Tube pylon

[hattrick]

Has anyone figured out a way to retrofit a pylon such as the ones on the Malibu's which drop down below the sun deck? I know there have been discussions about it in the past and was just wondering if anyone has figured out a solution.....

[KSmith]

Your first two mistakes were calling it a Tube plyon and then using Malibu as a comparison rather than Supra.. for shame LOL

It has been studied by others, and a little bit by me, and it seems there is no real viable solution. Most of the proposed solutions, that haven't been made from what I can tell, don't seem much better than just removing it and bolting it back in place when needed (two bolts).

They are having the King of the Wake tour in Acworth this weekend. Atlanta Marine usually has a few Supras in the vendor tents, I intend to check one out pretty close so I'll try and make a point of inspecting the Supra drop down pylon and see how it works and report back.

[hattrick]

Your first two mistakes were calling it a Tube plyon and then using Malibu as a comparison rather than Supra.. for shame LOL

It has been studied by others, and a little bit by me, and it seems there is no real viable solution. Most of the proposed solutions, that haven't been made from what I can tell, don't seem much better than just removing it and bolting it back in place when needed (two bolts).

They are having the King of the Wake tour in Acworth this weekend. Atlanta Marine usually has a few Supras in the vendor tents, I intend to check one out pretty close so I'll try and make a point of inspecting the Supra drop down pylon and see how it works and report back.

Ok....Ok....thought I might get some flack for the reference to "The name which should not be spoken"....just wanted to see if you were paying attention!! lol

And what is the proper term for what I am referring to?

I have thought about removing it, but I am undecided if it will be worth the trouble each time I want to use it to put it all back together again. I would have to drill and tap a new hole in the existing frame in order to refasten the lid latch as it is presently threaded thru and into the pylon itself.

[kaneboats]

I believe it is known as the "nonretractable wakeboat ski pylon".

[Ian Brantford]

I have to wonder if it is practical to modify the existing pylon, rather than replacing the entire thing. Possibly the shaft could be cut midway and have a smaller-diameter insert fitted with two heights possible: one all the way down, and the other set about a foot higher, held with a pin. You could get fancy and have the pin controlled with a button on the top, but opening the engine compartment (with engine off) isn't that hard.

This would work in a similar fashion to a weightlifting rack.

[wolfeman131]

Ian,

My SeaDoo has a similar tow point as you describe above and I believe this is the best possible solution for what you (and others) want to accomplish.