Boom question
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Topic: Boom question
Posted By: ononewheel
Subject: Boom question
Date Posted: July-16-2012 at 4:14am
If anyone knows, it will be you guys.
I have a boom that I have always attached to the front loop, same one I connect to the trailer. Now my boys are interested in getting the boom a little higher up, however when I raise the boom I do not like the way the cables and gear rub on the hull and am afraid it will cause damage.
I do have the protector but I know how things go and imagine it slipping just enough one day to scratch into the gel. Specifically the binder (can't remember the correct name) that tightens the cable.
So can I attach the cables to the lifting ring? I have tested the fit, but never used it yet. Is the lifting ring ok or is there some reason not to?
I already have an extension piece and it is barefoot international if that helps.
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Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: July-16-2012 at 9:38am
Seth, The official word is the lift ring is designed to take vertical loads, and gel cracking may result from the side loads being applied. I have accepted this wisdom blindly until this morning when I thought to myself "what load direction was the bow ring designed for?" Maybe someone can give us a good answer for that. I would think the point of the bow may be an inherently stronger location, and the direction of the pull is more favorable on the bow ring than the lift ring.
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Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: July-16-2012 at 10:42am
Find a way to keep it there.
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Posted By: ononewheel
Date Posted: July-17-2012 at 2:16am
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Thanks, I will. Glad I posted, but I follow your thinking on this one Dave.
Guess it is another extension or an extension for the cables that does not include a bulky piece to scratch the hull.
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-17-2012 at 9:57am
Dave,
The bow eye goes through probably the thickest part of the hull. The stem may be 3 or more inches. Lots different than the thin deck where the lifting ring is.
Seth,
Keep it on the bow eye.
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Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: July-17-2012 at 10:49am
Thanks Pete, I knew we could count on you for the definitive answer.
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Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: July-26-2012 at 12:37am
which part are you worried about? the red square block cable lock? or turnbuckles? or what? as long as you have the protector tube it won't hurt the hull.
what is the bulky piece you are talking about?
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Posted By: Foot_Fungus
Date Posted: July-26-2012 at 12:01pm
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Sounds like you have the new style cables with the hardware down near the hooks. The old style keeps it all closer to the pole and away from the boat. What I would suggest is go to Lowes and get some of their 1" ID soft plastic tubing. Its a snug fit over the hardware and won't slide around. However, if you cinch the ends of the bow protector pad it shouldn't be able to slip over the hardware. From my understanding thats why they switched styles.
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Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: July-26-2012 at 1:31pm
Perhaps you just need to buy a new protector (I did), they have a velcro tab on the end, that I believe is designed to also attach to the bow eye - thats what I do with it anyway. That secures it to the front and keeps it there. Alternatively, you could add your own velcro tabs...
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Posted By: lakedog55
Date Posted: July-26-2012 at 5:50pm
Electrical tape
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Posted By: Shredhead
Date Posted: July-26-2012 at 5:53pm
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FYI: I've used the lifting ring with my SS fly high pole for years and haven't seen any gel coat cracks. I pull 3 large footers and up to seven wakeboarders at once and get a pretty good deflection on the pole. YMMV.
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Posted By: pdhowell
Date Posted: July-27-2012 at 9:12am
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I called Correct Craft some years ago when I bought my boom, a BI that clamps to the upright on a tower. I wanted to to get the front cable higher off the water so that it did not tangle with the skier in the water. Attaching it to the lifting ring instead of the bow ring seemed to be a solution. CC said "no problem". I have used the boom a lot, but usually towing older kids learning to ski, nothing like barefooting. I have no cracks around the gel coat. They told me not to bolt any aftermarket towers onto that deck, yet I see some installed this way, and they seem to be ok. Maybe helpful.
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Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: August-11-2012 at 11:00pm
I use the clear Tubing on my turn buckels. I was a little suprised as to how expensive the tubing was but it works great.
Donald
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