On 7/12/2012 12:35 AM, Califbill wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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I am sure that Renn Tolman, designer of the Tolman Skiff never intended
his boats to be used for...........wakeboarding and I'm not even sure
they do such things in AK where he is from. However, my son has gotten
interested in wakeboarding and believe it or not my 20 Standard Tolman
Skiff with 90 hp Yamaha does fairly well as a tow craft.
So far, we have simply rigged a simple bridle from the stern cleats but
now my son has assurred me that a "tower" will make her much more useful
for wakeboarding and that I could probably make such a thing easily.
Nothing like playing on Dad's natural desire to build stuff.
So, where on a boat should the attachment point be for towing a wake
board? How high should it be?
Such an ignominous thing for such a noble craft that I intended to be
used for exploring. Monday, I was excited over exploring the "Crooked
River" that runs into the Ocklocknee River of N. FL but the boys looked
bored so I gave in and we went back out of gator paradise to more open
water for them to play.
Still, it was day on the water.


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Make the tower somewhat in the middle of the boat would be my guess, and
then run guy lines to the front and the sides. Maybe shade it to the
stern and then guy off diagonals to the stern corners.


I would think you would want it a few feet forward of the transom so it
doesn't stand you up. Most I have seen are about 4 feet above the deck,
probably to keep the rope up out of the water. Just my guesses.