A frame designs

(lknevan) · (lknevan) **Join Date: Oct 2008** 11-12-2008, 5:06 PM

im looking to build a a frame, but im not entirly sure how high it should sit out of the water im trying to make it 50 ft, but not too sure how thats gonna happen since ill have to drive it 5 miles down the road to drop it in, but can anybody send me some a frame designs? or a rail that would be sick to build within a reasonable budget?

(tentcitygoon) · (tentcitygoon) **Join Date: Mar 2006** 11-12-2008, 7:40 PM

The cheapest and best way to build a rail is to build it in the ground. You can accomplish this by driving 4x4 posts into the ground and building your a-frame from there.

(sidekicknicholas)

Build it in the ground. for more of a rooftop just get some Trusses made at lowes/home depot/etc etc... you get the shape, your dimensions and everything without work for like 100 bucks....throw on some trex -- rails made simple.

(nick_in_ssp) · (nick_in_ssp) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 11-12-2008, 8:32 PM

16' up, 16' flat, 16' down. Make them in sections and screw them togather when you get to where you want to put them.

joshj095 11-13-2008, 4:55 AM

i think WW actually has an instrustion for an A frame design. if youre looking for a roof top send me an email and ill get you some dimensions that we have here at home,.

(andy_nintzel)

"16' up, 16' flat, 16' down. Make them in sections and screw them togather when you get to where you want to put them"

Nic you know your my homie, but I have to disagree. You want to go with at least 20' sections. You can ollie 16' on a wakeboard.

(romes) · (romes) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 11-13-2008, 8:51 AM

20' is the smallest i would do. we tried one at 16' and it was just too short and abrupt.

(dirwoody) · (dirwoody) **Join Date: Apr 2003** 11-13-2008, 10:34 AM

What pitch or angle up and down?

(jnewton7) · (jnewton7) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 11-13-2008, 11:19 AM

Here is one we built last year.....We made ours with 3 16 ft. sections and wish we had made it longer...it works good but you are off of it pretty quick...I would go with 20 ft sections or either make the middle section longer...we have thought about extending ours...Here are a few pics...
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(romes) · (romes) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 11-13-2008, 11:25 AM

it also depends on how you're wanting to hit the thing.

if you want to eventually gap it then stick with the 16' flat and make your ups and downs longer. and if that isnt a concern then just do what jeff said and make the flat part longer.

(xbones) · (xbones) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 11-13-2008, 11:37 AM

Quality work Jeff... that thing is dope.

(lknevan) · (lknevan) **Join Date: Oct 2008** 11-13-2008, 3:25 PM

yeah thats a sick rail, but that design wont work cuz mine will have to be made 5 miles away and droped in and be mobile since it will be at a friends house, heres my email
Lknevan@yahoo.com

(romes) · (romes) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 11-13-2008, 3:49 PM

mobile? you're going to float it?

(romes) · (romes) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 11-13-2008, 3:50 PM

jeff what did you top your with?

(lknevan) · (lknevan) **Join Date: Oct 2008** 11-13-2008, 5:14 PM

well i was trying to... but it ends up way to expensive... i was going to try and make a flat top like the 50 ft one at owc... now that i did the math its like $800 soo... any ideas on how to drive the supports into the bottom of the lake? that will be my only issue its like 4 ft where we would place it...

(maliburider456)

yo evan. me and stephen usually use a rubber hammer and make sharp points on the bottoms of 4x4's. also someone told me that if you pressure wash a hole into the sand through the water it blows all the sand away so taht you can put the post in

(luke_j) · (luke_j) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 11-13-2008, 8:49 PM

taylor, that's how i set my rail. I actually put it all together on shore so we wouldn't have to worry about power tools in the water, posts and all, then floated it out to where we were going to set it. Had 3 or four guys hold it up and just put the pressure washer at the base of each post, sinking them a few inches at a time to keep it level. It only took about an hour so set 8 posts

(xbones) · (xbones) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 11-14-2008, 5:45 AM

This is my buddy Alex's floater. It used to be an A but it was converted into a roof top last week. The green line is about where the flat part started. I don't know the dimensions off hand but it was pretty fun to gap.
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(xbones) · (xbones) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 11-14-2008, 5:47 AM

Our picnic table like the one at OWC cost WAY more than $800
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(ndh2o) · (ndh2o) **Join Date: Oct 2001** 11-14-2008, 6:45 AM

Loving the Sattelyte box, looks like some Sawyer influence in AL!!! I have one very similar with the same logo on the sides

(xbones) · (xbones) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 11-14-2008, 11:44 AM

Cary - yeah that's some Sawyer action for sure! Ennen, Kyle Walton, Horan and some others are down here crashing at Sawyers this week for some video footy at some local spots... Sawyer is the shiz.

d_fresh 11-15-2008, 1:44 PM

Here you go

d_fresh 11-15-2008, 1:46 PM

(mxflyer281) · (mxflyer281) **Join Date: Oct 2007** 11-15-2008, 2:48 PM

Damn thats a big a frame to gap

(jnewton7) · (jnewton7) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 11-15-2008, 9:07 PM

The sliding material is the stuff used around showers and tubs its a type of pvc board i believe, you can buy it at your local home store...it came in a sheet like a 4x6 i believe and we just cut it in strips...its textured on one side and slick on the other...textured side up....it was sharp on the edges after cutting but we took a router and then sanded to make it smooth.

(lknevan) · (lknevan) **Join Date: Oct 2008** 11-16-2008, 2:24 PM

yeah that looks like what im gonna make, thanks