I have amish outfitters poly boards with stainless steel brackets ,my question is the tow lines sometimes seem to be slack not super tight commonly pulling at 2.0 mph I would think they should pull harder how tight is the tow line for most guys ?????anyone have pictures of there tow lines in action mine are mounted on the hard top as far forward and as I high as I can on the top


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Had the same problem until I went with the triple boards now my lines are very tight.Mine are also mounted on my hardtop.

 

Are your boards surging and allowing slack? What type of tow line are you using?

 

I have been using line marketed for string trimmers...smooth, ultra tough, cheap and releases slide better than any twist type line.

 

Then line does not stay super tight I am using snubbers on the boards but the pull is not making line super tight I am using the white Dacron 500 pound I think


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try shortening your eye bolt as much as possible to make them pull harder or get one just long enough to go though the Azek.

 

I have 800 lb spectra on mine I use A/O snubbers but have a bungee system like the Big charters use. My line are gunnel height and at the bottom back of my cabin hard to explain, Capt Eric of the Pirate Clipper showed me his and I fashioned mine after his (sorta) .My board line are tight 99% of the time.

 

Any pics Nauti???


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Azek is what the board is made from. If you are using snubbers they do the same basic job as the bungee system but add drag to the planner board which makes them drag or pull less bungee system is the best. Getting the tow line high is to keep it out of the water and make releases slide better. The farther forward the towline it helps with keeping the boards forward and making turns. The shorter the eyebolt on your boards the harder they will pull.

 

Do you need the bungee ???i also heard eye bolt placement could help ???I just want them pulling hard so line is taught


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If you don't have either a bungee system or a snubber, it better be dead calm or your boards will “jump” or at least surge. You don’t need both. Also without one or the other, your towline is likely to break. They relieve stress on your mast and its mountings also. The harder your boards pull, the more they need “relief”

 

The bungee should attach at the boat to a pulley that the tow line runs through. That way it will function with any length of tow line out. And not drag in the water.

 

KPI no my boat is in Ohio I am in South Carolina, Jim maybe can explain it a little better.

 

Where would I put a bungee on my boat 24 walk around hard top


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At the rear corner of the hard top probably.

 

https://www.walleyetacklestore.com/cisco-pulley-with-12-0-swivel/something like this and the bungee attached to hard top


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Yes but it needs to be done in such a way as not be hanging loose. It depends on your boats layout.

 

Wish I had a picture I could have Cisco fab me up something


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The stretch in Aquaholics mono boards tow line acts as his bungee.

 

Weed eater line is great as long as you have aluminum spools. It has a tendency to crack plastic spools.

 

Kpi I widened my amish boards I believe 3 inches. Boy do they pull so much better. I picked up flat aluminum at ace. Also moved the eye bolt down a little to. Definitely worth a shot.

 

KPI, give me a call when you get a chance. I changed my setup some and I made a adaptations to my boards.

 

If the boards are not pulling hard , relocating/designing where it's mounted to the boat won't make them pull harder. Need to change location of Eye bolt on the boards,If they are currently pulling straight just not hard relocate eye bolt about 3/4" towards rear of board [make small adjustments too far back will make them lag and appear to side skip] If they look like they are dragging move forward.
There is a sweet spot, [if i remember correctly] If you attach a line to the board and drag it on a smooth floor board should be at approx. 41 degree angle from tow line
I've spent a few hours with a spring scale on the four wheeler dragging boards along the pond a few years ago

 

Will up or down location on eye bolt make any difference I figured if I mounted lower it would pull and make them dig more


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Will up or down location on eye bolt make any difference I figured if I mounted lower it would pull and make them dig more


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Yes ,but it doesn't have as much effect as moving front to rear. unless it is currently located extremely high. If I remember correctly the Eye ended up just above the center line of board, like 5" up from bottom of 8" board???. I've got it sketched out somewhere, I'll see if I can find it later this morning

 

Will up or down location on eye bolt make any difference I figured if I mounted lower it would pull and make them dig more

The boards I have are 7-1/2" tall
And eye is located 5-1/4" up from bottom
The eyes are below the surface when running



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you are getting slack in your boards as they are surging and slacking... the rubber snubbers at the boards are not sufficient for lake erie. you also need a bungie system at the boat to handle the wave action sway at the boat too. otherwise as the boat sways away from one board (that board gets tight) and toward the other board (that board gets slack).

i have posted pics and drawings of the setup used on my boat and same as many charters. search the forum for that and may be most recent in the Jim Stedke's yearly walleye discussion post this year. i know i have posted it with pics not too long ago...