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J.T. Newbie
Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 6
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Posted: May 30, 2005 9:41 pm Post subject: You Guys are Great! My 1st Tower |
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I would like to thank all the diy guys out there, after buying a older boat I wanted to put a Tower on it and a make it look alittle more up to par! So I researched the net and came upon this great site and after a little reading decided to make my own creation. Final result make a old Boat ROCK!
I have roughly 5,500.00 in the whole damn thing Boat and all.
I bulit the tower Speaker Cans and Light Bar, bought most of this stuff out Lowes,Tractor supply and Mccoys.. any ? or details just let me know
Thanks again JT |
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Bruky Guest
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Posted: May 30, 2005 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats. Good looking fab. |
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wesgardner Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 16 Aug 2003 Posts: 1507 City: Severna Park
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Posted: May 31, 2005 4:16 am Post subject: |
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Hey J.T.,
Great job...more pics, more pics!! Can you describe, in a bit more detail, your fabrication process? Like tubing size and type, base plate detail, etc.? Oh yeah, and close ups...speaker cans, etc....
Wes _________________ just broad reachin' thru life... |
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J.T. Newbie
Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 6
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Posted: May 31, 2005 6:04 am Post subject: |
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I am at work now when I get home I will post some more pics and specs
tubing is 1.5. cans made from 6 inch pipe couplings and small amount of pipe. used 1.5 u bolts from Tractor supply, tow spool bought it at Wakeair.com for 28 bucks. Mounts are 3 inch steel pipe caps and hiem jts and fittings I got from a local machine shop (I think he ordered the form prowerks.com). Like some of the speaker cans made form pvc pipe instead of adding a cap on the end I used 2 6inch couplings joined in the middle so I could have front and back 6.5. When I get home tonight I will post more pics. Thanks again JT |
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molypod Criminal
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 85 City: Chilliwack
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Posted: May 31, 2005 8:06 am Post subject: |
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Excellent looking tower.
Job well done J.T. |
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J.T. Newbie
Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 6
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Posted: May 31, 2005 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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The clamps for the light bar are conduint clamps about 1.00 each the can clamps are ubolts with a clear rubber over them 2.00 each and clear hose is about 25 cents for each ubolt, not the best looker out there but I got plenty cash left over for adult beverages and petro! and that far up in the air looks great!
Tower height 6ft width at top 3 ft height from floor of boat 7ft 6inches
as you can see it does fold down and rest right before boat light on the nose. Next going for a Bimini top and Racks, any Ideas ?? |
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Powaman Outlaw
Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 170 City: escanaba
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Posted: Jun 01, 2005 3:34 am Post subject: |
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Thats pretty sweet. Awesome that you made your own tower and it looks very cool. |
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rmk700 Newbie
Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 30 City: spokane
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Posted: Jun 17, 2005 9:00 am Post subject: |
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what type of mounts did you use for the tower, and where did you get them?
nice tower |
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J.T. Newbie
Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 6
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Posted: Jun 17, 2005 11:58 am Post subject: |
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Mounts are 3 inch pipe caps, and hiem joints the threaded part is a nipple that would go inside, I found them at a Local Machine shop. The rest is frabricated to fit. thanks JT |
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Buergday Guest
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Posted: Jun 17, 2005 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Really nice job man - way to go! |
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Gruelie Outlaw
Joined: 05 Jun 2003 Posts: 164 City: Edmond
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Posted: Jun 18, 2005 7:36 am Post subject: |
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that looks great, congrats! _________________ Cybernetic Ghost-I am the ghost of Christmas Past and I will tell you what Christmas was like
Carl- All right |
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supermangan Newbie
Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 16 City: San Angelo
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Posted: Jun 20, 2005 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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now i could make that, but what i really need is someones plans on how to make a badass wakeboard boat from scratch, seein how im a little strapped for cash here n all. _________________ is everybody on the boat readily accesible? |
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j7m2a7n Newbie
Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 17 City: dunedin
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Posted: Jun 24, 2005 6:11 am Post subject: |
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J.T., hey jt,
is there anyway u could give me the plans to this or the site that has them
thx
j7m2a7n |
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kcox Newbie
Joined: 18 Sep 2003 Posts: 31 City: belfair,wa
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Posted: Jul 08, 2005 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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that is clearly the work of love. great job! I am a doit yourselfer as well and have a few questions. What is the material you used, is it sraight up pipe or alum? It looks like you bent it into shape, which give it some nice looking curves, I'm not into the straight 90 some roll bars have, the radius looks good. Then did you give it a tilt and weld up the cross members? I would like some close ups of the mounts, not being in the pipe world I'm not to familiar with the terms. How much did it cost? great job. Kcox |
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