[dbainbridge]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk04

I've got an Aerial tower on my Diablo and I love it. I looked at a ton of different style towers before I decided on this one. I got it off Ebay for $630 or so. The install was pretty straight forward. I used extra backing that I made from 1"x4" PVC "wood" to help more evenly distribute the stress the tower puts on the glass. I found the PVC boards in the trim section of Home Depot. It took my brother and I a couple of hours to install and that was with me measuring things over and over to make sure I got it on right.

This winter I added some polished board racks and am in the process of adding some Kicker KMT6 tower speakers and a tower mounted anchor light.

The tower itself is light, being made of aluminum, but when boarding behind the boat there is a noticeable pull when the rider edges way out. It's nothing major, but it is noticeable.

The tower fold down below the windshield height, so I have no problem putting the boat in my garage.

Here are some pictures I took of the tower after I put it on last summer.

I just installed the Aerial wakeboard tower myself and it looks great! I was wondering if you had any pictures on how your speakers were installed, specifically how the wiring feeds from the tower tubes into the hull of the boat. Did the install of the speakers retrict the movement of the tower when folding down? Any tips would be great as I want to only drill the minimal amount of holes as needed!

[mrzogs21]

I have a 96 talari and was looking into mounting a wake board tower and was just wondering if some one can help me a tell me if there is a way of popping out the inside panel, haveing to drills holes with a hole saw, or open for other suggestions.

[Mariahmaroo]

I just installed the Aerial Airborne Tower on my 1996 Z201 Talari. I started a new thread for it because I didn't see this one. It is awsome. No creaking or moaning of any kind from the tower. I used plywood to back up the tower with some epoxy called PC-11. This epoxy has a 1700 PSI tensile strength and is rated for use with marine applicaitons. Check out my post for some pics. It is tagged "Aerial Airborne Tower on 1996 Z201 Talari." Aerial Airborne Tower on 1996 Z201 Talari

[Mariahmaroo]

Originally Posted by mrzogs21

I have a 96 talari and was looking into mounting a wake board tower and was just wondering if some one can help me a tell me if there is a way of popping out the inside panel, haveing to drills holes with a hole saw, or open for other suggestions.

I cut holes in the panel on my 96 talari for the back mounts. On the front left I went up through the speaker hole, and on the front right I went in from where the glove box should be on the bow. I chose to cut holes in the back because it was easy and completely concealed by the side bumper. Way less work than pulling the back seat, and then pulling all the screws to the side panels. Plus that fiberglass is structurally insignifcant. Just cut low because at the top there is a wood sticker that runs all the way back on the boat that you don't want to cut into because it is structural. Good luck.


EDIT: ha ha I just realized the date in which you asked this question. You have probably since solved your dilema. Hope my reply can help somebody else.