Anyone have experience with these?  I drive 7 hours each way from Portland to Shasta a few times a year.    Lots of time at highway speeds.    

https://www.waterskiworld.com/wakeboardtowers/tower_sock.html?srsltid=AfmBOorHTEolybNw5u26O9NiXX-YBkfJytAtpjFjk-vODxRdCDL3i_q6tuI

Thanks,

Andy

I'm thinking more of extra cargo space for trips.    I'd empty the things that can't get wet before launching....  

Thanks..

Andy

I'm eventually going to get tired of shrink wrapping my tower every time I tow more than an hour....    

Does anyone know of a company that makes towing covers to protect the tower?  

Thanks,

Andy

2023 20 VLX with the tower that goes the wrong way (backwards) cause I still ski....  

My 2015 axis came from the factory with the exact same tires. 
which tires did you end up going with? 
 

8 hours ago, JeffK said:

I agree with this. I'd also caution everyone to think long and hard about buying a boat at fire sale prices. It is going to hurt your local dealers and Malibu, which in turn hurts you too. I'd like to suggest in advance to the Admin's that we lock and trash all of the future threads bashing dealers and Malibu for lack of service and warranty support if you bought one this way. You knew what you were getting into. It has been said lots on here. This mess is just going to hurt everyone. 

Coop - Many of the floor plan agreements have buy-back clauses in them just for this reason. So I do know that Malibu does in some cases buy them back. With this being more of a local bank situation, who knows if this one had that in there. 

At the end of the day, floor planning is pretty simple. Dealer orders the boat--> Floor plan is locked in for slot and approved-->boat is built-->floor plan company pays for the boat--> boat leaves the factory and is delivered-->Dealer pays interest on the boat until sold--> Buyer pays dealership-->Dealership pays floor plan provider-->Buyer has clear title

Many floor plan companies send reps to check on inventory on the regular. This bank should have been keeping a closer eye on the lots and a dealer never should have been holding back or spending money that was paid on a customer boat and intended to pay the floor plan off.

I believe there are laws such as the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act to protect consumers from this.. 

Still doesn't stop a angry dealership from taking their sweet repair time during our long 12wk northern season to get you fixed up..

I could be wrong but I just can't pull myself to believe that Malibu forced Tommy's to take so much inventory? Someone at Tommy's had to sign off and more than one person was involved. It took someone to reach out to M&T to get a 3X+ increase on their line.. I'm MOST shocked it got approved after everyone especially bankers knew COVID boom was already dwindling fast.. 

I can believe Malibu was great at pitching to their dealerships to take more boats and providing more incentives to get them to do so but it's still the dealerships choice. I can believe dealerships buying into the sales pitch that things are still awesome when they weren't.. I can believe dealerships all had hopes of rates dropping like the fed said.. I CAN'T believe how M&T approved a 3X increase when the market was already tanking!

Well...unless you made commission for signing off on it.. 😂