looking for pics of Hardee's Big Deluxe Fountain ...
 

i am looking ofr pics of the Hardee's Big Deluxe.... my dad and uncle ran this boat back in the 8o's.... and i think it mnight have been one of the first Fountain fishing boats..... any help[ appreciated. i already emailed Fountain and with out a hull ID # ... no love andf they didn't take opics of the boat even with the number.....

try to pm reggie he is on here look under the fountain forum it will say reggie north carolina etc.

THANKS .... it was a memorable boat !!! when all the other boats were leaving to run to the big rock at 2 and 3 in the morning and they would leave @ 4 and pass all the sportfish boats on the way out !

THANKS TO ONE OF THE OFFSHORE ONLY MEMBERS I HAVE THE PATCH'S FROM ONE OF THE JACKETS FROM THE BOAT AND HERE ARE SOME PICS FROM MY DADS TOOL BOX...http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ardeesboat.jpg

Is this the same one that capsized at the Hatteras marlin tournament in 1985, and extended cockpit sport boat w/twin 200 Mercs? I got there the afternoon after it happened and it had been towed back to the CG station, righted, pumped out, and towed to the dock at the Hatteras Marlin Club. There was video of the boat being towed in upside down shown on one of the tournament boats that night. I walked down to the boat and the crew was busy washing the fishing rods off, doing nothing for the boat or engines. BTW, everyone else stayed in that day, just too rough to be comfortable. They should have as well....