Pulling tube and rope hitting the motors

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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
 
Airhead makes a wide harness that should work. i used this on a 208 and might be worth a look:
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16 ft. Heavy-Duty Tow Harness for Boats | Airhead

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I also like to use a booster ball to keep the tube rope up and out of the wake. Prevents submarining the tube:
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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.
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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
 
I understand where your mind is on this. Maybe jsut hook it all up and try it, first? You can just do it while still on the trailer as a test. If you don't have a bridle yet, just use a piece of a rope to test things.

Turbo Swings are FANTASTIC, but they do cost a bit of money :)

Not ideal, but you COULD just attach to one stern eye and only do your "big" swings to that side.
 
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jla2w said:
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
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I have a 2019 257 Fisherman with twin 150's. It has a tow bar hoop with a roller to connect the tow rope to that gives you a full 180 degrees of movement without interference. You can leave it on or just add it when needed like I do. Super simple. Takes < 60 seconds to apply or remove. I can take a couple photos for you if you like.
 
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Lightning said:
I have a 2019 257 Fisherman with twin 150's. It has a tow bar hoop with a roller to connect the tow rope to that gives you a full 180 degrees of movement without interference. You can leave it on or just add it when needed like I do. Super simple. Takes < 60 seconds to apply or remove. I can take a couple photos for you if you like.
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Sounds like a Turbo Swing (or similiar) that we referenced above?
 
Tx I appreciate this info. I have done some testing in and out of water and I think my set up is such that hitting the motors is unavoidable without the Turbo Swing. Lightning, if you have pics that would be great. I'm guessing as DennisG01 says it's either a turboswing or something similar but would help me to see it. If it is a tow bar hoop that connects to the stern eyes somehow that sounds like exactly what I'm looking for, I'd just prefer to not drill holes in the stern, but the turbo swing installation might be the only solution
 
Yeah, I think it just is what it is when you have twin engines - especially on a narrow beam boat.

I don't know where the stern eyes currently are or what exactly your transom looks like, but, can add a second set of stern eyes in a better location?

Make the Turbo Swing an early Christmas present. It'll make you feel better about spending the money
 
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