Shogren and Fountain Part Ways
01-24-2011, 06:56 PM
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There is plenty of room for Reggie if he builds a boat that is as nice or nicer than the top ones out there. Nortech, Outerlimits, Cigarette, Statement. Sure these builders got hurt some by the economy but they still build new boats to order and put out new ones not the same old thing year after year. His boats were fast sure but not as nice. I could care less how they do in a race, I have never been to a boat race and if I ever do go it's for the party not the race.
Build 10-15 boats a year that have the WOW factor not some stupid sign on the side with it's top speed. People that still have the money to buy a $500k+ toy are not going to buy what they were putting out the last few years. And if it's a 42 Foot it better have the same room in it as the other boats in it's class, not a 38 with a beak. And yes as somebody else said it change that old dash so you can see without having to look under the wheel.
Build 10-15 boats a year that have the WOW factor not some stupid sign on the side with it's top speed. People that still have the money to buy a $500k+ toy are not going to buy what they were putting out the last few years. And if it's a 42 Foot it better have the same room in it as the other boats in it's class, not a 38 with a beak. And yes as somebody else said it change that old dash so you can see without having to look under the wheel.
01-24-2011, 06:58 PM
#82
You would be one guy that could fill that pimp cruise ship up and make it look cool......or fill it with so much azz people don't notice the boat!
01-24-2011, 06:58 PM
#83
We are looking for freshwater, clean, used v-bottoms with stock Mercury power, not just Fountains.
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01-24-2011, 07:03 PM
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Fountain web site, hot boat test of a 08 black thunder. Black thunder is WAY more boat then a 47 fountain. Not saying that a 42 fountain might not be fun to drive. But what I and many others use their boat for, we would much rather have a 50 nor tech, 46 black thunder with the amazing extended cockpit, or a 51 outerlimts. We sleep on our boat for long weekends, use the cabin, have lots of friends in the cockpit, and still want to go fast. A fountain does not do that for us. Every boat has its purpose, just impressive in general, (powerboat mag agrees) what a black thunder does with 700's.
01-24-2011, 07:09 PM
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01-24-2011, 07:16 PM
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Fountain web site, hot boat test of a 08 black thunder. Black thunder is WAY more boat then a 47 fountain. Not saying that a 42 fountain might not be fun to drive. But what I and many others use their boat for, we would much rather have a 50 nor tech, 46 black thunder with the amazing extended cockpit, or a 51 outerlimts. We sleep on our boat for long weekends, use the cabin, have lots of friends in the cockpit, and still want to go fast. A fountain does not do that for us. Every boat has its purpose, just impressive in general, (powerboat mag agrees) what a black thunder does with 700's.
And regarding your comment about staying on boats for the weekend..... thats a VERY different boating than most do here. Most dont use their boats as a camper.
01-24-2011, 07:32 PM
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Fountain web site, hot boat test of a 08 black thunder. Black thunder is WAY more boat then a 47 fountain. Not saying that a 42 fountain might not be fun to drive. But what I and many others use their boat for, we would much rather have a 50 nor tech, 46 black thunder with the amazing extended cockpit, or a 51 outerlimts. We sleep on our boat for long weekends, use the cabin, have lots of friends in the cockpit, and still want to go fast. A fountain does not do that for us. Every boat has its purpose, just impressive in general, (powerboat mag agrees) what a black thunder does with 700's.
Bryan
01-24-2011, 07:44 PM
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Nice Joe Dirt quote there......"not unicef, in business to make money"
01-24-2011, 07:56 PM
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Wow wrong again for me atleast, spent an hour driving a 2000 32 Fever, about 30 min. driving a 2003 42 and 15-20 in a sit down 42 not sure of the year but pretty new. They all drove good but that was all I liked.
#1 neither 1 of you guys drove a 42' Fountain or any Fountain 
when you do you will call it a 42'
