ski Pylon, who has one?

[192]

All the photos i see it looks low, looks like the rope would rub on the top cover of the motor. For now i bought a bridle... even that seems to be a bit short if the skier pulls far outside the wake it looks like it will rest the cable on the back side of the motor.

 

[leek]

I have on on a tournament 225 it works great.

 

[192]

... does it rub on the top of the outboard?... my concern is that it's going to rub the paint on the top of the motor.

 

[leek]

I answered your pm, no I don't have rope chafing but after looking at the picture my motor is bracket mounted so it may be slightly different. I would go to the dealer and confirm the length. They are relatively expensive also. I am in the mountains right now so I can't check but my recollection is that the bracket could be mounted at different heights.

 

[capt chris]

I also have one on my 2008 Tournament 225. On my boat the pylon is mounted on the swim platform aft of the transom because my engine is on a Gill bracket as are all the 225s. It doesn't rub the cowling on my F250 Yamaha when the engine is trimmed down in normal operating trim settings. I do know that on he smaller Freedom models the pylon may be mounted in the cockpit and that might make a difference but I would be suprised if GW would let a detail like that slip by.

 

[192]

Thanks for the info... that helps a bit... still wondering if anyone on this site has a 192 with ski pylon. I was thinking of building one... If i do i might make it a bit taller i just wonder about the forces it can handle. I have thought about a tower/hardtop with rope attachment... i have yet to see a 192 with a good looking one. The boat might just be to small to make it look good.

 

[Bama96]

My 225 has one but it is on the rear of the transom with no issues on rubbing the cowl. Not sure what you could do to get the ski pylon a tad higher to keep it from rubbing but as said I would be surprised if Grady allowed a factory install to rub the cowl. I would call the factory.

 

[192]

that photo of your ski pylon looks much higher then it does on the 192 Freedom models...

 

[timberxx]

Does anyone have a photo of a ski pylon on a tournament 205?

 

[atlgrady]

Thanks for the info... that helps a bit... still wondering if anyone on this site has a 192 with ski pylon. I was thinking of building one... If i do i might make it a bit taller i just wonder about the forces it can handle. I have thought about a tower/hardtop with rope attachment... i have yet to see a 192 with a good looking one. The boat might just be to small to make it look good.

Hi there, I know this thread was 8 years ago but curious if you ever installed a ski pylon on your 192? I have a 192 and would like to install one and wanted to see if you ever did, and how it turned out? Thanks so much.

 

[Topjimmy]

I have had my 192 tournament since 1994 with basically the same setup except mine has a tow ring on top and stabilizer bars on each side and no it has never rubbed the top engine cowl but it is close