Rope
- Thread starter TURBO JET
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- Location
- Sacramento Delta
Great question! I want to hear what others suggest.
I am using orange 1 inch tubular webbing which is 12 foot long with the loops tied in it with a NRS Paddle-Biner and an 03 Metolius loop on each end. Which I used from when I was an assistant white water instructor which meant that I was the guy that pulled the student paddler to the shore and then chased his or her kayak down river until I could bow force it into an eddy and hook it up to my tow rope and try to eddy hop pulling it back upstream.
It has worked great when my wife has had to tow me or vice versa on a broken jet ski.
You put both loops on the biner. Now you've got a long six foot loop. Twist the webbing once. Then put the six foot loop on the biner too. Now you have a three foot webbing with two loops on the non-biner end. Hold the biner in your right hand and the two loops in your left hand with the webbing behind your back and squeeze your waist until you can hook the biner onto both of the loops of webbing in your left hand. It fits very tight. But is very accessible. You can buy everything from REI or your local w.w. shop.
BTW, I was a total embarrassment to the stand up jet skiing community today. I fell alot trying to turn and did one pretty dang high speed fall straight line racing against my wife. This sport really sucks sometimes...
I am using orange 1 inch tubular webbing which is 12 foot long with the loops tied in it with a NRS Paddle-Biner and an 03 Metolius loop on each end. Which I used from when I was an assistant white water instructor which meant that I was the guy that pulled the student paddler to the shore and then chased his or her kayak down river until I could bow force it into an eddy and hook it up to my tow rope and try to eddy hop pulling it back upstream.
It has worked great when my wife has had to tow me or vice versa on a broken jet ski.
You put both loops on the biner. Now you've got a long six foot loop. Twist the webbing once. Then put the six foot loop on the biner too. Now you have a three foot webbing with two loops on the non-biner end. Hold the biner in your right hand and the two loops in your left hand with the webbing behind your back and squeeze your waist until you can hook the biner onto both of the loops of webbing in your left hand. It fits very tight. But is very accessible. You can buy everything from REI or your local w.w. shop.
BTW, I was a total embarrassment to the stand up jet skiing community today. I fell alot trying to turn and did one pretty dang high speed fall straight line racing against my wife. This sport really sucks sometimes...
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Big Kahuna
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- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
Short works best. 6-8 'behind another ski. Little longer behind boat. We have done 3-4' behind ski also
For stand ups towing stand ups 3 to 7 feet stern to bow when towing, loops and carabiners on the rope. In big water situations its best to think of both skis as one.
Honestly if you cut it so that it wraps around your waste twice then clips and stays snug while riding thats the right length.
Honestly if you cut it so that it wraps around your waste twice then clips and stays snug while riding thats the right length.
Thanks that’s very good info that’s why I asked here I had a guy here at home tell me 20ft thanks
Opinions and mileage may vary, but this has been my tow set up for many years now. Learned of it here, forget who said it but it wasn't my idea.
My rope has gotten many skis (and me) out of hairy situations in one piece. Of course if you can its best to just drive the trailer to the beach and pick up the ski but a lot of places you can't do that.
The longer the rope the more the towed ski and operator is gonna plow in to waves out of control and the tower won't know till they feel the drag, at which point its too late, the towed boats already been swamped by it. Its also a huge strain on the rope itself.
So short rope and ride up swells at an angle to lengthen the face. Thats what I go for
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
- Location
- California
This^^ I also run the rope threw a chunk of pool noodle so when you hand it to your buddy they drop it, it doesn't sink..
Great idea. Floating rope is a better rope
Fyi, I summarized my experience here: https://x-h2o.com/threads/tow-ropes.201066/
I probably should have just added it here, but once I started it, I couldn’t easily move it here... so I’m linking to it instead.
I probably should have just added it here, but once I started it, I couldn’t easily move it here... so I’m linking to it instead.
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
Up here in Canada land the law requires 50 feet of dry heaving line which is the yellow floating poly rope. I just follow the regs on this one and keep what is required in my ski. If you're riding a SJ you can fit that much rope, plus the light device, plus the sound device, plus your paperwork inside that little container on the top of the hood. I also keep some glow sticks in there because the flashlights that come in the safety kits are junk and never live past 2 months of ride time. For lowered hoods and aftermarket skis I have no info or suggestions for storage. But it goes a long way with the water police when they want to see your kit and you have it all. I've never been stopped by them but have chatted with them on shore many times. It gives good relations to them, helps us keep a good image with them and they actually love watching us up here, gives them something fun and positive to see in an otherwise not so positive job.