plainer boards

[billfish]

Hey can any one help i put a plainer board mast on the bow of my boat . i have the supper ski boards twins and i don,t feel that they track well thay lag back to the transon. are there any better boards? thanks Bill

[ray koziatek]

where do ya live if ya ant to far away ill try to set you up...

[billfish]

in new jersey but i fish owasco lake and cayuga lake

[ray koziatek]

hey thats only 6 hrs away ,too far but a pic of the bow area well generate some ideas

[billfish]

i will try to seen one. what borads are best

[billfish]

corning is about four from me i lived in elmira along time ago was there for the 1972 flood

[LongLine]

Billfish - Can you reassemble the boards such that the outer board is farther forward than the inner board?

Tom B.

(LongLine)

[ray koziatek]

well there is the best and there is whats practical.the otterboards will perform well(great) but storage can be a issue on smaller boats i like the colapsable cannons they work good and storage is great .they perform well for me up to 125 ft of planer line out

[billfish]

longline maybe the board i have are the supper ski that will help

[billfish]

ray at 125 feet the board will be way out the back of my boat and my boat is a 21'

[billfish]

longline if i could get your email i can send a picture of them. i don,t know how to post a pic on this page

[billfish]

[LongLine]

BF – The position of the eye where the towline attaches greatly affects how any board tracks away from the boat. Double skis have a slight tendency to tilt away from the boat a little when moving; hence the outside board is “digging†more as it sits a little deeper in the water than the inner board. By having the outer board more forward than the inner board, the eye is automatically farther back on that outer board and will help tracking

I see by your photo that the eye is extreme forward on the inner board. If the upper board were mine I'd take the connecting rods off & plug the holes. I'd then lay one on top of the other such that the outside one is about 4 inches ahead of the inside one then redrill the holes for the connecting rods. I'd then attach the eye directly under the E in "super".

If both sets of boards were mine I'd ask myself if I have "two pair of mismatched socks". i.e. Is the left one of the bottom supposed to go with the right one on the top and then the right one on the bottom go with the left one on the top?

Good luck,

Tom B.

(LongLine)

[ray koziatek]

there assy wrong the outside board should be more foward .lproblem solved

[billfish]

is this right

[ray koziatek]

http://www.marine-engine-parts.com/planers.html YUP.

[ray koziatek]

Im duh man Im duh man!!!!er um was the man till i scrolled down to your style my homemade ones are as i told you and they track perfect as are my cannons.outside forward......

[billfish]

thank you Tom and Ray you both were a great help. So the tow hook should be where the E is right

[ray koziatek]

i would think it would be closer to that white spot near the front bolt

[ray koziatek]

http://www.quintefishing.com/make_your_ ... boards.htm

[billfish]

so thes board were wrong the hole time

[LongLine]

Ray - you da man. Nailed it right on the head.

BF - The eye is too far back. They may jump out of the water on you. I'd drill a couple holes forward of the E & try them.

Tom B.

(LongLine)

[billfish]

thank you i will let you guys know. going to fix this week end . i should be on the water in two week i hope thanks again. Bill