My kids want to ski behind the ranger, and I have seen the pylon made for bass boats that drops into the seat fitting and attaches to the stern deck. Has anyone had any luck or expierence with these.
Howard
ski pylon for bass boat
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lawrencelee
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Ski Pylon -
I had one on my F/S - works great -
your kids will be happy
I ordered it from Cabela's -
Smileee
your kids will be happy
I ordered it from Cabela's -
Smileee
Smileee
Probably will not work
Howard,
I have one you can try but you will need to modify your back deck. The
pole has (2X) supports that insert into mtg brackets that you dont have.
Your seat hole is not enough support for a bar alone. Being I am nearly
certain you are not going to want to install these brackets on your back deck,
they do make a floating rope (has a bouy) that hooks to your tie down brackets.
You simply attach both ends to your tie downs. Centered on this rope
is a hook for your ski rope. I would not want to try and pull 200 pound
Uncle Joe out of the water but for your kids it will work great. You will
soon learn that bass boats, as fast as they are have little torque and
struggle getting on plane when Uncle Joe is dragging a$$ back there.
Good Luck!
Mike
I have one you can try but you will need to modify your back deck. The
pole has (2X) supports that insert into mtg brackets that you dont have.
Your seat hole is not enough support for a bar alone. Being I am nearly
certain you are not going to want to install these brackets on your back deck,
they do make a floating rope (has a bouy) that hooks to your tie down brackets.
You simply attach both ends to your tie downs. Centered on this rope
is a hook for your ski rope. I would not want to try and pull 200 pound
Uncle Joe out of the water but for your kids it will work great. You will
soon learn that bass boats, as fast as they are have little torque and
struggle getting on plane when Uncle Joe is dragging a$$ back there.
Good Luck!
Mike
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kopper_bass
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Heed Rexfords comments!!
Howard,
Definitely listen to Rexford and Don't just use the pole in the backdeck chair mount, You'll likely lose you're whole back deck. You need the extra support poles and brackets in order for it to work.
Rex's suggestion for using the float rope onto your tie-downs is a better alternative if you plan on towing small kids in a small tube. It won't work very well for skiing or wake boarding though as you don't get the lift you need.
If you're really expecting to ski or board, you're gonna need to install the pole and brackets.
Remember too - don't go buying that 6ft diameter tube, party banana or floating rocket, as they too drag alot, even with small kids, and may not be wise pulling on your transom.
Be safe and have fun,
Kopper_Bass
Definitely listen to Rexford and Don't just use the pole in the backdeck chair mount, You'll likely lose you're whole back deck. You need the extra support poles and brackets in order for it to work.
Rex's suggestion for using the float rope onto your tie-downs is a better alternative if you plan on towing small kids in a small tube. It won't work very well for skiing or wake boarding though as you don't get the lift you need.
If you're really expecting to ski or board, you're gonna need to install the pole and brackets.
Remember too - don't go buying that 6ft diameter tube, party banana or floating rocket, as they too drag alot, even with small kids, and may not be wise pulling on your transom.
Be safe and have fun,
Kopper_Bass
Ski Pylon
Howard,
Ditto on the previous suggestions regarding bolting down the supports. I believe my pylon states that it is not to be used for towing inflatables. The floating harness is a great way to go for the tubes. The pylon worked well for my older kids and wife last summer when I finally purchased a wakeboard for them. It worked fine for my 15 yr old son & wife and my 10 yr old daughter came right up on the board. If you have not already purchased skis I would look into a decent packaged beginner wakeboard and find someone that can explain the size board you will need for your kids. I got one that they could both learn on with a second set of bindings ( son's feet where too big for the bindings that came with the board). If he wants to board more he will need to buy a bigger board, but he was able to get up on the one we had. The reason I suggest trying the wakeboard is that I think they are a little easier to learn and it seems to be what most kids want to do.
The biggest problem I have is trying to go slow enough while towing. If you go the board route on thing I learned is when you are pulling them out of the water start them off to one side of the boat (wake) not straight back, and keep them on that side to build confidence. When they change sides they will need to change their lead foot and when they are just learning to get up on the board it is a bit much to try and turn the board as well. You can steer the boat such that they will stay on the right or left depending on which foot they want forward.
Sorry for the lengthy message, but during the heat of the day, it is a fun way to earn some cudos for the boat.
Scott
Almost forgot, if you don't have a ladder for the boat, now would be a good time to have one installed!
Ditto on the previous suggestions regarding bolting down the supports. I believe my pylon states that it is not to be used for towing inflatables. The floating harness is a great way to go for the tubes. The pylon worked well for my older kids and wife last summer when I finally purchased a wakeboard for them. It worked fine for my 15 yr old son & wife and my 10 yr old daughter came right up on the board. If you have not already purchased skis I would look into a decent packaged beginner wakeboard and find someone that can explain the size board you will need for your kids. I got one that they could both learn on with a second set of bindings ( son's feet where too big for the bindings that came with the board). If he wants to board more he will need to buy a bigger board, but he was able to get up on the one we had. The reason I suggest trying the wakeboard is that I think they are a little easier to learn and it seems to be what most kids want to do.
The biggest problem I have is trying to go slow enough while towing. If you go the board route on thing I learned is when you are pulling them out of the water start them off to one side of the boat (wake) not straight back, and keep them on that side to build confidence. When they change sides they will need to change their lead foot and when they are just learning to get up on the board it is a bit much to try and turn the board as well. You can steer the boat such that they will stay on the right or left depending on which foot they want forward.
Sorry for the lengthy message, but during the heat of the day, it is a fun way to earn some cudos for the boat.
Scott
Almost forgot, if you don't have a ladder for the boat, now would be a good time to have one installed!
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Mark Langner
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My 2 cents...
The other comments covered everything, just thought I'd mention. New Rangers can be ordered with a second recess whole for a ski post (ranger builds the proper support under the deck in such cases), but that's not your situation. I'm fortunate in that when I ordered my Champion, I got the pole with the two supports that assemble/dissassemble with pins. Persoanally I don't mind the fact that the two brackets on the back of the hull where the two supports attach are there all the time (it was the only way my wife would let me buy the boat...so hey...I gotta boat !!!). It's been working fine for skiing, pulling on innner tubes, wake boarding. Like the other guy said, it's hard to keep the speed perfect for wake boarding, after all it is a bass boat not a wake boat. But, I just trim all the way down and constantly adjust the throttle. Thankfully the kids don't wakeboard very often, mostly on vacation and occasionally during the summer.
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Clearlake HP
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Re: Ski Pylon
[quote="Scott L"]Howard,
Ditto on the previous suggestions regarding bolting down the supports. I believe my pylon states that it is not to be used for towing inflatables. The floating harness is a great way to go for the tubes. The pylon worked well for my older kids and wife last summer when I finally purchased a wakeboard for them. It worked fine for my 15 yr old son & wife and my 10 yr old daughter came right up on the board. If you have not already purchased skis I would look into a decent packaged beginner wakeboard and find someone that can explain the size board you will need for your kids. I got one that they could both learn on with a second set of bindings ( son's feet where too big for the bindings that came with the board). If he wants to board more he will need to buy a bigger board, but he was able to get up on the one we had. The reason I suggest trying the wakeboard is that I think they are a little easier to learn and it seems to be what most kids want to do.
The biggest problem I have is trying to go slow enough while towing. If you go the board route on thing I learned is when you are pulling them out of the water start them off to one side of the boat (wake) not straight back, and keep them on that side to build confidence. When they change sides they will need to change their lead foot and when they are just learning to get up on the board it is a bit much to try and turn the board as well. You can steer the boat such that they will stay on the right or left depending on which foot they want forward.
Sorry for the lengthy message, but during the heat of the day, it is a fun way to earn some cudos for the boat.
Scott
Almost forgot, if you don't have a ladder for the boat, now would be a good time to have one installed![/quote]
Scott. Our plan is to tow a tube. Does you pylon say NO! Towables
Ditto on the previous suggestions regarding bolting down the supports. I believe my pylon states that it is not to be used for towing inflatables. The floating harness is a great way to go for the tubes. The pylon worked well for my older kids and wife last summer when I finally purchased a wakeboard for them. It worked fine for my 15 yr old son & wife and my 10 yr old daughter came right up on the board. If you have not already purchased skis I would look into a decent packaged beginner wakeboard and find someone that can explain the size board you will need for your kids. I got one that they could both learn on with a second set of bindings ( son's feet where too big for the bindings that came with the board). If he wants to board more he will need to buy a bigger board, but he was able to get up on the one we had. The reason I suggest trying the wakeboard is that I think they are a little easier to learn and it seems to be what most kids want to do.
The biggest problem I have is trying to go slow enough while towing. If you go the board route on thing I learned is when you are pulling them out of the water start them off to one side of the boat (wake) not straight back, and keep them on that side to build confidence. When they change sides they will need to change their lead foot and when they are just learning to get up on the board it is a bit much to try and turn the board as well. You can steer the boat such that they will stay on the right or left depending on which foot they want forward.
Sorry for the lengthy message, but during the heat of the day, it is a fun way to earn some cudos for the boat.
Scott
Almost forgot, if you don't have a ladder for the boat, now would be a good time to have one installed![/quote]
Scott. Our plan is to tow a tube. Does you pylon say NO! Towables
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