Ski Tow Bar for 2004 Bennington 2275 RL

[Ned]

Recently purchased my first pontoon, a 2004 Bennington 2275 RL tritoon with a Yamaha F150C. It does not have a ski tow bar on the back and I can buy one from the dealer for around $700. Can Anyone suggest if these are difficult for someone with medium skills to install or am I best advised to have the marina do the install? Also, can anyone advise where I could find a cheaper Tow bar that works for this model?

[mpilot]

Here's one for a Godfrey but it may fit and the measurements are there. The higher side bolts through the floor and rear crossmember and the lower two bolt to the fins on the transom.

http://greatlakesskipper.com/godfrey-r1 ... -pylon-bar

[sunedog]

I bought a 2001 Bennington used and later added a ski tow bar. I didn't want to pay the dealer for a Bennington tow bar (don't remember how much it was, but it was expensive). Found one on Craigslist that came off another manufacturer's boat. Sorry, don't remember what kind of boat it was on.

It didn't match up exactly for my boat, but I made it work. I drilled through the motor pod flanges top and bottom and used long SS bolts with a substantial backing plate. Used washers and nylock nuts.

And it's been on there about 10 years with no issues. Use it regularly to pull tubes. Have some pics but can't embed them here anymore. If anyone can tell me how, I'll add them.

[sunedog]

Let's see if the pics show up now....

[Ned]

thanks for the pics, I was not sure how the Bennington tow bar attached to the frame. FYI, I am looking at a Turbo tow bar- about the same cost but easily demount ed.