2011 Moomba LSV

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I guess it is the mechanical engineer in me that loves the existing tower. It looks like it was designed for function first but ended up being one of the prettiest towers I have ever seen. Again this is subjective and without having any FEA results I cannot say which is a better design. With that being said it appears (and I could be wrong) that beauty over function has won out here. I really don't like the new tower, one of the things I don't like about all the other manufacturers was their tower styling. I like function over form but if you end up with an elegant design you win on both accounts. The old tower did have the load distributed over 4 different attachment points that were separated by a large distance on the hull. I would have to think that with just two mounting points, with a small footprint for both, that the hull had to be strenghtened up greatly in that area, did this add additional weight? I don't believe it can be as functionally as strong and better load distributing as the old tower attachment. And as far as that area goes, I agree with outers, we had a tower tucked away neatly near the windsheild out of the way for getting in and out of the boat. Now we have a tower limiting easy entry.
While it looks Cool Aero Stylish, I vote..............Don't be a follower and stick to what works! I get so many compliments on my boat now, I don't care to to be Swoopy!

PS One of the greatest options is the Z5, will it work here, my guess is that if they do get it to work it will look out of place due to the fact that it is round tubing. It matches the existing design but might look dorky in this application.