removable pylon

latka87 · Posted: Jun 18, 2003 12:17 pm Post subject: removable pylon

i want to get a pylon for my boat, its a I/O sea ray, the pylon has to be removable, and pretty easy to do so. i have been looking at the air boom universal pylon and it looks to be what i am looking for, but its pretty expensive, is there anything similar for less money then that?

bluefish86 · Posted: Jun 18, 2003 3:14 pm Post subject:

A big air pylon ( www.bigairpylons.com ) only costs $285. I got one an it only takes two or three minutes to put up and take down after it's installed.

bluefish86 · Posted: Jun 18, 2003 3:17 pm Post subject:

This is what it looks like on my boat (also a searay). The only permanent fixtures on the boat are the base plate and the two cable clips in the back.

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

i just instaled that same pylon on my Stingray about a week ago. it works great! but it does take over 2 hours to instale it the first time, after that it only takes a minute to put up and down. well worth the $$$$

latka87 · Posted: Jun 18, 2003 5:18 pm Post subject:

looks pretty good, what is teh baseplate like when the pole isnt in it? to install do you have to cut anything, or just screw it down? do you have a picture of the baseplate by any chance?

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

the baseplate is about 2 inches high and rounded so you dont stub your toes. you have to drill the hole before you screw anything down but you dont have to cut anything

graphik · Addict Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 727 City: miller lake

I have a skyscraper on my tige. It's the same idea, but I only have one strap that goes around the bow. Works great, no other straps to get in the way.

twitch88 · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 7:36 am Post subject:

what is the install like on one of those? do you just screw the baseplate into the floor or is there some prepping so the floor doesn't crack?

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

you have to drill 6 holes in the floor and then put screws through to hold the baseplate down. You also have to drill in the fiberglass at the back to hold the back cables down. (look at bluefish's pic)

twitch88 · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 1:09 pm Post subject:

thanks, so you don't have to reinforce the floor with anything though.

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

no, theres no strain on the plate, all it does is keep the bottom from moving, the cables keep the pole from moving

twitch88 · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 6:53 pm Post subject:

cool thanks for the info

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jBoss · Outlaw Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Posts: 110 City: Louisiana

you probably could because the cables are set highso you wouldn't have to set the rack low.

Silent J · Newbie Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 34 City: Oshawa

bluefish86, Did you just order that online? I'm from Canada, and I can't find anything on their site that says that they don't ship to Canada, so I'm just making sure. Some companies won't ship internationally to Canada.

ryanf · Criminal Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 51

i order the bigairpylon and its awesume all i did was just sreww the basae plate into the floor and pu teh pole up and adjusted the wires to fit i didn;t bother to hook up the D-rings to the side if the boat i didn't want to drill into the side of the boat instead i just attached the hooks from the cable to the cleats of the boatr in the back and the starp around the bow it works awesume and this is my second season with it takes all of 2 minutes to put up and dow. you don't even relize the are wires when in the boat they rarely get in the way you should go with that one its a great buy

ryanf · Criminal Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 51

be sure to watch out for the gas tank i had to open the latch i have on the floor of my boat and drill very slowly with my hand under the floor to make sure it doesn't go throuhg pick a good spot to put it