I'm tired of using the Y yoke strap with swivel. I'm tired of using the Powerball Tow System.... Both are great devices, but more hassle than having a tow bar.
Here's the plan... Since I have no idea how much it costs to powder coat a ski tow bar, and since my welder guy does all the work at home - with a driveway issue that won't allow me to leave my boat at his house.... I made a PVC mock up/prototype... I called Powder Coating by JLC for estimate on powder coating. I emailed them these pictures. He said, that since it will be exposed to a lot of water, he needs to add some type of special primer, followed by powder coating in my choice of color, should be around $150. I think I'm going with a beige/tan type color, since 1. My wife says so, and 2. Matches some of the striping on the boat graphics.
Sounds good enough. My welder guy will pass on the savings of the material to me. He can get all the tubing/angle iron stuff from his workplace, at wholesale pricing. We're going with 1 1/2" tubing with 3/16" wall. The base will be 2" angle iron... The tow bar will be mounted to the same cross members that the engine pod is mounted, using heavy strength bolts....
Sound strong enough?
Anyway, here's the photos of the initial prototype... I'm going to add some additional braces that go from the slanted/angled tube, to the vertical rear piece... They're not on at time of photos. I'm also going higher with the angled/rear supports.
I'll update this when the welder finishes.... Of course, ignore the wooden and the grey pvc support bars....
The Powerball Tow System will be for sale when this tow bar is completed.... I think...
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