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Masterline Jetski Bridle
Masterline
$
39
.99
Matching the rope to the tube
Tube ropes and boat bridles from Masterline and Straight Line — shorter and stronger than ski ropes, sized by rider count. Standard ropes, bungee ropes, and bridles for outboard boats and jet skis.
Ropes, bridles and bungee attachments
Tube ropes are different from ski ropes. They’re shorter — around 50-60 feet versus 75 — to keep the tube out of the wash and reduce the whip if it swings wide. They’re rated by rider count, with thicker line for bigger tubes. Using a ski rope for tubing is a bad idea: too long, not rated for the load, and you’ll snap something eventually. Matching rope to tube. Match the rope’s rider rating to the tube’s. A 4-person tube on a 1-person rope will fail under load — the line, the stitching or the boat’s tow point will give first. Both Masterline and Straight Line make ropes across the rider-count range, so size up to whatever the tube is rated for. Bungee tube ropes. A bungee tube rope has a stretchy section that absorbs the shock when the tube digs in or hits a wake. Two benefits: less stress on the boat’s tow point (you won’t bend a ski pole or break a transom eye), and a smoother ride for the riders. Bigger tubes benefit more. Bungee attachments are also sold separately if you’d rather add the bungee to a rope you already own. Bridles. If you’re towing from an outboard or a jet ski, you can’t tie directly to one corner of the boat — the pull is uneven and the boat tracks badly. A bridle is a Y-shaped attachment that connects to both sides of the transom (or the jet ski’s bridle points) and meets at a single point where the tube rope clips on. Outboard bridles come in standard width and XL — the XL is for wider transoms. Jet ski bridles have shorter legs and connect to the factory bridle points. Quick clips and rope keepers. Stainless steel quick clips speed up rope-to-tube and rope-to-bridle hookups — useful when you’re swapping ropes between rider and tube on the same outing. A rope keeper is a small loop that holds the rope’s end so it doesn’t tangle or trail in the water when not in use. Not sure what your boat or jet ski needs? Take a photo of the towing setup and send it through, or bring it into the Brisbane store — we can match the right bridle from the back-of-boat view.