Finally Having Fun! Tubing Question
 

OK - so we are finally having fun on our Mariah 238. Years ago we had an O'Brien tube. But when we dug it out I can see we will have to replace it. It is all dry rotted. :(
So I'd like to invest in a 2 person tube. What are your opinions on the most durable?:yes_grin:

Re: Finally Having Fun! Tubing Question
 

Personally I usually just grab whatever costco has on sale I found so far name brands all last about the same and some no names seem to last just aswell, and then again other no names last a weekend.

Re: Finally Having Fun! Tubing Question
 

costco or west maine....what ever they have on sale

Re: Finally Having Fun! Tubing Question
 

Do you want something crazy or do you want something more stable for the little kids? The airhead vyper is popular for a sit down style. The sportstuff Chariot warbird is cool for a more stable ride. My oldest really likes a flat tube for being tossed across the water.

Re: Finally Having Fun! Tubing Question
 

I got my tube from West Marine right after memorial day. I got the smaller flat 60" tube without the flaps on the side so it would be more challenging to stay on. I am 275 pounds an I was very surprised to find that my 3.0L performed very well.

Check out the Video: Mariah SX8 3.0 pulls 275 pound man - YouTube

Re: Finally Having Fun! Tubing Question
 

We use to use the obrien Screamer flat tube with our previous boat. Loved them! Let them go with the boat like a dummy. Now that we have a nice Mariah, we picked up two of the Airhead Slice flat tubes . They are much easier to mount, but have a high tendency to submarine if the rider is not leaning back or on the tail edge on take off. More difficult to bring up on edge when swing out from the boat. They seem to be durable and they are a lot of fun.

Re: Finally Having Fun! Tubing Question
 

you are right. They do submarine at slower speed. Especially if nobody just feel off and you are turning around to pick them up it usually goes totally under water. I love that it is hard to swing out on there edge because for the rider that is the scariest part, but for the driver its a challenge.

Check out my tubing video: Mariah SX8 3.0 pulls 275 pound man - YouTube

Happy Boating!