![]() ![]() Behind the gelcoat was a blend of 3-ounce chopped fiberglass, 6-ounce cloth and ceramic in the hullsides and transom. Had the mold work been anything less than spot-on, the solid color would have made errors difficult to miss. The boat's gelcoat left us rethinking the "seeing red" clich?. Workmanship No question, the most outstanding aspect of the Enzo SV 230's workmanship also was the most obvious. Rudder adjustment/trim is all it would take to remove some of the pull out of the wheel. The same applied to the boat's grades for tracking. Had it not been for considerable steering wheel torque-the boat pulled hard to the left at middle and high speeds-those marks would have been stronger. The Enzo SV 230 turned precisely in corners at all speeds, for which the boat received strong marks. Running from 20 to 40 mph took 7.1 seconds. On the other hand, once the boat leveled off it accelerated strongly, reaching 46 mph in 15 seconds from a dead stop. Time to plane was 5.2 seconds, a bit anemic for a top-shelf wakeboard boat. That made it the fastest tow boat we tested during our 2004 Performance Trials. Equipped with the latter, a 1:1 Walters Velvet drive and an Acme CNC 13 1/4" x 15 1/2" three-blade propeller, the boat reached 51.3 mph. Centurion offers a range of engines for the model, from a 320-hp MX 6.2 MPI small-block to a 420-hp big-block 8.1 HO. Performance The Enzo SV 230's relatively deep hull featured an 18-degree transom deadrise, a delta pad and four strakes. ![]() When a rider is surfing the starboard wake, the driver can shift the exhaust to port, and vice versa. To help alleviate this problem, Centurion outfitted the Enzo SV 230 with a switchable exhaust system. People have been doing it-and sucking noxious fumes because of their close proximity to the exhaust outlets-for decades. In wake surfing, a rider is towed to his feet on a conventional surfboard and releases the line when he is close enough to the boat to ride the cresting section of the wake. Though the popularity of "wake surfing," is new, the activity is not. Like our skier, our boarder couldn't budge the boat in hard turns and was impressed by its power out of the hole. The system filled quickly thanks to a dedicated pump and a screened intake for each tank. Our wakeboarder was delighted with the hefty, kicker-lip crests when the ballast system was full and the ride plate was down. He also found the water-level teak swim platform easy to reboard. On the plus side, our skier said the boat's pull in deep-water starts was decent. In all fairness to the V-drive tow boat, it was designed primarily for pulling wakeboarders-hence the Pro Flight tower with a red fiberglass box for the Sony Xplode CD speakers and wake-enhancing systems. Tow Sports It is possible to ski behind the Enzo SV 230, although with the twin tanks for its water-ballast system empty and its Bennett trim tab/ride plate up, the wake is too hefty for serious slalom work. And its styling, all sultry lines and glowing, molten-red gelcoat did its namesake proud. Then again, that's pretty speedy as far as multisport tow boats go, and the responsive boat did hold a tight line in corners. Named for Enzo Ferrari, the famed founder of the Italian sports car company, the new model is a rocket or, as this magazine's sports-car-savvy editor put it, "basically, a Formula One car with doors." No one in his right mind would apply that description to Centurion's Enzo SV 230 tow boat, which topped out at a little more than 51 mph. (Photo by Tom Newby) If you keep up with the sports-car world, you already know about the new 2004 Enzo from Ferrari. ![]()
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