towing a tube

[searayseville]

Hi all, I searched the forum, but didn't get exactly what I was looking for. I have a 16.5 ft sea ray seville(my first boat). My question is, is the large stainless steel ring in the centre of the stern for towing skiers/tubes? Is it strong enough? What about the trailering eyelets, are they stong enough?

Thanks

 

[WAVENBYE2]

Re: towing a tube

You still here??

 

[Hansolo99]

Re: towing a tube

Hi all, I searched the forum, but didn't get exactly what I was looking for. I have a 16.5 ft sea ray seville(my first boat). My question is, is the large stainless steel ring in the centre of the stern for towing skiers/tubes? Is it strong enough? What about the trailering eyelets, are they stong enough?

I would not use the trailering eyelets because of the postition of them. That is what the center steel ring is for. It is reinforced and meant for pulling.

 

[four winns 214]

Re: towing a tube

Use the circular stainless steel ring in the center of the stern. That is what it is there for and reinforced for such.

 

[CanWoodsman]

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Just a safety note: NEVER attach your tow line to your tube with a metal snap ring. On a local lake near here a few years back the cloth attachment loop on a tube let go and the metal snap and line slingshoted back into the boat. It hit a female passenger in the head killing her. Every year since I still see some tubes attached this way & they are suprized when I warn them of the danger.

Rick

 

[searayseville]

Re: towing a tube

Thanks for the info everyone. Centre ring it is!

 

[mayorjones]

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So if you don't have a center ring and have to use another anchor point of some kind, what do you use of not a metal hook? I've used them - not the dog snap kind, but the heavier ones. Are those bad news as well?

 

[slydog75]

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So if you don't have a center ring and have to use another anchor point of some kind, what do you use of not a metal hook? I've used them - not the dog snap kind, but the heavier ones. Are those bad news as well?

Get one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FECD2Y/ref=ox_ya_oh_product

It attaches to your trailering eyelets and divides the load between both of them and self-centers.

 

[mayorjones]

Re: towing a tube

Very nice. Didn't know such a thing existed.

This site ROCKS!

Thanks guys.

Dwight