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Last edited by jamisonsbrodie (Wed, Sep 15, 2010 4:02 PM)

Hoooooottttttttt

Looks pretty slick. I like the twin retro stripes that is something I considered for the Carbon TSC1 project deck/ upholstery. Be nice to know what is actually carbon in this boat, how much it weighs out. (example..Putting carbon in the hull to save material then packing in the upholstery doesn't make much sense!) Not saying they did that, just sayin'.   Carbon is quite a bit more money than glass.  Also noticed on the side it says "carbon transfer"?

PS is that a spine board (standard equip??)

Last edited by Shark (Wed, Sep 15, 2010 5:30 PM)

The backboard is standard.  It was built-in to the design of the boat because AWSA rules require one in the boat for tournament use.  This boat was designed primarily for tournament use and has many cool features for that purpose, such as an optional adjustable crosshair mounted on the bow for the driver to use as a reference point.  Also, heated driver and spotter seats, non-skid floor (not carpet), port side ballast tank, and a hard top bimini with misters to cool the occupants.

I would be shocked if Centurion is building the boat purely for the exercise of building a 3-event boat. It just seems like to expensive an endeavor to undertake without some kind of research to suggests your product will find a niche that  will sell enough units to, at least, pull even.

My only question is will their promo program be attractive enough to get first time promo owners or convince current promo owners to defect.



Would it be asking too much get the back board to color match the primary hull color?

Last edited by HO410 (Wed, Sep 15, 2010 8:08 PM)

2gofaster wrote:

jamisonsbrodie wrote:

The backboard is standard.  It was built-in to the design of the boat because AWSA rules require one in the boat for tournament use.

fyi........ the awsa does NOT require a backboard in the boat during a tournament. It is only required on site.

I stand corrected.

Here are a couple of pics of the Carbon Pro at Diablo Shores

Last edited by jamisonsbrodie (Mon, Sep 20, 2010 6:07 PM)

Is there an estimate price on the boat yet? Or did I miss something in the thread above?

under 50 with a trailer and minimal bells and whistles. They're looking for promo people and offering a pretty big percentage discount plus cash for towing the boat to tournaments.

from what I understand awsa changed the rule and now requires the back board in the boat during events, not just on site. I havent seen that in writing though.

The boat looks drives and skis great. They are still tweaking it (it was understeering). But the thing goes down the slalom course like a freight train, I drove the blue boat above with the 6 litre engine, it wasnt propped right and the steering wasnt tuned. But I drove it dead straight down the slalom course in side rollers from a tuber. Sick.

The transom of the boat is really short, hazardous yes but its a solid tournament model build. Really easy to take water on over the back or with the front. The 'needle nose' puts the boat over 20 feet and thus keeps the coast guard at bay. it's a hot rod, it's a tournament ski boat, and it's probably priced better than most of the top-end "tournament" boats out there -- but this is your skier's edition, bare bones over powered straight driving dangerous wet ski boat. wicked fun. i like it

Hmmmm. My neighbor is one of the safety officials in Houston. I just asked him and he said that is the first he's heard about a change in backboard rules. Interesting.

Looks like a good boat for the guy that doesn't care that its not BU, MC or CC. I decided to call the local dealer out here to get the specifics on the promo program and they informed me that they havn't ordered a new Centurion since 2008 and they just through in the towl with Centurion. There is no Centurion dealer in the Portland area now.

Thats a bummer, I hate to hear this.

ColinCanski wrote:

Backboard??

As stated previously in the thread AWSA requires one on site and there is now rumor.. talk.. it has been decided? or something along those lines to have one in the boat