Power Tower

[Storm34]

Anyone seen this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrE6...eature=related

Looks pretty sweet, wonder how sturdy it is.

[88 PS190]

Kind of cool, I was thinking it was spring loaded at first, like those pneumatic tower extensions used by hydrofoilers.

[coz]

Originally Posted by 88 PS190

Kind of cool, I was thinking it was spring loaded at first, like those pneumatic tower extensions used by hydrofoilers.

You can bet they ain't cheap http://www.conquestwakeboardtowers.com/

[88 PS190]

"Lower your tower to put your boards away. "

Just to me, the tower doesn't drop fast enough to make it worthwhile to lower just to load a board, unless you lowered so you could load from the ground?

[Maristar210]

That looks like a whole lotta stress on an actuator seal if that is truly pneumatic.

[Sodar]

Originally Posted by Storm34

Anyone seen this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrE6...eature=related

Looks pretty sweet, wonder how sturdy it is.

The guy that is building this is out of Lake Elsinore, CA. He had it up at the boat show 2 years ago and it was really done nicely. It uses a little outdrive trim pump mounted down under the ski locker, so it is truly pneumatic. You can see the stainless braided hoses at the base of the hydraulic cylinders. This boat was for sale by Cal-Skier for a long while... I guess this guy snatched it up to use as a show boat for his invention.

[Maristar210]

Curious?

How much?

My IT Nazi wont let me onto that flash site.

[Sodar]

When I talked to him at the boat show, he had them listing at $2499.

[coz]

Originally Posted by Sodar

When I talked to him at the boat show, he had them listing at $2499.

Now that's not an unreasonable amount

[Andyg]

Originally Posted by Sodar

The guy that is building this is out of Lake Elsinore, CA. He had it up at the boat show 2 years ago and it was really done nicely. It uses a little outdrive trim pump mounted down under the ski locker, so it is truly pneumatic. You can see the stainless braided hoses at the base of the hydraulic cylinders. This boat was for sale by Cal-Skier for a long while... I guess this guy snatched it up to use as a show boat for his invention.

I think you meant it is "truly hydraulic." Pneumatic means the cylinder is driven by air pressure.