

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. 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.
