With pontoons becoming increasingly common on our lakes, their performance has increased as well. They’re taking the place of traditional ski boats, and as such, there’s a much higher rate of people being towed behind the pontoon, whether on skis, tubes or some other apparatus.
Every state requires either a panoramic mirror be installed or an appointed person onboard to observe the waterborne people, and almost half of the states require you to have both. “That poses a problem for many of the newer pontoon boats and other center-console boats that don’t have a standard rail system on which to easily mount a mirror,” says Jeff Bohanan, President of PTM Edge and its parent company, Protomet.
PTM Edge has devised a new mirror system that will alleviate any concerns you may have about aftermarket mirrors. The UCX-17 PRO is a universal-mount system that you can affix pretty much anywhere on your helm. All you need is 2 1/2 inches of flat space to attach the mirror, and the process takes less than 30 minutes. It doesn’t need to be horizontal, either. The prescription-grade mirror sports a viewing angle of 100 degrees and at 17 inches wide, you have plenty of real estate to spot any problems.
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PTM Edge has been designing boating products for years, including wakeboard racks and ski/wake towers, and has won numerous awards, including the IBEX Innovation award, so you know this is a quality product.
Bohanan continues, "Because the UCX-17 PRO can be installed directly onto the console, it allows pontoon and other center-console boaters to have the same prescription-grade, panoramic mirrors other boats have. The UCX-17 PRO is unique, and it's a direct response to trends we are seeing in the boating industry."
For more information, call 865-425-0600 or visit www.PTMEdge.com.
