Roswell aviator tower help???

[John Bell]

Ok so I bought a roswell aviator tower a few months ago from my local dealer and had them install it. Total cost was around 4100, due to them supposedly having to reinforce the tower with more fiberglass. My problem is I didn't check to see if the tower folds down or not when I picked the boat up. Two weeks ago I went to build a carport at my house and was gonna take measurements of the boat with tower folded down but when I went to fold the tower it was a pain. I literally had to pull it down with a lot of force. Upon letting go it springs forward to the upright position. Now I talked to the dealer and they said it's a weight assist tower and that it would operate normally with tower speakers and maybe a Bimini top. Saying it needed like 150 pounds of weight to make it function properly. Any body here know any truth to this. Or should it function properly without anything on the tower. Looking at the mounts it looks a little out of alignment but it's mounted and has been a good tower besides that little folding issue. They said they mounted it so I could use the ski pylon. I'm not near the boat at the moment but can post pics of the mounts later. But in the meantime does anybody have a solution. And if it's the way they mounted the tower what do I do. I have already taken the boat to them and they talked about cutting the tension bands and using rope to tie it down. I said no. Left the boat there and they removed the bolts that the tension bands go around and said when I get the proper weight on the tower to reinstall them. What should I do.


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[shag]

Actually sounds like they are correct. I think they design the towers like that since so many people have speakers and what not on them.

[cal1999]

I have the aviator tower and only use one of the assist springs. You can remove one of the large silver Allen screws on the back of the tower near the seam between the top and bottom. I used a zip tie to keep the spring loop out of the way.


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[NautiqueJeff]

Hey Montana Boat Guy, do you have any suggestions here? Can the springs be adjusted?

[Montana Boat Guy]

cal1999 has it right! John Bell if you release/remove the weight assist from one side of the tower it will essentially have half of its strength which should be just about right for what you are doing. Be sure to keep all components in case you add some Roswell tower speakers, bimini top or other product in the future and therefore need more need more weight assist. Feel free to contact me directly if you need any help with this. . 1-321-638-1331 or tracy@roswellglobal.com Also could you please send me a PM and let me know who did your install. We will contact them and provide some additional product knowledge so if they see this again they will be able to help. LEt's see some pictures of your boat too. Thank you for choosing Roswell and the Aviator tower!!!!!!!

[John Bell]

Thanks guys appreciate it.





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[John Bell]

And I plan on adding some Neptune 8.0's in the near future and the shadow top. Currently fixing to add Perfect Pass to make wakeboarding a little more enjoyable. I'll PM you Montana Boat Guy and let you know who did the install. Thanks again, awesome support!


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[gobluemike2142]

And I plan on adding some Neptune 8.0's in the near future and the shadow top. Currently fixing to add Perfect Pass to make wakeboarding a little more enjoyable. I'll PM you Montana Boat Guy and let you know who did the install. Thanks again, awesome support!


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Do they have a bimini for that? I have a 96 SS and I think I like that look "better" than the FCT old school one. I think I might do black, how do you like the white. I'd do white if I painted the windshield white but thinking all black above the deck.

[NautiqueJeff]

They do have biminis for that tower. And I love the way this tower looks on that era boat as well!

https://www.roswellmarine.com/produc...d-accessories/

[gobluemike2142]

Man, they don't exactly give those away. Oh well, gotta do it.

[Dandy21]

Montana Boat Guy - do they still offer the OEM base that is shown in the video. I saw a post once that was making it sound as if that was going to be removed from the aftermarket market. Have really been thinking about this tower for a winter project but would like the OEM style base. Sorry for being a bit off topic.

[Bad Cad]

Montana Boat Guy - do they still offer the OEM base that is shown in the video. I saw a post once that was making it sound as if that was going to be removed from the aftermarket market. Have really been thinking about this tower for a winter project but would like the OEM style base. Sorry for being a bit off topic.

They do offer the OEM base, just not on the website. It's a special order. With the help of of a Roswell rep and my local dealer I went through the ordering process, but didn't place the order because the boat developed other expensive issues. The rep may be Montana Boat Guy for all I know, because he did live in Montana.

[Bad Cad]

That looks great!

[Montana Boat Guy]

Everybody knows their stuff on here! The tower base you are talking about is available and is, as accurately described, is not advertised(yet). This is by far and away the nicest aftermarket tower I have installed and OWNED. I personally had this set up with the Shadow Top bimini, Mag swivels, Wake/surf racks, rope hooks and a Quad spin Pro. Great job on the install on this boat. I wonder what it would look like with a purple Aviator?