More MC tower adjustments?
Just saw a few pictures posted in Instagram showing the new X-10 with weird looking love child to the ZFT4 and Power Tower. Replaced the rubber shocks with...... more billet.
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Shot I meant to attach.. I can't get the one off Insta but here's one from FB.
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Pretty sure that's the power tower with the new hydraulic actuators
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I saw a funny angle of it at first so my reaction was different. Did they add braces up top as well?
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Yeah, they added braces too. I think they are going back and retrofitting all of the old ones as well.
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Holy hell that monstrosity is horrible looking. The world is going to run out of aluminum if Mastercraft doesn't get a grip soon. Looks like a good way to ruin a really nice boat. Those new X10's would be sick with a regular tower. Sbend, G3, old mastercraft tower, etc..
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I have to agree not attractive at all. Looks like something built in the garage, then kept getting added on to.
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Sounds like I'm in the minority but I actually like the power tower. Especially compared to the standard MC tower. Of course there is the reliability issue and I would be phenomenally pissed if my 15k tower crapped out on me. So that being said I would most likely not buy one.
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It really does keep getting uglier and uglier. Boat looks awesome but the tower needs a fresh start IMPO.
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That thing is hideous not to mention it is 27% of the cost of a new Moomba.
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For the love of God MC get you shizz together with these towers. That thing looks like some sort of goofy robot with short arms. Seriously how does this get passed through by the powers that be? "Just keep strapping crap to it until its stable. I don't give a ***** if they payed $150K for their boat, we're not retooling a proper functioning good looking tower. Call it the Johnny 5 and sell it for $15,000."
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The show scaffolding they have around the boat is a hint to what the 2014 towers look like. I hear it's going to pivot and have a motor on top so you and another Mastercraft friend can turn their boats into a System 2.0. The tower is only going to cost $72k more and it will be powered off the new 10.4L engine. The plus side is it will burn slightly less fuel than running it with the factory 8000lb ballast.
Mastercraft 2014 - More than meets the eye. PS - Somebody needs to photoshop that. I don't have those skills, lol |
Anyone notice how big that swim platform is?
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Actually thats the patio option!!!
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that's the best looking tower MC currently offers. At least it has the size and scale to match the boat. Their other towers look like dry cleaning hangers... way undersized for the bigger boats.
Also, I see the value of a power tower since I have to raise and lower the tower every time I go in and out of my garage. This is a PITA on my G3 tower because it requires two people, e.g. I brace the tower upright while my wife unscrews the knobs, then once inside I raise the tower up whle my wife screws the knobs back in. It gets old fast. Also, I'm hosed if I want to get the boat out and ready when nobody is home to help me. |
What are the specs of the x-10? It sure looks like an x-30... I am getting confused with all of these "X's"
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Its a smaller version of the x30, 21 ft or so, and supposedly meant to replace the x15. I have also read on TeamTalk that this can be considered a modern day X1 as well, but who knows. Sharp boat, ridiculous tower...
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The amount of design that go's into somthing like that is pretty amazing.
My 2c is that I wish it didn't look so chunky/heavy. Kinda looks like the under side of a bridge. Not a wakeboard tower. Any one have any Idea what this tower option costs?? My guess is it's a 7-10 grand up charge |
From what I've heard, the power tower is a $13K-$15k option
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mastercraft doesnt build there towers in house at the factory....If im not mist
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sorry cant type on this phone if im not mistaken they are built in chicago
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I have the power tower on our X25 and it get tons of compliments. When lowering/raising the tower at the launch, people stop and watch it. Also its nice that the factory cover covers the tower (folded down) and keeps the tower clean and bug free when trailering.
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"Oh, this is the worst-looking hat I ever saw. What, when you buy a hat like this I bet you get a free bowl of soup, huh? Oh, looks good on you though" -Al Czervick
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i like it
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CAN I SEX IT?
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honestly, it has really grown on me and i think it looks pretty sweet on that new X-10. i'm anxious to see/hear more details on that boat. i'm sure i can't afford it, but i really like what i've seen so far.
ZFT4, errr not so much. i don't think that ZFT5P tower looks good on every X-boat in their line up though and i understand why so many people are bagging on it. that boat there though, i can see myself in--with the patio option of course. :) |
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hey brucemac im with you I like the tower on the boat, its functional, and it looks good!!!!!!! One of its best features is the fact you can raise and lower it with the push of a button, and as bjames said the boat cover fits completely over the tower when down so you dont have to worry about getting it dirty or covered in bugs whilst towing the boat. You dont need 2 people to help lower it. I guess the only down side is it is expensive, the plus side for mc is that everyone talks about it, whether they love it or hate it. !!!!!!!
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The power tower is the best looking/functioning tower that MC has to offer. When we ordered our X45, we got it with the power tower and I’m sure glad we did. It simply looks great and is really sturdy. We take our boat in the bay a lot and it can get pretty rough and that tower never rattles or shakes. What I like about is that when you tow the boat you have to put the tower down which protects the tower from bugs and other road debris not to mention that it sits lower while towing. The other feature that is great about the tower is that the boat cover fits right over the tower with my speakers and boards racks and is protected from the elements in the air and kept clean. The new towers for '13 have the hydraulic actuators. I have a '12 and MC is offering a retro fit to replace what is there now with the new hydraulic system I am just waiting until it gets cold and I can’t use the boat to get the job done. I have not had one problem with my tower as I raise and lower it every weekend when I use the boat. I have a feeling you will start seeing more companies starting to go that route.
I don’t understand why WakeWorld hates on MC so much. All you have write in a Post is something with MC and ppl automatically start bash it no matter what it is. I don’t have any problem with other companies. I have had two Malibu’s previous to this boat and never had any problems what so ever with the boats. Every company has their own unique style and way they build their boats. We choose MC because the boat fit what we were looking for in a boat and trust me we test drove a lot of different boats and there are a lot of great boats out there. |
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That ^^^^ is pretty sick. It would be pretty nice to just hit a switch and drop the tower to put the cover on for towing, house boating, or for protection from bad weather.
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to me the tower looks ok on the bigger boats like the one above, but on the X10 it looks a bit big and clunky.
Towing with it covered is a big plus IMO |
I think most people like the function of the tower. The problem is the looks which are completely subjective but I am pretty confident most woudl say it isn't a good lookign tower. The other problem is Mastercraft continuely puts out towers that need bandaids to keep from shakign like crazy or they need to keep updating things because they way they implemented it breaks. How many different version of the power tower have their been since they came out a couple years ago? 3 or 4? They need to make their engineers actually go out will people and see how brutal people are on their boats than go back and design something that is functional, looks decent and will stand up to the pounding boats take.
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Always people hating on MC on here. Only one person in this thread owns a MC with a power tower and he loves it. I own one and we love it too. People are always judgmental when they don't have something and either can't afford it or have never seen one in person. The Power tower is awesome and the functionality makes it very easy to use. It's a badass piece of aluminum and isn't a cheesy round tubing tower or ugly odd shaped tower like Tige's and Centurions :) And just to clear up the facts it was an $8000 option until 2013 where it is now a $12,100 option.
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As far as looks go,the power tower is the best looking tower in the MC line up espically when the bimini is involved. The bimini setup on the other towers are strange and uses alot more poles than the power tower which I never understood why.
Being an owner of the power tower I have never had any issues with this tower. I use it alot and take it in a lot of rough water and I think its just at sturdy if not sturdier than the Titan 4 pt tower I had on my VLX. My tower takes alot of abuse and has worked flawlessly. I dont see a problem with them coming up with a new system and allowing me to get the updated version for free and braces to make it even sturdier that it already was. When you get a chance to be around this tower alot then you realize how nice it really is. Pictures and being up close to the tower are two different things. |
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I agree your asking how something looks. So your going to get opinions. They are not really bashing. Just stating in their opinion what they think about the tower.
I do like the fact that the cover goes over it while folded. Thats a huge plus. Dave you have a verey sexy boat but the best pic of it is with the tower covered IMPO. You boat looks great IMPO but the tower and bimini look like hell IMPO. But like you said you like it it fit your needs and thats all that really matters. But this thread was about the mods made to the tower and what people thought about it. And peopel are just giving their opinions. |
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MC keeps putting bandages on their towers. The only tower that doesn't creek was off the previous generation x star which was beefier than what the put on the other boats if I'm not mistaken. |
You are definitely mistaken. I had TWO brand new X-Stars 09 and 10' and the four point towers on those shook MORE than my new power tower and my power tower doesn't have the updated braces. Our boat has no creaking or shaking issues at all.
Point being proven again that people spout off without having any first hand experience. |
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I have 4 wetsounds on my tower and boards racks as well and yet nothing rattles or shakes in 2ft chop. please let me know where you get this?? |
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Dave its pretty simple, I have a crew with MCs they're nice boats, but their towers are generally sub par. I ride behind a 2010, 2011, and 2012 x25. 2007 x star and 2007 x-15. They all have tower shakes and creaks with te exclusion of the x star the worst being the 2010 and 2011 x-25. Not to mention getting your dome racked everytime I get in from riding the 2012....
Anyways, they bandaged their old tower, they bandaged their new towers. |
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Like I said before, why is there a retrofit if there were no issues? Or perhaps since we all can't afford the powertower, we should all stop questioning it. For 8k+, I would hope it's sturdier than your previous towers. |
Matt, it's $12K.
way to go Brett! ha ha! ;) |
its a great idea and probably functions great.....but i think they just look horrible....IMO....but hey....different strokes for different folks
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So let me get my bearings here. You have to own something to have an opinion about it. That's the only way you can have a opinion of something. Grow up and get with the rest of the world. You MC owners have to justify your purchase some how I guess. You get what you pay for right? I've never heard of a Ferrari going back for extra rear wing supports to prevent the wing from falling off. Take your owner goggles off for a few hours.
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Except for the wheel arch glue catching fire on the 458...
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David your X45 is bigger than your house
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To call Tiges alpha Z ugly and odd shaped when you own a boat with the power tower!!! I will quote Larry The Cable Guy" Thats funny right there!!" Seriously though... I am glad you enjoy your tower....but please dont try and convince the rest of us its all that when we can clearly see its not. Thanx |
I think the power tower is the best looking tower i've ever seen, funny how so many people hate it. Different strokes for different folks.
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