Fever/Lightning What's the Diff??
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Fever/Lightning What's the Diff??
I've been looking at a lot of Fountains in the 1999 to 2000 vintage and there seems to be some abiguity between the Lightnings and Fevers. From what I can see the Lightnings, for sure, had a taller deck, taller wrap around windshield and different side vents. However, some of the lower decked boats with the box styled winshields (what I think is the Fever design) are also being called Lightnings.
Can anyone shed some light on this??
Can anyone shed some light on this??
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Before Fountain went to the glass windshields, all models had low, plexiglass wind screens or fairings. The 35 and 42 were lightnings and the other models were fevers. Lightnings had no glove compartment in the cockpit, did have side walkways, and the windscreen or fairing came to a point. The Fevers had a glove compartment, probably some other differences in the cockpit, no side walkways, and the windscreen was a straight curve across the front of the cockpit (no point). The glass windshields first showed up on the Lightnings (42 and 35) and then on the 38. I THINK the when the 38 was built with the windshield it was called a Lightning instead of the Fever. Seems like they built both for a little while.
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Before Fountain went to the glass windshields, all models had low, plexiglass wind screens or fairings. The 35 and 42 were lightnings and the other models were fevers. Lightnings had no glove compartment in the cockpit, did have side walkways, and the windscreen or fairing came to a point. The Fevers had a glove compartment, probably some other differences in the cockpit, no side walkways, and the windscreen was a straight curve across the front of the cockpit (no point). The glass windshields first showed up on the Lightnings (42 and 35) and then on the 38. I THINK the when the 38 was built with the windshield it was called a Lightning instead of the Fever. Seems like they built both for a little while.
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