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MrMarbles Backside 180
Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 582 City: Winter Haven
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ZoSo Backside 180
Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 11:15 am Post subject: |
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Damn...looks nice. Lemme know how it works out because I plan on building something similar this summer. The specs would be nice too. Goodluck with it.
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-=AlexXx=- Pillage & Plunder
Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 17488 City: yes
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 11:47 am Post subject: |
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wow that thing is so sick, probly gunna be expesive.
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VonBoggin Backside 180
Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 1666 City: Austin
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 11:58 am Post subject: |
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thats going to work fine, just make sure you fill the barrels with atleast 50% water before you slide it, cus it will let the frame sit lower in the water therefor giving you more balance.
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Slyder Backside 180
Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 1085 City: Punta Gorda/Tallahassee
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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looks like a fun time to me
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mergeleft3 Backside 180
Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 673 City: Orlando
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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That should work great, I have built one just like it.
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EAST COAST Ollie
Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 59 City: Orlando/Tampa
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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make sure you bolt the sections together well....there will be alot of stress between them if its long....i build a floating dock/rail and used alot of screws and bolts...but the stress on the wood and placement of barrels ripped out all the screws? dont know was a mess
luck on that
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MrMarbles Backside 180
Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 582 City: Winter Haven
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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These are the prices I'm specking out:
2x4x8 (12) = $72
2x4x12 (3) = $30
4x8 Plywood (3) = $100
55 gal drums (5) = free (from work)
Now I just gotta decide on a decking surface.
If anyone's interested, I can add some more detail (i.e. measurements) to the plans and post them here.
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ZoSo Backside 180
Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah please post the plans and measurements...I'm probably gonna end up building something very similar to it.
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addison Guest
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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barrels are super tippy
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MrMarbles Backside 180
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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addison wrote: | barrels are super tippy |
Yea, I figured that, but they're also super free for me, so I'm gonna try them first!
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MrMarbles Backside 180
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Brett Leadley Raven Flip
Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 1030 City: Berlin, NJ
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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I tried barrels with mine and didn't have much success.. way too tipsy. Save yourself a lot of time and aggravation and use 4x4's or 3x5 fence posts, they are cheaper then 4x4's.
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jonnyUTAH Backside 180
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Agreed with the above. Barrels are holding booze.
make your rail firm.
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ZoSo Backside 180
Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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I was planning on making mine ina 2+2 formation..two barrels on either end...and possibly 2 more in the middle...basically converting my old rail into a fun box:
http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11443
It was super stable even without any water in the barrels...although we put water in before we hit it.
I agree with everyone else though that barrels in your formation look kinda tipsy.
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MrMarbles Backside 180
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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Yea, I agree that it probably won't be as stable as putting it into the ground, but it has to be floating. If its too sketchy to hit this way I may put some more barrels on the outside to stabilize it more. Thanks for everyone's input. I'll take some pics of the build process. I wasn't able to get the barrels today, so thats postponed til next week.
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ZoSo Backside 180
Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg
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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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If you put barrels on the outside, make sure to cover them with something...don't built it like the one we did...we nearly killed ourselves the few times we hit it. It's only like that because we didn't have enough time to finish it before the end of summer.
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MrMarbles Backside 180
Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 582 City: Winter Haven
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Posted: Dec 02, 2006 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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Well, we got the frame built, but it started to rain. There was no lightning so we went out on the lake. Can't wait to get this thing built, it looks like a blast.
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SP Sk8er Pop Shuvit
Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 165 City: New Fairfield
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Posted: Mar 31, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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I'm building the same one in a few weeks, except i'm using docks, looks great
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T-Hawk Backside 180
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Posted: Mar 31, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Brett Leadley, That's sick! Do you have measurements and/or pricing for that?
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