Showing posts with label Polished Anodized. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Polished Anodized. Show all posts

Friday, March 31, 2017

Big Air Torrent Tower

Big Air is one of our most popular manufacturers that we carry. They have been in business for nearly 20 years! In our experiences with them they have been very easy to deal with. They are very serious about their customer service. They are a Christian based company and with these values in mind they try to keep their customers first and their prices affordable, which allows us to offer great pricing to you!


The Big Air Torrent Tower is a very unique tower that fits most boat 72"-103" . It has gussets in the corners to ensures a solid pull. This aluminium tower stands about 5ft tall, which should give you a significant about a head room. Do you store your boat in garage or boat lift but want a tower? No need to worry, the torrent is collapsible to near windshield height. The best part is the racks swivel! This feature makes getting boards and putting them away a breeze. 


Polished Aluminium Big Air Torrent Tower
The torrent is available in three finishes, listed below.


  • Polished Aluminium 
  • Polished Anodized (+$50)
  • Black Powder Coat 

Big Air also offers a option for a navigation light that integrates into the in to the tow knob. This is a really nice aspect especially compared to the ones that clamp on. Oh, and it is half the price of most competitors navigation lights.  


Big Air Torrent Tower Plate 


This stylish tower has built in racks Big Air allow to fit you board storage needs. This tower hold to racks, each rack can hold multiple boards. Below is a list of what you can hold on one side of the tower. Please note you can choose to hold to the same or different boards on each side. 
  • 2 wakeboards 
  • 1 wakeboard and 1 kneeboard 
  • 2 wakeboards and 1 kneeboard
  • 2 wakeboards and 1 surf 



Overall, The Big Air Torrent tower is a great, unique and durable tower. You will definitely enjoy the built in swivel racks. Plus not only will you have a "boss" tower you will have a great company backing that tower. Honestly, you can't go wrong with the Big Air Torrent Tower. 

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Big Air Predator: Product Review

Big Air is one of our most popular manufacturers that we carry. They have been in business for nearly 20 years! In our experiences with them they have been very easy to deal with. They are very serious about their customer service. They are a Christian based company and with these values in mind they try to keep their customers first and their prices affordable, which allows us to offer great pricing to you!

Polished Aluminium Big Air Predator Tower 
The Big Air Predator Tower was new to their lineup in 2015. This is defiantly not your cookie cutter tower. Your boat will surely stand out with the gusseted Z bar design. This is a great tower if you want to stand out. It is available in three finishes, listed below.


  • Polished Aluminium 
  • Polished Anodized
  • Black Powder Coat


The Predator will fit a wide range of boats. It will fit most boats 78"-103" wide. All of the mounting hardware and backing plates are included.This means you don't need to purchase separate items to be able to install you tower.

It also stands about 5 feet tall from the mounting points. This allows the tower to accommodate most biminis. It is also navigation light capable. It is probably not a bad ideas to go ahead and get yourself a navigation light as most places require you to have a light on the tallest point of your boat. If you've installed a tower, that will be the tallest point. Oh did I mention it comes with a 5 year limited warranty? Because is does.

Overall: You are looking at a tower that is anything but cookie cutter. It is stylish and durable. The best of both worlds. You also get a company that backs their products. Don't forget the 5 year limited warranty. However, I seriously doubt you will need it.


 wake towerJune 29, 2015
Reviewerwes ing from benton, AR United States
Fairly simple to install.best to run speaker wires before mounting.pleased with purchase and would recommend to anyone.I have a 87 four winns 190 horizon and no problems with fittment.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Big Air Haus Tower: Product Review

Big Air is one of our most popular manufacturers that we carry. They have been in business for nearly 20 years! In our experiences with them they have been very easy to deal with. They are very serious about their customer service. They are a Christian based company and with these values in mind they try to keep their customers first and their prices affordable, which allows us to offer great pricing to you!

Want a wakeboard tower that will clear your existing bimini? Well the Big Air Haus Tower is your best bet. It was designed to fit over about 90% of biminis. The Haus is a very tall tower, it stands about 6.5 feet tall from the mounting points. It also has roughly 69" of height below the h-member. This is a universal tower that will fit boats with a mounting width of 78"-103" wide. Worried about front to back stance? Don't be. With a large front to back stance of 68" your load is widely distributed. While this tower is very tall, it still collapses to near windshield height. This is a great feature if you are store your boat in a garage. It is available in 3 finishes listed below.

Polished Aluminium Big Air Haus Tower
Polished Aluminium Big Air Haus Tower
  • Polished Aluminium 
  • Black Powder Coat 
  • Polished Anodized 

Big Air did not sacrifice strength or style when designing this tower. Big Air also designed a new product for stability, the patent pending "Tower Tamer". The Tower Tamer  is included with the Big Air Haus Tower. The Tower Tamer insures the Haus doesn't sway with all that added heigth. Worried about warranty? Big Air has a 5 year limited warranty.

Overall: This is the best choice we have been able to find if you are trying to accommodate your existing bimini. Your are not sacrificing anything because Big Air ensures that the quality you have come to know and love for nearly 20 years, is still there. All that height and it is collapsible, so if you have height or storage limitations, your covered. If you have any questions feel free to contact us or Big Air.



 1997 cobalt 23lsJune 15, 2015
ReviewerRichard Endicott from Murdock, KS United States
very happy with customer service answered all questions about the different towers very clear. told me with my bemini to wait till on the new haus tower specs and I am very glad I did. had to make my bemini poles so they would adjust down to fold in & out then raise back up folder out the bemini has plenty of room under tower & looks grate thank you shane

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Big Air Cuda Tower: Product Review

Big Air is one of our most popular manufacturers that we carry. They have been in business for nearly 20 years! In our experiences with them they have been very easy to deal with. They are very serious about their customer service. They are a Christian based company and with these values in mind they try to keep their customers first and their prices affordable, which allows us to offer great pricing to you!

One of the most popular towers we carry is the Big Air Cuda Tower, for good reason. The Cuda tower is an extremely rigid tower. In Big Air's instructions they explain how to preload the tower, this is where a lot of your rigidity comes from. This tower is SOLID! Want to pull two riders at a time? You can
do it with this tower, NO PROBLEM!

Polished Aluminium Big Air Cuda Tower
Polished Aluminium Big Air Cuda Tower
Not only is this tower strong, it looks great! This tower has a unique forward sweeping design that looks awesome on almost everything. Big Air kept all people in mind when designing and testing this tower.
Want to change it up and mount it sweeping to rear, you can! You won't loose any strength.
Don't want to clamp a rack onto the tubing of your tower? The Cuda has a built in adapter on each side for the Razor Series racks, keeping the towers sleek lines from being interrupted with a bulky clamp.

This tower is available in three finishes listed below.

  • Polished Aluminum - (high chrome look)
  • Polished Anodized - (a protective coating over a polished aluminium tower, looks similar to a satin finish)
  • Black Powder Coat - (durable gloss black coating) 

Polished Aluminium Big Air Cuda Tower
Polished Aluminium Big Air Cuda Tower
If you are planning to install the Cuda on your own I would recommend watching the installation video linked below and getting a friend or two to assist. Standing about 5 feet tall this is not a small tower, you could probably use the extra hand. The video will give you an idea of what your going to be doing, as well as give you helpful tips and tricks.

If you are going to install speakers on your tower you will need to run wiring, there is a link below on running wiring in the Cuda tower that may also be helpful. 
Black Powder Coat Big Air Cuda Tower
Black Powder Coat Big Air Cuda Tower 

Overall if you decide to purchase the Big Air Cuda Tower you will not be disappointed. You will have an extremely strong tower with a stylish design. If you have any questions feel free to contact us or Big Air


*Update: Big Air has notified us that their installation instructions have been updated due to some conflicting items between their install video and written instructions. 







Helpful Links:


  Customer Reviews:


 Cuda Tower 1999 Mastercraft Maristar 210 VRSSeptember 30, 2015
Reviewer: Sean Cholas from Grand Junction, CO United States
Tower looks great on the boat and seems like it will be very sturdy. The quality is what I expected and don't have any issues or concerns. Will probably purchase another tower like this when I get another boat.

 Big Air Cuda TowerAugust 6, 2015
Reviewer: Travis from Tifton, GA United States
This is the best tower on the market.  It's rigid and stiff as nails and need I say great looking on my boat. I watched their YouTube install video and installed it myself.

 Great experienceJune 8, 2015
ReviewerAnonymous Person from NAshville, TN United States
The tower was shipped promptly and was easy to install. Great experience at a good price!!!

 Monterey 228 w/Cuda TowerApril 2, 2015
Reviewer: Justin Towell from Euless, TX United States
I was nervous purchasing this tower and installing it myself, but I found Big Air's install video on YouTube and watching it gave me the steps and confidence I needed to finish this project. It showed up in just a couple days, and with the assistance of a couple buddies, we had it built, wired, and installed in roughly 4 hours. Amazing tower. Very happy with my purchase.





Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Why Anodize?

So I am online again, searching for a wakeboarding tower for my boat.

I have 3 kids who always attack the "lake snacks" right after we launch the boat
. They put their grubby fingers all over the place.

I have gear for 5 plus guest in my boat. We all love music. And we spend every July 4th on the lake, it's the BEST seat in the house to view the local fireworks display.

With these things in mind, I hit the soothing quite that is online shopping & check out towers. I am not much for matching my tower to my gel coat or interior vinyl. I want wither a chrome finish or well, wait, what's this anodized finish i see?

Skylon FST Tower
 Anodized Skylon FST Tower 
What is "anodize" and why should i consider it?


A formal definition, according to the Aluminium Anodizer's Coucil is as follows:

An electrochemical process that converts the metal surface into a decorative, durable, corrosion-resistant, anodic oxide finish.

This is accomplished by immersing the aluminium (best suited material) into an acid electrolyte bath and passing an electric current through the medium.

A cathode is mounted to the inside of the anodizing tank; the aluminium acts as an anode, so that oxygen ions are released from the electrolyte to combine with the aluminium atoms at the surface of the part being anodized.

Anodizing is, therefore a matter of highly controlled oxidation.


Layman's Terms

Its a strong, durable product out there that will not only amp up the aesthetic of your lake ride, but will look great, season after season.

It is a clear finish that typically matches the trim on most boat windshields.

It is a patine that you don't have to wait years to get. Anodized finish towers are durable, look great, & do not require a more than once over when you wash your boat.

Anodized finishes resist abrasion of the softer aluminium of the tower as well as keeping it from corroding.

Anodizing turns the surface of the aluminium tubing into a barrier that keeps your tower looking great, wit a finish that is easy to maintain.

If you wakeboard in brackish lakes or coastal waters, this finish is a must.

polished aluminium vs polished anodized
The difference between Clear Anodized Aluminium
and Polished Aluminium (Clear Anodized Aluminium is
on the left, Polished Aluminium is on the right.)
Man! I have found my tower finish! Not more cheeto-dust-sunscreen-watermarks-lake grime on my new tower. I won't need to polish my tower. My family can play out brain out (responsibly, of course). The cool-geeky part of my brain is at ease with the fact that the lake water won't dull my towers finish & I'll just wipe it down when i spray off the boar at our local car wash! not to mention, I can get all my gear & tunes up & out of the way with a tower!

So who's getting an anodized tower? THIS GUY!!!!!