Kicker Question

whirlybird · Newbie Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 4

I'm going to build a kicker on the lake at my cottage but i have a question. The start of the kicker, does it (the kicker) start in the water so you dont have to pop a bit of does it matter? if you do have to leave a bit in then how much? I know this might be confusing but what i mean is...does the ramp start below the surface of the water or does it float right on top??

thanks for answering my question

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

its better to be under, i have never heard/seen any one ollie onto a kicker, only sliders, plus if the water gets lower, it will be messed up, you should put it under, so you can just ride right up it

skobi1 · Addict Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 639 City: eugene, or

I set mine up so the leading edge was around 3" under the water and that wasn't quite enough. The fins are hitting and causing some small cuts just on the leading edge. I think I'm going to try about 5" next time I float it.

whirlybird · Newbie Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 4

thanks for answering my question, thats what i thought but my brother said that it should be on top for some reason.

Az Ridaz · Newbie Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 32

Wake2wakegurl, shut up!!!!! you dont even wakeboard, go home
Joe

Brian B. · Posted: Jun 07, 2003 6:57 am Post subject:

Az Ridaz, dude, what crawled up your ass and died? dont talk stuff when your still a newbie she has been very helpful to most of us thru the past and dont come with this stuff. And to my guess is that she is at home bro.

If your just playing around and you know eachother well then...ill feel like a dumby wumby

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

Thanx Brian, nah i dont know him or anything, for some reason he hates me, but im getting used to it, its funny, you should see the things he IM's me, its hilarious, but thanx for sticking up for me

Brian B. · Posted: Jun 07, 2003 10:15 am Post subject:

he must be jealous of a girl that boards, he has 6 posts and im not even gonna waste my time on looking them up to see how pointless they are

premier135 · Posted: Jun 08, 2003 8:02 am Post subject:

hey whirlybird...if you build the kicker and see the the front end isnt down enough.....you can either pump some water into the front barrels....or set cinder blocks or some thin heavy in the frame work of te kicker to weigh it down.....its hard to tell exactly how its gonna sit in the water when you build em...

heres a pic of mine

wkbrdr · Posted: Nov 24, 2003 4:20 pm Post subject:

too bad its a fake pic...look at the tree line Twisted Evil

premier135 · Posted: Nov 24, 2003 4:24 pm Post subject:

nice observation....but its and island rght behind the kicker....kings island to be exact... Twisted Evil

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

some people never learn.

http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=6860&start=0

that picture is horribly done. its so easy to tell its fake.

criminally_minded · Posted: Nov 26, 2003 1:29 pm Post subject:

Ours extends about a foot under the water, you really don't want to mess that up.

wkbrdr · Posted: Dec 11, 2003 7:48 pm Post subject:

Thats why the islan is below the water line...

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

dude theres nothing really wrong with the island it could estend out and make it look like it is below the waterline in the pic. look at the link i gave the major problems are the wake looks weird the artificial looking cloud is strategically placed behind the rider and just look at the proportions of the rider and the riders body parts.

wkbrdr · Posted: Dec 15, 2003 2:23 pm Post subject:

my bad!

ChumpChange · Posted: Dec 15, 2003 8:14 pm Post subject:

criminally_minded, Nice looking kicker.

mike7 · Newbie Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 19 City: West Islip

what do use for the surface of your kickers

criminally_minded · Posted: Dec 31, 2003 12:08 am Post subject:

ChumpChange, thanks!

mike7, we used a form of pressed wood which came with a white PVC coating, I believe it's used in bathrooms etc.

It came in 4ft x 8ft sheets, and as you can see we used 3, and used gaffa tape along the joints which works well.

We bought an extra sheet and cut it in half down the center and stuck this on the very bottom. This is the only one in contact with the water so every 6 months or so it needs replacing but it's about $22.00 a sheet so it's only $11.00 per replacement, much better than replacing an entire sheet.