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A slider is a device in which the wakeboarder jumps/slides on, while being towed behind a boat, and then lands back in the water, somewhat like a piece to an obstacle course. Here you'll find slider plans, tips, and manufacturers. Sliders can be dangerous. To help prevent injury always wear a helmet.
Build A Mobile Slider/Kicker
Details on how to build your own.
Build Your Own Slider
Instruction and visuals on how to build a slider.
Half-Rainbow Slider Plans
One of the easiest sliders to hit on a wakeboard or a wakeskate is a rainbow slider. These are blueprint plans, a part list, and instructions for building a "half-rainbow" slider. From wakeboarder.com.
INR V Let It Slide Web Video
Jason Jakober and his crew in Washington have put together a downloadable video called "INR V Let It Slide" featuring wakeboard sliding, wakeskate sliding, and snowboard sliding.
Kicker/Funbox Plans
With the recent trend of sliders and kickers in wakeboarding videos, and now with the addition of these items to the Pro Tour, it seems like eveyone wants to build a slider or kicker on their home lake. The following are instructions for building a kicker with a tabletop. From wakeboarder.com.
Kicker Ramp Step-by-Step
Sometimes hitting the wake just isn't enough. Kicker ramps can be great for catching huge air without having a knee high wake. JJ Bauman shows us how he built his from the ground up. From Wakeboarder.com.
Louisiana "Canicker" Session
While chilling out and riding at Moon Lake Marina in Monroe,LA a few Louisiana boarders gathered some materials around them and constructed the "canicker". From wakeboarder.com.
Rainbow Slider Step-by-Step
It's difficult to find good slider plans, but Joe Keckeisen has contributed an outstanding instructional on building your own half-rainbow slider. From wakeboarder.com.

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