Towing on the ski pylon or mooring hooks in the back?
 

Just a quick question for people.
W/ the growing popularity of larger and larger towable (Ie - the Great Big
Mable) Is it "safe" to use the ski pylon for pulling it - or would the 2
mooring hooks on the back of the boat be better?
W/ the Big Mable w/ 4 or 5 people on it - it seems to create just a ton of
pull. Id hate to bend or break or just stress the pylon too much.

What do most of u guys do?

BTW - My boat is a 03 Tige 22v Riders edition.

Thanks

Rob

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"Rob V" wrote in message
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Just a quick question for people.
W/ the growing popularity of larger and larger towable (Ie - the Great Big
Mable) Is it "safe" to use the ski pylon for pulling it - or would the 2
mooring hooks on the back of the boat be better?
W/ the Big Mable w/ 4 or 5 people on it - it seems to create just a ton of
pull. Id hate to bend or break or just stress the pylon too much.

What do most of u guys do?

BTW - My boat is a 03 Tige 22v Riders edition.

Thanks

Rob

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DO NOT TOW FROM MOORING CLEATS! Mooring cleats would be lucky to stand 250
lbs of pull, before ripping from the deck.

The pylon is rated to around 2000 lbs...you are in no danger of breaking
anything pulling Big Mabel from it.

The only reason anyone would want to pull from the back of a ski boat, is to
make more room on board. But I think your Tige is a v-drive...if so, you
wouldn't gain any room by moving to the back of the boat.

Also, your Tige *should* have a center-pull "ring" in the top-center of the
transom. It too is rated very high...you could tow from that if you wanted.

Good luck.

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"Rob V" wrote in message
m...
Just a quick question for people.
W/ the growing popularity of larger and larger towable (Ie - the Great
Big
Mable) Is it "safe" to use the ski pylon for pulling it - or would the 2
mooring hooks on the back of the boat be better?
W/ the Big Mable w/ 4 or 5 people on it - it seems to create just a ton
of
pull. Id hate to bend or break or just stress the pylon too much.

What do most of u guys do?

BTW - My boat is a 03 Tige 22v Riders edition.

Thanks

Rob

You can reply to me at
r_b_v at v_e_r_z_e_r_a doht c_o_m

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DO NOT TOW FROM MOORING CLEATS! Mooring cleats would be lucky to stand 250
lbs of pull, before ripping from the deck.

The pylon is rated to around 2000 lbs...you are in no danger of breaking
anything pulling Big Mabel from it.

The only reason anyone would want to pull from the back of a ski boat, is
to
make more room on board. But I think your Tige is a v-drive...if so, you
wouldn't gain any room by moving to the back of the boat.

Also, your Tige *should* have a center-pull "ring" in the top-center of
the
transom. It too is rated very high...you could tow from that if you
wanted.

Good luck.

--
-Netsock

"It's just about going fast...that's all..."
http://home.insight.rr.com/cgreen/



Do not tow from the pylon. Most pylons have warning stickers saying no tube
towing. Depends on the boat as to strength of mooring cleat. But most
boats taht are designed to pull skiers do have a tow hook at the back. Use
this. The leverage on the pylon from a submerged tube would be tremendous.
A lot more than a skier or even 2 could apply.

Rob V wrote:

Just a quick question for people.
W/ the growing popularity of larger and larger towable (Ie - the Great Big
Mable) Is it "safe" to use the ski pylon for pulling it - or would the 2
mooring hooks on the back of the boat be better?
W/ the Big Mable w/ 4 or 5 people on it - it seems to create just a ton of
pull. Id hate to bend or break or just stress the pylon too much.

What do most of u guys do?

BTW - My boat is a 03 Tige 22v Riders edition.

Thanks

Rob

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r_b_v at v_e_r_z_e_r_a doht c_o_m

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I'd call Tige or read the book (ok, reading the book is always the last
resort). Also, just for reference, the tube doesn't pull, the boat does. Not
sure if these boats have thrust ratings but that would be the max load the
pylon (or other tow eye) would ever see in smooth water... understandably, the
tige will pull pretty hard.

Around 8/26/2004 5:28 AM, Netsock wrote:

"Rob V" wrote in message
m...

Just a quick question for people.
W/ the growing popularity of larger and larger towable (Ie - the Great Big
Mable) Is it "safe" to use the ski pylon for pulling it - or would the 2
mooring hooks on the back of the boat be better?
W/ the Big Mable w/ 4 or 5 people on it - it seems to create just a ton of
pull. Id hate to bend or break or just stress the pylon too much.

A ton of drag, I think you mean. :)

What do most of u guys do?

BTW - My boat is a 03 Tige 22v Riders edition.

Thanks

Rob

You can reply to me at
r_b_v at v_e_r_z_e_r_a doht c_o_m

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DO NOT TOW FROM MOORING CLEATS! Mooring cleats would be lucky to stand 250
lbs of pull, before ripping from the deck.

From looking at the pictures of the 22v on Tige's website (nice
wakeboard boat!), I don't think Rob meant the cleats, rather the transom
eyes most small boats have that are most commonly used for tying the
boat down to the trailer, towing things, and lifting the boat from the
water:
http://www.westmarine.com/images/full/05037_f.jpg

Those eyes are plenty strong, more than good enough to tow from,
especially since it looks like that boat doesn't have a standard tow
hook in back, just a grab bar and two transom eyes.

Be sure to get a tow harness, though.
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=41024
(Not the best price, I'm sure)



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