Having a super strong exterior structure is great, but the contrast of a plush, comfortable, durable, and luxurious interior is just as important. All Centurion and Supreme boats come backed with a full Lifetime Hull Warranty which, because of the Unibody design, covers the deck, stringers, floor and seat bases, in addition to the hull. Put simply, the unibody ICS construction process produces the most solid boat build of any method available. This is generally the place where water breaks on the hull, meaning that you have extra strength right where you need it most. This step not only is a great location for a cooler, it provides angular rigidity to the deck, drastically reducing flex at the windshield. All Centurion models feature a signature step up with a built-in cooler that sits in the walkway under the windshield and ties into the playpen bow. This top deck also has significantly less flex than one put together using glue, brackets and screws. The top deck is able to be 100% gel coat lined, allowing for easier cleaning and care along seat bases – all that won’t ever flex, break or have carpet wear down. The single piece top deck features some unique advantages over a standard deck-construction method. Unlike other boats, the rivets you see along the rub rail are for aesthetics only as the top and bottom of the boat are a single unified piece. This connection is significantly stronger than a standard typical shoebox connection and eliminates any possibility of leakage along seams. The reverse-shoebox allows the top deck to push out and increase the rigidity of the hull, significantly reducing flex from any exterior impact (including rough water). This top deck is connected to the hull with Plexus using a unique reverse-shoebox fitting. The top deck, which includes the floor, seat bases and gunnel (basically everything above the rub rail and the interior glass of the boat) make up the 3rd major piece in the ICS system. Plexus doesn’t simply “glue” the stringers in place, it chemically welds them together, creating a bond that is stronger than the fiberglass itself, unifying the entire structure into one, solid, inseparable piece. This stringer grid is fused to the hull using a space-age adhesive called ITW Plexus. This stringer system drastically reduces hull vibration and flex, giving you a smoother and more comfortable ride. In most boats, the stringers are a set of fiberglass supports that extend down the length of the boat, supporting the motor and floor and adding rigidity to the hull. Instead of standard beams, the ICS system uses a complete composite stringer grid system that extends not just from front to back but also up the sides of the boat. The hull and other components are stronger and more resistant to flex and vibration. The result of this new Vacuum process is fiberglass that is compressed with less overall volume but increased strength compared to a traditional fibreglass layup. The new Centurion boats utilize a new vacuum infusion process where resin is infused into the fiberglass in a way previously not possible. The hull is laminated using a precise resin control system, eliminating inconsistencies and excess material. To reduce hull flex, Centurion utilizes a true unibody construction process the fiberglass framework of the hull, substructure, deck and floor are tied together into a single unified structure called ICS.Ĭenturion’s Integrated Composite System (ICS) starts with three large hand-laid fiberglass structures (hull, top deck, and stringer system). The more a hull flexes and vibrates, the less comfortable the ride is in rough water. The #1 enemy of a smooth ride is hull vibration.
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