11 foot "Tuna Tower" for my step V ??

GenerousGeorge

GenerousGeorge

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I have a chance to pick up an 8' wide at bottom 11' high tuna tower

Would that work on my 20" wellcraft step V ? I will try to get picture uploaded
 
I am a bit more tippy than I want to be with a T-top. Pics, please, post pics. There was a boat for sale a while back by BenFishin that had a tower. Before I made the leap I would have to ask the owner of a tower boat his opinion. Might need to reinforce the mounting points, depending on design. Don't forget Clearance issue with trailered tower boats. I don't think I could live with a tower on my V as I am land locked and travel great distance to get to the water. Then again some fold forward for clearance.
 
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Heres a pick of a guy on the hull truth forum. I know its not a tuna tower but it does give a height comparison
 

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I have no experience with tuna towers, but I would be worried that putting that much weight up high on a boat as small as a V-20 would cause the boat to roll a lot more when sitting still at sea, maybe even to the point of rolling over.

How much does the tower weigh?
 
8 ft wide, so you are mounting to gunnel height not deck? 11 ft is way up there! My boat on the trailer with the hard top is 11 ft high from the ground. My hard top gives me 6'10" headroom but it is maybe 4 ft tall???

I don't find that my V is tippy but I'm not standing up there.
 
it'd be like me standing on skunk's hardtop with him standing on my head and then a couple feet higher yet.... yikes!

if you do it TAKE VIDEO!
 
Gotta take note of your creativity..........but.......... if you really have to sit high here are my suggestions:

1st choice: Sell the V and buy a boat designed and outfitted with a factory tower.
You may find one as small as 25' that has a small single person set up.

2nd: Put a lightweight but strong hardtop on the V, and outfit with single helm station.
If you're really serious........after you put on the hardtop, bolt on 5 45lb barbell plates
and see how the boat rides with that weight up there to simulate !

3rd: I have no other ideas except...... I'd pass.
 
Friend of mine has a tower on a 22 footer that measures 13 feet from the ground when sitting on the trailer. Has to be REALLY careful when towing to avoid trees.
 
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