How deep should a starting pool be?

Norcal_z71 · Newbie Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 45 City: Benicia/SLO

For all the pools and such that guys build to start on land for a slider over a land gap, such as that pool on the roof that shane hit that sick nose press down, how deep should the pool be? Is 1 foot enough? and how long? I am thinking up an idea for the lake this summer to make a little land gap, and i need to decide if it will be worth it to dig a big enough hole on the shore to board/skate through. thanks

Beaver · Posted: Mar 20, 2005 9:31 pm Post subject:

do a search i just saw a post with replies on this i for get where tho.

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

Norcal_z71, 1 ft will be plenty you could go as low as 8 inches providing your not a fat ass on a small skate like me lol

Beaver · Posted: Mar 20, 2005 10:14 pm Post subject:

Kento911,

Norcal_z71 · Newbie Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 45 City: Benicia/SLO

5'9" 137, hehe i think ill be cool in 8" then. If i am digging this on shoreline that maybe 3 days previous had been underwater for over 6 months (resevoir, they drain the lake 6" or so each nite) would i still need to line the pool or would i be ok since the ground is super saturated anyway? I know it would soak up some, but refilling every now and then isnt too bad

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Mar 21, 2005 6:09 am Post subject:

Norcal_z71, I would line the pool.
The pool should be around 1 foot deep 4 feet wide and about 35 feet long.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

I've ditchboarded in water no more than 2-3 inches deep. I would make it 6 inches though if I were going to build something

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

try it and see you gotta dig the hole either way soo if it works w/o a liner go for it if not put one in. . . . . . .and 8 inches should be chillin for you considering Im 225 on a 39 in skate adn i can do like 10

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Mar 21, 2005 10:05 am Post subject:

What do you think would be a good length,(?35 feet?)

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

yeah thats good anything over 20 if your new to it

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Mar 21, 2005 10:17 am Post subject:

Kento911, I made one in my back yard, good times. Very Happy

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

Liquid*Force*Rider, hahaahahhaaha that thing just didn't work..... remember when we tryed to rebuild it in the pooring rain and then I tryed to hit it on my skate Laughing

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Mar 21, 2005 11:26 am Post subject:

Ocean Rider, I'm making one at the club this year.

DunDunDun · Posted: Mar 21, 2005 12:34 pm Post subject:

Liquid*Force*Rider, you tried that right there? haha youd land and stop so fast

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Mar 21, 2005 12:40 pm Post subject:

DunDunDun, My friend had some great bails. Laughing

wakerider07 · Posted: Mar 21, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject:

so when you build boxes to rails like that are you supposed to ollie out of the box? is 8=12 inches ehough water to ollie in?

tWaker2 · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jul 2003 Posts: 375 City: Gilroy, CA

Haha, seriously Liquid*Force*Rider, where the heck did you land?

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Mar 21, 2005 4:39 pm Post subject:

tWaker2, I had wet lino flooring to land on.

Lonny · Criminal Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 56

wow....

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

Liquid*Force*Rider, here ya go nothing too gnarsuace, but it was over asphault soo thats pretty hairy, thats my friend Byerly in the pic lol

http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3956&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=kento&start=0

cwaker4 · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 465 City: Gilroy

Liquid Force Rider- that thing is insane.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Mar 23, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject:

Kento911, That this is sick. I'm going to dig a ditch in the sand on the beach at my wakeboard club and make a pool slider into the lake. I also have a sick all natural land gap on my lake that I will be hitting up, will get pics and video. Cool

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

sweet don tforget to post, and make sure the camera equip is charged lol