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Choosing The Right Tower Boom For Your Boat |
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Choosing the Right Tower Boom for Your Boat
Lane "Dawg" Bowers
When towers were introduced in 1996, Correct Craft probably had no idea how they would change the future of the sport forever. By adding the tower structure to the deck of the boat, the rope angle changed dramatically as it pointed upward to seven feet from three feet. Water skiers, wakeboarders, kneeboarders, ski skiers, and barefooters all were quick to realize the dramatic improvement in performances as well as the reduction in impact injuries that resulted from the physics of being pulled in a more upward fashion.
Not only do skiers find that they feel stronger and lighter when skiing on the tower, there were other added bonuses like keeping the rope from hitting passengers in the head while someone is skiing. The new trend is "bling-out" your tower with the coolest equipment like board racks, lights, and speakers that make your ride a true expression of your personality. When you do not want the tower up, it can be collapsed for going under bridges or for traveling to and from the lake.
If you have one of these towers, you have a brand new option for adding a boom to your boat. Before the tower, the boom could only be attached to the ski pylon or onto the opposite gunnel. A tower boom is the biggest break-through in boom technology by allowing it to be attached to the tower directly.
The benefits of having a tower boom, I will list here;
1. having a tower boom gives you more floor space in the boat
2. the tower boom folds up nicely when you do not need it
3. two extension arms expand and contract to allow you to put the boom exactly where you want it
4. looking cool is standard with the tower boom because it does not look like any other boom
5. the upward pull and the rigidity of the tower boom make beginning skiers feel more confident during the learning stages
6. as with all booms, the added stability reduces injuries and falls
I recommend finding a supplier who will stick his neck out and guarantee that their tower boom will fit your tower. There are tower booms for every tower so make sure you get someone who is experienced in getting you the correct one. If you do not get this type of service, find someone else.
You can always lean on the tower boom supplier to help you decide what tower boom you need. But if you know how to measure the outer diameter of the tower's tubing, then you have all the information you need.
There are three clamps that need to be mounted on your tower. The boom clamp mounts to the back leg of the tower as low as possible. The addition two clamps are mounted up high on the tower with one on the back leg and one on the front leg to form a triangle between the three. This mounting system is the most stable of any type of boom.
After determining the locations of these clamps that best suit your tower, you simply attach the first boom are to the clamp via a heavy-duty quick release pin. The second solid aluminum piece inside the first piece, and then just adjust the length of the boom cables so that your boom sits securely where you like it.
You will realize after using your tower boom that it is designed to last for a long time. Having one of the coolest pieces of equipment will definitely take a back seat to having the ability to be the go-to-guy on the lake for helping others to learn to ski without the abuse that they are used to or are afraid of on their own.
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