There was a tradition of converting old waterskis into skateboards that seems to have fallen by the wayside in this millennium, but someone over at Deep is keeping it alive. This was just a personal project, these guys also make those artisan longboards. the web site is a little maddening because there’s no indication of who, what, or where Deep is, outside of some vague manifesto, but hey, I guess that’s art.
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Jerkins
I have an old Connelly Hook that was my brothers from
way back, but I wouldn’t cut it up. It’s got better wood
inlays than most the Maja’s I’ve seen.
Brock75
I have several, all made in the late 1990’s. It’s pretty hard to find the right ski. I have made a few that I could do flip tricks and ollies on. Scour the thrift store and you still might find one. A friend came over and saw my ski collection and went and found one at the swap meet. He copied the one I have that is covered with pea green shag carpet. The ultimate cruiser.
yep… Majerajah(sp?) brand is the best woodedn ski.
idahosk8gringo
I did this a few years back with Revenge truck- they work great for such a long wheelbase.
Barf
I put Revenges on my waterski board too.. only deck that’s ever made ’em feel right.
Bevilacqua
A Maheradja or nothing. (hand made)
masterochicken
I really do want to do this though. I also want to make a board from a wakeboard. Yesterday at Goodwill I saw a Nash wakeboard, but before I got a good look at it, someone picked it up and put it on hold.
masterochicken
Wood waterskis are few and far between these days. I wonder if there is any collectors market for old water skis. It’s an interesting thought. For us, we see some old wood and instinctively want to throw some wheels on it, but if someone who were part of that collectors market and saw it, it would be like watching an old G and S in NOS condition getting fed through a wood chipper.
Francisco
Check Craigslist. I see them for free on there all the time. Portland area, anyways. Good luck!
talentlessquitter
Alright I haven’t been completely fair.
It’s not that I go and plan out a whole search;I want to run across them at a fleamarket or a second-hand store,or a dump…Btw,we ‘don’t do’ Craigslist in my country but I’m sure there is something alike.
talentlessquitter
I want to do this for a long time now but I can’t find any old waterski’s.