Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

[NorthwoodsWisc]

I have a 14 foot northwood aluminum boat. It has a Suzuki 30hp engine on it. Would it have enough power for tubing? If so would one of these harnesses work for it? TOW HARNESS - Kwik Tek AHTH-1 - iboats

 

[NorthwoodsWisc]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?



Here is the boat in question. Rated for 35hp, 5 people.

 

[bonz_d]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

Sure it will pull a tube but it will be limited. A lot will depend on the type of tube, the number of people on the tube and the size of the people you want to pull. You'll probably need to put a rider in the front to keep the bow down and you might feel the stern being pulled around on turns (sliding). Also probably won't be real fast at it but young kids should still enjoy a good time.

Also welcome to the forum and where you @ Northwoods?

 

[NorthwoodsWisc]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

Sure it will pull a tube but it will be limited. A lot will depend on the type of tube, the number of people on the tube and the size of the people you want to pull. You'll probably need to put a rider in the front to keep the bow down and you might feel the stern being pulled around on turns (sliding). Also probably won't be real fast at it but young kids should still enjoy a good time.

Also welcome to the forum and where you @ Northwoods?

Thanks. I'd be pull one younger kid, or heck maybe the wife will want to try it out lol prob won't be too exciting

I'm from Wisconsin, you?

 

[bonz_d]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

Thanks. I'd be pull one younger kid, or heck maybe the wife will want to try it out lol prob won't be too exciting

I'm from Wisconsin, you?

Down SE in Kenosha county.

 

[roscoe]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

Welcome to iboats.

You should be ok with a tube and smaller person.

You would do better with an old fashioned disk.

Thats a 36"-48" diameter, round piece of plywood, painted- smooth.
THe rider kneels on it, and leans back to keep the front up, and can lean side to side, to steer a little bit.

 

[NorthwoodsWisc]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

Thanks for the replies. I'm from northern Wisc but reside in central now.

 

[bonz_d]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

As you will see there are a number of members here from Wisconsin. Good bunch of people, maybe one day we should have a Wisconsin Roll Call.

 

[southkogs]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

You would do better with an old fashioned disk.

Thats a 36"-48" diameter, round piece of plywood, painted- smooth.
THe rider kneels on it, and leans back to keep the front up, and can lean side to side, to steer a little bit.

Like THIS. It'll work fine behind your boat. Enjoy.

 

[Grub54891]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

Northern wi here too! As in washburn wi,and I work at the marina here. Ever been to siskiwit lake? 340 We have a cabin there.
Grub

 

[NorthwoodsWisc]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

Thanks for the replies everyone. Do you think my boat has enough structural support to pull the tube using the tow hookup that I linked to?

 

[bonz_d]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

Don't see any reason why it shouldn't. Those things have been around for a long time.

 

[roscoe]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

Northern wi here too! As in washburn wi,and I work at the marina here. Ever been to siskiwit lake? 340 We have a cabin there.
Grub

I'm on a rock (island), in a pond, on an island, in a lake, on an island, in a lake.


Or more accurately:

When Moose Flats is a pond, Moose Boulder becomes the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake in the world.

I know, you are probably on the other Siskiwit lake.
But hearing the name, I remembered the story.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

You can tube behind it, and if you have a good skier someone can ski behind it as well. It wont be fast, however it will do the job.

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

those of us who grew up on the water usually started as boys and girls with small rigs like that and we would tow anything or anyone behind them!

In addition to sliding, watch out for the tube submarining and back off immediately if it does. that is one force your rig might not handle.

 

[southkogs]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

Do you think my boat has enough structural support to pull the tube using the tow hookup that I linked to?

Yeah ... hook it up to the "handles" on the back of the boat and it'll do just fine. Same harness I use on mine.

 

[Pony]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

You can tube behind it, and if you have a good skier someone can ski behind it as well. It wont be fast, however it will do the job.

It is also worth noting that it is pretty easy to get out of control with those hulls when they are at WOT.....especially hitting a chop or your own wake......and probably exaggerated to some degree when towing something. Just something to be aware of when you do it.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

Put a body in the bow, or 1 seat back, for stability and to keep the bow down...... You legally need an extra person in the boat when tubing anyway....

 

[NorthwoodsWisc]

Re: Tubing Behind 14 Foot Aluminum Boat?

Thanks again for the info. Won't get a chance to tube this year as its already getting colder but I'm going to keep my eye out for clearance on tubes.