42 Fountain with 525's
 

Does anyone know how fast a 2007 42 Lightning with staggered 525's is. Hearing anywhere from upper 70's to mid 80's. Has no generator.

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

88/90 If a lightning 88+ if its a Ex 90 a little less weight in the Ex. Also what drives are on it? A few mph in What drives are on it .

4 people and fuel, low 80's
 

4 people and fuel, low 80's. Light load, mid 80's.

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My father has 2007 42 with stag 525's, xr drives (regular lowers), genny, ac/heat, big stereo. The boat is a solid 79-80 mph boat. Tried many different props from 4 blade Bravo's to 5 blade herrings. Boat is never faster than 81mph. We boat fresh water.

Test sheet from fountain shows higher speed but we can't get it. Boat is really underpowered with the 525's IMO. Slow to accelerate and slow top speed. Its like a big sport cruiser.

42fountain
 

my buddy has a 0642lighting w/stagered 525,s.with 5blade herring props,and with a good size load he can run 83mph all day.

IMO that's horrible. If your going to spend that kind of money you need to be in the high 90's low 100's. These big boats are boring in the 80's.

Depends on the water wouldn't it?

I think Scott posted once that he was in a 38 with 700's but couldn't keep up with the 525 42's.

All depends on how you look at it, and what you are doing with the boat.

horrible????,no,just REAL world numbers .bone stock motors,xr drives.

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

BORING!!!

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.

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

mind your business A hole

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:

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.

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:

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!

Just mess'n with ya. But....you know, if they tested them with full tanks and 4 people. Someone would say that isnt real world either, cause I never fill my boat up all the way . Or Usually I boat with only 2 people. I thing the real point is, are the results repeatable by the owner. I dont think buyers really expect it to run the same with full tanks and gear plus passengers. They just want to be able to duplicate the results on the report........when new. Once the boat is sold or bought modified, who knows whats been done to it, and the results of the report become sort of a target, either to get too, or to get above.:drink::drink:
Happy Holidays to you and yours.

+1 :coolcowboy:

I bought my 98 classic deck new and it came with the report that siad 75+, from day one it has run 75+ regardless of fuel load or people. But if i get her with the low fuel lights on and cool temps ill see 80 on gps ( which i installed a few year after purchasing new and on a hand held ) and mine likes to be trimmed way out there 5-6 on the indicators. I had a 90 40 with 454 365's that also liked it trimmed way out in the 5-6+ on the indicators. i have had many big step owners tell me they see there highest speed when trimmed out in the 2-3 range. When i purchased the boat new it had 27 hydro's on it that would run 77-78 at 5100-5200rpm, and would chatter like a MF'er at about 2000-2400rpm, i switched to a set of BravoI's 28 labbed and it really woke the boat up, they carry the bow through all seas and run right up to 5300rpm. I would like to try a set of labbed 30's to see if there might be a mile or two in them although i might lose a few hundred in the Rpm's i just might gain in the pitch. And by the way my 42 is a side by side 500hp boat not staggered and she still runs within a mile per hour from new.

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What will the same set up do in a 38 lightning?

I have the same boat, '98 Big Step 42 side by side, with a pair of 540's (600hp) runs mid 80's loaded with 4 passengers & gear, It's the farthest thing from boring

:grinser010:

And this is from a former CAT owner.

I was in Lake Mich many years ago when a storm blew in and I can tell you 30 mph wasn't "BORING":lolhit: