The Fountain Beak - Why?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

02-09-2011, 01:36 PM

#111

VetteSteve

Registered

Join Date: Nov 2005

Location: New Castle, DE

Posts: 107

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Well at least I'll be able to find mine.

02-09-2011, 03:04 PM

#112

quicklt1

Registered

Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Long Island, NY

Posts: 526

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

[QUOTE=T2x;3319678]1966 16 foot Allison...... long before Hydrostream was a gleam in Howard Pipkorn's eye. This was also the first production pad vee hull.

Never knew that ..way cool..

02-11-2011, 06:08 PM

#113

Baja555

Registered

Join Date: Jan 2005

Location: South N.J

Posts: 812

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

how did this thread die out so quick?

02-11-2011, 07:14 PM

#114

Captain YARRR

Registered

Join Date: Dec 2010

Posts: 1,671

Likes: 5

Received 29 Likes on 11 Posts

The dead horse has suffered enough.

02-11-2011, 08:43 PM

#115

Sydwayz

Forum Regulator

VIP Member

iTrader: (1)

Join Date: May 2001

Location: Worldwide

Posts: 23,828

Likes: 877

Received 1,195 Likes on 519 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Back4More

I heard the next gen from RF will be a 43.
Something about the 399 from Skater and making it a faster better riding 43....Ya never know?

Same hull with a beak, swim platform, and a 6" thick rub rail (fore & aft).

02-11-2011, 08:52 PM

#116

US1 Fountain

Ginger or Mary Ann?

Charter Member

iTrader: (1)

Join Date: Oct 2000

Location: L

Posts: 11,029

Likes: 0

Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Too Old

Couldn't agree more. Obviously a lot of people like them. Fountains are some of the most prolific performance boats on the water today.

__________________
Some people are like Slinkies - Not really good for anything, but they
bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs.

02-12-2011, 11:03 AM

#117

quicklt1

Registered

Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Long Island, NY

Posts: 526

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

How about outerlimits adds fountain beak....best of everything...

02-13-2011, 06:47 AM

#118

Dd24skater

Registered

Join Date: Oct 2002

Location: Marblehead/Cleveland, Oh

Posts: 438

Likes: 52

Received 13 Likes on 10 Posts

Hydrostream was using the beak in the 70's, they used it to raise the coast guard hp rating, most of their boats also had wings at the transom for the same reason......