tower racks

[spdracr39]

I mounted my tower racks last night and was surprised how big they are. I think they make the whole package about 9' wide. Has anybody run into issues trailering with this wide of a setup? Maybe I should put the deeper one for the kneeboard on the starboard side. I will also mention I bought one aerial and one krypt and the aerial was a much better quality rack.

 

[sickwilly]

Re: tower racks

Yes, too wide for the dock at the house I rent. I bought some hinges from DIY wake and solved the problem. Mine now rotate into the boat. I tagged onto someone's thread in here somewhere with pics.

 

[oldjeep]

Re: tower racks

I havn't had any problems trailering or launching but I do run a rotator hinge on one side so that it fits in the garage better and for some docks that have tall posts when we have boards in the racks.

 

[theBrownskull]

Re: tower racks

I have a Monster tower and just remove the racks when trailering otherwise they stick out.

 

[Lake Lizzard]

Re: tower racks

Since I have some time to kill tonight I did some research...

You may want to take a look at these Indy wakeboard racks at www.wakefool.com. They fold inward for transport & storage, are anodized for like OEM wakeboard racks, and seem to be a good deal at $212.50 delivered. Krypt has the only other rack that you can get anodized but it's an extra $30 on top of the $175.99 price + shipping ($220.99 total). The rest of the racks below are non-anodized (meaning they are only polished aluminum and will require hand polishing over time).

I have had a Monster Tower wakeboard rack in the past an it was a solid rack and was easily removable (which I really liked). They are just bulky, clunky, and non-stock looking in my opinion. It was also brushed aluminum so it looked lousy after being out on the water for a while since I wasn't into polishing (would rather be on the water than rubbing aluminum).

Hope this info helps someone out. The titles are hyperlinked to each of the wakeboard rack sellers websites.

Monster Tower Wakeboard Rack - $245 - non-anodized, easily removable, $18 shipping (to my address)
Indy Wakeboard Rack - $212.50 - anodized, tilt down fingers, free shipping
Krypt Bat Wakeboard Rack - $129.99 - non-anodized (polished aluminum), not easily removable, $15 shipping (to my address)
Krypt Quick Release Wakeboard Rack - $175.99 - non-anodized (anodized add $30), easily removable, $15 shipping
Aerial Fixed Wakeboard Rack - $226 - non-anodized (polished aluminum), not easily removable, $11 shipping (to my address)
Aerial Quick Release Fixed - $261 - non-anodized (polished aluminum), easily removable, $11 (shipping to my address)