow 1500 gallons per minute. If you have access.

tahoe · Posted: Sep 12, 2010 6:53 pm Post subject:

u guys r all weirdos...
winches run on a gallon if that... so why do u need an electric winch? u dont.
but i do like ur passion for creating it