tower or pylon

(jmunday) · (jmunday) **Join Date: Mar 2006** 03-22-2006, 5:47 PM

need some advice. I want to raise my rope somehow but im just not sure about puting holes in my boat. so whats the difference in the pylons and towers other than the obvious. how do they differ when being pulled behind?

358army 03-22-2006, 6:01 PM

to get your rope up there your gonna have to put holes in no matter what, the only difference between the 2 is cost.... with a pole you will notice the boat leaning side to side more when a rider cuts out, a lot less with a tower, and a tower is out of the way.... check out this website... www.roswellwakeair.com they're great

(jim_b) · (jim_b) **Join Date: Jul 2005** 03-22-2006, 6:09 PM

Monster Tower. Very Easy Install. Worth every penny and one of the most reasonable priced towers. I put mine on a 1994 18" Sea Ray Bow Rider and I love it.

walt 03-22-2006, 7:00 PM

I'm not sure what Brad is talking about when he says you'll have to drill holes with both.
I had a Skylon pylon (no holes drilled) and it was a pain in the ass.

I got sick of messing with the Skylon and bought a monster tower and loved it.

murrayair 03-22-2006, 7:37 PM

If you can afford the tower go for it, it's worth it. If you can't, a high pole will do fine. I rode behind a boat with a high pole for 3 years and was able to get just as much air off my wake as I could behind boats equipped with towers which had the same size wake. I have a tower now, and the biggest advantage is that it frees up a ton of room.

(jmunday) · (jmunday) **Join Date: Mar 2006** 03-22-2006, 7:55 PM

i have a 1992 ski ray boat which has a factory ski pylon so i could slip the pylon extender over that I think? if that helps any, so i think walt is right i would'nt have to drill holes in with that aplication

358army 03-23-2006, 12:17 PM

sorry i was talking about if there is no exsisting pylon you would have to drill some holes....

(gr8n8) · (gr8n8) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 03-23-2006, 9:51 PM

Check out this web site www.xmpinc.com They have a sweet tower at a great price. I bought mine and it was under 1400.00 dollars.It came with 2 racks, 2 lights and a mirror.

(stephan) · (stephan) **Join Date: Nov 2002** 03-24-2006, 1:52 AM

Nate that website is funny, they spelled "Shredder" wrong. Clearly someone didn't watch enough Ninja Turtles when they were younger.

Josh, my dads boat still has a pole and the biggest deal is that the rider can pull the boat all over the place. The driver has to be on hi/her A-game at all times. Towers are much more stable, free up space but clearly cost 4x the pole. AS for holes in the boat, nothing to worry about. A $900(or whatever they go for now) Monster Tower would increase your boats value far down the road and be very worth it for the rides sake, space and cool factor.

(fyrdawg29) · (fyrdawg29) **Join Date: Mar 2006** 03-24-2006, 11:45 AM

Go with a tower. Big Heavy is right on....

(jayc) · (jayc) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 03-27-2006, 4:26 AM

A pole will not pull the boat over more than a tower if the rope point is in the same place.

It doesn't matter if the lever is placed centrally or is its spread over the width of the hull, the physics are still the same.

(bprince) · (bprince) **Join Date: May 2005** 03-27-2006, 6:59 AM

You may want to check out www.joystickpylons.com. I recently got the Roll Cage Tower for $500.00 and have been very impressed with the quality. It also folds down very easily. The Monster Tower is a bit more stylish, but in my opinion, not enough to double the price.

(ramhouse) · (ramhouse) **Join Date: Apr 2004** 03-27-2006, 8:10 AM

Josh,
We had our boat for years before i added a tower. The pole was okay for a while until my son progressed.

But now i'll never look back. Everything is off the floor. Just take the plunge, it's worth it!

(ssg) · (ssg) **Join Date: Jun 2001** 03-27-2006, 11:29 AM

I've had a pylon on my boat for years now....but it's a pain in the butt. I'd spend the extra money for a tower, you'll be happier in the long run. I'm about ready to switch out.
Just my $.02