Homemade Pylons?

[93SkiNautique]

I have a buddy who's made his own pylon out of local hardware store material, well mostly (My dad is a plumber so I wont have any problem getting the pole). I cant get ahold of him so I thought I'd try my luck here while I was still online. Anyone happen to know how to build one, what to use, and is it even worth it?? Any tips would be appreciated I'm planning on buying a tower soon but I want this as a temp on holidays. I do understand that I'll have to buy the bow straps but thats no big deal.

Thanks.

[SkiMatt]

Homemade Pylons?

Here is a pic of a homemade job I found on the way to Disneyland. They have the upgraded model with the speakers. I didn't get close enough to see how it was mounted to the floor. I would hate for that thing to come loose from a tug of a wakeboarder.

[86SN2001]

RE: Homemade Pylons?

My suggestion would be that you either purchase an enginer designed pylon or wait till you can afford a tower. Safety being my #1 concern and two the boat you own doesn't deserve to be seen with a homemade extended pylon. Check on ebay or around your circle of influence, there are probably quite a few laying around after being replaced by a tower. Good Luck

[Laptom]

We made our own pylon a few years ago and used it for 3 years. Not a single problem with it. It looked great and fit the boat perfectly. My brother got some real good piping (for 6 feet it was 50lbs or something like that) at work and it worked great for us. It was a clean and simple design.

[wakejunky]

Shoot with the cost of a commericially made pylon ~$400 and the cost of a Monster Tower ~$1000 you're only off by about $600 for a tower setup and the Monster Towers are a really nice setup. Save your pennies and pony up. Would be make a nice Christmas gift to yourself.

Chris

[93SkiNautique]

I understand that waiting to buy a new tower is the best bet but i only need one as a temp. I'm leaving for holidays in 2 weeks and i need something to use for then. Laptom, i can get access to pipe very easily, what about the head of the pylon, what did you use for that? I'll also use 'U' bolts as strap mounts which i can pick up from any local hardware store.

[Laptom]

The head of the pylon was the tough job. It was a solid steal piece and had to be worked with. It was that hard that it costs some drills (don't know the real term) and alot of hours behind a turning steal machine. We let the strap around the bow made by a cover specialist and was the real pricy part (around $20,-).

[93SkiNautique]

I work at a Mining Factory that manufactures wheels for 120,000 lb hual truck and loaders. I'm gunna see if i can get my buddy up in the shop to machine me up a pylon head out of steel. Thanks for the idea.

[Bob's2001]

You could always use a trailer ball for a head.

Bob
SN 2001
Monster Tower

[93SkiNautique]

Yea, thats one thing i was considering, the thing i need to figure out is what to attach it to? i was thinking about mounting it on a quarter inch round piece of steel then welding it onto the actual bar. I'll have to figure out something...soon, cause i leave on friday.