Post your home made tower pics here

(retrofridge) · (retrofridge) **Join Date: May 2005** 06-12-2005, 8:21 PM

Post pics of your homemade tower in this thread. I know there is some crazy @#$% out there, lets see it.

(bbeach) · (bbeach) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 06-13-2005, 2:48 PM

I like the guy on here with the tower with the seats mounted up in it! Looks like a fun place to sit!

(cyclonecj) · (cyclonecj) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 06-13-2005, 3:24 PM

Lord, I apologize, but I just have to be the first one and post this. I'm still not tired of this pic and I'd drink a beer and ride with these dudes anytime. This is the definitive DIY tower

redneck tower

(monstertower) · (monstertower) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 06-16-2005, 9:20 AM

That's my all time favorite DIY tower as well, I've tried to capture projects over the last few years and what I have found are posted at www.diyTower.com

bambamski 06-16-2005, 9:56 AM

Here's a tower I built about 4-5 years ago. It's still the best folding tower I've ever seen. I built it out of 2 inch od Stainless, pretty tough to work with but it was really strong.

I'd never build one again, way too much work and now days you can get a great tower for pretty cheap. The materials only cost me 200 bucks, but back then the cheapest towers were 3000 bucks plus install.

makdadymike 06-16-2005, 10:30 AM

you are an engineer aren't you

lol
that is amazing

(trace) · (trace) **Join Date: Feb 2002** 06-16-2005, 11:21 AM

very nice, Pat. i built a DIY tower for my old MC PS190 that i can't find a pic of. it was fairly ugly, but very functional.

my current one isn't homemade, but i designed it. i had it built by Skyjac when i used to rep them in '01. it folds almost exactly the same way as yours, except mine splits below the ladder bar in the back legs. i did make the bimini mounts, and modded the bimini a little bit to fit. that's a standard Sunbrella bimini that was like $300. it's 6' long, so it covers almost all the way over the back seat.

quarter

bambamski 06-16-2005, 1:13 PM

Big Mike I'm actually mechanically retarded.

That's what I'd tell the wife whenever she wanted something built around the house. When I built the tower I pretty much shot myself in the foot. I've had to build crap around the house ever since... Another reason not to build your own tower!!

Not an engineer, I'm a finance guy.

(ramhouse) · (ramhouse) **Join Date: Apr 2004** 06-16-2005, 5:55 PM

Looked for a few years for the right tower for my boat. Found this old Skylon without the legs for $150.00. So then i had to fab them. Used stainless steel there. Did a little glass work on the underside.

(ferrarispider95)

Just finished it up last week, just need to polish or paint. Total cost 100 bux.

natlchamp2k4 06-23-2005, 3:47 PM

heres the tower i built for my 2000 18' bayliner
boat and truck

(kirk) · (kirk) **Join Date: May 2003** 06-23-2005, 5:31 PM

wakepirate 06-23-2005, 9:22 PM

damn jamie, i like that bayliner.....looks good

(robie) · (robie) **Join Date: Mar 2004** 06-24-2005, 5:01 PM

Any of you guys want to share you plans.

I have experience welding, but I would need some plans to get started.

Now that all of you guys have built yours would you do it again or would you just buy.

I am looking to buy an Air Nautique 2001 and want a tower for it. Not sure of the best route.

Tanks,

Andrew

natlchamp2k4 06-25-2005, 2:02 PM

Ive you have the time, patients, and KNOWLEDGE then I would say go for it. But if I had to do it again I would probably build again. I would use a different stlye, more like something that is on the 24ssv.

(jon4pres) · (jon4pres) **Join Date: May 2004** 06-26-2005, 10:09 AM

I can weld but not tig. If I were to build a tower out of steel instead of aluminum would there be any real disadvantage other than it being heavy when I laid it down. I would powdercoat it either way so I wouldnt think that the finish would really matter.

Thanks

(jon4pres) · (jon4pres) **Join Date: May 2004** 06-26-2005, 10:10 AM

Andrew check out diytowers.com

and this link that is on there is amazint http://www.inboardtalk.com/tower/tower.html