Amatuer Wakeboard Boat - You've gotta see this tower!

wakessories · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 283

I thought everyone would enjoy seeing this. I was roaming through ebay and couldn't help but laugh when I came to this auction. I bet this boat gets a lot of stare downs by other wakeboard boats.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4534704326&category=63686

jryoung · Ladies Man Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose

Interesting, can't say it looks good, but from a functional standpoint it seems in line with what Schwene has been experimenting with. A boat with an ugly tower is better than no boat at all.

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

I guess he didn't want to mess with installing mounts on the side of the boat instead of on the top.

wakessories · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 283

Very true JRYoung. A few words my ma and pa told me once!

It's the thought that counts
If it works, don't fix it.
Please yourself before anyone else.

I give the guy mad props for making it, however I'd still be a little embarassed riding in it. Cool

Neognosis · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster

The seats are ripped up inside too.

IF not for that, it wouldn't be a bad investment for 3K, plus 1K for a monster tower.

But whenever I see torn seats, I assume that the engine has been abused as well. Not always true, but.....

Leggester · Posted: Mar 11, 2005 9:37 am Post subject:

Don't see why it wouldn't work very well. Strong supports at the mount points there.

CB, you should see my 8 season old seats and carpet. Just time to reupholster, that's all.

miked · Soul Rider Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 282 City: nor cal

some competition for monster tower Laughing

jonsmith2340 · Soul Rider Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 370

It sure looks weird but give them credit: they built it and it works...

Nauty · Addict Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 827 City: Lake Dallas

Looks like the tower legs slide through the cup holders on the bow and probably go all the way to the floor? I did something similar with a Bayliner I once had. Not a tower, but a board rack.

I removed one of the cup holders from the bow and slid a 3" metal fence post through it. Beneath the cup holder opening, I mounted a footing on the floor for the fence post to slide over and lock in with a cotter pin. On the top side, I mounted a board rack to the fence post which held two boards.

What the heck, actually looked pretty cool and got the boards off of my floor. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.

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

Nauty, I know you're a half-a$$ handman/do-it-yourselfer, but doesn't a fence post-cup-holder-mounted wakeboard rack step over the line?

Rheyzar · Outlaw Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 196 City: Nor, Cal

"But whenever I see torn seats, I assume that the engine has been abused as well. Not always true, but..... "

Interesting, I never really thought of it like that, but now that I look back in retrospect over some of the boats that I've seen over the years it's actually quite fitting. Wink

Rheyzar -

midwesty · Posted: Mar 11, 2005 5:59 pm Post subject:

funny thing is...i was in that town last weekend Puppy Eyes

CHiLi DaWg · Posted: Mar 11, 2005 6:25 pm Post subject:

I helped with this tower. My friend and his dad both know a lot about pipe bending, and this is what they did. I was just the extra set of hands needed for install. It was extremely rigid. And it folded down nicely too.

edited to flip picture

CHiLi DaWg · Posted: Mar 11, 2005 6:26 pm Post subject:

Oops! Didn't realize it would be sideways. Sorry. Neutral

CHiLi DaWg · Posted: Mar 11, 2005 6:31 pm Post subject:

There! It's fixed now.

Fishmaster · Posted: Mar 15, 2005 9:15 pm Post subject:

Great job by both DIY towers above. Anything is way better than watching from shore.

Not all towers start our phat looking, but they all start out with someone getting out some metal and workin into a tower so they can wakeboard better!

hunterjah · Newbie Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 47 City: Dallas

I learned a long time ago that if it works...don't knock it. I'm one of those guys that has the wakeboarding superstar boat because I can (flamesuit on) but I admire someone with the mechanical aptitude to build a tower. Razz

CHiLi DaWg · Posted: Mar 18, 2005 3:26 pm Post subject:

MonsterTower, My friend doesn't have that boat anymore, but you would definitely recognize his newer boat. It's the Maxxum V-Drive on your website. He didn't want a DIY tower on that boat. That tower looks PHAT on his ride!

RUSSIAN · Posted: Mar 18, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject:

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Mar 18, 2005 7:33 pm Post subject:

Well,. . . Thats is quit interestingly built. Althought it looks ugly it does the job.

Jeff206 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 27 May 2004 Posts: 1002

stare downs? come on man seriously, it will do the job, and why is it "amatuer" just because someone can't spend 60000 on a new x-star doesn't mean they're amateur, totally wrong attitude man

good for them for making use of what they had

look at the plus side, having a tower that for forward means longer rope length

tball · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 3953

I'd much rather see somebody duct tape a swingset to their boat to help them board than to see them spend their money on a jetski or more f'in stereo equipment to bolt on to their X80.

These guys may start a movement against the industrial/commercial boat business. I can see it now: "wake hippies". Mr. Green

holdsworth · Posted: Mar 20, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject:

my dad put the boat up for sale?!? Shocked

jamesriver-rider · Posted: Mar 20, 2005 7:11 pm Post subject:

the second one is my boat Embarassed