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ddvenne 
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 Topic: Tubing with a Sport NautiquePosted: July-24-2021 at 10:17am |
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Hi-
Quick newbie question.... I recently found out that towing a tube with a wakeboard tower is a no no....so my question is, if you are going to tube behind a Natique (sport or ski), where is the appropriate place to attach the tow rope? I assume the ski pylon would be acceptable? One big negative to doing that (I think) is that as the boat moves, wouldn't the rope be hitting people in the head that sit in the back bench of the boat? Otherwise, I was wondering if you could attach the rope to the bar at the back of the boat (see attached photo with arrow). Thanks for any help you can give me :) Dave  |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: July-24-2021 at 10:25am |
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Dave,
It's my opinion that there is no place to appropriatly tie off a tube. Sorry the pictures are gone before the site hack: |
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SNobsessed
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Posted: July-24-2021 at 10:55am |
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The tube will submarine at some point & pull that grab handle out.
Your best bet is to use the pylon & put everyone but the observer in the tube.
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ddvenne
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Posted: July-24-2021 at 11:42am |
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Thanks everyone for the info!
So just to be clear, the ski pylon would be strong enough to pull a tube? Even if it submarines? Also, if you have an open bow...could two adults sit in the bow? I realize it may be a bit squishy, but is there any safety/legal reasons why they couldnt? |
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KENO
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Posted: July-24-2021 at 12:49pm |
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Dave
Instead of listening to some way too opinionated..............who hates tubes and thinks way too much of his OPINION, you can click on the link below (many words can be used to fill in the blank by the way) Amazingly enough the same Pete who says there's no good spot, seems to like somebody's way of doing it. He even calls it a "fantastic" solution |
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Jonny Quest
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Posted: July-25-2021 at 12:37am |
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This can be a tough crowd when it comes to tubes and tubing. The negative visceral reaction typically comes from past bad experiences with idiotic, clueless boat operators that have no common sense or courtesy to others on the lake. As a general rule, my Ski Nautique is allergic to tubes...except when my grand-kiddos want Papa to take them tubing. Then I tolerate tubes and pull the kiddos around as long as they want. DISCLAIMER...this tubing activity takes place in the middle of the day when the water is rough and nobody wants to ski. So, as long as you are a courteous tube-guy and don't destroy smooth ski water, I won't ask SEAL Team 6 to scuttle your tube. Multi-rider tubes are very heavy and can put significant strain on the tie-off point -- particularly on longer ropes and wild-a$$ turns. IMO, a one-to-two person size tube with reasonable speeds might OK on the pylon or rear grab-handle. My concern is that I once saw a nasty bent pylon in a boat from over-stressing while pulling a big tube. A buddy has a mid-1980s Ski Nautique that has been used to pull a big multi-person tube. He used his rear lifting eye as a tie-off point. That lifting eye is now very loose and has wallowed-out the fiberglass around it and needs to be mended. If I REALLY wanted to tube, I might look at installing a dedicated tow point that had a good size steel backing plate that was glassed into the transom. Just my 2¢ JQ
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75 Tique
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Posted: July-25-2021 at 7:32am |
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Isn’t the small black post, just above the handle, up by the vent outlets, a legit, dedicated pulling point?
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Posted: July-25-2021 at 7:46am |
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''The negative visceral reaction typically comes from past bad experiences with idiotic, clueless boat operators that have no common sense or courtesy to others on the lake. ''
Now known as wakesurfers.
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: July-25-2021 at 7:51am |
Larry, I seem to recall this warning at the aft small pylon?  |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: July-25-2021 at 7:58am |
I agree and they don't even have the courtesy to surf in the middle of the lake. Yesterday the wakes were to the point were one of my mooring cleats with 4" screws was ripped out of my dock were my little 14' fishing boats was tied up. Then several of my neighbors wood drop in dock sections were popped up and out of his aluminum pier.
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Morfoot
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Posted: July-25-2021 at 7:59am |
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Larry is spot on.... That little black knob above the handle is a tow eye. Johnny also nailed it. Not a grandfather yet but when that day comes I'm sure I'll cave and tow my grandkids on a tube using A neighbors boat.
 For the record...my now step son had always asked me to pull him on a tube. No was always the answer. Too many other things to do behind a boat. I'll pull you all day on anything but a tube. Combos, Slalom, tricks, knee, wake, even on your feet but I won't pull you on a tube. So kneeboarding was what he chose. Took a stab at combos, then a wakeboard . A few days on the water with other CCFans he got to Foot and trick and surf. He was asked here a couple weeks ago by a neighbor if he tubed. He said "No!!!...There are so many other fun things to do on the water so I don't tube anymore." I was smitten with joy....mission accomplished.
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Donald80SN
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Posted: July-26-2021 at 4:58pm |
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Here I go again:
Pulling two on one tube is very dangerous. There heads can smack together like water melon's. My wife is a Critical Care Transport Nurse. Almost each summer she has to take one to the hospital in the helicopter with a smashed in head due to smacking heads with another child. The boat was pulling two tubes with one person on each tube and they came together. The emergency room doctor was the father of one of the kids that was critically injured. Not a good day for sure. Please limit it to one per tube if you are going to tube.
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ddvenne
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Posted: July-26-2021 at 8:52pm |
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Thanks everyone for the information. I appreciate all your help!
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