Pontoon Pylon

srhboarder · Posted: Jul 12, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject: Pontoon Pylon

Hey all. My granparents have a pontoon boat that when im visiting, wakeboard behind. The only problem is that we have to tie the rope to one side or the other of the pontoons. It is an outboard pontoon that at full speed is like perfect for wakeboarding and kneeboarding. What I was wondering was if it was possible to make a small pylon for relatively cheap that would go rite obove the motor in this little area. I kind of have some Ideas but dont know if it would be strong enogh to pull me if it was bullted together or if it would have to be wellded.

Prizzy · Soul Rider Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 360 City: Milwaukee

Why do you need a pylon for a pontoon. Do the make decent wakes?? I always thought they would make a weird double wake.

brichter14 · Addict Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 705

if you are wakeboarding behind a pontoon just get your feel for the board/water. practice cutting and surface tricks. once you are very very comfortable with wakeboarding on the surface, find a I/0 to ride behind or a real wakeboard boat.

srhboarder · Posted: Jul 15, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject:

NO NO NO you huys have it rong. I can wakeboard fine behind an I/O its just that my grandparents are really old and it hard for them to put there boat in sometimes. I can almost W2W and have only been riding for like 4 weeks.

nitsuj819 · Newbie Joined: 10 Jun 2008 Posts: 15

If you really want a pylon for a pontoon you can probably find something like this pretty cheap on ebay.
http://www.boatersworld.com/product/479690034.htm
It's not anything like a fly high pylon but it's probably better than tieing the rope to the side of the pontoon.

Brit Rider · Posted: Jul 16, 2008 1:55 pm Post subject:

insanitypylons.com Cool

Hollywood · Posted: Jul 17, 2008 6:47 am Post subject:

srhboarder, judging by your spelling you probably don't have the ingenuity or skills to fabricate a pylon for that boat. Tie it off to the pontoon and do your thing. I'm sure they'll be impressed by you getting up and cutting around anyhow.

srhboarder · Posted: Jul 17, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject:

Hollywood, Ya thanks @$$ hole. I can build things just fine. Rite now Im re-doing the engine on my grandpa's 69 GTO and have taken my dirtbike down to the bair frame and powdercoated everything and re-did the top and bottom end. The other thing is that im only 13 and can probably build things better than you. How was my spelling on that one!!!!!

Nooga678 · Posted: Jul 21, 2008 10:55 am Post subject:

Ya, Rite, Im, bair, im are all misspelled. But at only 13 you still have a lot of English schooling ahead of you.

And calm down!

bjeremi · Soul Rider Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 433 City: Owasso

What's involved with redoing an engine? LOL. On a serious note wakeboarding behind a pontoon is only going to be able to take you to a certain level of riding. I would do what Hollywood suggested and just tie of to the pontoon and have fun cutting around and practicing service tricks. Show off a little old school flare and learn the "Olé!"

srhboarder · Posted: Jul 21, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject:

Sorry guys. I just get pissed off when people say stuff like that just by how you spell. Just cuz I didn't spell everything right doesn't mean you have to call me stupid basicaly.

Hollywood · Posted: Jul 22, 2008 6:31 am Post subject:

I think it's fair to think someone who can't spell is stupid.

srhboarder · Posted: Jul 22, 2008 9:24 am Post subject:

OK wow i try and make this better and this @ss hole has to screw it up. What the hell man. Ok i am only 13. What else do you want from me. Just because I dont spell everything perfectly because i am only 13 and still have a few years left of school and really dont care how i spell on a forum. As long as the person understands what i am asking. Why should some 43 year old care if i spell everything. How do you know im not mentaly retarted and never learned how to spell. You dont know who I am or what im about and how smart or stupid I may be. You know the saying"Dont judge a book by its cover" Well i am the book. Evil or Very Mad

Hollywood · Posted: Jul 22, 2008 9:43 am Post subject:

I would put the book down immediately if the author did not care about spelling words correctly and it probably wouldn't get a recommendation either... Confused

Do you want to keep going with this? Stop being lazy.

srhboarder · Posted: Jul 22, 2008 9:46 am Post subject:

How am I beeing lazy. WOW

Hollywood · Posted: Jul 22, 2008 10:06 am Post subject:

srhboarder · Posted: Jul 22, 2008 11:44 am Post subject:

Hey look. can we just try to make emence(sp) I hate it when people are mad at me so please lets just let this go. Ok im just a stupid 13 year old and your a super smart person that knows everything, good. Ok now this post is basicaly pointless because my grandparents put there other boat in and im leaving in like 5 days. Sorry Hollywood!!!!

Hollywood · Posted: Jul 22, 2008 12:18 pm Post subject:

I'm not mad at you. If you don't know how to spell something try looking it up next time?

srhboarder · Posted: Jul 22, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject:

Well i'll remember that and if you could, please dont judge people so much. Not everyone is stupid if they don't end up spelling everything perfectly.

Pr0DiGy · Newbie Joined: 19 Aug 2008 Posts: 2 City: santa clarita

hey bro if ever looking for a ride look me up. Im out on the water every sunday

JeffreyCH · Posted: Aug 21, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject:

srhboarder, use firefox, has a built in spellcheck Wink

. I saw something very interesting out on the lake this weekend, it was a pontoon with an old truck rollbar mounted on it. I had to look at it, and basically the guy told me he found the rollbar at a scrap yard for 20 bucks and fabed some backing plates, just drilled through the deck and bolted it in, seemed to work.