Customer Testimonials
Product testimonials from Atlantic Towers customers
We frequently receive emails from our customers that are so happy with their new Atlantic tower that they want to tell us all about it. Here you will find a sampling of the highlights from these communications.
GREAT Product
Shelley,
I promised that I would send you pictures when the arch was up. We have taken the boat out fishing a few times since adding the arch & I am pleased to report that it is still there! Your previous customers are correct in stating that the arch is Much Better than expected! The welds are very impressive and the Instructional Video is full of helpful hints. The Box had many holes in it when I received it (I made the truck driver stick around until I thoroughly inspected it), but your shipping department knows how to protect the important parts, not a scratch on it (I would love to be your stretch wrap supplier! I think they used one roll on my arch alone!)
Thank you for making a GREAT Product. I hope you enjoy the way your arch looks on my boat! Due to the placement of the Outriggers, I had to mount the arch in the mid section of the flybridge, but I think it looks great! If you need more pics let me know.
Capt. Steve Kwarciak
Perfect Quality and Customer Service
Dear Shelley as promised I am sending you some photos and my testimonial which is as follows:
“This marlin tower was designed by me and mostly by the team of Atlantic Towers via e-mail for a Regulator 29 FS. Measures were taken by Atlantic Towers from a sister ship. Thank you very much for undertaking a project for the other side of the Atlantic. Quality is perfect and customer service was also perfect even after I had received the tower. The hatch was my input and it is a good solution for similar boats.
Best Regards from Greece,
A.D.”
Quality Work
Shelley,
Thanks to everyone involved in the manufacturing of my custom arch. Everyone that has seen it raves about the quality of the work. Added a few pics of the finished product.
Thanks again,
Capt. Jeff Roye
Blackfoot Charters
Fishing Arch
Hi Shelley,
Finally...Here is a pic of the arch installed on my boat.
NOW the boat wants an impeller...she never gets tired of taking me shopping...
Best wishes
Mike Bernier
Great Addition - Improved Boat
Installation was done by Ray and Scott at Treasure Island Marina,Seaford,NY. They did a fantastic job. I am more than satisfied with everything! It was a great addition to my boat. Thank you for making it possible.
-Fred Smith,Wantagh N.Y.
- Donna
A Very Positive Experience
Sorry for the late response on your letter concerning my Atlantic Towers experience. I purchased a fishing arch from Atlantic Towers and it was a very positive experience. My wife and I installed the tower within the course of one day (it takes a full 8 to 10 hours). It was a great investment because it gives my 21 foot hydra sport a different dimension of look and feel. It houses my radar dome and it is nice to get the fishing rods out of the way during the journey to and from the fishing grounds. You have built a great product and I am very happy with the workmanship that has gone into the materials and design, it has increased the value of my boat!
Sincerely, Bill
Great Product
YOUR PRODUCT IS GREAT,
THANKYOU,
BILL BOSTROM
Thanks guys,
the top looks great on my Boston Whaler 190 Outrage!
Kevin Boyer
Wakeboard Arch
Hey,
I got the pictures. Not very proud of them, but wanted to get them to you. I wish I could have got better angles, maybe later on.
Doug Robertson
The T-Top makes the boat!
Dear Valerie;
My name is DeWayne Itson and I purchased your T-Top for my boat that I was building from scratch! Don’t know if I will ever do that again but it was fun to build and I am so proud I am like a new daddy. I am very pleased with your product. I installed the t-top myself and I didn’t find it difficult. If I can install your t- top then I would think that anyone with any mechanical ability should be able to do it with ease. I was impressed with how neat and clean it appears I marveled at the welds for hours wishing that I could weld like that. I had planned to build my own t-top but I am glad that I went and spent the greenbacks on your product. The t-top makes the boat! ...As I said before I am very pleased with the t-top and I would recommend your product to anyone that needed a good quality t-top for their boat. Here is a couple of pics of my boat that I built from scratch !! And the trailer I pulled out of a junk yard cut it up and modified it to fit my boat.
Thank you and maybe I might build another one and will need another T-Top or radar arch !
Jimmy Itson
Extremely Pleased
Shelley,
you may remember a "pesky" customer from "north of the border". Well, the hard top arrived in November last year and after checking the contents I covered the big cardboard box in plastic and left it resting against the outside of the house for the winter. Last winter we had very heavy accumulations of snow (the most in 30 years or so) and my front yard did not clear until well into April .......... giving plenty of time to decide how to put the top on the boat. Most of the work I did by myself but two of us did the final lift onto the boat and fitting to the supports.
Image 1 shows the boat as it was last year, with a "soft top", as per the information I provided for your design.In summary, I checked the fitting of the struts to the underside of the top first ...... they were a good fit. I then fitted the rear attachment pads to the cockpit wall using your plans as a guide rather than an exact position because control lines and wiring limited interior access. I built a light wood frame in the cockpit to support the top and measured the preferred height of the top, and calculated the required length of the support struts.
"I measured twice and cut once". After cutting the aluminum, I put the rear strut into the rear pad and then set the front pad into the front strut, and marked the pad position on the cockpit wall. I removed the struts and drilled and fixed the front pad into its correct position. The same procedure was used on both sides of the cockpit. Image 2 shows the boat after the pads were set, without the struts, and just before the top was lifted onto the boat. The top was lifted into position and rested on the wood frame in the cockpit. The struts were placed into the pads and loose bolted in place, one side at a time. No adjustments were needed so the hardware was set with marine epoxy and the bolts were tightened up.The framework is rigidly attached to the boat and there is almost no flexing of the hull or the top, despite being attached to a very thin aluminum cockpit wall. The boat has been towed at highway speed and it has been driven at cruising speed over moderate wave conditions, and the new top remains secure. In short I am extremely pleased with the design by Don Lucas and I would like to say how much I appreciated your help and explanation where necessary.
I hope it will not be necessary to prove itself under storm conditions .......... but we'll see. Summer storms can come up fast in this area and short, steep and breaking waves will be a real test! The navigation light pole (images 3 and 4) is held against the hard top by two short pieces of plastic pipe. The pylon slides vertically in one piece, the other piece is split and slides horizontally along the rim of the hard top. This fitting helps to keep the pylon in position but allows for slight flexing of the top with boat movement. The boat is sometimes used as a race committee boat and a temporary flag mast can be slotted into the black plastic tube strapped to the rear starboard strut of the hard top (image 5).You asked for some pictures when the work was completed ........ my thanks to you and Don, and if you wish to use anything from this email please feel free to do so.
Thank you,
Peter Sly.
Perfect Fit
Shelley,
The new top arrived on Friday and it fits perfect! Thank you for all your help. Attached are photos
Dave
Looks Great
Hi Shelley,
Top came in and looks great!
Thanks again!!
Great Overall
Valerie
I wanted to tell you that I think your product, price and installation are great. I started with Shelley at the Baltimore s=ow and Tom installed my tower. I never write or call with compliments, but you all deserve it.
See photo of tower installed this summer on my 1967 41 Hatteras.
Dave Rice
I thought I would send a quick email to let you know how happy I am with your product. The install was easy and the quality of the product is phenomanal. I have attached some pictures of the finished project.
Thanks again!
Matt Bush
Easy installation slideshow
Hey there,
Just wanted to let you know how easy the installations of your towers
are. Our customer purchased one of your towers in February and we installed
it on his Striper, along with all of his electronics and Fruno radar
system. Below is a slide show of the installation, and a picture you
can add to your website.
Click
Here to View the Slideshow
Regards,
Karen & Jim Jackson
www.jjsboatshop.com
*JJ´s Boatshop is now an installer of Atlantic Towers structures.
Nice Fit
Thought
I would send photo of install. Purchased TeeTop in a box. Fit very well
and nice product. The boat is a 22ft. Ocean Gregor and top really compliments
boat. Spent one week fishing down in the sea of cortez in loreto mexico
after install. What a life saver.
-Dan
Quality Built Top
Hello Valerie.........Finally getting around to sending you some pictures
of my installation of an Atlantic Towers Hardtop on my 1989 33' Egg
Harbor convertible. The pictures show both summer and winter canvas
which was done by Sean at Four Seasons Upholstery in Mastic. I completed
the installation myself when I was launching boat for the season.
I
took delivery in April of the hardtop which was very well wrapped,protected,
and delivered by your man in a professional manner. I then mounted the
radar and cockpit lighting and ran all wires for them prior to installation.
I had a friend give me a hand as well as using the straps from the marina
lift to hold top in place while my friend and I marked and drilled holes
for the mounting pads.
After
measuring three times I finally got the courage to drill into the boat
being sure the top was where I wanted it and it was level. Your instructions
were very helpful. The only snag was the flybridge railing on rear end
of flybridge had to be removed and ran through the hardtop piping but
it fit as if I had planned it that way! My compliments on a quality
built top that makes my boat look that much better. Have received many
compliments and have given many referrals. Would appreciate the boat
show tickets and will stop in to say hello.
Regards, Bill
Bayliner Ciera - It's All Good
Hey Shelley,
Took me and a friend the whole weekend to do it right but here it is on the trailer in my driveway... My Bayliner Ciera 2355
Thanks,
Steve and Maria Struppa
Fishing Arch Excellence
I
recieved a letter in the mail from you a few weeks ago, asking for pictures
of the fishing arch I purchased from you in July. The installation went
great and DVD is INVALUABLE... it helped alot to watch someone do it.
I have attached before and after pics. The canvas work was done by Quick
Canvas in Ship Bottom...EXCELLENT WORK!!!
-B. Graham
Wakeboard Arch
Hey, I got the pictures. Not very proud of them, but wanted to get them to you. I wish I could have got better angles, maybe later on.
-Doug Robertson
T-Top with rod holder array
Atlantic Towers, My new T-Top looks and works great.
Thanks,
David Eales Wesley Chapel
Archtop
Shelley,Here
is one of the pictures of my boat with the tower on it. I will send
you a better picture in the spring.Hope this helpsI also need to know
how much is a set of Adjust-O-Launcher Rod Holders will cost me and
how long to you have them.
Thank you, Rick Carrol.
New Dimension
Sorry
for the late response on your letter concerning my Atlantic Towers experience.
I purchased a fishing arch from Atlantic Towers and it was a very positive
experience. My wife and I installed the tower within the course of one
day (it takes a full 8 to 10 hours). It was a great investment because 
it
gives my hydra sport a different dimension of look and feel. It houses
my radar dome and it is nice to get the fishing rods out of the way
during the journey to and from the fishing grounds. You have built a
great product and I am very happy with the workmanship that has gone
into the materials and design, it has increased the value of my boat!
Sincerely, Bill
Valerie,
I
wanted to tell you that I think your product, price and installation
are great. I started with Shelley at the Baltimore show and Tom installed
my tower. I never write or call with compliments, but you all deserve
it.
See photo of tower installed this summer on my 1967 41 Hatteras.
Dave Rice
A toast to Hatt Trick
Shelley
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These pics really don't do justice to the hardtop, so I'll send you
more when we get them. The radar arch on the boat was not the best for
this application, but now I actually like the look. The trailing edge
of the top is lapped over the arch and then screwed into the arch's
forward edge, making it really strong. 
For that reason, I haven't put on the forward transverse supports. I
like the added visibility without them and the top is plenty stiff as
it is. Please forward to Don Lucas. Thanks again for a great product.
Feel free to use me for promotion of your hardtops.
...Ken Ehlers, 'Hatt Trick'
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Dear Shelly, Thanks for your note as it was a reminder for me to send you some pictures of the boat.
Overall, the installation went smoothly. My co-owner and I took 1 day to install the top (mid installation picture), one day for the additional stabilizers ( we needed the 7/8 tap and an extra extender to the console which was cheerfully and readily provided by your staff) and all electronics ñ we added GPS and VHF on the top and wired in the halogen spreaders. The video was fine and the ambulance and motorcycle sound effects added to the surround sound experience in the video (a joke!) I provided pictures of pre-T-top, mid installation and loaded and in the water back from a day of fishing. Unfortunately, two weeks after that last picture, we hit some rough seas and with the low back transom boat, we were capsized ( rescued without injury!). The large T-top did inhibit the tow companyís ability to right the boat, so we towed in upside down. At port, when righted with a crane, the T-top fiberglass was destroyed, but the frame held through all that stress. To make a bad story worse, the next day, when towing the boat to a marina for service, the trailer went out of control, jackknifed into my truck and the boat is totaled (again, I climbed out the window of the truck with just a scratch from the glass of a broken window). The force of that impact tore off the center console and did split the T-Top frame in half. Nevertheless, I am impressed with the strength of the Atlantic Tower T-top and will definitely buy another when I get around to purchasing another boat (although I will opt for the smaller size cover.) Therefore, the two of us would appreciate passes to a boat show as we are back to shopping for a boat once again. Sincerely,
Just
got my T-top installed on my '72 Mako that I'm restoring. It looks great!
Thanks for a top quality product....
Hi,
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Hi
Guys,
Some preliminary pics. It's a bit tough to get a good shot with it under it's cover, but you get the idea. Thanks again!
Thank you for everything,
Best Regards, Hi Shelley,
Again, Thank You.
Here she is!
Hello All,
Atlantic Towers HAS totally satisfied me.....Start to finish. Atlantic Towers........ The Right Company! Richard Todd Shelley - Sincerely, Shelly, Roger
Hello Folks Shelly & Dan, 
Thanks again for a great product and great service. Many
people have had great things to say about my new hardtop.
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Shelley, 
Dear
Atalntic Towers Staff
of
your product is class A in my book and a im looking forward to possibly
putting on the front EE box supports. Here are a few pics of my boat with
your custom top on..
Shelley,
Hi...
thanks for working with me and building a custom fishing tower for our
2002 Bayliner 2455.
Just
wanted to say thanks and I'm very impressed with everything from the packaging/shipping
to the design and video. I was probably a bit slower than most, since
I had to do it solo and most of the work was done on the boat. Not easy
to do alone, but possible. Just takes longer. Anyway, 26 hrs later I have
it complete, aside from the wiring. The boat is an '03 Trophy 2302.
We
love how much we use it and how handy it is and least to say the impression
it makes.
I
just wanted to take a moment to tell you how very pleased the admiral
and I are with our new Atlantic Towers arch. It beautifully complements
the boats lines, is very well constructed and your delivery and packaging
are second to none. Thanks for making such a great product, I have attached
a few pictures that show how she looks.
I
wanted to get you a couple of photos of my 1966 Hatteras 34 Convertible
"BANDIT" with its new hardtop, taken last Friday at Launch time.
I've received many compliments on the way that it makes the boat look
and how well the design of the top matches the boat's lines. I also really
want to thank you and your team for your prompt and courteous customer
service,
during the sale, order process, delivery and follow-up. Thanks for the
filler material that you sent a few weeks ago! all this adds up to a painless,
and even enjoyable experience with the product. Please tell Dan that his
mounting measurements are 100% right-on!...exactly where I wanted them,
(and where they needed to be.)
Shelley
& Crew 
I wanted to send you some pictures of the new hardtop.
In
closing: I found the sales staff very helpful and much time was devoted
to give me a delightful experience with your company. As a Aviation
specialist in direct contact with my customers, I fully understand
what is required to satisfy a customer. 
installed
it almost a year ago; then purchased a radar which came in very handy
last summer. I fish off the San Francisco coast and it gets a marine
layer of fog there many times in the summer. I fish for salmon. I'm
very happy with the arch. It is strong and stable. It is what you
promised. The installation was typical for anything installed on a
boat - measure twice and drill once, and go easy by easy. You have
my permission to use these pictures for your promotional purposes.
Hi,
Hi
Shelley, 
I am forwarding some pictures of my new hardtop....It came out great.
I was very happy with the installer and the design of the hardtop. I
would recommend the professional installation to all who purchase the
hardtop. 
Thank
you for the boat show tickets.
Hi,