the 377 scorpions made 360 or 370 hp depending on what you read.....the stock 6.2 makes 320hp.....theres your speed difference
the 377 is a good engine but very expensive to produce (it had that oh so expensive blue paint on it ) so apparently thats why they dropped it.

i had a 1989 29 with twin 320 sb alphas went 73mph.flew straight and level all the time.

UNSANE,
I spend most of my time on Coeur d' Alene Lake in Idaho. I had a 27 fountain and it was ok. It was slow to plane and it was very difficult to dock or reverse. It was fun to fly though. I currently have a 20' Cigarette... OH no did I say that in this Fountain forum? The Cigarette guys give the Fountain guys a bit of crap, but I like them both. It is a lot of fun. Being 20' the fly time is often. If I go back to a Fountain it will be a 29 and by all the info that has been give here, probably a single big block version.

Thanks to all who have posted here. I appreciated it and soon you may see me more often in the Fountain sectioin.

Wouldn't a twin handle the ruff stuff better? With that extra weight? I havent ridden in a twin but was told they are better offshore?

All that extra weight is in the back, so when the boat gets airborne, the rear end drops a litttle quicker. I've seen people, especially racers launch and stay level, these are single engine boats and if I'm not mistaken the 29' Fountain is their F1 racing mold. My current 22' Stingray drops its rear bad when it gets airborne, kinda scary. The 29 Fever is a 5800 pound boat with a single. A Velocity is about 1000 pounds lighter and I considered those until I saw a Poker Run video of one running next to a Fountain, both about the same size, in some chewed up water. The Velocity looked like a bucking bronco vs the Fountain.
Rslick, good luck with whatever you buy. I will be in that part of the world soon since I'm buying my 29 at Powerboats NW.

Heres a clean 29 525 repo (save some money from new)
http://www.northeastboatsales.com/li...fountain04.htm

No kidding eh........!!!

Did you hear I got new 425 hp smallies for mine about a month ago.......we'll have to see how it works in the spring......too bad theres not alot of single 29s around here, a few older BB 29s, some 27s, lots of 35s........I used to go looking for 29 Scarabs.....now, a single 29 beak.....scary

so hows the leg doin' Mike??......did you sue the pants off of that azzhole??

I have a 2002 29' fountain with twin 350 mags. Fountain guarantees 69 and thats what I hit. A big block single is definitely faster but I like the twins for docking and manuevering. I would definitely like a set of scorpions! The reason they stopped making scorpions is because the extra money and weight the scorpion had was to close to the big blocks.

I'm fortunate that I am an above average docker with my 22' but I have to admit that 29' would be a new challenge. FeverMike, how quick is the steering on a 29, I mean the ratio? How many turns to lock? Just curious, going to find out in a couple of weeks. Got an easy approve today on the financing

rslick,
We live in the same area, we've probably partied at Arrow Point together.
Did you sell your cig yet and are you looking for new or used 29?