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  4. Posted · Edited by ryno726

    I was crawling around under my FS33 and noticed a couple of chips in the gelcoat.  They almost look like there was a air pocket in the fiberglass, and the gelcoat just kind of blew out from not having any support behind it.  Has anyone seen this before?  Do you think Centurion would take care of it under warranty?

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    Also, Where the prop shaft comes out of the hull is odd looking as well.  I checked the motor mounts and shaft strut and nothing is loose, broken, or odd looking.  No vibrations under speed either. I'm thinking maybe they changed the shaft angle for this year and just didn't update the hull???? It's a 2015

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    Thanks in advance!

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    3 hours ago, DrNate said:

     

    Well, now you can't tell us that you rode all of those boats without giving a little critique of the waves?!?!?  Interested to hear your thoughts on the differences and which one was your fave?  What about the G23 specifically please and thanks

    I thought the G23 wave was a bit steep, and seemed to have a little fluff/spray off the center of the boat.  I noticed that on the last G23 I rode.  Still fun to ride, just not my favorite.

    The SA400 wave was totally stock, the boat just got to the dealer a couple of days before the event.  I liked it, though it could have been a bit longer, didn't feel like I could hang back and have enough push to get back into the wave.  From what I understand, it can be made much better.  It's a beautiful boat, probably the best looking inside and a close second on exterior to the FI, the FI is beautiful on the outside.

    The best wave of the day was for sure the FI23, nice shape, fun to ride, plenty long and steep.  I didn't feel like the RI257 wave was setup as good as I've seen it in the past.  Don't get me wrong, it was still awesome, I just remember it being better when I rode it back in October.  I did like the changes to the RI for 2018, especially the new windshield.

    I didn't really get to crawl around in the FI like I wanted to, but really liked it.  Definitely on the top of my list of boats to consider in the future.  One thing that really bugged me was the grab handles on the interior, get rid of those cheap looking things, everything else in the interior looked pretty good, but those handles didn't fit the styling.  They would be better suited on a toolbox, lol!  

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  6. Posted · Edited by ryno726

    Yeah, who knows how much fuel they started with, but there were some huge fuel guzzling factors:

    -Current, tides, and wind were dominant most of the day

    -the boats were going non stop with back to back riders, I would say at least 25-30 riders for each boat that day

    -between groups, the boats were moving pretty good back to the docks to swap people out

    -I'm pretty sure the FS33 had 10-15 people in it all day, the rest of the boats 8-10 people minimum

    -The FI had the supercharged motor in it, and the RI had the 450 I think????

    Rumors were they were doing some prop testing....

    Drivers were talking about how much fuel they were burning through that day on several other boats as well

  7. Posted

    19 hours ago, Getssum said:

    Yea, no worries! I was in Group 9 (got their late due to a wreck on the Altamont) and we only got to ride the A24, the FS33 Party Boat, and the Red/Black G23. Really was looking forward to riding the Ri and the Fi, until the wind got nutty and people started forgetting boats need fuel :lol::lol:.

    As I had the little one with me, we hightailed it back to the Best Western after we got off the water for some sleep, then came back in the morning and the 3 boats I mainly wanted to try were either leaving or left, so we bailed! Hope you got out again on Sunday.

     

    - Eric Silva

    I got the golden group, lol.  Rode the new SA400, G23, FI, and RI257.  I went on a friends boat on Sunday, nicest Mastercraft wave I've ever seen. I was pretty sore and tired though, so just took a quick set and helped get the boat out and cleaned up.

     

    Quick Video from the event page.  They're working on a longer one 

     

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    It has been great for me because if that wind comes up the boat don't budge Now reading this I see I don't need a chain, dam for years I been using that chain and always been careful bring up the anchor and not hitting the boat.

    I didn't even notice that! I run a chain on mine as well, lol. I think the chain helps set it, not sure how it wouldn't?

  16. Posted

    Dealer told me they are waiting to hear from fineline but they recommend a smaller prop. That's not acceptable, the 1847 stock 14" prop barely pushes this boat when filled with a few people. Can't imagine what a 13.5" prop would do.

    Ryno, Did they send you the plate under warranty and have a dealer install? Also what 14.5" prop are you running? How much clearance do you have?

    The plate was on the boat when I bought it, I'm pretty certain the dealer installed. I just put on the 2079 prop because I've been running at 6000' elevation. You have prop burn from a 14"? with the plate you should still be fine with a 14", but maybe some boats vary? I would say my clearance is around 3/8"

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  18. Posted

    Thanks for the replies guys. Started last night and figured my way through part of the installation. I'm going to take some pictures along the way and do a simple write up.

    I noticed through some online pics that the factory heater has no heat tubes! In taking a look at everything last night, a heat tube will not fit on the step-through location, so I think I found another good spot to put it.

     

    Thanks for confirming the switch location stoked, I saw an edge of the plate in a pic, and the plate fits perfect in that location, there's even a prewire for the hot there.

     

    I pulled the floor and ran the hoses along the gas tank near the wire harness, hopefully this won't create any issues. It was the most logical direction to go.

     

    Hardest part so far has definitely been figuring out the best way to install everything. Going to finish up Sunday with hot tubes and switch install, working today and tomorrow morning. :thumbdown:

  19. Posted

    Going to be installing a heatercraft 3 port heater in my 2015 this weekend. Does anyone have pictures of their factory installation they could take for me? I know the core goes under the helm, and have pictures of the mounting locations for the outlets, but it would be nice to have a few pictures of the orientation of the core and how the supply/return lines are routed through the boat. Not sure if they stay along the starboard lockers or go under the floor to the engine.

     

    Also the mounting location for the switch. I want to keep it as factory looking as possible.

     

    Thanks in advance!

  24. Posted · Edited by ryno726

    Update:

     

    I was finally able to secure financing a few weeks back! Thanks to Tony and Valerie at Extreme Boat Sports and Pat at NWBS for being patient with me and knowing the right people to talk to. They have been awesome to work with. Ended up with Bank of the West like someone suggested earlier, but did not go direct to them for financing. If anyone is having trouble with comparable credit, they can message me. Boat is a demo, so it's slightly used, but still classified as new for financing :thumbsup:

     

    When this rain lets up, I'll go pick our boat up in Merced!

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