Baller ozski Posted July 18, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2019 Personally my heart sinks just a little, maybe its just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bulldog Posted July 18, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2019 I Think that person has a place to put skis and boards... I wish I had one on my boat. "Do Better..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MuskokaKy Posted July 18, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2019 Love the newer MC prostar tower. awesome for tricking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller TEL Posted July 18, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2019 Damn Wally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted July 18, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2019 Use it to reach the bow... Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiBeKaus Posted July 18, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2019 I actually think done right it can be kinda nice: Saw a an older model ski boat a few years ago (think it was a Malibu) that had a 3rd party tower fitted to it. Stayed off the boat most of the time for course skiing, but could be attached on somehow (maybe lightweight or lowered with a winch), and fat sacks + a few beer guts provided enough weight for recreational wakesurfing and boarding. If the tower is heavy or limits short-line skiers with rope interference (will never be an issue for me, but you never know about your guests), it should to have some method of removing it temporarily. At least that’s my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 18, 2019 Administrators Share Posted July 18, 2019 "think of @theboardingschool " Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted July 18, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2019 I think, I'll bet that boat actually gets some use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JackQ Posted July 18, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2019 Cring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller andjules Posted July 18, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2019 Fun! (I hope they're having lots of it, behind a boat) *note: I do feel a little sadness when it's one of those modern swoop-forward towers that's mounted way back on the boat, where it would interfere with even moderate slalom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jimski Posted July 18, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2019 Smile because it’s a great tool for teaching Also one on the MC at radar lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LoopSki Posted July 18, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2019 i would add one to my ProStar in a heartbeat if it was affordable. Not willing to pay over $1200. So unless I find a smoking deal, not gonna happen. i dont think anyone makes an aftermarket one yet that works with the current hull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 18, 2019 Administrators Share Posted July 18, 2019 I wouldn't want one on my boat. But if it helps get a whole family out on the water whatever. The guys at the boarding school always have one on their boats and Freddie runs 47 off down there so I'm not really sure what the objection is except I'm a purist and I like giving Travis crap. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted July 18, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2019 Last year the e&a boat had a cool monkey bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Wayne Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 ....don’t mind it. In all honesty if the tower doesn’t interfere with short line skiing from the pylon it only adds capability. Higher tow point helps with new skiers, when I did long line barefoot occasionally the higher tow point was nice and it’s a solid place for a bimini or storage. The high tow point is also nice to open up more seating when towing new skiers or recreational skiers. The tow point on the transom sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 19, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted July 19, 2019 That is gonna be DESTROYED by the mouse hole tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller UWSkier Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 Certain towers look pretty good and are a great place to mount the bimini and the mirror arm. Always liked the looks of the towers on the previous TXi. Fits the lines of the boat well. Others aren't so hot looking. Basically anything that's mounted entirely behind the windscreen looks out of place IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dvskier Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 Playground equipment. No place on a ski boat. If you’re a wakeboarder get a v drive with tower. Every bit of weight impacts the quality of the wake, these towers add weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zman Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 I ask if I could try a barefoot pull behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller theboardingschool Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 I think of how functional it is. How much easier it teaches people to get up. Especially people on slalom skis. How I can do around the boats if I like. How it’s perfect to teach kids and beginners to wakeboard. Of how no one will put the rope in my back when they pull out to shorten. And how much joy I get for upsetting purists like @Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jhughes Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 Who cares? Great thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Intheday Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 Fun family ski boat, ski, trick, jump, wakeboard, wakeskate, barefoot, kneeboard. I personally don't like the look on some older boats though I do like the look of the current Mastercraft towers and think they add to the look of the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bigskieridaho Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 I think people actually go somewhere else besides the waterski lake. And have an open mind, and surf or board. We load our Response up and surf on the big lake. My tower looks really good on my Response also, and gets the Bimini up so I don’t have to duck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tlarocque Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 That I'm happy to have a boat that can do a little bit of everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller moski Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 I agree. It saddens me too. I love the sleekness of the inboard/3 event boats without the tower. When I need to raise the rope up for certain activities, or to teach my kids friends to ski, kneeboard, wakeboard, etc..... or when I have a group with me and need extra seating space and don’t want to take a head off w/ the rope, I just take 1 minute to toss up my fly high pole, attach the rope up high and all is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ski6jones Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 .. go ski. Who cares if they have antlers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller david_ski Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 My first tournament with a tow boat that had a tower, I blew my opener. It was the first time in over 10 years I had skied behind a boat with a tower, and the visuals threw me off just enough to be late at the gates. Maybe it was the tower, or it was just me on a off day. Score for that set= 2.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller hemlock Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 I saw a sticker on a minivan once... it said "I used to be cool". A tower on a true 3 event boat is a minivan. Ha, all kidding aside, a 3 event tow boat without a tower is pure sporty sexiness. Any boat with a tower is completely versatile and practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gmut Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 If you live on a public lake it" usually "means the end of using the slalom course for that morning!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ReallyGottaSki Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 Meh. Tuna tower. Except for the rare exception I've yet to see any of them use a fraction of the capabilities the boat has, in either mode. Everything could be done just as recreationally behind a clapped out glastron. Oh the tubing Nationals are coming up, see it on ESPN 8, ' the ocho'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted July 19, 2019 Baller_ Share Posted July 19, 2019 @UWSkier That’s the biggest bimini I’ve ever seen! :-) Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ISP6ball Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 @IpSkier I had to do a double take as well, ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bdecker Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 I used to think “something to do after the lake gets stirred up”. That was before the surf boats came in droves. Now a slalom hull becomes downright uncomfortable and almost useless after 10 or 11 am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiboyny Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 Puke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Shell Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 Wasted weight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Golfguy Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 Use it to do some quick pull-up as a warm up for some good buoy chasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RAWSki Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 I think someone went to the dealer to buy a ski boat and then the entire family got involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swardco Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 ... why does a ski boat need a roll bar??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Orlando76 Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 .... We say I can’t believe they put a douche tower on that boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LoopSki Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 i miss the monster tower calendars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Drew_Wright_OBXtoFl Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 If Freddie can ski with a tower I can't see why it makes any difference. I love mine on the Prostar and I am 98% of the time chasing bouys. The few tea a year I take out newbies it comes in very handy. I think the boat looks better with it. When u sell just give the option of no tower and keep for the next boat. It's super simple to install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MarkM Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 It's kind of like adding a spoiler and xeon ground effects to your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 A factory tower on a later model DD boat, where it's designed to accept one, I guess I understand. A tower on a classic tow boat is abhorrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller escmanaze Posted July 19, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2019 Get a little jealous. But only when they are done right. 99 ways to do them wrong. Usually only about 1 way to do them right. I would love to be able to cough up the money for a new dimension tower and install and then re-do of my cover so that my boat could be just like the 2002 Air Nautique 196 from the factory. Problem is I would be about 5 grand deep on a boat that is only worth 13...and the boat would still probably only be worth 13. Still might do it one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller APB Posted July 20, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 20, 2019 I’m stoked for them. Hope they love their boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted July 20, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 20, 2019 PUKE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted July 20, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 20, 2019 ...realize that I can use the back seat for people while pulling anything but a course skier from the pylon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted July 20, 2019 Baller_ Share Posted July 20, 2019 I think what the hell did we start! Then I I feel the need to do pull ups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ski2000 Posted July 20, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 20, 2019 I’m a little jealous that they don’t have their skis under foot. Floor space in a three event boat!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller paul413ski Posted July 20, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 20, 2019 I hope they hav3 a great day on the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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