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liquid wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 4:19 pm Can’t help being myself I suppose!
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A new member makes a thread asking if his tower is strong enough to tow people. They use BBP backing his tower into his garage as a point of reference. And the best Cobalt Chat can come up with is rational responses about how the tower can tow wake-boarders but not tubers?

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Hey, at least we managed to squeeze the right answer in there somewhere :)
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Yes they got the answer in 1 post then we decided to back boats into garages and barn door's and pull tubers from a tower and crack in a aluminum tower. 1 rule no fishing from tower. It can not be used to hold a green stick.
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Hmm.. I wonder what oil I should use in my tower?
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Honestly when I first read the post, I thought Kasey was just an existing forum member throwing bait out...fishing for a reaction using a new username as a disguise.
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AsLan7 wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:53 pm Honestly when I first read the post, I thought Kasey was just an existing forum member throwing bait out...fishing for a reaction using a new username as a disguise.
Yes, I thought the same, but all the more reason to mess /w them lol.
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NautiGirl wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 6:20 am
AsLan7 wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:53 pm Honestly when I first read the post, I thought Kasey was just an existing forum member throwing bait out...fishing for a reaction using a new username as a disguise.
Yes, I thought the same, but all the more reason to mess /w them lol.
Maybe Jeff got his own😂😂😂
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Ytmsn wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:17 pm Hmm.. I wonder what oil I should use in my tower?
Not oil, YT... use turn signal fluid. You can use left TSF or right TSF, doesn't matter.
Be sure and fill it from the bottom.
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okielaker wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:01 pm
Ytmsn wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:17 pm Hmm.. I wonder what oil I should use in my tower?
Not oil, YT... use turn signal fluid. You can use left TSF or right TSF, doesn't matter.
Be sure and fill it from the bottom.
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And be sure to pick up a bottle of prop wash to help get any bugs off of it.

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Hey A7 can I just use dicing agent instead of winterizing and shrink wrapping my boat.
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What's your agent dicing ?
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I’ve had four 200 pounders (conservative) on a 25 pound 4-person tube. That’s 825 pounds. Now submarine that baby...at speed...with a side load. An increased submarining force estimated at 2,000 pounds against the tower is conservative imho. It’s also a reason they use a 4,000 pound breaking strength on a heavy duty towable rope...(to not break —even under a worst case scenario).
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rinkymehra19 wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:48 pm I’ve had four 200 pounders (conservative) on a 25 pound 4-person tube. That’s 825 pounds. Now submarine that baby...at speed...with a side load. An increased submarining force estimated at 2,000 pounds against the tower is conservative imho. It’s also a reason they use a 4,000 pound breaking strength on a heavy duty towable rope...(to not break —even under a worst case scenario).
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Thank you so much! :D 9apps
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