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"Gary" wrote in message
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Hi,



I have a quick question about pulling a tube behind a run-about. The tube
pulls well, but when I make a turn the tube submarines below the wake
instead of floating over it.



Additional information that may or may not effect this situation: The rope
I use to tie the tube has a lot of stretch. The place where the line is
connected to the transom is very low (but it is the highest connection
point available on the boat).



Any suggestions?



Cheers,

Gary

Raising the rope attachment point would help. But you can just tell your
tubers to lean back a bit as the tube approaches the wake. And lake sure
you are going fast enough that the tube is on top of the water, not in it.
Weight forward on any tube causes it to submarine. Our teen and her friends
do it on purpose sometimes cause it throws everyone off the front of the
tube.