How to Make a Wakeboard Ramp

Wakeboarding is a water sport where a rider stands on top of a small buoyant board and is pulled along by a motorboat like a water skier. To create special stunts or to achieve high jumps, you need a ramp. You can build your own ramp to fit over any standard structure flotation device.

Things You'll Need

  • Three pieces ¾-inch plywood, 4 feet by 8 feet
  • Garden hose
  • Saw
  • 2-by-4-inch wood boards, 8 feet long
  • Coated nails
  • Hammer
  • Four pieces ½-inch plywood, 4 feet by 8 feet
  • Adhesive sealer
  • Fiberglass bath board
  • Paint
  • Weatherproofing sealer
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Instructions

    • 1

      Lay one sheet of ¾-inch thick plywood on the floor and arrange a garden hose on it in the incline you want your ramp to have. The incline is the curve of the ramp.

    • 2

      Trace along the garden hose with a pencil to draw the line of the incline onto the plywood. Cut along this line with a saw to form one end of the ramp.

    • 3

      Lay the cut plywood on top of the other two sheets and cut out along the incline line. Use the piece of wood with the concave curve rather than the convex curve.

    • 4

      Stand up the three cut pieces of plywood with the curve opening up and toward you. Stand the pieces side by side, with 8 feet between each.

    • 5

      Put the 2-by-4 boards perpendicularly between the pieces and attach them with coated nails and a hammer. Attach the boards running up the front and back, and angled following the incline along the top. The frame should consist of the two plywood boards on either side with 2-by-4s connecting them to the third piece in the middle.

    • 6

      Lay the pieces of ½-inch thick plywood over the frame and nail them in place every 2 feet to create a smooth surface. Cover the front, back and along the curved incline of the top.

    • 7

      Turn the ramp over and attach the ½ inch plywood to the bottom of the ramp. Leave enough space at the ends to accommodate your flotation device.

    • 8

      Spread adhesive sealer over the bottom and press the fiberglass bath board into the adhesive. Let it set to allow the fiberglass to bond with the plywood.

    • 9

      Turn the ramp the right way up and paint it. Apply a weatherproofing sealer to protect it from the water.