09 x-star tubing off of tower

[sp00ky]

Originally Posted by CCAnderson

I would like to believe that the little plastic piece where the tube attached to the rope is not as strong as a pylon on tower. If you are really worried about it have an engineer work out the strain using his mechanics of materials course work and find the weakest link: the rope, the tube cover, the tower, pylon, funny looking plastic thing. This might be a good design project for some college kids.

My gut tells me the plastic thing is the weak point. If were designing it I would make this the weakest point and market it to all those boaters concerned about damaging their boat.

Exactly my thoughts too. The tube and rope should snap way before the tower.

[CCAnderson]

I'm hoping for the sake of Moomba owners that what I cannot see in that picture is a large piece of metal glassed into the deck of the boat that would distribute the load from the tower. I imagine that most issues arise from shoddy tower installations with people cutting corners because they are inexperienced or in a hurry or it was during a time period when some boats had plates and some didn't.

I like the idea of putting a mechanical fuse in the rope somewhere. it would be difficult to get the right setting but i think it would be safer than having a tower collapse

[Philscbx]

Originally Posted by CCAnderson

I like the idea of putting a mechanical fuse in the rope somewhere. it would be difficult to get the right setting but i think it would be safer than having a tower collapse

A Bungee comes to mind again.

[tdjaster]

Tubing behind a MC (especially X-Star) should be illegal.

[willyt]

Originally Posted by tdjaster

Tubing behind a MC (especially X-Star) should be illegal.

Right? And I don't see ANYONE concerned about the spontaneous combustion danger!!!

[tdjaster]

Originally Posted by willyt

Right? And I don't see ANYONE concerned about the spontaneous combustion danger!!!

Well, that was my reasoning for it being illegal. Spontaneous combustion was implied.

[CCAnderson]

Samson beat me to the punch.

Nothing like having an aluminum bullet flying at the passengers in the back seat when it decides to let loose.

[willyt]

Originally Posted by CCAnderson

Samson beat me to the punch.

Nothing like having an aluminum bullet flying at the passengers in the back seat when it decides to let loose.

More danger = more fun. Now your really starting to market to the xstar demographic