Barefoot Boom

After spending a frustrating hour in my garage tonight, I decided to take a break and ask my fellow Nautique fanatics for some advice.

Like an idiot last year, I ordered the Barefoot International contoured boom for my 97 SNOB instead of the straight one (that's what I get for not paying attention). Once it arrived, I took it out of the box, and it lined up pretty well. The contour is inside the boat, and it actually raises the boom up a little bit higher, which is good for me since we don't have kids. Yet.

Anyway, when I went to hook it all up tonight to use it tomorrow, I could not figure out how to get it tight enough on the ski pylon. It's like my pylon is too small. I tighten it as tight as it will go, and when I put the quick release pin in, it rocks back and forth about an inch. Then when I go out and put weight on the end of the boom, I can pull it back with one hand while it twists on the pylon until the bow cables catch it. Anyone else ever have this problem?

I'm running the boom out the passenger side, and I loosened the driver side bolt a little bit to give me a few more twists on the passenger side, but still I get the same thing. I was almost to the point of throwing a wrench through the garage wall, but I thought I'd vent to you guys instead.

HELP!!!!

Thanks A Lot!


Rob