I finally took the plunge and installed a wakeboard tower. I got the Joystick Pro series which for the price was a good deal and it fit my boat and my garage. Looking back three years later, I wish the tower would fold down or collapse. when I got the tower in 2011, I had a large RV garage, but now we live in town and do not have that, so I have the boat in storage in a RV size indoor storage. It would be more flexible if the tower would fold down. That said, we love the tower! It is sturdy, and with two racks we can carry all the kneeboards and wakeboards we want out of the way. And I mounted a rod holder and, believe it or not, a downrigger on the tower. Maybe the first of its kind!
The tower was actually pretty simple to install, but you do need two men to do it, and it takes some guts to start drilling big holes in your boat. It took about four hours to do.
These pictures show the rod racks on the back. I later moved them to the side, and they do not interfere with the function of the tower.
I also made sure the tower did not interfere with the bimini top. We use that so frequently to get out of the sun, and I did not want to buy another one, or install and aftermarket one when I had one that works so well.
There it is - the garage and the boat. Not a bad set up.
