pulling a tube behind pontoon

hettman · #1 August 10th, 2009, 03:26 AM

Just bought a 21 foot fishing barge, has 50 hp mercury on it. Kids want to tube now will this pull a tube? I know it won't it be fast but can it pull a tube? will it hurt the engine and can you hook the rope to the lifting eyes on the back of the pontoons? Was hoping to wait til next year so I could by a jet ski to pull tube, kids just anxious now to tube only 10 years old.

Thank you for any input...

tashasdaddy · #2 August 10th, 2009, 07:46 AM

pull then no problem.

EGlideRider · #3 August 10th, 2009, 08:23 AM

You'll have no problem pulling the tube. You can attach the rope to the pontoons and of course make sure it doesn't get in the prop.

mayorjones · #4 August 11th, 2009, 05:18 PM

Someone else on here suggested I order one of these, which I did -

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00..._ya_oh_product

It looks like a great product and sells for less than $15, but the "hooks" used to attach to the back of the tubes is too small, so I need to buy a couple of extra hooks or something that I have not yet done...

I don't know what a good tubing speed is - I have a 21' Party Barge with a 50 hp Merc, and Sun night took it out with my two young daughters, ages 12 and 5, and max speed (GPS) was 20 mph going downstream, 17 heading up stream. If we had a few more people in the boat and were pulling a tube, it would obviously be far less than that...

Good luck!
Dwight

mcruea · #5 August 11th, 2009, 09:26 PM

I Have That Product And It Pulls The Tube Real Well. I Have A 20ft With A 40hp And It Pulls My 9 And 10 Yr Old Girls Fast Enough ,but No Slingshot Action, So My 16 Yr Old Dont Like It , But It Pulls Good Enough For Them
Mcruea

whozleft · #6 August 12th, 2009, 06:04 AM

They make a harness like the one shown that also has a float on it. The float really helps keep the line away from the prop on the toon.

mayorjones · #7 August 12th, 2009, 02:09 PM

I'm pretty sure the one I bought (pictured) has a float?

mcruea · #8 August 12th, 2009, 04:35 PM

Yes Mine Floats, When Its In The Water

mayorjones · #9 August 13th, 2009, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcruea

Yes Mine Floats, When Its In The Water

So are the clips large enough to attach to your pontoon or did you have to use something additional? The clips that come included are too small to attach to my boat...

mcruea · #10 August 13th, 2009, 09:27 PM

Yes The Hooks Do Fit The Eyes
Mcruea

Toonah · #11 August 20th, 2009, 07:18 AM

This one works great for me too behind 24' toon

lowell7963 · #12 August 20th, 2009, 08:33 AM

I know it is a pontoon and the speeds are minimal, but by switching to the center pull, instead of pulling the tube from one side, does the ride in the tube change, better, worse, rougher, smoother.

I always pull from on side of the boat and have been curious what a center pull would be like.