How to make your boat tow easier and save gas!!!!!

[gmtech16450yz]

Lol made you all look. This is how my f'd up brain works, I woke up this morning with this thought...

When we're towing these jet boats, some of that ~60mph airflow has to go up into the tunnels. Of course it has the impellers to restrict that flow, but then it would go out the nozzles. Soooooooo, simply opening the buckets will let that airflow out cleanly instead of being stopped or directed downwards.

Hahahahahahaahahhaahhhahahahaha

The silly thing is, there is a tiny bit of accuracy to my theory. I mean those are some pretty big scoops and there would be airflow under the boat. Will it make your boat tow easier and result in better gas mileage? I seriously doubt it. But when I see a Yamaha boat being towed now I'll definitely be looking to see if the buckets are in the open position. I guarantee that SOMEBODY that reads this is going to tow with theirs open just in case it does actually make a difference. (Ok maybe me on our way home from the lake today.)

 

[steveinmd]

I tow with my tower down when I'm going a distance. It makes a difference even if that difference is only .1

 

[2kwik4u]

I tow with my tower down when I'm going a distance. It makes a difference even if that difference is only .1

What do you use for brackets/securing the tower?

I suspect it'll actually make a difference with my EV towing as compared to an ICE vehicle.

 

[paleus]

I tow with my tower down when I'm going a distance. It makes a difference even if that difference is only .1

I'd suspect it would be less aerodynamic with the tower down. The tower is still above the roofline of my truck when folded down so it's not being blocked by anything. With it folded down you'd be exposing both beams of the tower, plus the cross braces as frontal area vs with the tower up, only the front beam is exposed.

 

[steveinmd]

What do you use for brackets/securing the tower?

I suspect it'll actually make a difference with my EV towing as compared to an ICE vehicle.

I made a stand out of a vertical 2x6 with some 2x4's at the bottom for stability. Bungie to secure to the tower

 

[steveinmd]

I'd suspect it would be less aerodynamic with the tower down. The tower is still above the roofline of my truck when folded down so it's not being blocked by anything. With it folded down you'd be exposing both beams of the tower, plus the cross braces as frontal area vs with the tower up, only the front beam is exposed.

My tower folds to behind the windshield. It's a 195.

 

[paleus]

My tower folds to behind the windshield. It's a 195.

Ah, that makes sense.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Lol made you all look. This is how my f'd up brain works, I woke up this morning with this thought...

When we're towing these jet boats, some of that ~60mph airflow has to go up into the tunnels. Of course it has the impellers to restrict that flow, but then it would go out the nozzles. Soooooooo, simply opening the buckets will let that airflow out cleanly instead of being stopped or directed downwards.

Hahahahahahaahahhaahhhahahahaha

The silly thing is, there is a tiny bit of accuracy to my theory. I mean those are some pretty big scoops and there would be airflow under the boat. Will it make your boat tow easier and result in better gas mileage? I seriously doubt it. But when I see a Yamaha boat being towed now I'll definitely be looking to see if the buckets are in the open position. I guarantee that SOMEBODY that reads this is going to tow with theirs open just in case it does actually make a difference. (Ok maybe me on our way home from the lake today.)

I started removing my windshield when I tow long distances… it stays clean and I can’t only imagine how much wind resistance there is at 70 mph….

 

[gmtech16450yz]

We tow with the tower down and the boat covered 95% of the time. I made some steel posts years ago that hold the tower at just the right angle. I also need the tower down so that the boat fits under our carport.