HOW TO PROPERLY TOW

On 20 Apr 2004 16:37:13 GMT, waveblast9.DeleteThis@aol.com (Waveblast9) wrote:

 >Im not an expert in this area, but you would want to clamp off the cooling like
 >coming in from the pump. ( If you do this alot, i would splice the line and put
 >in a valve that you could shut off.. im assuming this wouldnt hurt waterflow
 >enough to do any damage.. anyone else?) You would probably also want to tow it
 >with something rigid so the polaris doesnt bash into the back of the boat if
 >you slow down quicker than the polaris. Something along the lines of two pieces
 >of rope covered by two pieces of pvc pipe set up in a big V. They used to sell
 >them in the catagalogs.. havent seen them in a while. Also, might not be a bad
 >idea to have an electric bilge set up to automatically pump out any water that
 >might get in while you are towing it. Thats all i can think of.. good luck.

I definitely WOULD NOT use a rig that is rigid. We towed a 20' CC
behind a 42' Sea Ray from the Bahamas. We slowly let out 50-75' of
towline, tied off and brought the boat on to a plane. Certainly rhe
length of the towline needs to accomodate potential short stops. I am
no expert on the manner in which to tow the ski although I use to see
a device in Overton's that was a plastic plate that the ski would sit
on so water wasnt being pushed into the pump area etc. I had always
heard that towing a ski ran a large risk of water flowing into the
engine without a way for it to exit as the ski isnt running.
I like the idea of a shutoff valve if it can be that straight-forward
I would consider such an option as long as the diameter of the valve
doesnt reduce the flow rate to a point of damage to the ski.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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