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Centurion Boats, owned by Fineline Industries, specializes in the production of water sports boats, primarily for wakesurfing and wakeboarding. It was founded in 1976 by current owner Rick Lee and major operations and manufacturing are based in Merced, California.

History
Centurion Boats was founded by Rick and Pam Lee. They acquired the trade name from a Salt Lake City company, and took their first order by phone in 1976. The first boats were produced in a leased 10,000 square foot facility in Southern California, but as business increased, it has grown to a 121,000 sq foot facility on over 6 acres of land including a test lake for Research and Development. Their initial boat manufacturing focused on producing inboard ski boats. Centurion now focuses the majority of its line on boats primarily used for Wakeboarding and Wakesurfing.

Major Innovations
1986: First V-Drive Ski Boat brought to market

1990: C.A.T. Fins

1995: Created 'The Wave' a boat specifically designed to create large wakes for Wakeboarding and Wakesurfing

1997: UCS Construction system introduced, eliminating wood from the boat structure

1999: ICS Construction

2003: Sideswipe Exhaust

2005: VTF Fins

2013 Centurion Models
Centurion has several models of boats. The Centurion Enzo models are all V-Drive tow boats that are geared toward producing a world class Wakesurfing wave, and is the flagship line of Centurion. The Centurion Enzo is the official towboat of the World Wake Surfing Championship The Avalanche C4 model is a V-Drive boat that mixes functionality found on the Enzo line for Wakesurfing with a more well rounded approach towards Wakeboarding. The Elite V C4 model is V-Drive boat targeting the value market, with a narrower beam and shallower draft than the other Centurion Wakeboard/Wakesurf boat models. The Carbon Pro is an inboard ski towboat, geared towards tournament ski competition performance.

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Centurion Boats
Centurion Boats, owned by Fineline Industries, specializes in the production of water sports boats, primarily for wakesurfing and wakeboarding. It was founded in 1976 by current owner Rick Lee and major operations and manufacturing are based in Merced, California.

History
Centurion Boats was founded by Rick and Pam Lee. They acquired the trade name from a Salt Lake City company, and took their first order by phone in 1976. The first boats were produced in a leased 10,000 square foot facility in Southern California, but as business increased, it has grown to a 121,000 sq foot facility on over 6 acres of land including a test lake for Research and Development. Their initial boat manufacturing focused on producing inboard ski boats. Centurion now focuses the majority of its line on boats primarily used for Wakeboarding and Wakesurfing.

Major Innovations
1986: First V-Drive Ski Boat brought to market

1990: C.A.T. Fins

1995: Created 'The Wave' a boat specifically designed to create large wakes for Wakeboarding and Wakesurfing

1997: UCS Construction system introduced, eliminating wood from the boat structure

1999: ICS Construction

2003: Sideswipe Exhaust

2005: VTF Fins

Current Centurion Models
Centurion has several models of boats. The Centurion Enzo models are all V-Drive tow boats that are geared toward producing a world class Wakesurfing wave, and is the flagship line of Centurion. The Centurion Enzo is the official towboat of the World Wake Surfing Championship The Avalanche C4 model is a V-Drive boat that mixes functionality found on the Enzo line for Wakesurfing with a more well rounded approach towards Wakeboarding. The Elite V C4 model is V-Drive boat targeting the value market, with a narrower beam and shallower draft than the other Centurion Wakeboard/Wakesurf boat models. The Carbon Pro is an inboard ski towboat, geared towards tournament ski competition performance.