Slider in water with a tide

burton156 · Posted: Aug 02, 2004 6:20 pm Post subject: Slider in water with a tide

Anyone have a slider in water that has a tide. I have a 7 foot tide.

simland · Posted: Aug 02, 2004 7:21 pm Post subject:

That must be a big lake Shocked

I don't think you'll see much of this as for most people put sliders in lakes and not oceans like I think you are talking about.

burton156 · Posted: Aug 02, 2004 7:34 pm Post subject:

Actuly i live on the hudson river and i am like 100 miles from were the ocean is. But i am in no salt water. I wanna build a slider and be able to take it in and out of the water. Becaseu i dont no if the coast guard will like a slider in the water unless i give them a pull

freerider4 · Posted: Aug 03, 2004 7:42 am Post subject:

When you think about it the ocean is just one big lake.

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simland · Posted: Aug 04, 2004 8:30 am Post subject:

Indeed but I did not know that a river could have a tide like that.

wakeguy2008 · Addict Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 847 City: Ft. Myers

7 ft. tides? id pick up wakesurfing.lol

burton156 · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 12:03 pm Post subject:

Yea 7 foot tides its on the hudson river in new york. Its crazy. Were lookin for a new dock set up but its hard becasue of the tides, so we were think putting poles in but then with the ice we get it would have to replace it every year. So anyone got any suggestions for a slider. I was just thinkin not to hit it at low tide or if i did it would be alot bigger.

freerider4 · Posted: Aug 06, 2004 10:14 am Post subject:

a floating one

burton156 · Posted: Aug 06, 2004 11:37 am Post subject:

anyone have any pics, instruction on how to do floating slides. I sure this has already com up quite a few times

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

I ride mostly in the Puget Sound (Western Wa, for those of you who are geographically challenged), and we have a tide swing of up to 15ft. Floating is the way to go. I don't have any plans at the moment, but I'm sure there are some floating around the internet (this website maybe) somewhere.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Aug 06, 2004 8:16 pm Post subject:

Make a Solid one
Rolling Eyes

burton156 · Posted: Aug 06, 2004 8:24 pm Post subject:

nah casue i wanna take it out during the winter and so that the coast guard and cops dont get pissed caseu there lookin for somthin to nail me on there just waiting

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Aug 07, 2004 10:32 am Post subject:

wakessories · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 283

Strap a couple 4 to 6 inche PVC pipes together. Fill them with STUFFIT (expanding foam) Slide a can in the PVC and shoot it with a pellet gun. Stand back and don't look at the end of the pipe when doing so, it will explode and fill the PVC with foam. Then put a couple bolts through the PVC (two at each end). Then get a couple cement blocks (4 total or whatever it takes to hold it in place while riding it). 4 ropes! Tie one rope on each bolt, then the cement block on the end. That way it keeps it from swaying. You now have 4 anchor points, and a floating slider.

BE CAREFUL WHEN SHOOTING THOSE EXPANDING FOAM CANS. Expect the worse and be even more cautious. It does work though.

Beaver · Posted: May 12, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject:

wakessories, i think hes probley all ready figured out what he wants to do because this topic is almost a year old.

wakessories · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 283

I was just trying to help him out with his next one! Cool