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I'm currently in a MCX24. Really like it, but dealer change has me considering a Centurion. I owned one about 10 years ago. Can you tell me what other brands you considered and why you settled on the Ri245? Did you consider F series, or Tige? Just curious. Thanks!!

I had the ezthruster installed aftermarket, and it is a HUGE time saver. Without question, the best investment that I've ever made and will never be without them again. Now, I'm in Texas where it gets window, so when we have a new rider in the water, the boat can be quickly blown out of position. The thruster allows me to super quickly get the boat back in position without dragging the rider. Also, on picking up a rider, you just need to get boat in vicinity and then thrust away. I just can't explain how much time these save. When my wife is pulling me and lets the boat literally get perpendicular to me, i can direct her with a thruster and the boat quickly gets into shape. Seriously, get it and you won't regret it. I promise.

The x23 surfs a lot better than my sv233, but that may be because i just didn't have my sv233 set up right. I always had difficulty surfing without a rope on my sv233, but the x23 was very easy at the push of a button - again this was likely user error. I was considering the FS, but there were a few things i really liked about the X23: (1) my son surfs goofy, and set up b/w goofy and regular was really easy, (2) not knocking Centurion - it is a great boat - but I don't think they should be priced same as Mastercraft (at time i purchased my X, Centurion did not have 5 yr warranty), (3) my centurion's software failed me while running full ballast and i couldn't empty my tanks - MC has redundant manual switching, (4) instrumentation didn't automatically dim at night, which mean i had to cover instruments with towel - and no manual switches for lights, which is a pain while driving at night, (5) really like the mc dealer. That said, i think centurion can address all of these issues in time and I definitely would prefer having ramfill.

2008 Yamaha 2010 Regal 24 Fasdeck 2012 SV233 2016 Mastercraft X23 (current ride)

I have a SV233 and have been looking at other surfboats. I took my boat out on my lake (which is a very rough lake) last weekend, and when i returned to the marina, they were demoing the 2016 G23. Of course, i immediately grabbed the dude and took it for a spin. This is no exaggeration... the ride was absolutely horrific in comparison to my sv233. I mean awful. Aside from being very rough, the boat seemed to porpoise over chop rather than cut through it as my boat. However, once we got to a cove and dialed up the wave it did have an unbelievable surf wave. I fooled around with it for awhile and was thinking that the ride may be worth the incredible wave... until the ride back. Has anyone else had this experience?

That's true. I neglected to mention fact that build quality, layout and storage was much better on g23. tons of deep storage. If centurion wants to have an equivalent price, they need to up their game on quality

Have you driven the FS33? If so, how does it compare to the G23? The wave on the G23 was out of this world, but that drive out to the surf spot was a beating. I'm an old man, so I would be willing to compromise surf wave for a better ride, however, a primary motivator for new boat is to get something easier for my wife to handle while the boat is weighted. My leaning sv233 is a challenge for her. The G23 was incredible while weighted. Thinking maybe FS33 is a good balance? Need to still drive an X23 too.. .

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In Texas, it is only illegal if "no seating is provided." Mastercraft solves that issue. When my 7 yr old is in the water, my wife wants to be perched back there regardless of whether the boat is moving, so this would be a real problem solver for me.

This is what I was referring to. haven't seen anyone else do it, and the way we use our boat, they would be the most popular seats in the house!

I think Mastercraft nailed it with their interior layout of the X23, and I am anxious to see whether either the Centurion or Supreme adopted the aft facing bench and/or lounge seating.

Wondering if anyone has seen this? http://www.themalibucrew.com/forums/index.php?/topic/55033-southern-surfest/ Seems like a pretty objective review.

I completely agree with this. Definitely prefer actual switches to touchscreen and would rather have real gauges than digital gauges. Keep it simple.

Ok, I am old... 47 yrs old... so, when my wife gets behind the wheel and slams down the accelerator, I inevitable strain a muscle somewhere. I know that she can get better with practice, but when she is focusing on a bunch of stuff, it just seems to happen. My boat is a 2013 Enzo and my dealer said the new boats have "launch control", which means my wife would simply have to push the accelerator down and the boat will smoothly pull me out of the water. Has anyone heard of this?

Ha! I hear ya, and I'm workin on it! Still, it would be great if she could just "set it and forget it."

ok, I've gone to menu and can't find any way to regulate pull. Any chance someone can post a screenshot of that setting? Thanks!!

What did you have in mind? Can you send me all options on your boat? Thanks!

I have 20%, but wish I had done 35%. It's true that you can mostly look over windshield, but now and then, I would like to sit down, particularly if raining or long ride.

Unfortunately, my boat is at my lakehouse and I don't know that info offhand. I'm sure someone else here will chime in.

CAMOJOE, did you get your question answered? I went through this same issue on my boat after completely running the batteries dead on a combined system. I now have completely isolated house battery and starting battery with an asr/vsr. My switch has an "on" "off" and "combined" setting. When "On", the starting battery starts my engine and the house battery runs my stereo/amps. "Combined" is only used if there is an emergency, which has never happened. I confirmed this setup with the manufacturer. I have also installed an onboard trickle charger, which I highly recommend. Since doing this, I haven't had any problems. You can run a search of my posts and get a feel for what kind of sound system I run.

I've been looking for a way to carry around a stand up paddleboard. I wonder if this can be modified to make the cleats that hold the board farther apart?

My $.02, if you are comparing the 230 to the 233, note the rear of the boat. The 233 has a much more comfortable ledge to sit on off the rear of the boat, which swayed us. We don't even notice the difference in the bow. with the bow filler cushion always in place, the bow is extremely comfortable. Awesome boat -- my only regret is that I didn't bite the bullet on the 244.

on a really windy day, I asked for my 10-year old daughter to get out and pull the boat into the slip. The boat was bobbing up and down and she was pulling with her little toes hanging over the inside of the slip to grip. I heard a very loud crack and saw her collapse on the dock in pain with one broken/crushed toe. Trust me when I say, I would have taken any number of dinged props over that moment. I wish I could have learned my lesson without the consequence of a personal injury. The difference between me and your wife is that she didn't do anything wrong. What happened to her could happen to any of us. Stuff happens all the time. And when it happens without someone getting hurt, its a blessing -- not a tragedy.

Man, that is a dam good looking boat! Love the green and black.

When I went on a test run with my dealer, a similar thing happened on my boat. I have a 420 with two Rev 10's and Wetsounds HT AS10 and wetsounds syn amps. My dealer did the install. Stereo was working great and then all of the sudden in made this crazy loud noise as you are describing. My dealer was shocked and said he had run stereo for hours at the shop and had never seen the problem. They rewired grounds and it has been working flawlessly since.