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good deal for someone - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1990-...QQcmdZViewItem

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THERE MIGHT BE A FEW OTHER SMALL THINGS I CANT REMEMBER. BUT THIS IS A TURN KEY BOAT.


even with the above quote, someone's gonna get a steal!!!

25k is one helluva price :evilb:

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i would replace all interior with nothing but white and get a new dash piece and a diff. color wheel and be in business with a new looking boat!

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agreed

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It'd be nice.....Reggie signiture edition graphics......you can still get it today if Im not mistaken.....still looks good......Id ask to see proof that the engines have been redone........looks like it just needs a real good cleanup and some TLC.......too bad there was no ebay when Ibought my boat although bigs in a 29 are scary to work on............doug

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I may go look at it this weekend if the owner e-mails me back.One of my friends may be interested but I don't know if he has the money.If any one here is interested let me know if you wan"t me to look at it for you or help make the deal.I live only about 45 minutes from the boat.

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I know the boat, I use to live in the area, check the paperwork, those engines were not redone, and even if he (looks like a broker) comes up with receipts check the compression. the book should be 20k if ya ask me.

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The owner just e-mailed back and said the motors were done last spring and he mis placed the receipts for the engines.Motors are also winterized so a test ride is not available.Don"t sound to good.What is this boat worth with a new interior and cleaned up real well???

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Forget about clean up and interior. ALways go with what it would cost to replace those Motors and Drives - if it don't add up to book minus what a clean hull and interior is worth, I wouldn't touch it cause then its that "hole" my wife talks about! Only my opinion

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Like Capo said and perhaps 2005's most significant oso statement ever..."no more project boats"... :D

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you could pick up some gm crate motors for 4.000 each. considering the drives are ok, then you are still in good shape and away from a hole.

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mis placed means not lost...tell him to FIND THEM..

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I would stay away from that one, do the math, project boats can get expensive quick not to mention frustrating. :(

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DONT DO ITT............................................... ...projects=bad.....weve been working on ours over a year and it still wont be done for a few more months...........

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i ended up buying this boat.....engines are all good

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When you getting her?

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Con-grats SNielsen I thought about it as you see in my posts.Let me know if you need anything or any help.I live about 1/2 hour from the marina that it was stored at.And welcome to the Fountain Family.

Anthony

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ill tell you what i towed that thing from ny to chicago with an escalade, and ill tell you i will never never again do a drive like that with a short wheelbase truck. Penn was the worst because i got slammed by a snow storm. between the snow, mountains, and bridges i swear i cant belive i made it. white knuckle driving BIG TIME...and all within 48 hours :crazy:

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downtown42 this is the one Ive been talking to you guys about..ill hopefully be riding with all of you guys this summer. the project is starting next week. all gages are getting replaced. all upper interior is getting redone. then there are the unknown problems------all being said end of march i should be good to go..i went through the same situ with my last boat and it worked out pretty good. this is just such a better platform to start with. the motors are weird ones a gen 4 the other is a gen 5, so i know they are newer.....we shall see....i will hopefully see you at the boat show on Sunday...i know you guys said you were going on sat. , but was hopping you would be there on sun too. i have a bunch of people coming with me.....hope to see you there....steve :cool:

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congrats-were all having fun again in the water :evilb:

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you going to be there on sunday?

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negative-sat and party afterwards :drink:

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what about the people from chicago powerboat club? and do you know what is costs to join?

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Hey good luck with your new hotrod!......post pics of your progress......are they 330s or 365s??.......did you hear them run??

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365's----bob stone (my mechanic) fired em. i havent heard em yet...he is still working on getting the dash panel and new throttles and gages set up, but i will post pics as i go for sure. i could use some opinions on some stuff though like:

rubrail---the boat is off white and has black now, but was thinking white until bob told me it wound'nt look good (because of the off white) is black with a chrome insert possable?

carpet: its grey im thinking red

remote trim (on wheel) it has the cords hanging from the stearing wheel, is it worth getting the wireless

theres still things i have yet to encounter....so stay tuned

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My 89 boat is off whith and the rubrail was replaced with the newer style that Fountain used that is white with the white insert. Taco makes the rubrail and insert. The trick is getting the correct white. I think that they have 3 different whites.

I have a few dash panels here, new and used. Let me know if I can help.

Carpet: Call Matworks, wwwmatworks.com A good friend of mine owns the company and they do many of the OE carpets. They also have 3 or 4 different shades of red. Tell them Todd @ Outlaw sent you. Mike is the owner but Geoff is probablly the one to talk to.

I hated the cords for my trim so I went with the trim in throttle. The cordless is also nice. I have a new Lathem setup that has a leather wrapped wheel with switches that run through the hub if you are interested. It will work if you have hydraulic steering or if you plan to add it. I also have some components to add the hydraulic steering.

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Todd - bet you have a bad azz set of brakes on your trailer....... :D :drink:

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any of you guys try to order new interior skins from fountain...the problem I'm having is the interior guy I'm using said the the big expenses are the rear deck and the couch. now i called fountain and they told me that they can only sell me current model skins and that mine is totally different. i looked at new ones and those parts look the same as mine. I'm thinking that the guy who is installing the skins can make the adjustments, but if anyone has updated a 1990 to current and knows how close they are before i order it it would help BIG TIME. they want $1,072 for the full deck skin and that is much less expensive than having one made from scratch. the couch is shot completely (wood and foam all bad)
i was going to order the complete couch bottom $491 from fountain. does anyone know if that will fit?
also carpet----got a quote for snap less carpet $400
guy says the rubber backing is better than the snaps.
fountain says there carpet wont fit. true or false?
dash is on the way will post pic when complete :cool:



p.s. pachangalpina your right the trim switches on the throttles is the most sense able way to go--thats what I'm doing. bob stone told me the cords were the dinosaur way to do it!

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I've go freakin drums...for now!!! I just added the electric over hyd and the disc conversion is next. :D

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someone has posted a site for custom carpet I think they are all pre cut for most boats. The guy wanted yellow carpet if I remember. 400 beans for carpet sounds high but never priced any.

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I know about rotted wood. My cover leaked around the arch and ran down the sides.

I tried the rubber backed marine carpet without snaps and at higher speed it would start lifting. I did later install snaps. Velcro in key spots would also work.

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http://www.snapincarpet.com/index.cfm


http://www.matworks.com/

http://www.rrtextiles.com/



my 93 and new Fountain has no snaps. I could use 2 Velcro patches where wind can catch it.

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that almost looks as bad as mine.. :eek:

you guys havent tried ordering interior parts from fountain though huh. thats want i really need to find out..i need to make a decision soon, because im looking at a month for mechanical after that the interior could be a month (cover, interior, carpet and suprises) two weeks for the detail shop, and a week at the sterio shop...when weather permits i want to be out there....you guys think your iching---i havent even had a chance to drive it yet and im going crazy! :drool:

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[QUOTE=Downtown42]http://www.snapincarpet.com/index.cfm


http://www.matworks.com/

http://www.rrtextiles.com/



thanks for the tip--i emailed them (snapincarpet.com) my info and asked for a qoute..i'll let you guys know what they say :D

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snap on carpet emailed me back and said $450-$500 for new carpet plus shipping back and forth of my old carpet for a stencile....my interior guy is sounding a little better now>

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I have a friend with an 89 38 fever. When I had my new interior and carpet put in my 2000 fever I was going to save the skins for my buddy to put in his boat, but the interior guy at Fountain said they changed the design of their bolsters in the mid 90's and they wouldn't fit the older boats. When I got the new cockpit carpet I gave him my old one and the pattern wouldn't match up with his bolster floor pattern - so it wouldn't fit either.

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These prices don't seem fair to me for a custom rug :(

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When you call these places ask for carpet weight. There is a big difference in quality.

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quality is important to me, but i dont want the carpet so thick that you cant fold it and get it out easy. the stock carpet is perfect. if i can get it made like that i would be happy. i mean if it has thick rubber on the bottom how do you take it to the dry cleaner? beer, drinks and thing i shouldnt mention WILL get on this carpet :evilb:

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Carpet cleans up easy. Only if you took a dump on it you may have a stink problem :evilb: