Tubing question...

[JasonGS]

I recently took out my boat for some tubing and everyone was complaining about water getting in their eyes whats a way this can be solved??? I know getting the rope higher would but i really don't feel comfortable putting the rope on the tower...

 

[Black as]

Re: Tubing question...

I recently took out my boat for some tubing and everyone was complaining about water getting in their eyes whats a way this can be solved??? I know getting the rope higher would but i really don't feel comfortable putting the rope on the tower...

Putting the rope on a tower is fine but make sure your rope is as long as a standard ski rope

 

[maproy99]

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Do you have an i/o or a jet drive? When I have been tubing the only boat that has put enough water up in my face to annoy me is a twin engine jet drive.

 

[JasonGS]

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Ive been reading that it can put alot of stress on the tower and potentially break the tower.. I have a 60ft rope but i cant find a 75ft..

 

[Black as]

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I use a bungee rope it stretchers and have no problems and is a lot more fun, you will though damage your tower if you do silly things

 

[JasonGS]

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What do you consider silly things... Because i have pretty heavy riders at times..

 

[Black as]

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What do you consider silly things... Because i have pretty heavy riders at times..

Like W.O.T. when you take off and doing turns at 50 mph

 

[JasonGS]

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The tops i go is 25mph..

 

[Black as]

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Try using one of these on Ebay, you will have a lot of fun and less stress on the bar.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AIRHEAD-Bungee-Tube-Tow-Rope-4Riders-50ft-16stran

 

[JasonGS]

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Try using one of these on Ebay, you will have a lot of fun and less stress on the bar.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AIRHEAD-Bungee-Tube-Tow-Rope-4Riders-50ft-16stran

Link says its been removed

 

[Black as]

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its Item number: 200590878910
AIRHEAD? Bungee Tube Tow Rope 4Riders 50ft. 16strand

 

[skibrain]

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The answer I see to almost all of these spray in the face threads is to buy a booster ball, an inflatable float mid-way down the tow line that keeps the line out of the water. I have not tried the Booster Ball and personally we have never had this issue of excessive spray from the rope with outboard boats pulling a tube off bridle and transom eyes. I don't know what your boat set up is.

If you do a search on the topic, you'll find at least a dozen threads that explain why pulling a tube from a tower is not recommended.

 

[JasonGS]

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yeah im pretty sure im not going to do it... The risks definitely outweigh the pros... Do you think getting a smaller diameter rope will solve the problem??? Ill take a picture tomorrow just so you can see it... I really don't think i should be having issues it seems to be above the water pretty well..

 

[haulnazz15]

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Also , DO NOT pull the tube off of any tower. If the tube digs in, it could end up with broken tower parts and/or stress cracks in the fiberglass. Tow the tube from the transom eyes or a ski-tow ring. I've also never had much issue with rope spray when using a bridle on the transom eyes. That is coming from towing behind a bass boat which had the eyes almost at water-level when on plane. Sometimes the rope would hang in a turn if the boat slowed, but it didn't really cause any spray problems. The booster ball is the solution if you can't get the transom eyes to work with a bridle.

 

[haulnazz15]

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Like W.O.T. when you take off and doing turns at 50 mph

Pulling riders at 50mph is dangerous regardless of what the tow point is. 25mph is fast enough for most anyone, possibly 30mph in short bursts. It still results in 50mph speeds on the tube when slingshotted out to the sides.