I am looking at a total upgrade on my 35 Fountain. Have talked to a couple of paint shops about repainting boat with new graphics. Seems like $10M-12M will get me a total new paint job more in line with todays graphics. Now looking at the cockpit and would like to change the colors of the trim on the bolsters, rear seats and side trim between bolsters and rear seats. Anybody done anything like this and what kind of problems to expect and costs? Can it be done and look original? Any upholstery shops located in Midwest( Illinois) that you can recommend. Appreciate any input-- looking at winter project.

Call Gail lane at the Factory (Fountain) She can set you up with a refit was going to do my 90 lightning a few years back #s were in the high thirtys. refinish new rub rail and a/c and shore power w/new dash to give you a idia.

sell it and move up....you'll never get the money back out of it.

Bob, please explain more...........

I Did my 91 32 fever completly over. To give you an idea on cost.
complete new interior,had a local powder coater do all my grab
rails,throttles & seat rails. Found an embroidery shop do my seat
backs. 6k. New graphics & rub rail 9k. New dash & gauges 2k
New exhaust & tips,3k. Had to do all labor myself. R & R of interior
is about a 20 hr job.Dash is another 4hrs,but & rewired mine,so
make it 8 hrs.
Downtowns right though,you will never get the money back out.
so only do it if you really plan on keeping the boat.

You should probably check out my thread. I bought a 2000 38 fever without power and had it totally redone - new paint, new interior, dash, windshield - carpet. I had it done at the fountain repair faciltiy just a few miles from the factory in NC.

On the + side, everyone thinks it's a brand new boat right out of the factory. It's a fountain repair facility so everything is done just like it is done at the factory.

On the down side, it's a long ass haul to NC; and they picked the boat up in Dec, and I only just got it back a few weeks ago. Before I sent anything back to them I would probably make them sign an agreement in blood stating when my boat would be returned.

But it looks really nice.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=91204

Check out the before and after on that thread.

If you are going to change the interior then I would have either fountain or their repair facility do it. I've seen some aftermarket interiors redone on fountains and they just don't look like the real deal factory quality.

For 10m-12m you should be able to pick-up about 20 new poker run edition boats and chose which one you want to drive that day...

Just bustin your nuts, good luck you'll find plenty of good info here!!!

Epeek,
You forgot one thing " thrill of owning a classic Fountain...................PRICELESS "

I agree and have yet to see anyone be able to reproduce the fit that the factory interior has, even when the old interior was used as a pattern.