Ski disc thingy
Shawn
with ladders and chairs. Was this just a piece of plywood polyurethane, if
so what was the size and is there any trick to making one? Any advice would
help.
Shawn
p.s. Is this considered skiing or boating or do I need to be in a different
group like alt.rec.towed.stuff.boats.other.than.skis.amateur ;)
Rumour
group!
Shawn wrote in message <7a1amh$5...@news-central.tiac.net>...
Arapp4u
>with ladders and chairs. Was this just a piece of plywood polyurethane, if
>so what was the size and is there any trick to making one? Any advice would
>help.
>
We used to do this in our crude ski shows many years ago. We called it a disc
or saucer. I took a 4'X4' piece of plywood, made the largest available circle
and cut it out. The one that is still used today is made out of 1/4" and is
not warped, just painted.
I used a 3 stepladder stood on top and did 360s one after another. The ladder
was braced in the open position so the set up could be obtained very quickly.
I also had an 18" long handle thinking it was easier to grasp behind your back
while you are spinning. Speed is very critical when as jus at 1 or 2 mph
increase will cause the leading tip to catch
and off you are flung. We also used a larger chair, put a girl on the man's
shoulders. You spend a lot of time in the water.
Getting the board outside the wake is a challenge
Shawn
We are always looking for new ways to have a couple of laughs and some fun,
so I thought this might be an inexpensive toy.
Shawn
Shawn
boat like a tube.
Shawn
George Koutsantonis wrote in message <36C6F5DC...@chem.uwa.edu.au>...
>We have approx. 6 'discs' that we use on a regular basis in our club. They
>normally 3-4 foot diameter bits of marine ply with surf on one side. They
>great for use with 4 other people on the back of the boat. You can use
normal
>ply if you wish just to see how it goes but make a few it is always more
fun
>done with others.
George Koutsantonis
Tom Ruta
>... An old grilfriend's mother could ski on a straight
>piece of wood about 3' long, 4" wide. No fin, no bindings just grip tape.
>Damndest thing, she would get up on it by stepping off of a slalom ski on to
>it. It was a fifties era ski show trick.
Speaking of which... has anyone seen or skied those new
bindingless wakeboards??? Bizarre...
Tom
Jreb372
coated plywood (marine grade), 1/2" or 5/8". The edges were rounded off in a
radius towards the middle. Some people put grip tape on the one side which
made that side the "top". People that skied on these also would ski on a
single canoe padddle. An old grilfriend's mother could ski on a straight
Sybil
and away we go. It's a gas.
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Michael Rothwell
We used to do it all the time. Getting outside the wake was no problem,
getting back inside was a major undertaking if the wake had any curl
whatsoever. You can sit, kneel, stand, use a lawnchair, step ladder,
etc....
We would just cut a 4' diameter piece of 5/8" ply, paint or glass it. It
seems like we've used the same one for many years. Anyone can get up on
one.
Michael.
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George Koutsantonis
width apart. I normally point my toes in a touch and just edge the disc. You
need to rotate your hips slightly away from the boat leading mainly with your
shoulder. We have never had a problem getting outside the wake OR back in as
someone pointed out in the discussion, and this is with 2 fat sacks in our 97
Malibu Sportster(because we were too lazy to remove them after wakeboarding!!)
Shawn wrote:
> Can you actually steer the things? I thought they were at the mercy of the
> boat like a tube.
>
> Shawn
>
> George Koutsantonis wrote in message <36C6F5DC...@chem.uwa.edu.au>...
