Need help on tubing from my boat

[oregon00]

hey yall,

Im 18 and just bought my first boat. its a 1974 fleetwind trihull with a 65 johnson bored over to a 75 on it. i would really like to go tubing behind it but i have no idea how to set up a pole to attach a rope to it....

any help would be great!

thanks!

 

[blouderback]

Re: Need help on tubing from my boat

No need for a pole. If you have a ski tow eye, you can use that. If not, you can buy a harness like this:

It attaches to the transom tie down eyes in the back of the boat, and makes sure you're always pulling from the center. Under $20 at your favorite on-line boating store, or probably WalMart, too.

 

[oregon00]

Re: Need help on tubing from my boat

oh okay that does sound easier. are the eye hooks on the transom the same as the hull one that you connect to the trailer winch? my transom doesnt have any eye hooks on it...

 

[koberlee]

Re: Need help on tubing from my boat

If it was you use to hold your boat on the trailer they should be able to pull a tuber. Are the eye hooks on the sides of the boat?

 

[blouderback]

Re: Need help on tubing from my boat

oh okay that does sound easier. are the eye hooks on the transom the same as the hull one that you connect to the trailer winch? my transom doesnt have any eye hooks on it...

Yes, same ones.

 

[Blue Crabber]

Re: Need help on tubing from my boat

If there are not any there, you can probably add them pretty easy providing you can get to the back side of the transom where you want to mount them.

If you do, be sure to add a plate of some kind on the inside of the transom to help spread the weight. I used a 8"x8" square piece of Stainless Steel 1/8" thick when i did mine.

Hope this helps!

 

[wajajaja02]

Re: Need help on tubing from my boat

Remember To Always Shutdown Your Motor When Loading Or Re Boarding Your Tubes Riders. Or Any Swimmers Approach Your Boat.

 

[oregon00]

Re: Need help on tubing from my boat

If there are not any there, you can probably add them pretty easy providing you can get to the back side of the transom where you want to mount them.

If you do, be sure to add a plate of some kind on the inside of the transom to help spread the weight. I used a 8"x8" square piece of Stainless Steel 1/8" thick when i did mine.

Hope this helps!

i did think of that too. where would i find a plate like that and how much would it cost?

 

[travaler18]

Re: Need help on tubing from my boat

try your local weilder or sheet metal supplier. shouldnt be more thn 30 or so to cut to size

 

[oregon00]

Re: Need help on tubing from my boat

okay i will. and this should make me have no worries on stressing the transom at all?