| Wakeboarding continues to become a very popular | | | | used for construction. It must have a good balance of |
| sport. Professional riders perform tricks that seem | | | | style, durability, and utility. Also make sure that the |
| impossible and truly daring. Most of these tricks can | | | | tower has detailed instructions on how to attach it to |
| only be performed if the boat towing the rider has a | | | | your boat. Even a little defect in workmanship can |
| wakeboarding tower. This accessory allows riders to | | | | have disastrous results at high speed. |
| get higher in the air without being slammed into the | | | | If you want your tower to be truly unique and |
| water when gravity pulls them back down. This also | | | | customized, building your own tower is the way to go. |
| allows the rider to make tricks that seem impossible to | | | | There are many designs all over the internet for |
| perform. | | | | custom built towers, but almost all of them require |
| Attaching a wakeboard rope atop a wakeboard | | | | some experience in welding metals. One downside of |
| tower has various advantages, the most obvious one | | | | building custom towers is that its cost can be much |
| is increased hang time. When the rope is attached | | | | higher than purchasing premade towers. It is just up to |
| directly at the hull, the boat would pull the rider back | | | | you to decide on whether it is justifiable to build your |
| down to the water. You would not catch much time in | | | | custom tower or just stick with the preassembled |
| the air, to perform other tricks. | | | | ones. |
| These towers are mostly standard equipment on | | | | One great modification that people have done with |
| wakeboard boats. They are usually made of metal | | | | these towers is by installing speakers. With these, |
| and come in a wide variety of different shapes and | | | | even the rider can hear their favorite tunes while |
| designs. Some designs can also allow for storing some | | | | hanging on and being towed by the wakeboard boat. If |
| items such as wakeboards, safety gear, and other | | | | you want to install speakers, keep in mind that it needs |
| equipment. | | | | to be powerful. The boat produces a lot of noise, and |
| If your boat does not come with a wakeboarding | | | | some noise can also come from the waters. With loud |
| tower as standard, then you are left with two choices. | | | | speakers, you could hear the music over the noise. |
| You could either buy one from reputable | | | | Just be sure that the speakers you install are |
| manufacturers or you could go ahead and build | | | | waterproof and weatherproof. |
| yourself one. Buying readymade towers have lots of | | | | Wakeboarding is a fun sport. You could get a lot of |
| benefits. These towers are constructed with high | | | | excitement even if you only install the tow cable on its |
| grade materials and years of research. | | | | stock position. But if you want to take it to another |
| When buying a tower, make sure that it is constructed | | | | level, then installing a wakeboarding tower on top of |
| according to your needs. Take note of the materials | | | | your boat can give you lots of adrenalin packed fun. |