Single or Twin 29 for ride quality?
 

What are the differences in ride quality between a 29 with a single or twin? Is either model a decent rough water boat?
Thanks

I purchases a 29 twin over the winter and have been using it all summer. I absolutely love the boat and have had to only figure out the gremlins for this particular vessel, but other than that no big deal. This was my first step into high performance boating so it has taken a little bit to get used to...I took it really easy early on and an getting pretty comfortable with it now.

I made my decision on a couple of key factors:

1. The boat I bought was priced good, it was local, and in MINT condition for any boat but incredible for a 95 model.

2. My mechanic really wanted me to stay away from the blue motors, i.e. 500 HP and up. I told me they need to be "refreshed" every few hundred hours and it was much more expensive to maintain them than the black motors. He loves to take my money, so I headed the advice.

3. I really liked the idea of being able to get back in on one motor if one went down. We are on a BIG lake and that could be a life saver and even more so if I decided to take to down to the gulf or on a long river run.

The only downsides with my twin 29 is it sits really really low in the back when I'm not running and there is not much room in the engine compartment to work on it, but I make Jason work on it most of the time.

I have owned lots of boats and I will say this...Fountain makes a SOLID boat, I don't even have a rattle in it and that is really impressive to me. Hope this info helps you out.

Single take longer to get up on plane and that takes getting use to so you do not break drives. Twins are faster to get on plane . I have drove both mine is a single and i like how it rides and handles lighter and flys level. My friends twin seemed heavier to me, seemed to not fly as well but it was not my boat. My friend said his felt more solid when it landed but said my rode better. Single has more cockpit room. But it is all what you want twins are twice the maintenance use more gas but will get you home if one fails. There are pluses and minuses to each. If I had it to do again I would have bought a 35, because you always want to go bigger. So if your budget can support it get a 35 Thanks

I have a 2001 single 500 hp and totally agree with what you said, in particular about the 35, I settled for the 29 because I could not find a 35 that I liked, I wish I had waited

Search the forums on this topic. You'll find good insight. Everyone has an opinion. Plusses and minuses to both options.

Where do you boat? My opinion would be a single if you're mainly boating inland. Regardless of single or twin, I do not think the 29 is a great rough water boat.

I had a '98 single 500. I liked it. As others said, it didn't pop up on plane. Much more of a top end boat. Singles have poor manners around the docks. Especially in a wind or current. I've never ridden in a twin 29.