Tower for Sale/My Tigé is Naked

[CP3]

how sturdy does the tower seem?

[kko]

thanx i like the look i would prefer a little more back bimini put it wouldnt stop me from getting that setup it looks great and if the bimini is easy to setup and take down thats a big plus.

[Weil Thing]

That is one badazz lookin' tower...congrats!

[ragboy]

how sturdy does the tower seem?

I haven't had it on the water yet, and will report when I do. But just grabbing it and shaking hard, it feels significantly more sturdy than the Tige tower. Also, that tubing is a full 3 inch tubing. Its FAT, and stout. I love it.

[DieselPWR]

Nice light setup, you could light up day with that package!

[Aerdb21]

Is there someway to fit this on a 2000 21i RE?

I really like the tower and I was wondering if there is a way to fit it onto a
2000 21i RE? Could it be done with some customizing? Someone please let me know... I do not have any measurements for my boat (in storage for the winter)... Does anyone have these handy?

Thanks,

[ragboy]

Well, the verdict is in. Weather was close to 80 today even though water still at 60 deg. Lake was butter, and we took the boat out to test the new tower and make sure all was good before we hit the season hard. The new Switchblade tower is MUCH more stable and sturdy compared to the stock Tige tower. It did move some, but the tige tower rattles over heavy chop. This thing was solid. For the record, I had my ballast in, and made tight turns and rode over my wake pretty hard to check it. Its solid. My opinion, if you buy a new tige, order from a dealer that uses sampson, or get without the tower, what a difference. And the 3 inch tubing is so stout, I love it. Samson mirror and bimini are awesome and easy, lights are great and easy to adjust. Speakers sound fantastic and easy to remove. Here are some pics from today.





This was RJs first ride on his new green loogey.


My view of the butter.






All of my pictures were from my iPhone, forgot the camera.

Last part of the story, I backed up to our warehouse, then started the timer. Everyone knew their jobs. Whole crew took off, except Thomas (7) stayed in car to watch Jesse(2). Open warehouse, turn off alarm, open roll up door, remove swimstep, remove speakers and lower tower, back in to the warehouse, put roller jacks under tires, disconnect truck and fold tongue, push entire boat at slight angle to fit in, close roll up, lock up and lights out, get back in car to leave. Whew. 8 mins 25 secs on our first try with new tower. Thats what I am talking about. And that is where 6 kids comes in handy!

[Ruune]

wow... i-phone takes some nice pics!

[ragboy]

It does ok if the light is good. Def a decent backup camera.

[samw]

ragboy
Those pics look great. The tower really changes the look of the boat. Congrats and glad the tower swap worked and with out issues.

[dogbert]

Where are the pics of ragboy cuttin' it up?

[ragboy]

The pics above are from our home lake, Lake Oroville. Here are the pics of my boat getting the tower.

http://gallery.mac.com/ragboy#100025...lack&view=grid

[ragboy]

I forgot to add the pictures of the boat folded away in its house for the night. With the tongue folded and the wheel jack/casters, we push it right over and then have plenty of room to take the motorcycles in and out.

[ragboy]

I had a couple of people from this list, that were interested in the old tower, but after checking measurements, didn't seem to work out.

So scott from sampson is going to put it on craigslist for this week.

For the record, I am selling it for $1500, which includes OEM bimini, and dbot5 light bar as seen in the pics. The dbot5 light bar has 3 forward and 4 back. That is a steel, not looking to make any more. The tower is from 2007 24Ve that was purchased almost exactly one year ago.

I also have the infinity speakers, willing to sell with tower, so whole package for say $1800. The speakers don't include the infinity amp and mic, I am keeping those.

For anyone with small width issues, I got this info from scott @ sampson.

$1500 seems like a very fair price on your tower. I will put it
on the Portland Craigslist if you like. There was a guy on the Tige site
who said he wanted the tower but it was 1 1/2" to wide. We can make the
tower narrower in about 20 minutes by adding a degree or two to the top
outside bends. It is very easy and requires no welding.

[ragboy]

BUMP, I am willing to sell the tower for $1000, and $1250 inlcluding the infinity speakers, no amp. Includes the lights and the bimini, NOT the surfracks.