Tower pulling capacity

Lets face it, Im a fat ass. Im 6'1" 235lbs. Anywho, how much pull can a tower hold without busting out the attachment points in the fiberglass? My boat is a 06 Centurion Air Warrior, my dealer told me not to worry that I will never hurt the tower but my concern is the limit. What if I decide to board with another rider behind my boat, will it hold 2 riders totalling out around 400lbs?

You're tower should be able to hold 2 riders fine. Even though you might weigh more than the average pro, they probalby put much more pull on the tower in their cuts than you and I do even though we may weight more.

Does anyone know how fast someone is going on a raley-cut?

really fast, and pullin on the boat really hard.....

Hey Guys-

Saw your post and though I'd share a little knowledge that we found out during some extensive testing we did with an OEM partner about 2.5 years ago.

We had a Tower mounted on a 20 foot I/O without extra reinforcement. With a secure boat and special measuring rig we were able to pull over 1800lbs straight backwards, left and right at approx. 45 degrees, down at the approx. angle of a deep water start and up at about a 15 degree angle above the tower (what we would consider a pretty solid double up hit).

We then took the measuring rig to the water and at the beginning of December I hopped in the water (up in Minnesotta in a light snow- I was not a really willing participant). My weight was approx. 175lbs and doing a deep water start like a true struggling begginner (legs straight- killing my back- pushing like crazy against the boat) I was able to exert only 335 lbs of force on the tower. While I was riding the numbers were between 1/3 and 2/3 my weight.

While cutting both in and out of the wake for Raleys The greatest force I was able to exert was just over 200lbs.

Considering your scenario involves a boat specifically made for wakeboarding I think you can draw your own conclusions...

i heard from someone that they did a test and put a pressure meter on the rope while someone was cutting in and he said that it read 1000lbs during really hard cuts..it was some interesting stuff!!

Thanks for the insight Marc. Being a beginner to the sport and just buying my first wakeboarding boat ever, I have a few concerns. Thanks again!!