wakeboard tower?

brucegoose23 · Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 11 City: campbellsville

I am looking at getting a tower for my boat. I am looking at spending around 1000 on a good universal tower and I really like the Aerial Airborne tower. Do any of you guys have any suggestions?

J Wak · Criminal Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 94 City: Murfreesboro

What kind of boat do you have?

My dad and I grabbed a monster tower and threw it on his bayliner 205. workin out really nicely.

(We had a dealer put it on for us. Not going to risk messing up)

da Liks · Addict Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 594

i wish out boat had a tower.. we're attaching the line at the waterline now which sucks for getting air!! if you find a nice tower and mount it, show us some pics!

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

The Aerial Airborne is a good choice. Monster is a good tower too, but may be a little tough to get into your budget figure (depending on which one). Some others might chime in. DIY has some good options, as well.

NKCrider · Posted: Sep 11, 2010 11:42 am Post subject:

big air pylons, H20.. i have it and love it

brichter14 · Addict Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 705

diywake....best deal out there, very nice towers

brucegoose23 · Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 11 City: campbellsville

mseller · Outlaw Joined: 05 May 2010 Posts: 220 City: Charleston

Go with the airborne tower...i bought one for my four winns and love it...
http://www.h2osportswarehousegallery.com/gallery/wakeboard-boat-gallery.lasso?-token.model=Bayliner

ryan351w · Addict Joined: 26 Jan 2009 Posts: 532

DIY wake as well. No question. I looked for over a year before I bought it.
Best 1000 i put into my boat.

buckthis · Posted: Sep 19, 2010 7:23 pm Post subject:

when you guys put a tower on your I/o it really makes the boat look cool and probably adds value to the boat, so it can be a good value. But what I think really looks stupid is a tower on an inboard ski boat, like a response, my extended pylon does just as good as any tower, even though it doesn't look cool.

chawk610 · Addict Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 668 City: Fort Worth

I have a Pylon as well on our inboard... we love it!!!

ryan351w · Addict Joined: 26 Jan 2009 Posts: 532

buckthis, seriously?! Towers on inboards?

buckthis · Posted: Sep 22, 2010 12:17 pm Post subject:

ryan, not on wakesetters, but the inboard "ski" boats like the response, there is no reason to put on a tower when the extended pylon works just fine.The I/O cannot use the extended pylons, so they must get a tower. Why put a tower on a wanna be wakeboard boat(response)? Its like seeing a tower on a waverunner wtf?

DRAGON88 · Posted: Sep 22, 2010 12:51 pm Post subject:

ryan351w · Addict Joined: 26 Jan 2009 Posts: 532

I think this looks good.....I mean it is MY boat, but it turned out awesome! Very Happy

Jet · Posted: Sep 23, 2010 9:15 am Post subject:

Here's mine..

buckthis · Posted: Sep 23, 2010 12:15 pm Post subject:

nice try dragon, "Board storage, high bimini, lights, tower speakers, etc. etc." yet you will never buy one of those boats, why is that?

DRAGON88 · Posted: Sep 23, 2010 12:32 pm Post subject:

buckthis, I definitely would not hesitate to buy an older MC 205, or Sport Nautique (the boat I started riding behind) etc. I've actually been tempted to buy a few older 2001's, but I don't really have space to store it right now.

You asked what the point is, and I gave you an answer. I don't get where the whole "yet you will never buy one of these boats" (false) assertion comes from. I can tell you this much, if I was buying a DD I would definitely be putting a tower on it if it didn't already have one.

Look, I'm not trying to bust your chops, to think they look stupid or whatever is your MO. But they do serve a purpose over extended pylons, especially on boats where space is limited. Maybe you don't care about those things, some people do.

boardordie · Posted: Sep 23, 2010 12:55 pm Post subject:

buckthis, I put a monster tower on my 92 Ski Nautique Open Bow for all the reasons DRAGON88 mentioned. I had the extended pylon with 4 board board rack. It SUCKED! I kept smacking into the thing every time I stood up and it was impossible to put a bimini up. Did I mention the noobie trying to help that had the board slip out of his hands and gash my engine cover vinyl?

Also buckthis, properly weighted my 92 SNOB had a better wake then most I/O's, it had a heck of a lot more low end torque, and most of all it met my price range at the time.

If for some reason I had a financial crisis and had to dig myself out of a hole, I'd take the same route... older DD lower cost boat to keep me on the water, then upgrade to something bigger and badder as disposable income became greater.

buckthis · Posted: Sep 24, 2010 2:20 pm Post subject:

dragon, your profile says you ride a VLX, why would you buy a dd?

DRAGON88 · Posted: Sep 24, 2010 2:23 pm Post subject:

buckthis, because they're good boats, some have the same hulls as their V-drive counterpart.

Why not?

buckthis · Posted: Sep 24, 2010 6:55 pm Post subject:

because you have access to a VLX! aren't you riding behind a VLX? why would you buy a dd after having ridden behind a VLX? I have a VLX, but I'd rather ride behind this ski boat because it has a cool tower.

The Heez · Newbie Joined: 09 Aug 2010 Posts: 41

My dad has a '98 MC DD 205 and it has a great wake. I wouldn't hesitate to ride it even though I regularly ride dumped VLXs, SANs or the occasional X-star. I will say that when we upgraded from an extended pylon to a tower it made a huge difference, no longer was a I pulling the boat all over the place. Plus if it increases the value of a i/o cruiser why wouldn't it do the same for a boat designed for watersports?

Wakeboarder3780 · Posted: Sep 30, 2010 5:22 pm Post subject:

fd2blk · Criminal Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 82

I just put a tower on and replaced my homemade pylon set up. Just a few pros and cons I have found. The best thing is i now have my boat back because I no longer have 4 board laying around the boat and the space back from the pole and straps well worth it, the only down side, and it may just be my boat, is it tends to take a few more seconds to jump on plain because it is pulling from a point further forward in the boat compared to the pole. I have a different boat then most of the others on here because I live 5 minuets from the ocean/intercoastal water way I want a boat I can fish and shrimp from as well as wakeboard and ski so a dual console is the perfect compromise for me

here is the $300 tower I got off ebay

This is the old pole set up worked great just took up space and no place for the boards

hawkster0001 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jul 2010 Posts: 441 City: GR

fd2blk, sounds like you need a csx

fd2blk · Criminal Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 82