Has anyone constructed a portable motorised tow cable for those no wind day's ?

Basic construction could be

250cc motorcycle engine complete with clutch, gears etc
winch drum with up to 500m of suitable rope
disc brake on drum for control
constructed on a small skid suitable for mounting in a 6x4 trailer

in a location with no general public this should give up to 500m of room to practice board skills and generally have a ball !

Cheers

If you haven't heard I think what your describing is a wake winch??

Yea a mate of mine builds em,

Called the urban rider

www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=winchrider&e=com

In Melbourne please
I'm sure I can get a crew together to help you.

My mates got an urban rider, very nice!

Lots of people have made there own, check out this forum it has heaps of usful info:
winchskating.com/forums/

Smacks of effort to me, all that exertion of pulling out the cable, resetting the winch for 15 seconds of wakeboarding...

May as well play the "Punch yourself in the head" game.

Drag bike engine. Now we are talking!!!!!!!!
Perfect for some sweet runs down the Whyalla foreshore.
AB

Maybe just all chip in & hire a ski boat for a day

lostinlondon said...

Smacks of effort to me, all that exertion of pulling out the cable, resetting the winch for 15 seconds of wakeboarding...

May as well play the "Punch yourself in the head" game.

Why not move to the sunshine coast and live 5 minutes away from a cable ski park instead? or... move somewhere that has better wind, or surf when there is none of the above. Sounds like waaaay to much effort, I think the days when there is no wind, waves or the skipark is closed are worthy of sleeping on the lounge instead. Or am I just getting lazy as I get older?

We all know how desperate we become when there is no wind for a while. I say give something a go. winch seems way better than the bungee idea to me. Ive just pulled trees out of a small dam on my parents property. Im just going to take it in turns to tow mates using a car. haven't tried it yet but should be either fun or funny. either is good. got a straight line distance of about 85m along the dam with car at the end of the dam driving away from it. possibly a fair bit of effort for little reward but man it saves watching midday tv on windless days. (I don't surf)

Just need to set it up in a loop and then you can go all day , the 15 second ride then unwind seems a bit of a pain...

Smedg said...

kitebored said...

Just need to set it up in a loop and then you can go all day , the 15 second ride then unwind seems a bit of a pain...

Easier said than done I think.

Like I said. Smacks. Of. Effort.

All that time and money spent on a cable winch could be spent on:

1. A small boat/jet ski for using as a tow boat.
2. Weed. Lots and lots of weed. Then you won't feel the urge exert yourself so much.
3. Ya mum
4. The benevolent fund for LostinLondon's campervan maintenance bill.