Tower?

wakeboardingkid77 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6

I'm just starting to get big air and my wake to wakes are almost consitent. Right now I just get towed by the back of the boat. Would a tower be better or would one of those metal poles (i don't know what there called) do the job?

Jensen · Posted: Jul 30, 2004 5:42 pm Post subject:

towers are way cooler. The extended pylons suck, there in the way, and a pain in the ass to deal with. Plus you can hang your boards off the sides of the tower and evetually add a bumpin stereo system onto the tower.

colefooter · Posted: Jul 30, 2004 6:08 pm Post subject:

If you can choose get a tower. If you can't get a tower then the pylon will have to work. Same purpose, except pylon is just more of a hassle.

wakeguy2008 · Addict Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 847 City: Ft. Myers

pylons are fine....just the same as raising the tower and putting a pin in. pylons u bucle the strap up and tighten it.....wakeboardertj, u can put a board rack on a pylon and use the speakers in the boat....u dont things on the towers....plus those speakers cost a fortune....

waker · Newbie Joined: 12 Jun 2003 Posts: 35 City: Wildomar

A Tower will flex less than a pole especially when cutting away from the wake. If your just starting to go W2W a pole will be more than adequate, and a lot better than just being pulled by the ski hook.

roundbaywakeboard · Posted: Jul 31, 2004 10:07 pm Post subject:

suck it up, youth. The vets had to learn to do everything on a ski pole and a stretchy rope- You can go a few seasons without the luxury. Word.

re re · Addict Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 723

Big Air makes the best pylon for a boat without one. You can hang speakers and rack on a pylon; I've done it. That being said, even that pylon gets in the way. A Monster Tower is $995. It holds the boat even steadier, and you have much more room. Buy a tower if you can swing it, but a Big Air pylon is $300 and will work great for a while

wakeboardcamp · Soul Rider Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 496 City: Halifax

is there any place that you can buy the pins for a tower??? and approx how much are they?

colefooter · Posted: Aug 01, 2004 10:09 am Post subject:

I agree with re re, if you can't get a tower, a extended pylon is basically just as good. Especiall with your w2w jumps, will help

wakeboarder_360 · Posted: Aug 01, 2004 11:36 am Post subject:

a extended pylon is easily good enough. My boat has a tower and when I go behind a older ski nautique with a extended pylon there is no difference except for the wake of course.

Straight Edge · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 348 City: Muskoka

The tower is so much sweeter.. I rode behind a centurion today and I landed a fronflip first try (which I had never landed before with the old crappy pylon dealy..
(could have also been the larger wake) Wink

wakeboarder_360 · Posted: Aug 01, 2004 5:23 pm Post subject:

Straight Edge, its obviously the wake. The first whirly I ever landed was behind like a 78' ski nautique with a pylon that shakes.

jamiedd993 · Newbie Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 36 City: Garrison

yep all depends on how much u wanna spend, towers are in the thousand range and pylons are in the hundreds, but i have a tower on our cobalt 220 and its tight, definitely should go for a tower if u can get one

boarder52002 · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 454 City: Chicago

they will both work and do the same thing. It is just the cost and the convenence. the tower is more convenent but costs more. i have a tower on my x-star. its pimp

wakeboardingkid77 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6

I called the local boat shop and the have a 10 foot pole for $1500 (uninstalled) and a tower for $2500 (uninstalled). They said it would be at least $500 extra to install. Are those resonable prices?

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

wakeboardingkid77, no - those prices are horrible!!! Are you in Canada? Even so, it should be more like 750cdn ($400-500US) for the pylon and tower varies from somewhere around 1350-2500cdn ($1000-2000US).

wakeboardingkid77 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6

Yeah I'm in B.C. I thought those prices are crazy. Do you know of any where I can order on over the internet? Thanks

PortlandBrder · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 352 City: Portland

Towers and pylons work in the same manner. they allow lift. With a pylon your going to get more flex in the pole. Starting out your really not going to see a difference. After awhile though of getting good you'll probably want to go with a good tower.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

wakeboardingkid77,

First look at: www.boardstop.com <<-- this is the site Pat McCarthy is affiliated with.

Also look at:

www.wakeside.com
www.buywake.com
www.monstertower.com

colefooter · Posted: Aug 04, 2004 8:57 am Post subject:

A few people on our have normal family boats, they just stuck a monster tower on them.

www.monstertower.com

good website hahaha