![]() ![]() The company pushed the envelope with many inventive editions to develop the perfect wave that serves riders across the world today. That same year, Centurion towed the first ever World Wake Surfing Championships.įrom the popularity of a new sport, the company has added many accolades and even brought on a new brand, Supreme Boats. In 1995 Centurion sold the first wake surfing boat called the WAVE that had an elevated anchor point and a built-in ballast system. He went to the production floor and incorporated cement into the platform to make the first wake surf wave. Three years later, the Falcon was the first watersports V drive to come to market that boasted smooth rides and a new seating arrangement that pioneered the way for the soon to come wakeboarding market.Īs riders were thirsty for bigger wakes, Rick had a moment of clarity on Lake Yosemite where he wanted to bring the market something they didn’t know they wanted, surfing behind a boat. In 1983 the sport of barefooting turned to Centurion because of its racing roots to innovate a watersports boat with speed and power. The company started with race and waterski boats. Rick and his wife, Pam Lee founded Fineline (later to be named Centurion Boats) in 1976 in Merced where Pam grew up. When Rick met his wife Pam, a renowned artist, he decided he would turn his boat building hobby into a business that would eventually lead the way for the invention of a wake surfing wave. He first started out as a history, physical ed teacher, and coach. At 11 years old he secretly built his first boat in his parent’s basement and later had to cut out a wall to get the boat outside. Rick has always had a passion for building boats. Because of his fearless intelligence and charisma Rick inspired countless people to be creators. One week in 1995, Centurion released five new models in six days from drawings to the production floor for Surf Expo. It’s often said that he lives on the edge and pushes the limits with innovated ideas. If the boat is great and the price is right, jump and work on the rest later.Many who know Rick would tell you about his motivating, bold, and inventive personality. When looking for a good used boat, don’t let the color throw you off. I sold the boat after 2 years pocketing an extra $2k above what I had in it. I only added new 6 1/2"s The rest of the install was just a major remodel of where and how it was wired.īy making these changes the whole boat came out awesome and I got tons of compliments everywhere we went even next to boats that were 3-5 times more money. I added a bluetop battery for the boat and two yellow tops for the stereo along with a 12 amp onboard charger. I went ahead and added indirect LED lighting throughout the boat as well. I then replaced all of the 6 ½” speakers with Kickers and reused the JL audio 15 and the Alpine deck. Those amps stayed so cool out in the open and didn’t get wet because they were under the gunnel. I then built another plastic board to mount the amps to and then mounted that board to the one on the side of the boat. I then rewired the system to move the amps to the side of the boat where I epoxied a board with stainless tee nuts. They were yellow LEDs so they looked great on the amps. Rather than put two more RF logos on the bridges, I added a Volt meter and a temp gauge for the highs amp that gets the hottest. I painted them yellow and sanded the faces to expose the aluminum edges. I pulled them out, spent 6 months chasing factory bridges and caps to form one long amplifier. They were also different colors of gray/black. It had some older Rockford Fosgate amps that worked great, but were mounted in a way that took all of the storage room in the boat. Now that the cosmetics were in order I moved to the stereo. The satin black swallowed light and made the remaining yellow just pop off the boat. I also had the speaker box covered and added the logo as well. ![]() So I had it wrapped from the rail down the sides in satin black and had a nice version of the Centurion logo put on the side. So I gave it a makeover.įirst off I tinted the windshield to give some black to break up the yellow a bit. I love large systems and it had a lot of equipment, but it was getting tired and there was no storage. I don’t mind yellow as an accent color, but it was way too much for my tastes. My only issue was it was a yellow and white boat, and I mean yellow. ![]() It only had 270 hours on a 10 year old boat that had been stored in a garage it’s whole life. I knew the boat well and knew he took great care of it mechanically. I purchased a 2002 Centurion from a good friend a couple of years ago. ![]()
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