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My wife also wants one of these, I'm sure we'll get the same brand you have and my thoughts were to roll it up with velcro straps and put on the frontWe have a different brand. I think it is a Giant Pain In The A$$ Mat. ;-) It's a big one. Even rolled up tight, it takes a lot of room. We either put it in the center aisle, open the front gate and let it jut out a bit off the bow. Or strap it down across the back porch.
I hate it, but the wife and all her girlfriends love it. So we bring it every time.
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I have a 6 by 9 and mine will fit in the floor storage.How do you bring along a Maui Mat on your toon without taking up alot of room inside? Same question for a towable tube? (Puctures would be great also)
I was thinking something like this might be easier and take up less space. They could be laid flat against the rails or just strapped to the rear deck. I also like the inflatable type like mission makes but then you are completely out of the water. Just depends how you want to use it.My wife also wants one of these, I'm sure we'll get the same brand you have and my thoughts were to roll it up with velcro straps and put on the front
Good call about the SUP. My wife ordered one today. Our friends brought one onboard last year. It wasn't horrible. They blew it up on the water and then I think we left it inflated until we hit land. Damn our boat is become a play ground.Never had a mat but we used to inflate our tube onboard and keep it on the sun pad until we deflated it let it dry and put it away. My wife's 11 ft. inflatable paddle board is a different story. Took up alot of room when she wasn't using it. But we managed.
Small price to pay for all those happy faces and memories for them.We have a different brand. I think it is a Giant Pain In The A$$ Mat. ;-) It's a big one. Even rolled up tight, it takes a lot of room. We either put it in the center aisle, open the front gate and let it jut out a bit off the bow. Or strap it down across the back porch.
I hate it, but the wife and all her girlfriends love it. So we bring it every time.
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I don't have a picture but we have a big Mable and when not in the water we have it tied to the tow bar and its generally out of the way.How do you bring along a Maui Mat on your toon without taking up alot of room inside? Same question for a towable tube? (Puctures would be great also)
We have a different brand. I think it is a Giant Pain In The A$$ Mat. ;-) It's a big one. Even rolled up tight, it takes a lot of room. We either put it in the center aisle, open the front gate and let it jut out a bit off the bow. Or strap it down across the back porch.
I hate it, but the wife and all her girlfriends love it. So we bring it every time.
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VitiminJ do you have a picture of your black powder coat ski bar? Where did you have that done? And is it easy to take off yourself? ThanksWe got a Fat Daddy mat last year. It's 2" thick and nightmare to roll up. But our son and his friends love it. I bought a LilliPad at Costco this year for $300. It's thinner and easier to roll up. Or at least it looks like everyone else can roll them up easily!
But for your question. I'd stand the pad up on it's end on the stern port side. But ours had a large O.D. The Lillipad is a much smaller footprint so I'm not sure if it will stand up well. When we tube we put the mat laying on it's side on the bow and wrap the bungee cords around the door. No issues.
We have the tow bar and lean the inflated tube up against it until we reach the tubing area. The kids use the tube in the swim hole a lot too. I love the tow bar. We hang the floats and life jackets off of it to drain/dry. Plus I powder coated it black it looks bad ass.
They're all a pain in the butt, especially since we drive to our boat. The Fat Daddy took up the entire damn mini van. We had to lay the seats down. But we put up with it for the kids.