Pulling tube and rope hitting the motors

[jla2w]

Hello all, I have searched and not found a specific answer to this question. I want to pull a tube behind my 2014 Fisherman 257 with twin Yamaha 150s. Looking at the location of the tow eyes and the angle the tube can get to during sharp turns, I feel confident the rope would hit the motor with a fair amount of tension and force, even with my y harness. It doesn’t seem that a self centering y harness would solve the issue but maybe I’m wrong

Are there good solutions that allow you to still use the tow eyes and not install a mod like tow bar or turbo swing? Twin engines seem to complicate things for tubing

 

[MA208]

Airhead makes a wide harness that should work. i used this on a 208 and might be worth a look:

16 ft. Heavy-Duty Tow Harness for Boats | Airhead

This 16 ft. heavy-duty tow harness easily stretches across beams and is ideal for use with 4-person tubes. Purchase this tow harness online at Airhead!

www.airhead.com

I also like to use a booster ball to keep the tube rope up and out of the wake. Prevents submarining the tube:

4K Booster Ball Tow Rope for Sale | Airhead

Purchase the 4K booster ball tow rope online at Airhead today! This booster ball increases your inflatable tube performance and helps minimize drag.

www.airhead.com

 

[jla2w]

Thankyou for the reply, I will look at this! I do have the booster ball as well. It’s just unclear to me how, on very sharp turns, the non slack side of the y harness isn’t just a linear extension of the ski rope ? I’m doing pretty sharp turns intended to dislodge the tubers