having a tower made, how tall?

wakeagu · Outlaw Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 115 City: Cordoba

Where i live, argentina, they dont sell towers, so im getting one made. How high does it has to be? any reccomendations?
the one im getting is pretty good, and because of exchange rates, cheaper than monster tower.
is 2 meters - 2,15 meters a good measure?

vette74 · Posted: Nov 10, 2004 11:52 am Post subject:

Most are about 7' off of the floor of your boat or about 2.13 meters. You want to have enough room to put speakers on the tower and not bump it with your head, but still be able to put the rope on top.

wakeagu · Outlaw Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 115 City: Cordoba

does the height of the tower matters a lot in the heigh u get from the jumps?
im an absolute newbie, and i have a outboard engine boat and ive been wakeboarding with a pylon of 1,3 meters.
Now that im getting this tower, will the height of my jumps increase a lot? how much?

YELLOWMOBIUS · Addict Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 776 City: da region

correct me if im wrong but the main purpose of a tower is for more hang time not height Question

colefooter · Posted: Nov 10, 2004 6:20 pm Post subject:

YELLOWMOBIUS, your right, you get more hangtime, not height. It will let you go higher, but for most people your not getting pulled down by the old ski hook anyways. It will help in clearing the wake though, because you will be able to stay in the air longer