Power Pole on a Tournament 225?

[JCB3]

On my 2006 GW 225 Tournament, my Yamaha 250 is mounted on a bracket to the swim platform. Has anyone ever mounted a power pole to the swim platform? Are they heavy? ...don't want to put excess weight on the transom. Also, does anyone know of a bimini extender for a Tournament 225?

 

[PointedRose]

I’m not going to claim I have a lot of experience with power poles, but I have never seen one installed on a heavier boat like a GW. I’d be skeptical of their effectiveness honestly. Typically see them on smaller center consoles that weigh a lot less and boats with less profile above the waterline that wind would push around. If your scupper drains are well above the waterline I don’t think additional weight would change much, can lookup the product weight and test with sandbags, gallons of water, or a friend of similar weight

 

[JCB3]

I’m not going to claim I have a lot of experience with power poles, but I have never seen one installed on a heavier boat like a GW. I’d be skeptical of their effectiveness honestly. Typically see them on smaller center consoles that weigh a lot less and boats with less profile above the waterline that wind would push around. If your scupper drains are well above the waterline I don’t think additional weight would change much, can lookup the product weight and test with sandbags, gallons of water, or a friend of similar weight

It's not a big GW... draft is about 18" so I routinely use it in the bay. Scuppers are above water but only a couple of inches... I like the idea of putting weight back there to test it... I'll give that a try, thanks!