JB ONeill walks you through the centurion boats factory and shows you how wakeboard and wakesurf watersports tow boats are built. INSTAGRAM - @jb_oneill @centurionboats
Funny thing your not far off. That is what correct craft did to them. The guy who started Centurion boats actually went to Correct Craft first and try to build under their name, but the Meloons said it would never work and told him to kick rocks. They then started making their own boats and built a name for themselves in the industry. And now Correct Craft owned them.
🤣Its easy to copy the hull, but that's probably as far as you could get on a small scale. I think it would be practically impossible to source and install all the electronics and mechanics of the boat.
This has to be one of the best videos you've put out, even though I didn't go the Centurion route(just received my MB last week), its really awesome seeing how a boat you have designed is put together, great work JB.
that black/blue RI230 you shot when mating the top and bottom was mine. I toured a day or so before you. Great job on this video. Pumped to take deliver this week.
Thanks , Wow this had to take you a lot of time and the production level is fantastic it almost makes me want to make me a Centurion Guy? my next boat after delivery of my 2022 Tige
Welcome to the Tigé family. You can take a tour of their factory as well, if you haven't already. It's a really cool experience to see it up close and personal.
@@nicholasastleford5880 I have a 2020 21 ZX. Looked at moving over to Supra for 2022...took deep dive's into there construction and preferred the value/cost/fantastic wave on my Tige. Looked at Centurion..and they are SICK but zero dealer support on Wisconsin for repairs/servicing. So ordered a 2022 Z3. It showed up in November and since that's winter here in Wisconsin I haven't even seen it as it's still shrink-wrapped till April. $130,000 boat paid for and I haven't touched it.
@@adamwaz5615 The dyes are added to the gel coat so it is the color. Followed by the fiberglass layers. Its all layered up before each preceding layer dries so it becomes chemically one piece/structure.
@@adamwaz5615 I think Hulls are usually just a couple of colors. They tape it off to create the graphics/ where they want one color to end and the next to begin. each section is then sprayed the prescribed color ( some graphics are also vinyl stickers added later as well) . Then yes, the rest of the hull is layered up fiberglass, I am not sure how many layers but I would think 5 or 6 anyway. its incredibly labor intensive. the benefit, because each previous layer is not fully cured the next layer bonds chemically to it so its incredibly strong. I am not sure what gel coat is but I think of it as colored resin.
I liked the video overall. But you kaleidoscope speed flashing through the color samples was really annoying because I did not really have a chance to get a decent look at them and just how nice they are. We did not get a chance to see just how nice these boats really are. Lots of nice details of the boats just flashed by. The metal flake blue hull was stunning! Glad to see bright colors instead of everything being a shade of gray or black. Now I am going back and rerun the interesting parts in 1/4 speed to see if I can get a good look at the interesting bits.
@@spyder027 After having my fiberglass boat, I hit a piece of floating wood and ended up having it totaled by the insurance company. That log did so much damage I was lucky to get it back to the trailer
Now that I know all of their secrets I’m going to build one of these in my backyard and save me some money 😏
Exactly lol
Funny thing your not far off. That is what correct craft did to them. The guy who started Centurion boats actually went to Correct Craft first and try to build under their name, but the Meloons said it would never work and told him to kick rocks. They then started making their own boats and built a name for themselves in the industry. And now Correct Craft owned them.
🤣Its easy to copy the hull, but that's probably as far as you could get on a small scale. I think it would be practically impossible to source and install all the electronics and mechanics of the boat.
Dude im from Ukraine,and glad to see your video again, God bless us all,i hope we will wake boarding in this summer,🙏
Stay safe over there bro
This video is sick I wish owned one of these boats!!!
This is dope! Way to dive into the industry side. Fun fact, Glastron boats, the pioneers of using fiberglass in hulls, was founded in Austin
Oh that’s sick I had no idea
Here is another fact about glastron is they r a pile of shit but u gotta start somewhere!
This has to be one of the best videos you've put out, even though I didn't go the Centurion route(just received my MB last week), its really awesome seeing how a boat you have designed is put together, great work JB.
Thanks so much dude, I was super hyped to see the whole process for the first time
This vid is sick! Centurion has and always will be my favorite boats. Can’t beat them!
The boats are mega gangster
loved this video! super sick to see the boats made, reminds me of when I was a kid and used to doodle wake boat designs in my notebooks in school.
i used to draw boats all the time in school lol
This was awesome to see! Ram fill is genius!
I love my ram fill
that black/blue RI230 you shot when mating the top and bottom was mine. I toured a day or so before you. Great job on this video. Pumped to take deliver this week.
so sick!! that one looked insane!
That video was sick! Can't wait for the boat reveal!
Next video!
So great to see the factory!
Place was super cool
Awsome vid! Cool to see a walk through. That purple boat at the end looked like a pretty sik colour combo! 😍
So dope the purple one
Pretty cool to see the ram fill ballast, I don't own one of these, but through where I work I do winterize one of these every year.
Great video! Thanks for the tour.
was pretyy epic there!
Great video of the factory. I was there the same day as you seeing our new boat being built. Now I wish I had taken more pictures.
thanks!! i was so hyped checking everything out for the first time!
hella hella hella dope it was awesome
Thanks!!!
what a beauties have a seen today! thanks, jb, 't was quite interesting report!
was so dope seeing it all built!
Great video. Always interesting to see how a boat is built. BTW, Shell is Awesome we lover her down here in South Texas.
yesss tell her i say she's the best
Great vid JB!
Thanks so much!!!
I am so excited for you. Fun fact, Correct Craft owns Nautique and Centurion. That is why Centurion and Nautique are such great boats
100% true
Bro thx first glimpse of production process for me
Thanks for watching bro!!
So nice to watch 👌🏼 so interesting to see how this sick boats are built 😮
So insane how many people are grinding to get these boats done
Awesome video JB! Keep up the great work
Thanks homie
This is sick! Cool to see how these boats come to be. We bought our Ri237 used but its cool to know its been through this process!
so sick how it all comes together!
Truly epic vid man!
thanks so much bro!!!
Can’t wait to see this thing out on the lake
hyped on it
Great and interest report, congratulations.
The place was so sick
Awesome JB!
Thanks bruhhhh
Thanks for the tour!
😊😊😊
bro get that tsa pre check!! so worth it haha love this content though keep it up
i need to lol
Super cool, when did you make this video? I may have spied our boat. Thanks for the tour!
maybe like 5 days ago 'ish
Thanks , Wow this had to take you a lot of time and the production level is fantastic it almost makes me want to make me a Centurion Guy? my next boat after delivery of my 2022 Tige
oh hell yes! the boats are insane!!
Welcome to the Tigé family. You can take a tour of their factory as well, if you haven't already. It's a really cool experience to see it up close and personal.
@@nicholasastleford5880 I have a 2020 21 ZX. Looked at moving over to Supra for 2022...took deep dive's into there construction and preferred the value/cost/fantastic wave on my Tige. Looked at Centurion..and they are SICK but zero dealer support on Wisconsin for repairs/servicing. So ordered a 2022 Z3. It showed up in November and since that's winter here in Wisconsin I haven't even seen it as it's still shrink-wrapped till April. $130,000 boat paid for and I haven't touched it.
@@nicholasastleford5880where is the factory located?
Thanks for the tour. Do you know how many boats Centurion is producing each year ?
Oh man I think it was something like 2000-2500 per year
Nice one mate.👍🏻😉✌🏻
was wild going through there!
That was mean bro! Real interesting, and those brand new boats look so siko are they all fiberglass? No timber or anything? Even in the transom?
solid fiberglass im pretty sure! aside from maybe the engine mounts? there was so much going on its hard for me to remember
Omg sick bro and can you come 1 time to burnside cable park in the summmer
I want to this summer!!
Cool🤪
Hey JB, which hoodie are you wearing in that vid, I love it. 😉 btw: Have you ever been in Austria wakeboarding?
I haven’t ridden there, but the hoodie is made by lulu lemon
@@jboneill yes, found it. 🤙🏻 Thanks dude, you‘re the best.
Great vid bro I’m from Fresno and had no idea centurion was here now we just need a cable park!
a cable would be dope! id move there if they built one
It’s actually in Merced, but he never mentions that.
Were you a reporter at some time in your life? School for journalism? Love your videos.
lol nah just a youtuber lol
Sick!
Was so cool seeing it all happen!
The dude who drove the boat looked like he’s done that once or twice.
hahaha trueee
He has 😎
Ah only few hours away from me
bruhhh
I work for Ranger Boats. It's a crazy process for fiberglass. Messy job too
pretty wild!
Are you going to wakeboard in Cali?
I’m already back in Texas!
But soon I will
cool!
Very!
Any idea how long it takes for a boat to be made from start to finish?
a few days i think, im not really sure
How do they stop the paint from sticking to the mould? That fascinates me so much how that's done.
I believe it was waxed with mold release wax. I’m not an expert, so you’d definitely have to look that up for the perfect answer
@@jboneill so do they pray the layers of gel coat in the mould first followed by the colour after that?
@@adamwaz5615 The dyes are added to the gel coat so it is the color. Followed by the fiberglass layers. Its all layered up before each preceding layer dries so it becomes chemically one piece/structure.
@@peglegtoo so do they do that process 9 times as in 9 layers of gel coat? That seems very labour intensive. That would be awesome to see 🤙
@@adamwaz5615 I think Hulls are usually just a couple of colors. They tape it off to create the graphics/ where they want one color to end and the next to begin. each section is then sprayed the prescribed color ( some graphics are also vinyl stickers added later as well) . Then yes, the rest of the hull is layered up fiberglass, I am not sure how many layers but I would think 5 or 6 anyway. its incredibly labor intensive. the benefit, because each previous layer is not fully cured the next layer bonds chemically to it so its incredibly strong. I am not sure what gel coat is but I think of it as colored resin.
Fisherman metal flake is what's up
Yuhhh so sickk
Way to go JB 👍👍, great content, …. Watched it 3 times … so interesting… maybe a follow up on your boat and delivery would be nice too 💪💪💪👍
boat has been delivered :)))
I liked the video overall. But you kaleidoscope speed flashing through the color samples was really annoying because I did not really have a chance to get a decent look at them and just how nice they are. We did not get a chance to see just how nice these boats really are. Lots of nice details of the boats just flashed by. The metal flake blue hull was stunning! Glad to see bright colors instead of everything being a shade of gray or black. Now I am going back and rerun the interesting parts in 1/4 speed to see if I can get a good look at the interesting bits.
ill try and do better next time!
Drink every time he says "actually".
oh man, y'all are gonna have a rough time 😂
weird. i had no idea the build boats from the outside towards the inside. lol
Pretty wild, I didn’t know either
pause it at 3:47 and it looks like the nikey logo
Lol
I know why the boat is really expensive now...all process are human made
Yes lol insane
Centurion
❤️
what the web site
centurionboats.com
Boats are sick but ngl that looks like a ghetto operation.
far from ghetto, it was all super professional
@@jboneill They are for sure on top of their game. Keep shredding, bro! Thanks for the reply 👍
@@nygaardmt yuhhhh
Now show people how to use the reverse jet when reversing a boat w the reverse assist
True
Paint = gelcoat
yeah
First
Yuhhhh
I still think Nautique is better
Both are made by correct craft lol but okay
aaaaa nooooyyyyyying
Pahaha
I owned a centurion and it was the biggest piece of shite. I now own AL24 Pavati. I will never own a fiberglass boat EVER.
😂😂 pavati too funny
@@jboneill Looks like all you have is a cable. F__king knob
Whats bad about fiberglass boats
@@spyder027 After having my fiberglass boat, I hit a piece of floating wood and ended up having it totaled by the insurance company. That log did so much damage I was lucky to get it back to the trailer
maybe say something about WAR in Ukraine! your thoughts
I don’t know what to say
This comment is so dumb!
Terrible
lol