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Homemade wake skis...

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lsquared
Posts: 528 - Karma: 11
So I decided to make some twintip water skis the other day and ended up with these. I pretty much based the construction on nations wakeski. They are 130cm long and 210 mm wide. The bindings are Hyperlite wakeboard bindings.I want to make another pair so feel free to make suggestions or anything else.

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Jun 5 2007 12:38AM
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mcsean
Posts: 844 - Karma: 20
Suggestion: Scrap this gay stuff, and buy a wakeboard or wakeskate. I'm sorry to be so harsh, but this sport is going nowhere. The first pair you made actually look great, really professional - it'd be nice if you used your talents on something useful though.
Jun 14 2007 1:29PM
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J.W.
Posts: 523 - Karma: 51
^what! way off man. Im ready to see these things in action.
Jun 14 2007 1:34PM
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*DwC*
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wow those are rad
Jun 14 2007 2:13PM
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mski
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gosh! were all antcy! we want video!
Jun 14 2007 4:23PM
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SIX
Posts: 4595 - Karma: 506
Start your bussiness man, you've got a great idea and it would work for sure.
Jun 14 2007 4:57PM
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samurai_jack
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ya like i said before they already he skis for the water
Jun 14 2007 7:37PM
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SteezePatrol
Posts: 10281 - Karma: 36
omgosh have you tried those on water yet!!!!????

read the thread fools
Jun 14 2007 7:42PM
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ButteredToast.
Posts: 6459 - Karma: 2,570
videos. NOW. OR I WILL BREAK THE INTERNET!!!!!1!!!!11!!!ELEVEN!
Jun 14 2007 9:29PM
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lsquared
Posts: 528 - Karma: 11
yeah, hopefully I'll have some vid soon, pics as well
Jun 14 2007 9:41PM
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mcsean
Posts: 844 - Karma: 20
This is nothing new guys...

www.nationswakeski.com

theres some super gay videos on there if you want to see this stuff in action.
Jun 14 2007 11:35PM
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ARSpickert
Posts: 533 - Karma: 25
what the fuck is wrong with you. its dope to see people doing that kind of stuff on water. plus this guy is awesome. nations wake skis are not hand made like these are.
Jun 15 2007 12:19AM
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mcsean
Posts: 844 - Karma: 20
Nothings wrong with me...

I live on a lake, I'm out on the water everyday. I've done many things on the water, including this pathetic sport. I personally think it's a waste of time, and looks super gay (no style whatsoever). It's my opinion - that doesn't mean something is wrong with me.

I already gave him props for handmaking his own. He's got some talent for sure! I'm pretty sure Nations are handmade too though.. There isn't a big enough market to mass produce them.
Jun 15 2007 12:24AM
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nathanielstyza
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ive always thought about making some of those but i soon after realized how incredibly lazy i am...get some vids or pics up soon, id like to see how well they work.
Jun 15 2007 12:30AM
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ARSpickert
Posts: 533 - Karma: 25
why do you think its a waste of time? "it looks super gay" isnt exactly any sort of support to build an opinion on. its a brand new sport too. you cant expect them to be as smooth as all the pro wakeboarders when they have only been doing the sport for a few years. im talking about hand made stuff as in this guy has very little experience making stuff but hes still out there designing and building his own stuff by himself. nations has high tech materials and machines.
Jun 15 2007 12:52AM
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SIX
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it's nothing new, but he still managed to do a great job man.
Jun 15 2007 10:17AM
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waynewong
Posts: 1359 - Karma: 23
Just curious -

IS THIS NOT "TRICK SKIING" - which is possibly the lamest waste of fuel ever to hit the water.

This has been around for nearly 20 years - trick skis are for ballet skiers and girls -

Look ma, I can do a handle pass 540 surface spin - YEE HAAA

I admire your intention, but there are dozens of versions of this and they all SUCK - but if you wanna trick ski like a girl, go for it.

Maybe you can call kneeboarding - water-sledding and think it is some cool new shit also


Trick skis - LOL

Jun 15 2007 11:14AM
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Pipe_Munky
Posts: 10888 - Karma: 2,184
wakeskiing? please...

call it what it is!! they're fucking waterskis! snowboarders have been giving skiers shit for years for taking trick names and looking like them blah blah blah...

now people are taking water skis and calling them wakeskis? that's fucking gay!! they're god damn waterskis!!!

buy a fucking wakeboard!!




Jun 15 2007 11:39AM
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KSdesign
Posts: 687 - Karma: 175
AMAZING, they look so legit, how do they work w/ out fins tho, idk know if it really makes a difference...
Jun 15 2007 11:47AM
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ButteredToast.
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damn this is getting heated.
Jun 15 2007 12:51PM
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A_Crew
Posts: 137 - Karma: 374
i can't imagine the ownage that will result
Jun 15 2007 1:54PM
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ChuckNorris
Posts: 45 - Karma: 10
It seems like it would be really dangerous for your knees. Wakeboarding involves a much greater risk of knee injury than snowboarding. Skiing is riskier on knees than snowboarding. So this type of skiing on water seems like a bad idea. All that said, I'd like to try it out some time.
Jun 15 2007 2:44PM
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Scolson
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Does anyone else see the irony of everyone knocking on this?
Jun 15 2007 2:46PM
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SGLogi
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haha ya its pretty muck the same as getting hit by a medic car
Jun 16 2007 1:51AM
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[~_~]
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Im going to go to Sports Authority and buy a pair of waterskis, then mount ski bindings on them and go ride a day in the BC with it...ooooh yeah!
Jun 16 2007 2:06AM
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Love_Wins.
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WORD!
I've always wanted to try waterskis/wakeboard/surfboard in nice deep pow.
Jun 16 2007 2:29AM
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SGLogi
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same i think id be fun to take them on the hardpack for a couple of runs too
Jun 16 2007 2:04PM
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A_Crew
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pow would be fun with that much float
Jun 16 2007 9:52PM
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shralpingthegnar
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whats with the swallowtail tips?? can you bust 180's over the wake?
Jun 17 2007 3:47AM
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