forward swept tower - what wake/kneeboard rack combo?

[Rufusthedog]

Hi,

I want to get a wake/kneeboard rack combo for my 2017 AR190 with the forward swept tower.

There are some threads in here on what fits looks like the pre-forward-swept, however i wanted to try to get some information on my boats model year.

First off, I believe the size I'm looking for is 2 and 3/8 inches. I can't find anything concrete stating that, but i've guessed this is the case because i know the earlier year towers were 1 and 7/8ths as there is only two options when purchasing from https://www.bulletlines.com/Yamaha-Wakeboard-Racks-p/655.htm.

Is the tower tapered? I can see it swoops back, I really don't want anything that is going to slide around or fall off.

How much should i spending? Are the knee/wake racks OK? (I haven't seen one in person, only wake + wake racks). If anyone could recommend a brand that worked well for them and might fit my situation that would be appreciated too.

Any tips appreciated, thanks in advance. -Joe

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Other Info:

• Is it ok to have a rack on one side of the tower but not the other? I'm guessing yes but had to ask, as every boat i see tends to have two.
• My wake boad is 57 inches long, and pretty wide also (i think 18?). Either way, it doesn't fit in the underneath locker on the AR.
• The kneeboard is a big hunk of plastic as most of them are. I'm not sure of the dimensions but i think it's average. Also doesn't fit in the underneath locker.
• I don't need anything to swing into the boat; i don't want to spend the money.

 

[Scottintexas]

I'm sorry I can't answer most of your questions,
I have two from bulletlines that was bought about 5-6 years ago. The black protective strips started falling out after about a year, I thought they should last longer and when I asked bulletlines about it they just suggested buying new strips.

I'm really glad I have racks to get them out of the way but a swivel rack would make loading/unloading much easier (maybe with a forward tower yours will be positioned differently but mine are aprox. where the capitan's chair is so it's a stand on the side of the boat to load/unload them).

I really wish the top of the tower rack would be more available (like Kxcam made himself).

 

[SCP1]

Hi,

I want to get a wake/kneeboard rack combo for my 2017 AR190 with the forward swept tower.

There are some threads in here on what fits looks like the pre-forward-swept, however i wanted to try to get some information on my boats model year.

First off, I believe the size I'm looking for is 2 and 3/8 inches. I can't find anything concrete stating that, but i've guessed this is the case because i know the earlier year towers were 1 and 7/8ths as there is only two options when purchasing from https://www.bulletlines.com/Yamaha-Wakeboard-Racks-p/655.htm.

Is the tower tapered? I can see it swoops back, I really don't want anything that is going to slide around or fall off.

How much should i spending? Are the knee/wake racks OK? (I haven't seen one in person, only wake + wake racks). If anyone could recommend a brand that worked well for them and might fit my situation that would be appreciated too.

Any tips appreciated, thanks in advance. -Joe

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Other Info:

• Is it ok to have a rack on one side of the tower but not the other? I'm guessing yes but had to ask, as every boat i see tends to have two.
• My wake boad is 57 inches long, and pretty wide also (i think 18?). Either way, it doesn't fit in the underneath locker on the AR.
• The kneeboard is a big hunk of plastic as most of them are. I'm not sure of the dimensions but i think it's average. Also doesn't fit in the underneath locker.
• I don't need anything to swing into the boat; i don't want to spend the money.

I only have one rack on my AR195, mainly do to the fact I have to take off the long part to fit it in my garage (it's only one bolt so not too big of a pain). Keep in mind your going to want one that swings for docking and tie up purposes, just my 2 cents. Also keep in mind you may need 2 racks (as when I have my surf board in the rack my wakeboard is loose as the width of the boards are different - I have tried every position and it just doesn't work). Also you may have to get a specialized rack for the kneeboard as there is no way a kneebord is fitting in my rack as the depth of the board will not fit. Not sure how much help this was.

 

[John Mcpartland]

Samson swivel rack are awesome. They are on the high price side but they will make any combo you want