Old School 38 Project done
 

Figured I finally upgraded my membership, and now i can post photos.

Story on this boat was it was from ohio. It was repoed a few years back, went to one of the repo dealers in michigan. My friend Brian bought it in 2007, as it sat, complete minus motors, trannys, mounts, etc. SSM IV Drives and all other hardware was still there and sitting on the myco trailer. Brian had hopes of saving enough coin to build some sweet motors for it. Well, last october of 2009, Brian was killed in a accident. I am good friends with his dad, and ended up buying the boat may of 2010.

Got to working on getting it water ready right away. had my little 454 blower motors and huber trannies waiting to go in.

First thing was to degrease and paint the bilge

Of Course getting ready to install the power....

Then it was time to pull it out and give it a good bath after surgery and sitting for a few years.....

Finally it was time to drop it in the water and see if it floats! Let alone run. This was the first day out.

Got the boat running end of june this summer. And totally had a blast all summer with it. No problems and everything ran great. Best i have seen is about 80mph on gps, with pretty much the wrong set of props. (3 blades and lots of slip %)

Story is the boat was sent back to Fountain, and converted from TRS to ssm IV's, repainted, fairing added, bottom blueprinted. Probably about 10 years ago or so.

Still have lots i wanna update, like the dash, steering wheel, and some other odds and ends this winter.

A few buddies of mine knew that i had bought the boat in may, and pretty much figured i wouldnt be on the water for 2010, let alone be boating side by side with them all summer. My friend Brian and i used to talk shop alot, only thing i wished for was he was there to help me get it going. Im sure he woulda loved to hear and see it run.

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your boat looks and sounds fantastic.....congrats on a job well done

Freaking sweet and what an awesome story your buddy would be proud to see it out and you enjoying it. Congrats again!

Brian is looking down with a big smile im sure of that.
Well done, and thanks for posting the pics.

Looks good and those little motors sound great.

Kris Vogt

Thanks Guys. Hoping to get some other stuff updated. Gotta say, love the Fountain! Never was into them much, as i didnt know a whole lot about them, been on them, etc. But its a real solid boat, and a blast to drive. Rides and handles great especially when you get it on top of the water. The ssm drives are a nice option too.

Thanks Kris. Hopefully next year i'll get you and kirk to come down. Then I'll have 5 Flatdeck 38 Cigs to run with! :drink:

Just finishing the final touches on a 90 fever myself. Did not document it that well, it has been a 3 year project. Pretty much a bow to stern redo. Only it is a Bravo boat. Nice Job and have fun with it, they are a great solid boat.. Pete

cool story, thanks for posting and adding the pics to go with it.

Great story and great job on the boat. Hope to meet up with some more of the local guys as I just made the swith to a big boat.

Shhh, Don't tell anyone but those straight bottom Fountains really ride nice in the tight chop don't they.:cool:

Ride is better than my 04 twin step. Just not as quick on the top end....

Something about Fountains, never look dated. Nice job, and taking your friends boat from a dream to reality says a lot!

Lookin good MT.........
Jr.

good stuff!:drink:

Congratulations! It looks and sounds great.

turned out nice......its cool because a lot of those old school 38s and 42s can be had quite reasonably and you can run them as a work in progress and still be out on the water

That's B!tchin'.... Some day I'll own a 38 :D

Yep:drink:

Really nice story. Great job on the restoration. Enjoy the boat - you worked hard for it. Sorry to hear about your friend

Great story and boat.

Looks great love the video!:drink:

yeah I think if I was to ever get another boat Id look hard at an old school 38 and skip the 35.....I think it would just fit in my garage.

as long as I could get 80 out of it Id be more than happy.....I mean sheeit you can have a 100mph Vee and cats will still pass you at 130

Trick is to have a setup that runs fast and dosen't blow stuff up.

Boat looks GREAT !!! Brian would be proud of ya for finishing it the way he would have. Hope to run with ya next summer. :drink:

Thanks Frank! Plan to do some more cosmetic stuff this winter on it, looking forward to next summer. Hopefully we'll get to get out together someday and have some fun in the sun. :drink:

Lookin forward to it Joe. :drink: Keep us informed on any changes you might make over the winter. Boat looks great just the way it is, I would'nt change anything. Maybe just add a few more ponies. LOL

Boat looks great, thanks for sharing :ernaehrung004:

Nice goin Joe, nice goin...

Great boat nice job:coolcowboy:

Thanks! :drink:

Thumbs up!

Super looking 38...I want one!

Thanks guys, heres a couple more pics....:drink: