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Wake tower cross beam bending, ballooning.

vetplus40

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Potential new buyer here. I have looked at the pics and cant see what the discussion is centering around, Can someone please help out "newb"?

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Potential new buyer here. I have looked at the pics and cant see what the discussion is centering around, Can someone please help out "newb"?

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The cross beam in the pics should be flat all the way across, it is bulging out in the middle making it look rounded.
 

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My crossmember is actually round in the middle now and the welds cracked.
 

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Thanks for the clarification. Sorry that you are having issues. I have been a Yamaha guy for a long time now and hate to hear this stuff........:(
 

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This may be an old thread, but I just noticed one of my tower cross members on my 2010 242 LS has ballooned over the winter, due to ice expanding inside. I guess I’ll be drilling some drain holes!
 

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Wanted to share an update, I used 4 clamps and a couple of 2X4’s taped to each side. I spent a half hour tightening the clamps slowly along the ballooned cross member and it’s almost perfect again! I drilled 2 small holes and water drained out for about 3 mins. All is well again!
 

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