9 replies to this topic

[Fluidtech]

Hi
just wondering if its ok to pull a tube and a few folks via the tow hook on the rear of a 210 Challenger 430hp.
i would hate to to see it ripped right off' i do not have the wake tower.

[STEPHEN X-20]

Go for it! I used to pull a 3-person tube behind my Sea-Doo RX pwc via the tow hook with no problems. Have fun and stay safe.

[seadoofanatic]

To my knowledge it is not recommended to pull tubers from a wake tower, it is not design for this and I believe most towers will have a warning on them for this. It puts too much stress on the tower, the tow-eye is designed for pulling tubes.

[Kevin Leclair]

fanatic is right, the tower on our 210 Wake has a warning that states "DO NOT Tow inflatable towables..."

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[Fluidtech]

thanks for the replys.
i really like the new wakeboard tower on the 2011 wake i wonder if the tower can be installed on the 2010 se?

[k9webster]

we have the 2010 210 Challenger 310 Hp.... spent the summer pulling skiers, kneeboard and tubing. at times pulling upto three people of various sizes on our tube... never had a problem and never felt that the power was inadequate. the ski pole that comes with the boat functioned flawlessly. you have the 430 Hp so you should have no problem. like the look of the wake tower, but could not justify the cost when I had no problems with the regular ski pylon that came with the boat. I also very much like the look of the boat with our the tower - so i'll leave it as is.
hope you enjoy your boat as much as our family has and have a great summer.

Elkin

[Fluidtech]

we have the 2010 210 Challenger 310 Hp.... spent the summer pulling skiers, kneeboard and tubing. at times pulling upto three people of various sizes on our tube... never had a problem and never felt that the power was inadequate. the ski pole that comes with the boat functioned flawlessly. you have the 430 Hp so you should have no problem. like the look of the wake tower, but could not justify the cost when I had no problems with the regular ski pylon that came with the boat. I also very much like the look of the boat with our the tower - so i'll leave it as is.
hope you enjoy your boat as much as our family has and have a great summer.

Elkin

Hi Elkin
you speak of the ski pole i do not believe we have that and where does that go on the 2010 challenger?
Are you talking the tow hook?
thanks
Kevin

[Scott Bruns]

Kevin,

my 2010 Challenger 210 did not come with a Ski Pylon. The dealer installed it after I bought the boat. It replaced the rear table mount hole. The table now fits on top of the Ski Pylon when needed.

[Fluidtech]

Kevin,

my 2010 Challenger 210 did not come with a Ski Pylon. The dealer installed it after I bought the boat. It replaced the rear table mount hole. The table now fits on top of the Ski Pylon when needed.

Is the rear table hole to small for the ski pole?

[gverva]

I would contact a dealer about having the ski pylon added. My 2010 Challenger 210 did not have a ski pylon and there was actually a service campaign open against it. Apparently some boats did not have the ski pylon installed at the factory like they were suppose to. I had the ski pylon installed free of charge, although I was still under the 1 year warranty. I don't know how BRP would handle something like this outside of the warranty. But it seems like BRP or your dealer should have made you aware of this service campaign at some point.

The ski pylon requires an additional support bracket to be installed underneath the swim platform/deck. The replacement mount is metal instead of plastic and has a much deeper hole. The ski pylon will not fit in the black plastic table mount hole. Even if it did fit, the fact that the the ski pylon kit comes with so much more robust support, I suspect there would be a significant chance of damaging the boat while towing with a pole in the plastic table mount hole.

Geoff