SurferAdam

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2 minutes ago, wheels said:

Why did you just not order with no downfire and do 4 rev 10’s

I was originally going to do this and I may still pull the downfire off and do 4 rev 10's like I did on my FS33.  The reason I ordered the boat this way is because you have to get downfire to get the 8" in boat speakers with LED's and the 12" sub with the centurion cover. If you order the base stereo you get 6.5" boat speakers and it would be a pain trying to cut the interior for the 8" ones, plus it doesn't come wired for LED speaker lights.

Evan's a great dude, I took him out surfing with me a bunch during worlds

I was planning on running them on their own amp with their own gain knob so I could turn down the downfire and crank the Rev10's when I'm at the party beach. I guess I should have been more specific, I was asking if anyone had done this so I could see where and how they fit.

Has anyone added a pair of wetsounds rev10's to their tower along with the downfire. I'll be picking up my 2018 Ri237 next week and I was curious if anyone had tried this?

Has anyone added a pair of wetsounds rev10's to their tower along with the downfire. I'll be picking up my 2018 Ri237 next week and I was curious if anyone had tried this?

I have 4 Rev 10's on my FS33, best decision I ever made. They're insanely loud, great for surfing and partying at the beach.

Downfailure's absolutely suck tush, I couldn't believe how terrible they are. They only lasted one outing in my boat before they got ripped out and upgraded to wetsounds

I would actually prefer the 409 over the H5 or H6 as the direct injection engines have issues with excessive heat on the intake valves because they are not being cooled by fuel as the fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber. This leads to premature valve seal and guide failures and can lead to complete engine failure.

I have a summer house in Osoyoos and live in the lower mainland (vancouver area) the rest of the year. Osoyoos is incredible, it has a desert like climate and is very warm during the summer 90-110 degrees during the summer. The lake gets very warm in the summer, I've seen 92 degrees. We usually start surfing in the beginning of may but have started in april, usually out of wet suits by the end of may or beginning of june and don't have to start wearing them again until well into september. We usually wrap up our season sometime in october although we have surfed into november before.

I also spend a fair bit of time in the Kelowna/ Vernon area. Wood and Kalamalka lake are beautiful and being closer to a reasonable sized city has it's benefits. That said the it's usually 5-10 degrees cooler in Kelowna compared to Osoyoos and often when it rains in the rest of the Okanagan it misses Osoyoos. For a place to live year round however I would consider somewhere closer to Kelowna as most other areas in the Okanagan turn into ghost towns in the off season.

I only did 240 hours this year but surfed quite a bit on various friend's Centurion's aswell

I'm a bit upset with Centurion's current lineup as I was prepared to upgrade my '15 FS33 next season but I'm just totally disappointed in the Ri237 wave, seems inconsistent and finicky compared to my current FS. If the FS line was still running I would have put in an order for a 2017 FS33 or FS44 but it looks like I'll be keeping my 2015 for another season.

1996 Malibu Response LX, awesome boat, purchased with 300 hrs for $12k sold with 1200 hrs for $12,500, nothing ever went wrong with it just basic maintenance

2005 Tige 22V, great both with a pretty good goofy side wave but not a great regular wave, used for 200 hours and made almost $10k on it

2006 Mastercraft X Star, terrible surf wave on either side, great wakeboarding wake, all around not a great boat with lots of annoying problems

2007 Malibu 23 LSV, awesome boat, very well built and held up incredibly well over the 500 hours I owned it for, goofy surf wave was long and clean but lacked the push of a deep v boat, owned for 5 years and sold for $6k more than I paid for it

2014 Supreme 226, first new boat I ever bought, great surf wave on both sides, well built boat with only a few minor issues, sold after one year for exactly what I paid for it

2015 Centurion FS33, hands down best boat I've owned, a few minor warranty issues including failing older design ramfill valves but everything was resolved and works perfectly now, absolute stomper of a wave with a ton of adjustability on both sides, 472 hours in two seasons and this boat has never let me down. I was planning on buying a new centurion for next year but this boat is so good I think I'm gunna keep it until something I feel is better comes along

Thanks for the video Steve. You're killin it buddy, can't wait for surfin Sunday!

Im jealous of your valves then

I'd like to say that's not the first time I've heard that

Yea I hated (and still do) ramfill components and ordered the boat specifically with bags.

 

Ever since my valves got replaced with the newer models I've have zero issues, 250 hours so far this season without a single problem.

Darks FS wave is amazing. By far the best wave I have seen from any boat I have been on. I love the looks of the RI though... tough decision. I feel as though the RI would be an easier sell in the future just because it looks nicer IMO.

 

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That's funny cause dark bought his FS after he came surfing on mine lol

How late into the season is the weather good there?

So I have a 2015 FS33 which I absolutely love, works great with no issues or complaints whatsoever. The problem is I now have 450 hours on it and I'm sure it will be close to 500 by the end of the season. That means by the end of next season I'll be well over 700 hours based on the same usage. My question is what makes more sense? Should I trade it in now and get a new one next season or keep this one for one or two more seasons? The other issue I'm having is although the Ri is a sick boat I'm not really sold on the wave it puts off. It seems like one day it's great then the next day it's not as good with the exact same settings. Anyone heard any news as to what this new Fi is going to be like? I'm actually leaning towards just keeping my FS and using that 5 year warranty in case anything does go wrong.

I'm so happy with my FS33 it's going to be really tough to upgrade next year, 430 hours so far and every time the wave is perfect. I have two friends on my home lake who have Ri237's and while they are killer boats I find the wave too inconsistent. One day we get it dialed and although different than my FS wave I'm really happy with its shape and push, next day we can't get it to do the same thing even with the exact same settings and weight. I'm looking forward to seeing the new Fi models

Best surf wake out there hands down, I've tried all brands of boats and none compare. I was a die hard Malibu fan up until I quit wakeboarding and took wakesurfing more seriously.

We do alright

Nice ratio in that 1st pic!

Ratio is key

Nice Dark! Sorry the settings didnt work, but I hiope they gave you a good baseline to start with. The red RI from worlds worked better with the QS tab at 75 with the same amount of fuel/people/weight as mine while we were doing media shoots with it. Im not sure if the rams or tabs get mounted differently even if they are off by 1mm it would make a huge difference in the throw of the ram but all boats will be different by a little even if they are the same model. FYI as well I should have mentioned this earlier. There is a flaw in firmware of the rider setting profile in ALL RI237's that will activate the wrong PnP bag so dont use the profiles. If you touch port rear Pnp it will fill the bow Pnp and use the wrong fill/drain timers as well. But if you use the ballast screen instead of the rider profile screen they fill the correct bags and use the correct timers. Also the ramfill timers cannot be changed and take 5-6 overrides to fill if you are using a profile set to 11.5ish mph. The best way to set this boat is to turn on cruise to 17MPH and fill the rams (it will fill both in the right amount of time) then fill the rest of your Pnps/tanks from the ballast screen (NOT the rider profile) and then set your cruise to surf speed and set your QS settings. If you use the rider profiles it will be wrong. It took me a few trips out to realize this and there is not a firmware update available yet.

I never use the rider profiles as I find the setup is always a little different depending on how many people, how much fuel, wind, current, etc. Easier to just manually fill and fine tune

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