There has been a question the last 10 years from wakeboarders and wakeskaters everywhere. The question is whether or not to hit rails on the water. Now originally wakeboarding was a sport that was all about hitting the wake and getting air to do gnarly tricks. But in recent years the development of the sport and the influence from other sports has lead to a high number of rails being built in lakes all over the country.
I write this because I myself have been debating it for the last year or so. Some of the risks can include:
1) Dangerous: Well it sure as hell isn't the safest thing to do on a board.
2) Public Lake: If you live or have a cabin on a public lake, who says someone can just snag your rail that you spent so much time building.
3) Money: Wood and components are expensive now a days, do you really want to spend $200 on something that could last a weekend?
These are all things to consider when thinking about building a rail. But there are many positives when coming to building the rail. The rail can progress your riding to the next level, where everyone can stand on a wakeboard but not many people are hitting rails on a constant basis.
So I think the decision on my part is build the rail and see how it works. The worst that can happen is you learn something and you always have good company when building anything.
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