wkearney99 wrote:
Here's a question to ask, do you see yourself burning the extra fuel to pull water toys? Do you see the 298 as being maneuverable enough to make it practical? Neither really works for me in the 348. I "can" pull toys with my setup but, in the end, usually avoid it because of the size/burn rate issues. It's better to raft-up with someone in a much smaller deck boat and let them do the pulling. The trade being access to amenities on the larger boats, along with supplies and friendship. A win-win when everything goes right.
My thoughts exactly Bill, even though we have a small 248, I don't like towing with it, have don't it. That is the reason we got us a 160 hp 3 man Jet Ski for a tow boat. Last summer at Powell we burned 8 gallons a day using the jet ski to tow the tube, wakeboard, skis, until all 4 kids and 2 adults were tired. You can not run even the small 248 w/5.7L towing for very long at all with 8 gallons.
I have a 298 Vista and I pull my younger children on a double cockpit-style towable quite often, but it is usually at low speeds and never in an aggressive manner. However, I once took my wife's younger brothers tubing and you are right about the bigger cruisers being cumbersome and gas guzzling, but it sure was fun watching those two smart-asses getting slammed into a 3 foot wake going 35 miles per hour.
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