![]() ![]() The Fi23 offers a solid standard platform, with enough available options to make it as hard core as a buyer wants. It’s exciting to see more fresh thinking coming from Centurion, and to see it coming in at a price that appeals to a good portion of the market. Those should be standard on a boat like this, like the Fi23’s snap-in carpeting. ![]() A Bimini top and board racks are extra, though. The Fi23 comes with a striking blade-style windshield that really contributes to the look of the boat and a standard Maximus tower. Up front, the wide bow design creates a lot more room for forward passengers. Centurion offers a rear bench that slides forward to face the rear, but as common as that feature has become on wakeboard boats, that should probably be standard, too. The boat’s 23-foot length contributes to a roomy cockpit, with ample deck space wide lounges. Optional systems, such as QuickSurf Pro and RamFill, also are touch-screen activated. The Fi23 also comes standard with a new Split HD Touch Vision dash, which allows the driver to control the ballast and monitor all the boat’s functions. Of course, dually pickups are expensive, too. If you were to add all the optional ballast packages, you’d add $10,000 to the price, so whether it’s worth the money is up to the buyer. Even in stock form, the boat weighs more than 7,500 pounds-that’s like pushing a one-ton dually pickup across the water. On top of the boat’s weight of 5,150 pounds, that’s one deep footprint in the water. That adds up to 4,850 pounds of available ballast. The options include plug-and-play rear ballast tanks for an additional 1,650 pounds, plus additional optional tanks in the bow that hold 450 and 250 pounds of water weight. In stock form, the Fi23 comes with 2,500 pounds of water capacity in tanks housed belowdecks. If you’re serious about wakesurfing, Quick Surf is probably a must-have option as is the additional ballast capacity. For the base price, buyers get Centurion’s new Opti-V deep V hull design, a feature that Centurion says offers “maximum surf wave displacement and ride quality advantages of a deep-V with balance for a symmetrical wakeboard wake.” Proprietary Centurion features such as CATS, the articulating tracking fin, Ram Fill and Quick Surf Pro are optional. “The 2018 Fi23 impresses with Centurion-caliber waves, wakes, ride and more, all available at an entry-premium price.” Base MSRP for the Fi23 is $99,264, which, in the tow-boat market, is right at the premium spot for an entry-level boat, and it includes a dual-axle trailer. “Our 2018 model lineup now includes a 23-foot sleekly styled, ultra-wide bow surf and wake boat,” said Amy Mauzy VP of Marketing and Sales. By removing or making optional some of the technology and luxury, Centurion is able to keep the price point of the Fi23 in check. ![]()
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