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Funny enough, I just bought a house (hopefully, the deal isn't finalized,) but I have now got a heated workspace big enough to do a boat, so who knows? Doubtful that I'd do it this winter but maybe next... I may build new interior stuff this winter though. Problem is I had no plans to move the boat after I bought it, and hence do not have a trailer.
If you ever need to borrow mine i know it will fit!
It will go back on fine just remove the cap , and leave a 2" of old deck from the walls of the hull and measure off that , if you can use a level and a tape , your deck will be right . Some people even used plumb line to get a visual
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Thanks man, what boat do you have?
Mine's an 84 Rider
86 sunsport , just have to pay attention and take a lot of measurements , I used plum line and just set the deck at desired height
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Has anyone ever moved the ski pylon to the back like a V-drive on an old Sunsport? I don't have the money for a tower and the back seat is useless with the current set up. Since the whole floor is torn out I figured now is the time. It may make more sense to just remove it completely and use the loop on the transom.
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It's not wise, the pylon bolts to the stringers and also to the hull below backed to one of the tracking fins, at least that is how it is on my boat and this is for strength. If you are going to end up using the rear tow eye anyways, why not just leave it unless you don't want the handy hand hold when you are driving.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supranewbee
It's a tournament ski boat, with a ski pylon, without the pylon it's just a runabout that's hard to dock and burns too much gas.
Seriously though, why not just buy a skylon? We use one at the club for beginner/advanced wakeboard lessons (though I can't for the life of me understand why someone would want to wakeboard when we've got 3 regulation slalom courses:confused:)
jetlink- Good point about the bolts to the tracking fin. I didn't think about that. I'll just leave it alone. Maybe just pull the pylon out if it really seems to be in the way. I've seen a few people one here say they were surprised how much room it seemed to add taking it out. Other people like it for a place to hold on or hang wet jackets etc.
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I have a hard time seeing how it would add much room back into the boat. And it's so useful. skiing, tubing, hand-hold, leaning post, hold lifejackets and/or ski ropes. I've seen people use it as a tie-off cleat, fender line cleat, etc. It's a multi-functional piece of equipment that doesn't take up much space.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supranewbee
I 2nd chrisyoung's post above^^
This made my day Chris. I was going for practical reasons why I wouldn't move it or remove it but this is a really funny approach.Quote:
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Seriously though, why not just buy a skylon? We use one at the club for beginner/advanced wakeboard lessons (though I can't for the life of me understand why someone would want to wakeboard when we've got 3 regulation slalom courses:confused:)[/QUOTE]
You got that right! My kind of guy.
Lots of good points for keeping the ski pylon. As for buying a skylon, I think I'll pass. Skylons were lame in the 90's and well...they're still really lame.
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I have a Skylon, well another brand of extended pylon. Works for me until I bite the bullet on a tower. Rarely ski but I will keep my pylon even after a tower. That is not usable space except maybe storage, and I can stuff things around the pylon if needed (bags, fenders, etc.). My pylon appears to be two piece. The lower piece bolts to one of the tracking fins and into the stringers. The upper piece is the actual pylon and bolts to the lower cradle. I would at least leave the cradle in to tie the stringers and hull together. Just remove the top piece if needed. You can probably get or make a cap for the hole in the floor if you leave it out, and you'll always have the option to install it in a few minutes.
Might be lame but if you can't afford a tower and you want to get the rope more then 3' off the water what other choice? I have one and it works great for wake boarding. Good luck.Quote:
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Took out the two outer stringers today. How well do I need to grind down all the old fiberglass so the new stuff will bond?
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You would be best to grind down to the main hull.
Thanks!
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