Administrators Horton Posted June 25, 2014 Administrators Share Posted June 25, 2014 Merced, CA JUNE 24, 2014 ; Centurion Boats is the first watersports towboat manufacturer to offer 2015 models with a new Eco-Conscious filtration system designed to prevent the conveyance of invasive species. The system, which has been in development for several years, is called Mussel Mast’R and is designed to filter larvae and other villagers that have been commonly transferred in the ballast bags of watersports towboats. Invasive species is a problem more common to the upper Midwest and western states where proliferating Zebra and Quagga mussels are the leading cause for concern. The mussels are infiltrating power plants and irrigation pipes restricting water flow. It’s up to manufacturers like Centurion to conserve and protect our waterways.In 2009, the WaterSports Industry Association (WSIA) organized a movement to find a solution to the problem of transferring invasive species. Wake WorX, a company established solely for the purpose of eradicating the invasive species problem in towboats, designed a new system. The filtration device, called “Mussel Mast’R” was thoroughly tested and presented to the authorities that govern the inspection stations. In late 2013, the authorities approved “Mussel Mast’R” as a way for boaters to potentially avoid decontamination stations and ballast bag cleansing. The system uses a highly effective filter to catch invaders before they enter ballast bags and as long as the seal hasn’t been broken since the last inspection, the boat will be processed through without the lengthy decontamination process. While the Mussel Mast’R system has been available to all towboat manufacturers since early 2014, Centurion is the first to announce that Mussel Mast’R will be an option for 2015 model year boats. Todd Gaughan, Vice President of Marketing for Centurion said, “Our factory is just hours from Lake Tahoe, so we’re keenly aware of the invasive species problem and the harm that it has caused our owners and waterways. Centurion is an Eco-Conscious manufacturer. That’s why we focused on getting this system into production as quickly as possible. It has been a real pleasure working with the team at Mussel Mast’R. We’re very excited to be leading the industry in eco-friendly, saving our waterways direction.”For more information on Centurion Boats, please visit www.CenturionBoats.com. * * * *About Centurion: Centurion Boats is most recognized as the first boat company to produce a dedicated wakesurfing boat and with its Enxo FX44 model, Centurion remains at the top-of-the-class in this space. In addition to world-class wakeboarding and slalom ski boats, Centurion has been a pioneer in watersports towboat technology. Centurion held the first World Wake Surfing Championship in 1995, an event that has grown to become the world’s largest, annual, premier wake surfing event. For more information regarding Centurion Boats and the world champions of the Centurion wake surfing team, please visit www.centurionboats.com or call BABE’S ★ California Ski Ranch ★ Connelly ★ Denali ★ Goode ★ Mastering The Art Of Waterskiing HO ★ KDSkis ★ MasterCraft ★ MasterLine ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Reflex ★ SLines ★ Stokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller sunperch Posted June 25, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 25, 2014 Can an older boat be retro-fitted with one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted June 25, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 25, 2014 Now this is something that actually makes sense from an environmental perspective. Great job Centurion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DW Posted June 25, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 25, 2014 Good stuff, nice innovation application. Excellent job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldjeep Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Nice - that would come in handy where I boat. Be nice if they had some pictures of how they plumb it in. The pictures of the device look huge and I know that my boat has at least 3 different ballast fill ports. http://www.wake-worx.com/Home.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdubs Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Curious if this would also cover the main intake to cool the boat or would this just protect ballast bag systems. I don't have any ballast on my boat, but it sure gets my attention as a (non centurion) promo guy going from lake to lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldjeep Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 The video that they have linked says that it is just for ballast tanks. I'm guessing you would have to deal with too much restriction putting this on the engine intake, and then monitoring would have to be added somehow so you didn't smoke the motor with a clogged filter. There is definitely a danger of mussels in the motor, I had some take up residence in the thermostat of my last boat and it was a trailer boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted June 25, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 25, 2014 This is a big deal when guys want to bring their boat into our lake. Lake Erie and adjoining river systems have a big Zebra Mussel issue and we don't want any of that! Maybe I am paranoid, but I check hanging weeds on trailers, etc., before I let them in. We have had 30-years of safe skiing and have not caught any diseases yet, and don't want to!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Kelvin Posted June 25, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 25, 2014 @AB how do you deal with water in the cooling system of the engine? What else do you do to prevent the spread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldjeep Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 @AB - my parents are really concerned about the zebra mussels since I boat mainly in infested waters and their lake in WI is still clean. Cleaning out ballast tanks isn't particularly easy and even if you don't use them you can still get some water in there. I'm guessing that they don't go into much detail on the mfg website since it appears to be a standard home/fish tank water filter housing with some unknown (and potentially off the shelf) filter media. I sent them an email to see what a retrofit kit would go for, but I've got to dig around in my hatches and see for sure how many entry points there are into my ballast system. Might be tough to get one of those things up where the front/mid pumps are mounted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller scuppers Posted June 25, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 25, 2014 Very enlightening! I never knew their was such a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldjeep Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 FWIW - I got a couple responses back from them and I think I'll wait a while until they get a few of these out in the wild. The lady had no idea what the GPM the filters were rated for and when I asked how to buy them she suggested I contact my local boat dealer and encourage them to sign up as a dealer. If I got really bored I guess I'd just buy one of these: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018CFVVC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3FUQOIES8LU9I&coliid=INI01WHRW8WZ4 And a 10-20 micron filter and make my own. Good to see that Centurian is putting them on from the factory and hopefully the other boat mfg will follow if it proves to be effective. The aftermarket seems like a big potential score for them if they get their stuff together and figure out how to sell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted June 25, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 25, 2014 We tell folks to flush out the motor as you would for winterizing with a fake a lake or something similar. Some guys even say run bleach through to kill the buggers. We haven't gone that far. We don't rotate boats any longer, so not that big a deal as it was with an active Ski Club, and the last tournament was a couple years ago - and he always flushed his MC before coming in, as his standard procedure. We only had one guy that ran his boat in the river a lot, and another guy used on a lake in Indiana. The other boats pretty much just used our lake. Well worth the effort to have a clean lake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Deke Posted June 26, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 26, 2014 About the engine flush... at the public lake that we ski on in Colorado, they require a flush if you have been to another lake. However, that flush is with HOT water. Not sure of the temperature though. I will try to get more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldjeep Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 @Deke in case you are really bored ;) Thermal Tolerance of Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) Relative to Rate of Temperature Increase and Acclimation Temperature http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/elpubs/pdf/trel95-10.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Kelvin Posted June 26, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 26, 2014 As of July 1, Texas will also require a complete flush before moving from public lake to public lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Deke Posted June 26, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 26, 2014 Well I found info for Colorado on the state of Utah site. http://wildlife.utah.gov/mussels/PDF/co_ans_2.pdf It looks like the temperature has to hit 120 but they'll use 140 depending on what they are flushing, e.g. bilge, ballast tanks, trailer, etc. The engine gets hot enough (eventually), but the the hot water gets it circulating sooner. You are shooting for a discharge temp of 120. Also, any standing water in a tank or bilge needs to be treated as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Than_Bogan Posted June 26, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 26, 2014 Any clue if this filter is effective against invasive weeds as well? For the moment, we don't have many lakes with Zebra Mussels in the Northeast, although sadly that will change. But milfoil is already a huge problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldjeep Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 @Than_Bogan - Their website says yes http://www.wake-worx.com/Home.html •Proven to be more than 99.5% effective at preventing the following AIS from passing through and entering the boat’s tanks. ◦Quagga Mussels ◦Zebra Mussels ◦Asian Clams ◦New Zealand Mud Snails ◦Eurasian Water Milfoil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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