Ski Pylon Repair
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
Forum Name: Boat Maintenance
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Printed Date: November-17-2024 at 9:58pm
Topic: Ski Pylon Repair
Posted By: Sunshinecustoms
Subject: Ski Pylon Repair
Date Posted: August-14-2013 at 6:30pm
I want to share an idea my son Tyler had over the weekend. When we bought our 86 ski nautique the previous owner had cut the top of the ski pylon off....ruining it. Tyler had the idea to bolt a trailer hitch ball on the top of the pylon. We drilled the top of the pylon with a 21/32 inch drill bit, threaded the hole with a 3/4 inch tap. The trailer ball had a 3/4 threaded shaft. We simply threaded the trailer ball onto the top of the pylon. Worked out great. I have attached a photo.
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Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: August-14-2013 at 6:32pm
| Great idea. |
Posted By: bhectus
Date Posted: August-14-2013 at 7:09pm
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+1 !!!! ------------- '02 Ski Nautique 196 w/ 5.7 Apex bowtie - Sold '87 Barefoot - sold '97 Super Sport Nautique - originally custom built for Walt Meloon '97 Ski Nautique '83 SN 2001 |
Posted By: cphase
Date Posted: August-14-2013 at 7:31pm
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+2 SWEEEET! ------------- Thanks, Jeff http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6549" rel="nofollow - 82 SN http://www.archlinux.org" rel="nofollow - Arch Linux |
Posted By: boardersdad
Date Posted: August-14-2013 at 10:56pm
In some ways, I actually like that better than the original. That steel finger on the original is going to lobotomize someone who trips into it some day. Or... it could take an eye out!
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Posted By: catamount
Date Posted: August-16-2013 at 10:08am
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Amazing! Why would the previous owner ever do such a thing? ------------- 1987 MC ProStar 190 |
Posted By: backfoot100
Date Posted: August-16-2013 at 10:46am
Lots do so they can use an extended pylon. They use the boat mostly for wakeboarding anyway so they don't know or don't care that there are other alternatives that don't involve removing the tow eye. ------------- When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded. Eddie |
catamount wrote:Posted By: ultrahots
Date Posted: August-16-2013 at 11:44pm
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Very Cool ! ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6960&sort=&pagenum=2&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1980 Show Nautique |
Posted By: gun-driver
Date Posted: August-17-2013 at 10:28pm
I'll trade you a chrome trailer ball for that dangerous old ring n finger 
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-17-2013 at 10:34pm
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Paul, What's dangerous about the old ring and fingers? ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: August-17-2013 at 11:27pm
No more dangerous than a Red Rider BB Gun in the hands of Peter Billingsley....... ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: boardersdad
Date Posted: August-18-2013 at 7:30pm
No thanks.  But I am looking for a soft cover for the finger, kind of like a can cozy.
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Posted By: Uncle Donny
Date Posted: August-19-2013 at 9:43pm
| I happen to have recently purchased a 85SN that has been "emasculated" by the PO in favor of an extended pylon. I am told this is "cool" by my 14 yr old son, I am old, I like to ski. Since I measure my boats value via the hour meter, not its originality, I would be happy to forward my undamaged ring and finger to some one in need. lemme know. D. |
Posted By: Air206
Date Posted: August-19-2013 at 9:50pm
Wow - I think you just made a lot of people wet their pants with excitement! Very, Very nice offer..............  ------------- https://tinyurl.com/y6t5e3bu" rel="nofollow - 04 Air206 http://tinyurl.com/9urzgls" rel="nofollow - 91 Barefoot 78 SkiTiq |
Posted By: gun-driver
Date Posted: August-19-2013 at 10:20pm
Wow that's a great offer that I would like to jump on. PM me the details thanks |
Posted By: captbob626
Date Posted: January-06-2014 at 11:02am
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What is the best way to remove the ring from the pylon? ------------- Bob Meimbresse |
Posted By: Rick
Date Posted: January-28-2014 at 3:16pm
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There is a thread on removing the ring that's several years old. You can search on it. I just removed the 2 roll pins. Then soaked it with PB Blaster. I then took a 3/4" pipe and twisted until it was free. My son and I then got on either side and did ring around the rosy pulling up on the pipe. In the post someone actually mage a puller. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=250&yrstart=1996&yrend=2000%20" rel="nofollow - 2000 Ski |