Sparkycollier

I thought that was lake Travis! I'm on lake Austin and have an Fi 23.

I bought an Fi 23 back in the Fall and have just been too depressed by the winter to post pics, but will post them soon I'm in Austin and surf on Lake Austin. The wave is incredible. I put on a 16" prop before ever putting her in the water.

You're gonna love it!

Is the Fi similar?

Ashley's game is insane. She has her Ri237 dialed in and she convinced me to get an Fi23.

I was going to comment on the tint too, it looks awesome H!

Starting to see some progress on my Fi23 from the factory!

Fi all the way

MB has a redesigned B52 23 for 2018 that looks pretty nice.

Mine should be in (austin) in September. Can't wait!

This is music to my ears, having recently ordered an FI23. Dealer says it goes into production tomorrow or Friday!

So would it be the ACME 3145? https://www.wakemakers.com/acme-3145-propeller.html

According to my dealer, the Fi23 will come with a 14.5x14.25 standard prop. @boardco has said in another thread that they're going to put 16" props (1 and 1/4" shaft) on all of their 2018 boats including the Fi... So I'm wondering what exact prop I should install? I'll have the base 409 L96 motor and running near sea level (Austin, TX). I don't care at all about top speed and want to weight it heavily and put out the biggest wave! I think it should be the ACME 2907 since it's the only 16" x 13" with 1 1/4" shaft on wakemakers? https://www.wakemakers.com/acme-2907-propeller.html

ok great, thanks for the clarification! I was a little worried about just getting the L96 but you've ended those concerns

I actually got a PM from them and they suggested the 16x13 for the L96. I'm stoked !! Just need to get the boat now

Absolutely! My lake house is on ski slope Dr just off Cuernavaca. I'll PM you my info.

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)

This fi23 wave looks legit https://www.instagram.com/p/BXbJ5lxgYWO/

Well it will have the bow tank, and the bag only adds 250lbs so I figured if it's necessary I can throw some lead up there. My boat will be in a slip so it won't be hard to add or remove lead.

The interior is mostly white with gray so I went with the white tower. I could have gone either way on it though.

Sweet video. I noticed the video says "24 feet". Are they rounding up or is the boat actually bigger for 2018?

Be sure to add more weight!

I'm in Austin too and excited we'll finally have a dealer! Hope to see you out there. I'm on lake Austin typically.

One thing that comes to mind is that they say in the Fi 23 video that the new hull like bow weight... and Boardco has said the 217 hull is fairly similar to the 257 and thus the "new direction" towards what they're now branding opti-v... so it seems to me that maybe that's the reason it likes more than the 237. It also might explain why a 21' boat (217) can produce such an amazing wave, since you're using more of the hull displacing water if you're adding bow weight, right? Which bodes well for the Fi 23. Just some random musings...

Anyone know what the prop is on the new Fi ? And any idea of clearance to go bigger ?