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Originally Posted by 314joey (Post 3263835)

I kind of hard to call any of these boats "boring" does anyone else.

BORING!!!

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Originally Posted by 314joey (Post 3263835)

I kind of hard to call any of these boats "boring" does anyone else.

Not really I like to go fast. My eliminator is no speed demon at 94-97mph but it gets the heart pumping.

Its just kind of a lame day when you pin the throttles up to 79-81mph in a 42 foot boat. For the kind of money spent on a setup like that I would rather buy speed.

I'm not dowing the boat. Its awesome: big, rides good, awesome cabin. But if I was spending the money it would have 700's or bigger.

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Originally Posted by CLA (Post 3263886)

1075's&#6's may unboreyou:bsflag:

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Originally Posted by 26awesome (Post 3263871)

BORING!!!

mind your business A hole

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Originally Posted by 2007Fountain35 (Post 3263399)

Fountainpowerboats.com says 88MPH+, there usually very close with claimed speeds.

Sure with a leprechaun at the wheel, 10 gallons of fuel and running the boat down river.......:D Fountain always has been the king of "overly enthusiastic speed claims." Read any of their old ads, the * at the bottom of the page outlines there claims.

Mine runs within 1 mph on GPS of the report.

Just saying:kiss:

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Originally Posted by Jupiter Sunsation (Post 3264146)

HEY! It's not so far-fetched...
I've heard of a leprechaun who runs (or ran... once) his fountain downriver with 10 gallons of fuel (and no doubt a tailwind) and then quotes this number as everyday speed... year after year, post after post...
conveniently no mention of the asterisk...:lolhit:

Mine also runs 1.3 MPH on GPS from the original report.

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Originally Posted by Jupiter Sunsation (Post 3264146)

Who else puts a performance report out on each boat, in writing? Are they tested light, sure, are the results attainable in similar conditions when new. The Fountain I own will. Can everyone that gets behind the wheel duplicate the report. Most can, a few cannot. At least they tell you how the boat was tested and the conditions. As far as a disclaimer, who wouldnt put one in to protect themselves.
Show me another manufacture that is willing to do that.:drink::drink:

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Originally Posted by Beak Boater (Post 3264340)

No I agree 100% with what you said and like that Fountain puts a number on every boat. That being said there isn't a boater out there that will run the boat that way (no fuel, alone, no gear etc.) so that number is "overly enthuisiastic." If the boat even had 2 aboard, 1/2 tank of fuel and a 200 lb allowance of "boat junk" then get a number it would be more real world! :D

Not knocking Fountain, the EPA does the same thing with car mileage estimates. Highway numbers are figured at 55MPH and the a/c turned off.......not exactly real world either!