http://youtu.be/tOpa0YqC2c8 This is mine yesterday had a great time

With the same power a 29 will be faster than a 27. The was much more design and R&D to the 29 hull from the racing circuit. Call Fountain if you do not believe me but it is true.

I believe you 100% RGRGOOD I have been on and driven a 29 w/twin 454mag, 32 w/twin 502mag, and 38 w/525's!! The 27 is the only one i have never ridden on nor driven...

i just sold my 04 27 fever and it was a great boat but the cockpit is small and honestly the 29 is a better balanced boat. I have rode in and drove numerous single engine Fountains. Get what works best for you but there are deals out there for sure!

all good answers and replies. But get what makes sense for you. Yes for the 29 is probably better but you are not talking complete apples and oranges between two. 27 will make more sense for towing, fuel, and maint cost. You can always say the next model up is better, for guys that want the 29 people will say get the 32 and on and on.

I disagree ... having had 6 different Fountains: 2 - 27's, 3 - 29's, a 35 Lightning twin step, ... and a 292 Formula FasTech (for kicks and grins just to see what a Formula was like). The 29 is MUCH better than the 27 and is insignificantly different towing, fuel or maintenance, if you get a single engine 29. Its ~ 500 lbs heavier, so no big deal for towing, the cockpit is one of the largest of the Fountain sportboats, except for a 47', and it is quite noticable ... just for comparison, a 27 cockpit is the same as the 32's cockpit and the Lightning series cockpits are all narrower than the Fevers', so big benefit there, and fuel is pretty much a wash, if you drive a 27 and 29 the same. Both get right at 2.0 mpg at cruise. The 29 has a 113 gallon gas tank, so you're not screwed, half way across Lake Cumberland or any other significant body of water. Both being single engine boats, there is NO difference in maintenance. You won't notice the difference in length, towing, unless you have a 28' garage . And, as almost everyone has already said, the 29 will run nearly the same top end, and sometimes a tad faster than a 27 with equal power, as long as you are not comparing a 27 with 375 hp 496 to a 29 with a 375 hp 496.

Once you get beyond the 29' single Fountain, ie, a 32/ 35/38/42 Fountain, you enter a completely different ballgame regarding fuel cost, maintenance cost, tow vehicle requirements, storage, insurance, size of the lake or river or bay you routinely run it in, etc, and for a lot of people, that jump doesn't make sense, nor do they necessarily say "wow, I wish I had a 35/38/42 or whatever".

If you are worried about pulling a 29, compared to a 27, with your truck, you are already probably over it's towing capacity. A 27, empty weighs 4700 - 5200 lb (depending on specific model year), add 350lb for gas, and 1500 - 2000 lb for a trailer (depending upon whether it is aluminum or steel). Percentage-wise, another 500 lbs is not much - at that weight (6500 - 7500 lb, for the 27) you are over, or close to the max limit for a 1/2 ton truck (unless maybe you get a Ford 1/2 ton with Max-tow, which will put you right at, or close to its rated limit with a 27 behind it).

One thing you are wrong on is towing. Dry weight of my 29 is 7k 800lbs for fuel, 2500 for a steel trailer plus gear puts me way over 10k thats to much for any 1/2 to safely tow. Now 7500 lbs for the 27 is well within limits for just about any half ton these days. New hemi can pull 10.3k I beleive, the ford and chevy are both close to 10k as well. With the chevy max trailering being able to do 10,700lbs. You make some valid points but bumping up to 3/4 ton whether it be diesel or gas is a big cost in intial investment and upkeep. So you can tow safely a 27 with a 1/2 ton.

What a lot of you are missing is people make certain money or are on certain budgets. Just because something is better and might only cost you a little more it migh very vell put somebody out of budget. Face it owning a 29 is going to substancially cost you more, initial cost will probably be more, tow vehicle will have to be bigger which means more money to operate, insurance on the boat will cost more, gas in the boat, maint is double. Like I said not everybody has the same budget or priorites. Depending on where you live boating is a 3 maybe 4 month event. Some people have lots of money on here and buy what they want, some people dont have money but sign their life way to loans for these boats, then there is the rest of us. Who either decide that is going to be the only family activity and spend all assests available on that. Or there are others like my self who have a multiple activities and dont necessarily have new or big everything. But my idea is I would rather be able to cample, snowmobile, boat and have a sports car then just one very new or big expensive boat.

How big is the fuel tank for the 27 ?

60gal

You can easily tow a 29 with any newer 1/2 ton truck. Wouldn't even work it hard. anything more then a 1/2 ton for that size/weight of boat is unnecessary unless you already own a larger truck.