plans for a wakeboard tower

vawakemonster · Posted: Sep 03, 2004 7:09 pm Post subject: plans for a wakeboard tower

i need a wakeboard tower but i dont have $1000... i was considering making one..and i was wondering if anyone knew anyhting about this subject..plans....supplies....
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does someone know an alternative tower that isnt 1000

DavidHoff · Posted: Sep 03, 2004 7:20 pm Post subject:

Monster Tower ... $995

beasoldierprstn · Posted: Sep 03, 2004 7:41 pm Post subject:

lol Davo.FSF, it isnt 1000. monster is the best tho.....

vawakemonster, just save up to it. plus you live in VA, the season is almost over there anyways right? ask for it for christmas or whatever

danbrett · Posted: Sep 03, 2004 8:32 pm Post subject:

do you have any friends that go to tech school for welding? you could ask them to make you one... just give them plans and some money

vawakemonster · Posted: Sep 04, 2004 7:17 am Post subject:

where can i get plans?

89 skier · Addict Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 729 City: Dallas

Mor than likely the plans have to be customized to your boat. But make sure you do some good engineering on the tower. I've seen a few homemade towers and pre-manufactured towers that were installed poorly, cause damage to the gel coat and other parts of the boat.

In my opinion I'd pay the extra money to have a reputable company that has a good product that has already been engineered.

And if you don't have $1000 and you still want a tower, either get a roll bar (Joystick, or Moneybar), or find a used tower and have a local welding shop modify the width to fit your boat.

vawakemonster · Posted: Sep 04, 2004 11:20 am Post subject:

do you know any good places to find a used tower

jh3x · Newbie Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 7

heres a good site but it takes alot of effort and some metal working skills
diytower.com

BleedingDead · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 110 City: Granbury

i'm trying to make this kid one, cuz he's gonna pay me like $600 for it in my welding class, but i don't even know what to do, cuz normally they are made out of high grade aluminum (not cheap) and you need special welding gear b/c regular MIG welders will go right thru the aluminum, and that sux. I looked on the internet for some plans, and they are not hard to find, if ur willing to try. But you need a bender, a welder (do u have access to one?), a grinder, and an acetylene torch. prolly a couple grand in equippment... Unless you can use this stuff for free and ur good at metal work, just buy one, it'll end up cheaper. Or you could always get a pylon.

89 skier · Addict Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 729 City: Dallas

For used towers, I'd check on some local wakeboarding websites or other sites that have a classifieds section for wakeboarding gear, and finally check eBay.

If you are from Fredericksburg, TX you can check out dallaswakeboarding.com and there is a Moomba tower for sale on that website for $400 plust $170 for the mounting feet. All you'd have to do is have someone modify the width of the tower to fit your boat.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Sep 09, 2004 7:17 pm Post subject:

are monster worth buying or should i make one?? Confused

roundbaywakeboard · Posted: Sep 26, 2004 8:04 am Post subject:

make one. Pylons are really easy to do

baggyman · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 331 City: Vegas

monsters are worth it.... i just bought one and installed it in a couple of hours. by the time you buy the material and find someone that knows what the heck they are doing you could save the money and buy a monster.

they are quick and easy to install, stable and quiet

colt45 · Criminal Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 58 City: dallas

monster tower all tha way....www.monstertower.com

Bowen · Posted: Oct 13, 2004 1:55 pm Post subject:

Definitely Monster, never seen one on a boat that I didn't like...except for one...it was on like a sanger jet boat.

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

www.diytower.com

All you need to know will be found there.