Since there has been some discussion about the new forward tower that Sanger started putting on their 2013+ boats I thought i would share the Samson Blade tower I just installed on my 2013 v215...
I bought this boat new in the fall and it had the newer forward swoop tower on from the factory in white and I removed it to put the Blade Tower on.. The original tower was mounted too far back in my opinion so I moved the new mounting spot ahead 14" towards the bow for the blade tower. This was simple to do as this only left 2 exposed holes that i covered with Sanger's billet trim plate on top of the gunwale.
It looks much more balanced now on top of the gunwale. One thing to be aware of that is different though is it does not clear the windshield which is what Sanger had in mind mounting the swoop tower further back i believe, but it is fine because of narrow sides on the blade tower even when resting on the windshield i can get through my 8 foot garage door no problem (with 6-8" to spare at least, even with the 4 speakers (if left on).. So its great! I'm pumped about the new look it has given my boat and with the tower I got the Samson Typhoon swivel racks and 4 SD-7 speakers as well...
When searching on the internet for Blade tower pictures on a v215 i didnt see any so here are some below... On my boat build sheet i believe the Blade tower is an option from the Sanger factory if wanted as an upgrade.. I would definitely go for it in a heartbeat.
Now waiting another week for the ice to melt and get on the lake and try out this boat!
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