29 Fever
 

I've been a voyeur here for awhile and I'm thinking about upgrading from my 2000 Cobalt 206 to a 2006 29 Fever. The 29 has a 525 with 100 hrs and 35 hrs on the motor. A new 525 was installed in 2007 due to an unseated valve on the original. Does anyone know what the original list price on this boat (std options) was and what would be a reasonable price? Boat has a tandem axle aluminum trailer.

Thanks,
Greg

Is it the boat in Tampa, FL? If so, he started out asking upper 90's. Ask him for the hull ident number and then call Fountain - they can tell you exactly what options it had when it left the factory and MSRP.

That's the boat. He's asking $79K now.

A 29 Fountain with 525efi, is one of the few boats that demand is still high for them. For 79K you can buy a hell of allot of boat today. If this is exactly what you want go for it. but I would really look around.

WILL:ernaehrung004:

A freshwater 05 29 with a 525EFI, no trailer, just sold at Lake of the Ozarks last week for 59K. From the pictures I saw, it was in excellent condition. It was a bank repo at Heartland Marine. Last fall, one person here on OSO bought a 2005 29 with 70ish hours, tear away flag graphics on a painted Myco trailer for ~ 65K.
Just a couple of reference points.

It seems the prices are all over the place. Shogren's has a 2007 for $99,990 and there's a 2006 at a dealer in Norfolk for $99,000.

See if the guy in Tampa will take any less. Worst he can say is no. Boat looks nice in the pictures. Its only a 2 - 3 year old boat and it really depends on how he took care of it, ie, keeping the engine flushed and the remainder of the boat sprayed down and/or washed. That boat probably had an MSRP between 149K -169K, or maybe a little higher depending on options, and probably could have been purchased 109K - 119K range, but those numbers are only an educated guess.

I've got one I would like to cut loose drop me a PM

04 with less than a 100 hours

I have a 2004 29 525 with 87 hours that I'm looking to move too. Email if interested [email protected]

Please email details about your Fever to me at [email protected]

29 fever for sale
 

I have a nice 29 for sale in the classified sec. 1996 29fever w/hp500 ,it is in cincinnati ,ohio look at it and give me a call. Tim:ernaehrung004:

check your email

I looked at a 2006 29' yesterday in Norfolk and I must say I was disappointed. The windshield frame had lots bubbling paint, the rubrail had lots of dings and water was leaking through the hatch. This boat had about 50 hrs on it. What's the deal with the windshield? Have others experienced this problem?
I also looked at a 2007 288 Sunsation. I must say I was impressed and starting to lean towards them. I haven't heard a bad word about Sunsation. Fountain owners care to chime in?

Sunsations are nice boats. I looked at them too before I bought my 29. In my opinion, I thought you got more for your money with Fountain - better rigging, more standard equipment, a little faster and solid in big water. Some of the nice features you don't see on every Sunsation - fresh water flush, 110V battery charger, jumper cables, sea strainer, hydo steering, etc. Kick the tires version in a boat....tap the sides of the boats - Fountain sounded more solid. Plus I really liked the Patriot graphics that will never go out of style or date the boat. I just felt more secure in the Fountain. Sunsation seemed to be closer to a good lake boat. Can't beat their MCOB version if you want a stylish bowrider.

I have seen some of the full frame Fountain windshields have bubbling of the powdercoat - doesn't necessarily have to be a saltwater boat to have the bubbling, freshwater boats seem to get it too. The powdercoated breaker panel under the rear seat seems to bubble quite often too. Once you get a breach in the powdercoat, it starts. Another cause may be that they don't get the aluminum quite clean enough prior to powdercoating, sometimes -it doesn't take much. I would think that dings on the rubrail and a leaking hatch would be more owner related, not Fountain's fault. 5 of the 9 boats I've had in the past 12 years have been fountains' and overall, I still think they are a better brand of performance boat, for the money. In that mix of boats, I had a 2002 Formula 292 with twin 6.2's, and went back to Fountain for the last 2 boats. Next boat will be another Fountain, unless I win the lottery!

Please test drive both of them ....and i am pretty sure witch one you going to choose :party-smiley-004:

I finally bought a boat and it's not a Fountain. I bought a 2005Sunsation Dominator with twin 496HOs. I found that the Sunsation customer service is unbeatable and that the Dominator is a solid and well built boat. Hope to see you guys on the water this summer.

WOW !!!! thats a shame . sorry to hear that . no just kidding congrats :ernaehrung004::ernaehrung004: