New tower, thanks to this forum!

photogmkr · Newbie Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 13 City: Saint Louis

Hello all! My name is Travis and I am new to wakeboarding. I have an old 1983 Bayliner 1950BR and was looking to put a tower on it. I started looking around different forums to see what everyone was using and came across a post here talking about building your own tower. So I researched different styles of towers and started designing my own. Once I got started it took me about 3 afternoons to build and I was able to build it for under $200! I have been able to take it out once so far and it was solid! I am a big guy, 6 3 and 280. I still need to build the wakeboard racks and paint it when I get some time. Here are some pictures of it.

IrideLITE · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 318

Nice job! Me and my dad were talking about making one...but we thought it would be really hard and might damage the boat..

Capix · Outlaw Joined: 10 May 2008 Posts: 194 City: Ft. Lauderdale

Looking good.

Great job.

Wakeboarding=Life · Outlaw Joined: 08 Jul 2007 Posts: 200 City: Castle Rock

That's kinda cool I've never seen a tower that has the back bar so far back

Prizzy · Soul Rider Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 360 City: Milwaukee

That tower looks profesionaly made. I would put that on my boat.

oshensurfer · Posted: Jun 26, 2008 7:50 am Post subject:

photogmkr, Well done!

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Impressive man. I guess you had all the tools required for the job already?

photogmkr · Newbie Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 13 City: Saint Louis

Wakeboarding=Life, I wanted to mount it to the most sturdy part of the boat and those far back point seemed to be the most sturdy. I also thought that it would look cool. I think that it does.

Wakebrad, Yeah, I had most of the tools already. The hard part was trying to figure out everything that I would need and how to put it all together.

I have had some interest around here for me to make towers for other people so I think I am going to give it a shot. For this one I used straight pieces and 90degree angle pieces and welded them together with a custom insert to add extra strength at the weld points. I have been looking into a couple of tools that would really help, like a tube bender, and I think I am going to make the investment and give it a go.

BrentC5Z · Posted: Jun 26, 2008 10:52 am Post subject:

Props!

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Jun 26, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject:

thats pimp. i love do-it-yourselfers.
good triangulation too, i bet it is solid.
appears to be steel? not aluminum?

Wakeboarder3780 · Posted: Jun 26, 2008 2:24 pm Post subject:

Looks like the skeg on your lower unit is getting a taste of the green Wink

Pull its nose out of the dirt silly! Mr. Green

photogmkr · Newbie Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 13 City: Saint Louis

STANG KILLA SS, Yeah, Its 1 1/2 EMT Steel. But all together it dosent weigh much.

Wakeboarder3780, Yeah, I know. It was late and dark when we got back. I didnt lower the trailer enough.