after all this talk of sliders here and sliders there.
i finally have one ready to kill.
i have a clapped out 15ft canoe, upside down makes a perfect slider.
where should be put the heffa.
any ideas?
Hey bud, a friend and I are halfway through building a slider as well.. its going to be around 6 metres (PVC). We are in the same predicament as to where to locate it. It would be a pain to try transport it around for every session.
I've thought about the Largs bay sailing club... if someone has a contact? The water isnt that flat though. The wall would also be good, could leave it behind the SLSC (after asking ..). Would be good for winter flatwater but not ideal for summer seabreezes.
The other option would be to stash it somewhere...but I'm guessing the council might remove it pretty quick.
anyway, interested to hear peoples thoughts.
Wow-sliders everywhere. The kiteshop has one or two small ones, There is a massive one being built by team liquid force to complement the kicker and team north have just built one as well. I even saw a photo of tino on one- pretty sure that is here too.
Badey can you use the bell end to make the slider break in half for transport- 3m is easy done...
Otherwise Milang is prime slider territory...
Anywhere metro beachy and the authorities may not like it too much...
i'm not sure what you mean by the 'bell end'.. but it should be pretty deconstructable. The supports can all be removed from the rail, and we are thinking of making the rail in 2 sections. It will be able to fit in a ute...but it would be way nicer to have a spot to leave it...
whats the story with the LF slider, and who is 'team liquid force' and 'team north' ? are these the shops that sell this stuff?
Also, if you guys are using PVC, what size have you gone for. I'm thinking of using two lengths side by side, not sure about the size though.
Ideas on locations still appreciated, especially for the local metro beaches...airport, largs and the wall. How important is flat water? It should be pretty sturdy as it sits on pretty strong supports (T braces), I've heard they can get battered in the chop though...
Theres a massive kicker being built down here for lake george too,
Theres plenty of room down here for any amount of sliders, but its a big travel for most of you! We dont have those council issues everyone raves about, so gear can be left pertty much all year in the lake-
hey guys, another good spot for sliders would be port parham, very tidal and heaps of flat water. you could construct the sliders before the tide comes in, and when it does you've got flat shallow water, im sure the sports club would store it.
Better put a hold on the Lake George thing, Young Pete McCourt just rang to let me know hes busted his knee, snapped his ACL and is having a full recon tomorrow(thursday)! guess lake george is still a bit too shallow!
Chin Up Pete, Hope your back on the water before too long-
I second that- Pete is a good guy !!! Hope to see you back on the water soon fella !!!!
my only advice is not to waste your time making a slider less than 6m long.
when you approach the slider at say 20k. you will only hit it for maybe 1 second or perhaps 2.
i have made 2 like this before and all u seem to do is tap them for a second and ur past them.
if your going to make the effot. make it good
Bummer about Pete, good luck with the op.
Milang is an option but there are some serious flat water spots on the inland side of the Pt Sturt headland and there is no one around, no boats etc. Year round deep enough but can still touch for when you snap your board in half....
As long as you can get upwind well, could be a good spot.
firstly good luck to pete hey, but the jordan and i should have our second slider in the water this weekend. At 600mm wide across the top its the ultimate flat bench. Pics soon...
Boys, the liquid force slider is all screwed together, just need to join the legs onto it, double flat bar, 24m long, nice.. that long enough for you to 'tap' poon dog..
Hi, just one other question. Is a kiteboard 'team' when two guys share one kite? Just trying to figure out if I should join a team or not...it sounds cool, but I don't want to strap myself to another man.
can i have it I'm in the riverland in renmark and i will put it in the lake at barmera and when where are not using it we could leave it at Kym manning s shed could make some wheels for it
no ones allowed in lake bonney anymore.
we dont want to wash upon the beach choking for air and especially not a sweet slider too.
haha
