Wakeboarding is still a very popular sport. Professional riders perform tricks that seem impossible and really daring. Most of these tricks can only be performed if the boat towing the rider has a wakeboard tower. This accessory allows riders to climb higher into the air without being thrown into the water when gravity pulls them down. This also allows the rider to do tricks that seem impossible to pull off.
Tying a wakeboard rope on top of a wakeboard tower has several advantages, the most obvious being increased hang time. When the rope is attached directly to the hull, the boat would push the rider into the water. You would not take much time in the air, to perform other tricks.
These towers are mostly standard equipment on wakeboard boats. They are typically made of metal and come in a wide variety of different shapes and designs. Some layouts may also allow for the storage of some items, such as wakeboards, safety gear, and other equipment.
If your boat does not come with a wakeboard tower as standard, then you are left with two options. You can buy one from reputable manufacturers, or you can go ahead and build one yourself. Buying prefab towers has many benefits. These towers are built with high quality materials and years of research.
When buying a tower, make sure that it is built according to your needs. Take note of the materials used for construction. It should have a good balance between style, durability and utility. Also make sure the tower has detailed instructions on how to connect it to your boat. Even a small flaw in workmanship can have disastrous results at high speed.
If you want your tower to be truly unique and personalized, building your own tower is the way to go. There are many designs online for custom towers, but almost all require some metal welding experience. One disadvantage of building custom towers is that their cost can be much higher than buying pre-built towers. It’s up to you to decide if it’s justifiable to build your custom tower or just stick with the pre-assembled ones.
One great modification that people have done to these towers is the installation of speakers. With these, even the rider can listen to his favorite songs while hanging and being towed by the wakeboard boat. If you want to install speakers, keep in mind that it has to be powerful. The ship makes a lot of noise, and some noise may also come from the waters. With loud speakers, you could hear the music above the noise. Just make sure the speakers you install are waterproof and weather resistant.
Wakeboarding is a fun sport. You could get a lot of excitement even if you just install the towline in its original position. But if you want to take it to another level, then installing a wakeboard tower on top of your boat can give you a lot of adrenaline-pumping fun.