I got my tower installed on my Fakeboard boat

(weskel) · (weskel) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 05-14-2009, 5:26 PM

I ordered it before I left afghanistan and just now got around to installing it...

The Bimini is in the factory position and I will move it more forward when I have a chance.

I cant wait to try it out this weekend, I have never rode behind a boat with a tower before.

See what you think...
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(weskel) · (weskel) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 05-14-2009, 5:27 PM

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(wakereviews) · (wakereviews) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 05-14-2009, 5:32 PM

wow, looks GREAT!

(talltigeguy) · (talltigeguy) **Join Date: Sep 2003** 05-14-2009, 5:40 PM

I think you are going to have a good time!

(882001) · (882001) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 05-14-2009, 5:41 PM

will the bottom pieces flip? looks like it would follow the windshield better if they will.

(wakereviews) · (wakereviews) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 05-14-2009, 6:05 PM

yep, the bottom pieces are installed backwards. I bet you can just take them off and switch them around though.

(weskel) · (weskel) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 05-14-2009, 6:10 PM

I am a moron...

I made sure everything was perfectly aligned spent a couple days measuring and rechecking before I drilled and I install the lowers backwards....

They should flip right around, I will lift the upper part off as one piece and then simply flip the lowers..

So much for me bragging about my install..

Kinda funny though if you think about it.

I'll post more pictures tomorrow of the correct install....

thanks for the catch 882001........

(882001) · (882001) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 05-14-2009, 6:40 PM

it will look great after swap.

(nick_in_ssp) · (nick_in_ssp) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 05-14-2009, 8:46 PM

I kind of like the look with them backwards. Gives it a little different look. But I would get really annoyed with everyone saying "you mounted that backwards"

(johnny_defacto)

You're going to love riding off a tower. It takes a few jumps to get used to it, but you will adjust quickly and never want to ride from the "ski-pylon" again.

Have fun

(nlindbert) · (nlindbert) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 05-15-2009, 1:57 PM

yea they will flip around and yea there pretty nice towers just tighten up the set screws and the bolts before you ride they tend to come loose very easy but i used locktight on everything so its not so bad anymore

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(otown_dave) · (otown_dave) **Join Date: Dec 2007** 05-15-2009, 4:08 PM

Looks sweet on there!

(ryker1) · (ryker1) **Join Date: Oct 2008** 05-15-2009, 11:34 PM

looks a lot better now :-)

(guido) · (guido) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 05-16-2009, 9:21 AM

Did anybody else not notice Fakeboard Boat... That's one of the funniest things I've ever read. I'm adding that to my vocabulary.

Kelly... Looks great. Have fun, you deserve it.

(Message edited by guido on May 16, 2009)

(c_cote) · (c_cote) **Join Date: Jun 2008** 05-16-2009, 9:52 AM

does anybody know where i can get some of the rubber inserts for the old x star racks on my zero flex tower? i am not able to use half of my racks because they scratch my boards.

(saceone) · (saceone) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 05-16-2009, 12:54 PM

+1 on the fakeboard boat added to my vocabulary.

looks cool though

(gunz) · (gunz) **Join Date: Sep 2001** 05-17-2009, 6:36 AM

Thats a good lookin tower.

Who makes it,and how much?

(benjaminp) · (benjaminp) **Join Date: Nov 2008** 05-17-2009, 7:30 AM

I agree, great looking tower, and well played on the "fakeboard boat".

(kev88) · (kev88) **Join Date: Feb 2008** 05-17-2009, 7:37 AM

Looks great - lived in FWB for awhile and hung out a crab island often...great place!

(nlindbert) · (nlindbert) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 05-17-2009, 1:01 PM

aerial makes the tower it cost me 790 plus 110 to ship but i bought speakers racks and mirror from them also, they have great products at good and they sell alot on ebay and it was easy to install dont think i could of got a better set up for the money id say i put close to 1500 in the tower but well worth it

(mkrueger313) · (mkrueger313) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 05-17-2009, 7:46 PM

+4 fakeboard is awesome.. i have never heard of that before i read the post.. definetly a new word in the vocab

(dirtysparks) · (dirtysparks) **Join Date: May 2004** 05-17-2009, 9:04 PM

Hopefully that rack on the port side is for a kneeboard and not a surfboard!