No tower... hmm

kriggs · Posted: Jun 01, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject: No tower... hmm

No tower, I feel that it's preventing me from taking some of my tricks big, looking for a lot more heigh on tantrums and 360's... SHould i just get an extended pylon? towers = $1500, nah.

Skywalker022 · Outlaw Joined: 25 Mar 2009 Posts: 205 City: Tuscaloosa

Do what you have the money for!

kartman · Posted: Jun 01, 2009 7:42 pm Post subject:

if your handy, you can build a tower for cheep. i have less than $50 into mine, and it works great!!! if you want details, i can send them to you.

kriggs · Posted: Jun 03, 2009 7:45 pm Post subject:

oh please do. im quite interested in this! =)

JeffreyCH · Posted: Jun 04, 2009 4:39 am Post subject:

I got this tower pretty cheap

http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=81465

Suprahunter · Soul Rider Joined: 28 Apr 2008 Posts: 486 City: Lowell

What kind of boat? Is it nice? What is your budget? If you have a cheap boat
get a cheap tower to match and save the money for your next boat.
Nothing brings a nice boat down like adding cheap accessories.

kartman · Posted: Jun 04, 2009 5:32 am Post subject:

so kriggs, since its your parents boat, i would make a pylon. you can do that for less than 100$, and its removable. no holes to drill. keeps the parents happy, and works just as good as a tower. just do a search for them. http://bierbower.net/diytower heres a good sight. you can find a good one to copy in your price range.

Josh 154 · Criminal Joined: 04 Jun 2009 Posts: 78 City: Wall Lake

I would buy an insanity pylon. http://www.insanitypylons.com/insanitypylons/products00.html

kriggs · Posted: Jun 05, 2009 10:51 am Post subject:

kartman, Perfect. Thank you!

trevordj · Criminal Joined: 31 Mar 2009 Posts: 76

kriggs, I built one(pylon) for a fraction of the cost, and it has worked perfectly I took it out memorial day weekend and it was great. I don't know if you are a diyer or not but I could give the plans if you want it was about 120 dollars i think.

kriggs · Posted: Jun 06, 2009 5:45 am Post subject:

It actually turns out one of my friends in the neighborhood has an extended pylon, snagging this off of them for 50 =)

taitrt · Soul Rider Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 413

you sure it's not one of the ones that requires a built in factory ski pole?

kriggs · Posted: Jun 06, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject:

There's already a built in Slalom ski pylon on the boat already. Tried it out today, perfecto =)

jmenning · Newbie Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 5 City: Omaha

I know this disucssion is about towers... we went several years without a tower and the more we went with friends the more boards we had in the boat. We invented a rack for boarders without towers at Liquid Courage Watersports www.l-c-w.com We bought a tower last year from Rocky Mountain boat company and were able to easily install it with 3 "average joe" guys. We love our tower... and yet we feel it's given us an upper hand on tricks.

taitrt · Soul Rider Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 413