Tower on SNOB - Got pics?

Rowell's Aviator is a sweet tower: http://www.roswellwakeair.com/series_elite/wakeboard-tower-aviator/

Ha ha! Thanks for the vote P71. That actually is part of what holds me back on a tower is that I know that this boat is the kind that ski purists love, and a large portion of them would also see it as "ruining" the boat. However, for me functionally, it would add a lot as I ski as well as wakeboarding and wakeskating. That's why I say, I would have to be absolutely in love with the tower in order to even fully consider it.

That Roswell is indeed a sweet looking tower, however, on the pics they have of the sport nautique they have it mounted back so far that it would interfere with shortline slalom skiing. To put it up further, closer to the windshield I think the tower suddenly wouldn't look nearly as good and would also interfere with vision as well. So in the end, I love that tower, but I don't love that tower for my particular boat setup.

Look up New Dimensions, would imagine they have pics of your hull with a tower.

There is certainly some great advantages to having a tower but it also may come with some sacrifices as well. Cover will need to be modified and the covering around the tower is almost always a pita, if you park where there is a low overhead, lift w/canopy, standard garage door, etc., you may need to fold the tower to get in/out, additional weight will have a negative effect on your slalom wake, bug collector when towing and if you already have a Bimini it likely will need to be modified to work with the tower.
Whatever you do, it's your boat so make it work best for your wants and needs, and have fun with it!!

Air Nautique 196? I didn't even know that existed. If one of those ever comes up for sale in my area, that is going to be a serious temptation.

@rleinen79, a 10 foot pole setup is what I'm currently running. However, mine takes more than 2 minutes to set up - maybe I just haven't gotten as fast as you at it yet. It's not bad - just a touch annoying, which is why I would have to be in love with the tower I choose.

Based on what I have seen so far, I think it would be the New Dimension or nothing (because the actual flight control isn't offered anymore right? and the new dimensions is basically the exact same?)

Man that air 196 is just awesome. However, since they only made it for 1 year, that tells me it wasn't flying off the showroom floor, which tells me it might not fly off my showroom floor when it is time for me to sell the boat if I toss a tower on it and make it equivalent. Decisions, decisions, decisions.

Well I spend 75% of my time waterskiing and I'm still running 15 off at speeds less than 34 mph. So I really enjoy / need the tiny wake that the 196 gives me. Also, space isn't an issue as I usually ride with 3 people or less and we usually hang out all day at the dock at the ski course where there is plenty of space to put stuff.

Right now, I'm taking 10 minutes to set up the pole and then 10 more minutes to take it down when we are done for the day and I'm just thinking that for $2k or so, I could just have the tower ready and waiting for that 25% of the time when I wakeboard or wakeskate. However, it is actually costing me more than $2k if it reduces the resell value of my boat by $1k That much money for 20 minutes per outing saved? How much do I really think my time is worth?

This is the dilemma I live in. 1st world problems.

A guy on the lake I frequent has an air 196 just like that one... though I've never seen him with that naughty looking librarian in the photo...

I would never advise anyone to tower a boat unless it was a necessity... but if you must, the Roswell with the bimini, rack and NO SPEAKERS is the way to go IMHO... what do they even sell for? Look expensive.

I guess as far as value goes, I could check the blue book difference between the AN196 and the SNOBs of the same 2002 model year to see what that looks like.

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Yikes...Jim I had to go back & look as well..

Rob..have always liked the looks of that boat...




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Scott,
I have a Aerial Airborne Wakeboard Tower. A few pics of SNOBs with the same tower, one of which is mine.