Check out this madness!

[talltigeguy]

HAHA thats what you think, We've put way more weight on those measily pylons before and have had no problems what so ever, I mean think about it, Have you ever heard of a V-Drive pylon failing on a Tigé?(Even through it may look like it will snap right off it won't)

Very true... BUTTTTTTT go look at all the spider cracks that will form around your pylon the second you get done towing!!!!

OMG, not another pylon/tower tube pulling thread again.

Coach, that does look like fun. Also looks like people will barf or get dizzy with all that rotation.

I figure this is a chance for me to rag on the 'pansy pylon' put out by Tige. The only pylon in the industry that is not bolted into the stringers (I don't think it qualifies for innovation, however). I have a tiny gel coat crack near mine and found that my pylon was somewhat loose. So remember to tighten the pylon and under most circumstances you won't have a problem.

Wannabe, the pylon on your boat is through bolted to the stringers, so it will pretty much never fail. I have known of failures of the current pylon that is bolted into the fiberglass with an alluminum support glassed into the fiberglass. They started doing the pansy pylon in 2003.

My options are then to pull from the tower or pull from the tow hooks. The tower is not meant for pulling tubes and is not meant for that sort of stress, and the tow hooks are too low in the water and also put the end of a 60 foot rope so far back that unless you pull a tuber 30+ MPH, the wake is too wide.

Now, having ragged on Tige for it, I started pulling my 5 man water weenie from the pylon and have had no problems except for 1 tiny gel coat crack when I discovered the pylon bolt could use at least one full turn of tightening. It still is hard for me to wonder every time I put the rope on there if this is the time that it will lift up and I will be headed for a several hundred dollar repair job.

Rant over...back to your regularly scheduled programming.

[Jason B]

I wouldn't even do that to the nieghbor kids...that just looks mean, not fun.

I once threw up @ McDonalds after my brother spun me in the Hamburglar-go-round. Not a fond memory.

[turbonine]

I rode one of these at Powell a few days ago. Don't know if it had to do with three adults or the water being choppy, but the thing did not spin like that at all.

Here are the two things that it did do;

1. Really did a number on my rotator cuff that is already on its last thread.

2. Took a nose dive when I was in the front position. As I was going in I made sure to avoid the rope, what I didn't know was that the rope snapped from the nose digger. As I was under water I felt the rope wrapped around my arm and thought "Oh $h*t!, here we go."

This experience just reinforced the reason why I don't tube.

[shake-n-bake]

HAHA thats what you think, We've put way more weight on those measily pylons before and have had no problems what so ever, I mean think about it, Have you ever heard of a V-Drive pylon failing on a Tigé?(Even through it may look like it will snap right off it won't)

I have seen it! my pansy pylon broke all the gell coat all the way around the pylon. The pylon was good and tight before pulling the tube, we had two people on a tube.

I am with Tall that Tige needs to address this pylon, They advertise the boat as a family versatile boat, and pulling tubes is something most families with young kids do! I agree the rope is to low pulling from the back hooks!

[xpjim1]

I figure this is a chance for me to rag on the 'pansy pylon' put out by Tige. The only pylon in the industry that is not bolted into the stringers (I don't think it qualifies for innovation, however). I have a tiny gel coat crack near mine and found that my pylon was somewhat loose. So remember to tighten the pylon and under most circumstances you won't have a problem.

Wannabe, the pylon on your boat is through bolted to the stringers, so it will pretty much never fail. I have known of failures of the current pylon that is bolted into the fiberglass with an alluminum support glassed into the fiberglass. They started doing the pansy pylon in 2003.

My options are then to pull from the tower or pull from the tow hooks. The tower is not meant for pulling tubes and is not meant for that sort of stress, and the tow hooks are too low in the water and also put the end of a 60 foot rope so far back that unless you pull a tuber 30+ MPH, the wake is too wide.

Now, having ragged on Tige for it, I started pulling my 5 man water weenie from the pylon and have had no problems except for 1 tiny gel coat crack when I discovered the pylon bolt could use at least one full turn of tightening. It still is hard for me to wonder every time I put the rope on there if this is the time that it will lift up and I will be headed for a several hundred dollar repair job.

Rant over...back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Tall
Have you exceded the allowed number of pansy pylon posts yet? You must be getting close. I agree with you though. I pull nothing from the pylon, tubes are from the hooks and this way the kids cannot see whats coming with all the water spray in their face

[KonaKing]

SICK

[wannabewakeboarder]

I have seen it! my pansy pylon broke all the gell coat all the way around the pylon. The pylon was good and tight before pulling the tube, we had two people on a tube.

I am with Tall that Tige needs to address this pylon, They advertise the boat as a family versatile boat, and pulling tubes is something most families with young kids do! I agree the rope is to low pulling from the back hooks!

Well there you have it haha, I know we've put more that 400lbs on a tube on a '06 22ve, So...I said pull from the tower, more lift off the wake anyways

I figure this is a chance for me to rag on the 'pansy pylon' put out by Tige. The only pylon in the industry that is not bolted into the stringers (I don't think it qualifies for innovation, however). I have a tiny gel coat crack near mine and found that my pylon was somewhat loose. So remember to tighten the pylon and under most circumstances you won't have a problem.

Wannabe, the pylon on your boat is through bolted to the stringers, so it will pretty much never fail. I have known of failures of the current pylon that is bolted into the fiberglass with an alluminum support glassed into the fiberglass. They started doing the pansy pylon in 2003.

My options are then to pull from the tower or pull from the tow hooks. The tower is not meant for pulling tubes and is not meant for that sort of stress, and the tow hooks are too low in the water and also put the end of a 60 foot rope so far back that unless you pull a tuber 30+ MPH, the wake is too wide.

Now, having ragged on Tige for it, I started pulling my 5 man water weenie from the pylon and have had no problems except for 1 tiny gel coat crack when I discovered the pylon bolt could use at least one full turn of tightening. It still is hard for me to wonder every time I put the rope on there if this is the time that it will lift up and I will be headed for a several hundred dollar repair job.

Rant over...back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Tall,
Are you reffering to the pylon in the '00 21i? If so I would think that its made in conjunction with the stringers, I have seen the pylon infront of the motor cover on several i series boats bend when pulling up a slalomer.

[Fast1911]

Wont catch me on it

[dogbert]

Very true... BUTTTTTTT go look at all the spider cracks that will form around your pylon the second you get done towing!!!!

Not mine. I think I can tow a parasail with mine!

[SPBFAN]

I think we need to find a retrofit for the 24V's and put a real pylon in them. Of course if we do that the Malibu Crew will say we are copying Malibu patents. .

That tub looks like a fun ride.

[RDKamikaze]

I think we need to find a retrofit for the 24V's and put a real pylon in them. Of course if we do that the Malibu Crew will say we are copying Malibu patents. .

That tub looks like a fun ride.

I think this is my first post! Anyways, I did not join the forums to say this, but hey, it's an opportunity!

My brother is the owner/CEO of Insanity Products, Inc. and he makes removable pylons that don't require any mods to the boat to have. You should all check out his website, we're international now!

But on the OTHER note, about a retrofit pylon...I'm sure I could talk to him about making one. He's a very smart guy and could probably do something if people are REALLY interested. We have an '04 22v rider's ed. so I assume that the "pansy pylon" is that little pylon in the back of the boat that's about 4ft high, if that?

On topic:
That tube looks nasty. You probably couldn't fit 8 kids on that thing like some other tubes. And besides, the turning and crazy driving is what makes tubing tubing! Boo for the creators who are trying to take that away rfom us.

[TeamAllen]

Welcome to the site RDKamikaze!

Here is the link to the pansy pylon. Maybe your brother can solve the problem?

Entire Thread: http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...ighlight=pylon

[dogbert]

I think we need to find a retrofit for the 24V's and put a real pylon in them. Of course if we do that the Malibu Crew will say we are copying Malibu patents. .

Nah, just bring back the pylon from the old 21vs. I bet you could lift the entire boat with it.

[dogbert]

I figure this is a chance for me to rag on the 'pansy pylon' put out by Tige. The only pylon in the industry that is not bolted into the stringers (I don't think it qualifies for innovation, however). I have a tiny gel coat crack near mine and found that my pylon was somewhat loose. So remember to tighten the pylon and under most circumstances you won't have a problem.

I still can't imagine why they changed it.

[CP3]

MY question is this.

with the life time hull warranty, wouldnt tige have to replace the pylon for free if it just got ripped out????

I dont think they would make such a warranty if they werent sure about it.....