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  1. 12 points
    I had a pretty sweet September. Got invited to worlds. Took first place at worlds. (Landed my first heelside air reverse at worlds) I've tried it probably 100 times before that. So that was sweet. Ended up first in points in the CWSA rankings by a hair. It all began seven years ago with Centurioncrew.com Just a handful of dudes giving me pointers before I ever tried to get up on a wakesurf board. I know I haven't spent a lot of time on here lately, but I'm forever thankful for this forum and its members. Keep the stoke alive.
  2. 11 points
    Been riding heelside alot lately. Seems to pay off in comps so I'm trying new things. Got a heelside air three down pretty good now and I'm working on heelside air reverses... Damn hard! Here's a screen grab of a nice method I pulled off yesterday.
  3. 10 points
    Sooooooo.... I switched brands and just wanted to let everyone know. Dealer support is huge on a expensive boat like these and our Centurion dealer is lacking... So here it is... Supra SE....
  4. 9 points
    Wow! Great pics and vids everyone!! Holy cow Nate!... That boy of yours has sure grown! Took another second place finish at the Northwest Wakesurf Open. Probably the largest number of competitors in one division in any of the competitions. 17 riders. One of them being a fellow Crew member: Fivebar. Broke into three separate heats. Top two from each heat advanced. Three day event. Day one, I placed first in my heat and second overall. Day two, I placed first overall with my best contest run to date! So I went into the finals against five other amazing riders on day three and kinda crapped the bed. Either way, I had a blast! Got out yesterday for some fun and boosted a couple decent airs. And almost took a fin up the butt! LOL
  5. 9 points
    My 9yo went rope less for the first time July 3rd. Me and my 6yo surfing
  6. 9 points
    They're usually off our lake by 8 or 9am, it gets crowded in the late morning/afternoon hours, so I think they try to avoid that. Also most of them stick to no-wake zones. We did have a couple of them tie up to our dock to fish under it (apparently our house is a marked stop on the competition maps). So I rigged up bluetooth to my boathouse receiver so I can play music for them from the house... Apparently they don't like gangsta rap at 8am as much as I do.
  7. 9 points
    I find it helps if you roll by fishing from your surfboard. It shows that you are trying to embrace thier sport as well.
  8. 8 points
    This is amusing, I have had 3 complaints about my wave. 1. Too big, it is intimidating 2. Too Firm 3. Too steep... (skim rider used to super flat BU wave) Which is amusing to me as those are the attributes i was looking for
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  11. 8 points
    I have to be careful when talking about 2018 stuff but this is an area that I can hopefully provide some helpful info. Ramfill and CATS are options for the 2018 boats and there are a few reasons why they are options instead of standard equipment. CATS - When it comes to this one it is correct that with the recent Correct Craft / Malibu Lawsuit settlement Centurion has to pay a royalty for all CATS systems that are put into a boat. In the past the CATS fin made a huge difference for the quality of the wakeboard and surf wakes, especially in the SV and FS series boats. With what Centurion has coming down the line for 2018 CATS isn't nearly as vital and has only minor benefits. As a dealer trying to explain and demonstrate the benefits of CATS is a very difficult process and 90% of customers rarely use it. CATS has major benefits for boat owners looking for the ultimate in customization, however for the majority of Centurion owners it is a system that adds another level of complication and isn't utilized. By making it an option for 2018 it allows those that want the benefits to get a boat with it but also allows those that don't need it to save some $$$. RAMFILL - Ramfill is the bees knees, that's pretty much it. It is an option for 2018 but the ballast capacity and storage will be identical whether you choose to have Ramfill or not. The primary reason why it is an option is for marketing purposes and I am in favor of this change even though we will probably never sell a boat without Ramfill. By having it as an option Centurion puts themselves in a stronger when going head to head against another boat brand. Here is an example: CURRENT SALES GUY CONVERSATION (Comparing against Brand A) "We do our ballast system differently than Brand A, we offer a system that fills and empties faster and is superior to Brand A's System" 2018 SALES GUY CONVERSATION "We offer the same ballast configuration as Brand A in our boats. Beyond that we offer an upgrade that allows you to take your ballast fill time from 18 minutes to 45 seconds. We are the only boat manufacturer that offers this system upgrade and it is amazing." Nobody should ever order a boat without Ramfill but it does put Centurion in a stronger position when showcasing the benefits of Ramfill by making it an option. If someone tries to order a boat without it I will probably slap them and require a 50% down payment on the boat. There have been a few warranty issues with the system but Ramfill is pretty much the best thing ever. Also, with the amount of ballast that the 2018 boats hold the ballast fill or empty time would be around 20 minutes without Ramfill. We took a Supra SE550 on trade for a 257 this year and the time to fill the ballast clocked in at 17 minutes and 40 seconds (we timed it). After having Ramfill that seemed like the longest 18 minutes of my life.
  12. 7 points
    No August or September Pic and Video thread...? Shame on you guys! I just whipped together an edit from my ride last week and wanted to share it with y'all! I know I've been away from here for quite some time, but I still love the Crew! Hope everyone had a great summer!
  13. 7 points
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    H's new Fi...... Good looking boat Herald!
  15. 7 points
    Just giving a shout out to Enovation Controls! Towards the end of the season my display went belly up. Got pricing on a new one and you would think it was an engine. So I reached out to EnovationControls who made the display. They said send it to us and we will take a look. Repaired it, replaced the rubber overlay, and provided me all the software files. Great group of people. They bent over backwards and didn’t charge me a dime or as they said when I asked “ you owe us exactly zero dollars and zero cents, thank you for sending it to us” so before you fork over cash to replace, give them a shout! Saved me a few thousand dollars!
  16. 7 points
    Good to see you enjoying your new ride Nick! A quick edit from last week. Working on holding my revert/switch riding longer. Hard to keep the fins from grabbing and forcing you to spin around. But I'm getting it. Had to don a shorty. Water temps at 65-68.
  17. 7 points
    Likely my last ride of the season, but I managed to finally ride out a 360! Started a video with progression, when I was getting close, but not riding out...
  18. 7 points
    went out a few nights ago and got some great shots with my drone hope you guys like
  19. 7 points
    4th of July parade on the San Bernard River in Texas
  20. 7 points
    Was looking for a 1ton diesel forever. Trying to find a good used one for a fair price is next to impossible right now in Canada because they're all being sold to Americans for more money. So I gave up and bought myself a 2017 F150 twin turboed ecobeast. It gets the job done with plenty to spare.
  21. 6 points
    Calling all Fi23 owners! With it being such a new boat, how about we get a discussion going to share all mods, tips & tricks related to the Fi23. Here’s some of our fun mods so far to get things started. Cheers!
  22. 6 points
    Post up pictures of your finished boat garage!I built my 24ft boat a new detached garage when I built my new home recently. I fully insulated and installed a wall unit so I could heat/cool the space. Its done a great job, only thing I did not realize when I bought it was that the lowest heat setting is 61 degrees and there are times when it would be nice to set it too 50 degrees. But its been very efficient since I was careful to insulate well and use a LOT of spray foam and I cannot complain. Moved in Sept 2018....and FINALLY just got the garage set up like I had been planning, just need to properly organize all my tools and boat stuff now. When I designed the garage, I wanted to be able to maximize the space since the boat is roughly 27ft long on the trailer with the tongue folded and swim platform on (I use it to get into boat) and about 9.5ft wide from fender to fender on width. The garage is 32ft long X 16ft wide with 12x12 garage door (ceiling of garage is 13' tall). Since it has 2x6 walls, inside comes to basically 31ft long X 15ft wide.I wanted to be able to bring the boat home from a day on the lake, and from inside the boat, remove everything if I wanted to without having to climb in/out of the boat. Same for loading up, so I can choose what surf boards, kids toys, etc.....that we want on the lake that day without getting out. I usually remove the seats to make sure the boat dries out and I never get any mildew or wet smell....so I built 3 wood racks on the side for the seat, and 2) 4x8 metal racks that hang down from the ceiling 42". This allows me to reach all the main things for the boat by either standing on the gunnels (I installed decking on gunnels for grip), or standing on the rear walk-thru transom. Then I also added as many metal shelving units at rear that I could (have 3 installed so far) those are for tools, boat supplies, oil change equip and all the other fun stuff....and am putting a "Gladiator" wall system up to hang things like rakes, shovels and other misc. On left wall, I still have 8 of those to install which will finish filling up that wall.I got this all done while boat was at the shop over the last 2 weeks...brought her home last night and backed her in for the first time and am pretty happy with how things turned out, everything fits perfectly, tho just barely in some areas. I planned to epoxy the garage floor in the Spring and think that I will put down something (maybe a colored line in the paint), so when I back in, I know to keep my tire on the line since I only have roughly 6" on each side of wiggle room to keep boat where I want it so I still have access to walk down either side of the boat since there will still be some things on the floor. I need to install some kind of "tire stop" as well so I can keep the depth correct.
  23. 6 points
    Last week at the lake, so much fun and the wetsounds cooler bumps for hours on a single charge.
  24. 6 points
    Took the new to me 244 out this weekend and had an amazing time! Chowder2016 brought down his friends and 257 so we kinda demolished a cove for anyone else lol.
  25. 6 points
    One of our carbon skimboards on a customers Harley... doesn't get much cooler.
  26. 6 points
    In for the win 94 with 3493 hours on original power.
  27. 6 points
    Mrs Stoked decided to step her game up this morning https://vimeo.com/226358329
  28. 6 points
    Mrs Stoked rocking the night surfing last night
  29. 6 points
    My son just got a new board, the Phase 5 Race. I just posted about it in the equipment section, but had to post it up here. This video was early on when he was just learning it but it was fun to see him progress so fast! I think he's officially better than me. He needs sponsors
  30. 5 points
    What I love about boat show season is checking out all of the manufactures latest and greatest ideas and features.....MasterCraft did something cool this year on the new Xstar. They installed rub rail mounted docking lights.....not sure if this is new in the industry, but it is the first time I’ve seen it. I had to have this upgrade so here we go!
  31. 5 points
    We put together a series of videos on how to best optimize the surf wave on your Centurion boat. The videos are broken down into Wakesurfing 101, 201 and 301. Here are some details on each video: Setting Up Your Wakesurf Wave 101 – This video is for when you are first getting started and goes through the basics of how to create a great surf wave that anyone will be able to jump on and enjoy. Setting Up Your Wakesurf Wave 201 – Once you have the basics down this video will help you take it to the next level. In the 201 video we show you how you can use all of the features on your Centurion boat to customize the surf wave based on the rider size, rider skill level, board they are riding on and more. If you are ready to take your wave from great to amazing this video will help you do that. Setting Up Your Wakesurf Wave 301 – In this video we go the extra step to show you how the professional riders and drivers set their boats up. This gets to a level of customization and intensity that is more than a lot of people want to get into but if you want to see how we set things up for pro riders, check this one out! We hope these videos will be helpful and that you can use them to get the most out of your boat. Happy Surfing!
  32. 5 points
    What’s up everyone, so it’s been quite a while since I first got my boat and started this old thread but I thought I would just give a little update. Ended up getting the Aviator tower and went a little crazy with the stereo among many many other projects on it haha. I will say that I am very appreciative of this site as there has been a ton of content that I researched and read through that really helped me out along the way!
  33. 5 points
    Decided to upgrade the sub/enclosure in my Ri237 to a ported system with WS REVO 12HP, what a difference! No longer does it sound like a speaker slapping in a panel. Note the vertical port to the left of the woofer. Before After Combined with the six 8" in-boat speakers and four REV10s on the tower (powered by a WS SYN-DX6 and SYN DX2.3HP), it sounds great!
  34. 5 points
    Went in to take my SV233 to Overby's for service and ended up coming back with this 2015 FS 44! Think we got the wave dialed in . Goofy side has same lip just hard to see with the sun hitting it. Having surfed a 2014 SV233, 2016 SV244, 2013 G23, 2016 RI237, Ri257, Supreme S21, 2001 Elite and Eclipse V-drive, Axis T22 / 23, I have to say the SV244 and the FS44 are by far my favorite waves. The Ri257 I surfed is a close second only because we did not get a lot of time to dial in the wave and did not have any extra ballast on the boat. Total two people in boat and 400 lbs of lead. The 2nd person was sitting next to the captain seat on the storage compartment. Think I am going to add 100-200 lbs of lead there or have someone always sit there as with the weight there it really helped the wave. Regular / Port side Speed 11.2 Port RamFill 100% Bow 100% Starboard was 35% Trim 25 CATS 10 Notes: Insane push all the way back. Playing with the CATS seemed to push the lip out a little bit. I am sure with more people in the boat I'll run less counter weight or when i get another 400 lbs of lead. Goofy / Starboard Speed 11.0 ( I skim buddy surfs) Starboard RamFill 100% Bow 100% Port RamFill 30% Trim 35 Cats -20 Notes: The length and height is insane, on my 53 P5 Matrix I was able to pump back in with little effort from white wash / curl. I would rate my 2014 SV233 (had RamFill and CATS with 750s in each locker) goofy wave a 8/10 with this one almost being a 10. I am sure I can dial it in a little more with some lead and playing around with the Trim / CATS. It is hard to see in the picture due to the sun / angle of this photo but the lip and curl is almost identical to the regular side. SO Impressed with the FS44 wave.
  35. 5 points
  36. 5 points
    Thanks for all the discussion guys. We placed an order yesterday for a FI23. Sounds like it should be delivered early April.
  37. 5 points
    Whoop whoop. Yes I pulled the trigger. Joined the forum. And drooled all night thinking about my new boat. You know the monkey said when he got his tail chopped off? It won’t be long now. Whoop whoop
  38. 5 points
    After being a member of the site for almost 6 years, I finally took the plunge and bought a 2018 Centurion Fi23. I'm really stoked! I've mostly been surfing behind a supreme s211 in my boat club in Austin, TX and friends boats including an Ri 237 and another friend's Moomba. I skipped most of the options, but did get all of the surf oriented ones (All PnP except bow bag, Quicksurf, RamFill Pro, CATs, Silent Stinger). I've lurked around all of the boat forums and I can say, hands down, I enjoy the Centurioncrew.com the most which was definitely a factor. So many people on this site were helpful including @BoardCo @Lak3surf3r @Bawshogg and many others. Here she is... (should be here in about a month and living at my dock on lake austin which is almost complete)
  39. 5 points
    My son wanted to try the longboard for the first time yesterday. He had a blast! Something so fun about riding that thing
  40. 5 points
    New shoes!!! And a level kit and air bags. Would have loved to go with a 4" lift and 35's but that's counter productive for towing. I'm happy with how it turned out. F-150 Ecoboost Stormtrooper edition!
  41. 5 points
    Another great day out surfing!!
  42. 5 points
    Bow ballast is an option on the Fi23. All of the essentials that everyone needs are standard on the Fi23 (except board racks and Quicksurf but everyone will add these). Ramfill is an option on ALL Centurion boats for 2018. If you opt to be stupid and don't order Ramfill you get the boat with pump in ballast instead of Ramfill. The Ramfill tanks are there either way (they are part of the structure of the boat) - it is just how they fill that you choose. This is more of a marketing thing than anything else which I talked about in a different thread (or maybe it was this thread...). Nobody should or hopefully will ever order one of these without Ramfill. Friends don't let friends cut Ramfill. PNP is an option but I can tell you that the Fi actually surfs and wakeboards quite well with just Ramfill in the boat. I would recommend some PNP but if someone wanted to cut costs the Fi23 will still surf better than a XT23, 23LSV, etc. with just Ramfill in the boat. With PNP it is super legit. There are some items on the FI that can be removed to reduce costs compared to the Ri such as the sliding seat as an option but most of the cost savings are in production streamlining that doesn't impact the quality of the product - just less overall customization. Examples of this are 3 gelcoat panels (vs 7 on Ri), 1 interior accent color (vs. 2), Single screen dash instead of dual screen, etc. It is a great way of doing it as it reduces overall cost considerably but doesn't diminish the quality at all. Nobody that jumps in a Fi will think it is a "cheaper" quality boat than a Ri which is really awesome. Lastly, the Opti-V hull on the 2018 boats is the bees knees. It isn't necessarily designed to be a "crossover" hull - at least in the way that crossover is typically taken here. Typically when boats are referred to as a "crossover" it means that the boat basically does everything half assed and doesn't do anything great. Sure it produces a better ski wake but your surf wave and wakeboard wake sucks. The Opti-V was designed as a more efficient hull with surfing being the #1 priority (anyone with a 257 can attest to this), wakeboarding as the #2 priority (the Fi23 and Ri series boats for 2018 produce some of the best wakeboard wakes on the planet) and handling / drive as the #3 priority. As a byproduct of making the hull more efficient and reducing drag the new Opti-V hull actually puts out a relatively respectable ski wake. Here is a clip of the ski wake on a Ri257 that we shot. The Fi23 ski wake is better just because the boat is smaller and lighter: https://www.facebook.com/boardcoboats/?hc_ref=ARRt2iqkbVDgzznDao4_q0vd6FeCCFF9NF5e-QjKtvbay6aPQQ4y3y8OHB-DLzJveL0 I consider the Fi23 a good crossover boat but not the way a crossover is typically defined. I would say it is an amazing surf / wake boat that also happens to put out a great recreational ski wake.
  43. 5 points
    ok so ive been watching everything being said and shown on the FI23 and I just love it, 99% sure im going to order a one as long as it will out surf my fs44 and from what ive been told that should not be a problem, I mentioned this concern of ordering one when speaking to Nicole at Fineline and she mentioned she could get me on a factory tour to come demo the FI there to see if I wanted to start the trade in and order process, well of coarse I was like HELL YEA, I would love that, she called back a little later and told me she had contacted Boardco. and Gary is supposed to call me to start getting things set up and if he couldn't make it with me a factory tech would give me the tour and lake test.. I think its pretty cool that Fineline does this for its customers, Great company.....cant wait to get down there, I will keep everyone post on how it gos...
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    I nominate wheels to become the next new supporting member! Nate it's unfortunate in your case that they changed there policy but these guys are right about not being able to get parts direct. I'd say call around and see who will take your hull number down and part you need, then what ever dealer is prompt on getting back to you about it go with them. Then plan on using them from there on out.
  46. 5 points
    A couple from last week's trip to TN
  47. 5 points
    Ok - talking about CATS is a bit tricky as it is a variable that factors in with other variables that will change the ultimate outcome. What I mean by that is that CATS will have a different impact on +10 setting when your quicksurf is set to 60 than if your quicksurf is set to 70. In addition, CATS has a different impact if you are running at 11.5 mph vs. running at 10.6 mph. Because of that it is hard to say "you want CATS at -10 on a Ri237 when surfing regular" as it is different on every boat. Here is the gist of it - on a Ri series boat if you pull the CATS fin to the opposite side that you are surfing the wave will typically become more rounded and develop more of a smooth hump shape. If you set the CATS fin to the same side you are surfing on it will create a sharper lip at the top. Now those are generalizations but it typically holds true. On the 2016 / 2017 Ri237 I typically run CATS at -5 to 10 for both port and starboard surfing as we want to round out the starboard side slightly and sharpen up the port side wave. My other settings are typically 10.8mph, Quicksurf at 65 and Stinger plate set to whatever makes the wave the best. On the Ri217 and Ri257 I typically run the CATS at 0 though I will adjust based on the circumstances. Hope that helps.
  48. 5 points
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    Courtesy of the Dr. & his iPhone.
  50. 5 points
    Some shots from late June and 4th of July weekend.
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