Land Gap Pool Things

LFADAM · Posted: Oct 28, 2003 5:12 am Post subject: Land Gap Pool Things

sometimes in wakeboard mags or movies u see those pool like things just wide enough for a board and about 4 inches deep with water for going behind a golf cart or for land gaps...how do you make these and where can I get the stuff....also any other info on em etc?.

itch · Posted: Oct 28, 2003 5:22 am Post subject:

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03Belmont · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 4656

They make them out of 2 x 12 and plasick lining everything you need you can buy at Home depot

Darin · Guest

Can someone post a pic of this. I'm not sure what it is.
Thanks.

03Belmont · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 4656

here you go

gvw686 · Addict Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 664 City: Columbus

hey how do they get that much water in there? do they pump it from the lake with fat sack pumps or something?

Dpierce37 · Ladies Man Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 7659 City: Austin

hmmm, maybe a water hose??? Just a wild guess Rolling Eyes

RampageWake · Posted: Oct 28, 2003 9:29 am Post subject:

gvw686, Dpierce37 is just joking with you. Seriously, they must wait until it rains... LMAO. Laughing

gvw686 · Addict Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 664 City: Columbus

Dpierce37, i ment if its out of reach of water hoses. we want to do one in this park where there is no water hoses and we need a decently fast way to fill it so we can ride and get out before the cops come.

BIGMAC · Posted: Oct 28, 2003 9:30 am Post subject:

Genarator pump?

andrew james · Addict Joined: 10 Jul 2003 Posts: 889 City: austin, tx

Carry water from the lake in your mouth, spit it in the "pool", repeat.

Dpierce37 · Ladies Man Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 7659 City: Austin

or drink a stuff load of beer and have everyone ___ in the pool until it fills up Twisted Evil

03Belmont · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 4656

They use sunk pumps

Adam Greer · Posted: Oct 28, 2003 10:25 am Post subject:

i have a sump pump that i use to fill my fat sacs, it would probably fill it up pretty quick. I think i remmber in free4all they use a industrial sump pump that they probably rented (same thing in metronome)

gvw686 · Addict Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 664 City: Columbus

how much do those pumps cost?

03Belmont · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 4656

This dude I work for in the summer bought a used one with 200 ft hose for $300

03Belmont · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 4656

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3151136352&category=42132

Darin · Guest

I'm new to this, just started this year. So I need to ask. Wheres the boat in all this. I know the boat can't go through that thing. And, if you fall. the water's not very deep. Ouch. Do you have a pic of the whole set up, Boat, gap and boarder.

From what I can gather, the boat is on the other side, and the boarder would have to start rather close to the water fill gap thing. Perhaps with a long rope. I though mabey the boat went around, and the boarder cut into it, but it looks like there are trees in the one pic that would prevent that. Confused

Maestro · Posted: Oct 28, 2003 12:42 pm Post subject:

What happens is they build the pool on land near a lake. The boat sits in the lake, the rider at the start of the pool, and yes they use a long rope. The boat starts to go and pulls the rider along the pool - then when he gets to the end he either ollies into the lake, or hits a slider/rail and transfers into the lake.

Darin · Guest

03Belmont · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 4656

Darin, it is just for sliders and a cool way to start

In the projects campthey have a Poll with lost of sliders in it on a island so that you can ollie out of the water into the pool and slide som of the sliders then ollie out o the pool

Darin · Guest

Heck, If you made one long enough, I suppose you could pull a boarder behind a car? Actually, I think I saw another post where a guy was pulled in a trench. No sliders though.

03Belmont · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 4656

more pics

Nathan Newman · Addict Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 711 City: Baylor

that's tight

projectely4 · Posted: Oct 28, 2003 3:27 pm Post subject:

id say they are probably at least 6 inches deep and in metronome they were using standard length ropes becasues they had the jet ski so close to the land.

Darin · Guest

A bit off topic, but not totally. Regarding sliders, and the continious vs. 3 stage thing. Is there a difference in balancing on the rail?

bigfoot0922 · Outlaw Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Posts: 212 City: Belmont

darin, there probably is but nothing noticalbe in difference.

flip cutter · Outlaw Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 124 City: wilmington

That type of thing is definately for the expirienced rider, on a scale as large as the ones in the pictures.

chubby · Soul Rider Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 487 City: NC

i want one

gvw686 · Addict Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 664 City: Columbus

so i would want to get a SUMP PUMP? and how much faster are these pumps then a regular fat sack pump? also does it matter if its salt water? and do they really only cost like $12 like on that ebay thing?

03Belmont · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 4656

gvw686, the stating bid is $12 it will probelbly go for around $100 and they are a lot faster than fat sac pumps

projectely4, They are Around 10 to 12 inches deep

graphik · Addict Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 727 City: miller lake

darin... you're the best man. Seriously... I know I've said it before, and I'll say it here again. The best. I wish I live way closer, we could become pals. I don't know what it is, but your posts are hilarious, and honest. Keep on keepin on.

Tyler T · Posted: Oct 29, 2003 10:18 am Post subject:

graphik, sounds like you have a pretty big man-crush on darin....but hey....not a bad choice.... Wink

........... Colorful

graphik · Addict Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 727 City: miller lake

easy.... I guess I asked for that one. He just sounds like a cool dude.

ogc-2 · Outlaw Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 111

im building one in the summer with the OGC do you think 17.5' pool will be long enought 6' wide i am limiten with space

Thanx OGC-2