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helipilot Newbie
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 5
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Posted: Jan 05, 2011 6:24 pm Post subject: Which tower for an 89 Sport Nautique? |
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Hello! So I'm in the process of turning an 89 Sport Nautique into a wake specific boat. The first thing I want to address is its lack of a tower...
I have searched on here and other forums and looked at 50 different towers and cant seem to make up my mind. What do you guys think will look the best, perform the best and last the longest on this boat?
I don't want to sound like money isn't an issue because it definitely is but I am willing to spend more for a "better" tower.
It seems a lot of you guys are a fan of the diy pro. That's definitely in my top five.
Thanks in advance. I'm so indecisive... |
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FlyZone CR Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 25 May 2008 Posts: 1089 City: Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica
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Posted: Jan 05, 2011 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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FCT II/New Dimensions of course! Best looking, the original and therefore also best resale value with a Nautique. _________________ FlyZone Wakeboarding Costa Rica |
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Brit Rider Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3347 City: Cheshire, England
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Posted: Jan 06, 2011 1:28 am Post subject: |
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When you say DIY Pro do you mean the DIY Wake tower?
http://www.diywake.com/shop/shopexd.asp?id=556
If so that's a decent, solid tower but it is entry level. I'm also not sure it fits your boat without a bit of modding (your bow is very skinny, so you'll want to measure it and check the area in front of your bow is at least 74").
If you want something "better", as in more factory look then you won't go wrong with a New Dimensions Tower, as FlyZone CR suggests.
http://www.newdimensiontowers.com/galleries/nautique/1990-1996_Ski.html
Only trade off I suppose you need to make is how much you want to spend on a 22 year old boat. a factory tower always holds the best retail but it isn't likely to be a deal breaker on a boat of this age so I'd be tempted to go down the DIYWake route. _________________ www.AxisBoats.co.uk | www.Malibu-Boats.co.uk |
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helipilot Newbie
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 5
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Posted: Jan 06, 2011 6:58 am Post subject: |
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Yes, the diy wake. I'll be sure to make all the necessary measurements before I buy anything. In your personal opinion, astetically how do you think it would look?
You bring up a very good point. This thing is 22 years old. It's going to be hard to justify spending $1700+ on a premium tower when there are other practical options for 11 or 12... I get carried away sometimes so thanks for getting me back in check.
The resale value isn't so much of a big deal to me right now. I plan on doing a lot to this thing over time and know going in that I won't be able to get back what money I put into it. However I will get a lot of enjoyment out of it so to me it's well worth it.
Thanks for the quick responses! There is a lot of great info on here! |
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helipilot Newbie
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McNasty Outlaw
Joined: 02 Jan 2010 Posts: 171
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Posted: Jan 07, 2011 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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I had the h2o tower on my ski supreme and loved it. _________________ www.shredthreadsink.com |
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Wakebrad Ladies Man
Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas
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Posted: Jan 09, 2011 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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If you can find an old official FCT I would check into that. Look into like the '03 Flight Control Tower by Nautique. That is the classic tower by Nautique. I've heard of people getting them for older boats, but I'm not sure how. It's been a while since we've had the discussion, but you may be able to search for threads on how people used to do it.
Here's one mounted on an 80s 2001:
_________________ You have just entered the twilight zone. |
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NKCrider Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2644 City: NKC
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Posted: Jan 10, 2011 9:03 am Post subject: |
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Ive got the Big Air Pylons H2O tower on my 82 tique and i couldnt be happier. Cost like $900 and had it drilled and mounted im 4 hours _________________ Lanexa VA |
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Brit Rider Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3347 City: Cheshire, England
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Posted: Jan 10, 2011 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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NKCrider, I do like the lines of that tower on your boat alot. Though I'd argue its not the easiest tower to install.... I used to sell them and ran into some issues. _________________ www.AxisBoats.co.uk | www.Malibu-Boats.co.uk |
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NKCrider Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2644 City: NKC
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Posted: Jan 10, 2011 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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the only issue we had was we drilled 2 extra holes cuz we didnt do a "soft" install to get the general area of holes. atleast they are hidden behind the horizontal brace on each side
but yer right, she does look damn good _________________ Lanexa VA |
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dizzlestoy Soul Rider
Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 305 City: dallas
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Posted: Jan 20, 2011 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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check out the trick towers one. www.tricktowers.com _________________ if only i knew better |
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BTB Preston Newbie
Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 46 City: Humbe, TX
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Posted: Jan 26, 2011 9:41 am Post subject: |
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My vote would be for the Monster Tower MT1 in black. There are lots of customer pictures on their website with boats like yours and they look really good with the black tower matching the black windshield frame. And they are listed at $999, so not terribly expensive. |
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