42 Fountain "Issues"
09-23-2002 | 09:09 PM
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From: Maximo FLA
Originally posted by fullthrottle42a
Well we finished our first run, Jacksonville last weekend without blowing up or burning up. Merc racing did great sorting out the drives. Dont like the Bravo props. Great hole shots but no top end. My hydromotives are getting worked over. Have not got any of the other stuff adressed. MORE CRACKS in the glass though. Craaap.
Well we finished our first run, Jacksonville last weekend without blowing up or burning up. Merc racing did great sorting out the drives. Dont like the Bravo props. Great hole shots but no top end. My hydromotives are getting worked over. Have not got any of the other stuff adressed. MORE CRACKS in the glass though. Craaap.
09-23-2002 | 10:51 PM
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Dan- Thats ironic because I just saw that movie last weekend. My friends all said You Have To See That Movie, theres lot of boats, and fountains are everywhere! So I rented it just based on the fact that it had boats in it. Not bad, but it was awful nice of them not to diclose to Full what its prior history was, it being a movie star and all (the boat)!
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09-24-2002 | 07:17 AM
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Merc Racing at Lake X sorted out the driveline from the engine to the props. A couple of the major issues are the windshield, Last visit to Fountain they damaged the windshield, Then for some reason attempted to remove it from the boat. They then damaged the frame and beat the crap out of the deck when they dragged it across the paint. Then they hid the damage by filling the trenches they made with some sort of putty that didnt set up. Its all coming loose. That's just the wind shield. The monkeys then got back in the boat with a pen in there pocket. You guessed it. From the front to the back. Pen marks everywhere. Okay Okay one more, Water does not drain from the cockpit to the engine compartment. It just accumulates under the cabin until it floods everything. There are an additional 23 items just like the couple I gave you. So we are still going to court. At least I can run the boat. 1st time I got to complete a run was in jacksonville. Its been such a drag owning this thing.
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09-25-2002 | 09:14 AM
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From: Chesterfield Mo/Loto
that is a shame that you are having that many problem, i have had nothing but pleasure from mine since ordering it new in 98, and my previous boat a 90 42 gave me no problem either. the only stress cracks that i have i one small 1" on the left frt cockpit floor area my 90 had the same stress crack and that is the only one i have. i could not be happier. i average 50-70 hours per season and boat loto and that lake is not easy on a boat.
good luck
later
dave hughes
good luck
later
dave hughes
10-09-2002 | 07:59 AM
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Fullthrottle, I finally saw the movie the other day, it was OK and it did look like they ran the piss out the boat. Some really hard turns and such
Not to mention beaching it. Did they get the interior cleaned up? Buy the movie it look's like the 42's have tons of room down below!!
I hope you get everything straighten out!! It was cool to see boat's like we like in movie's!! And I would really like to see more of them!!
Not to mention beaching it. Did they get the interior cleaned up? Buy the movie it look's like the 42's have tons of room down below!!I hope you get everything straighten out!! It was cool to see boat's like we like in movie's!! And I would really like to see more of them!!
10-09-2002 | 08:13 AM
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LATER
That great that your experience has been good. The Fountains do perform well. My opinion is this 42 was a product of decit and fraud. The boat has questionable history. This all comes out in the court process. Everything that they represented the boat the boat to be was false. They put my family and me in dangerous position by the defect part installations, and on and on. I will keep this thread up to date. Even the movie thing. We originally thought that this boat was used in the movie, well guess what, another fairy tail.
Oh yea, speaking of fairies, BOATSAROCKEN, if your boat was rockin you would mellow out a bit. Your attitude is typical of you Fountain Factory minions and the attitudes I been getting from the dealer about this problem. This Fountain 42 issue will soon be cleared up. The problem Will go back to the Dealer and Fountain. Guys like you are part of the problem with the boating industry. Thats why they say what goes around comes around. And im doing everything I can do to accellerate it. So pull your head out of Reggies arse. You should use your energy to be part of a solution instead of all the neg vibes you place on this board. I had so much help from the OSO users.
Later. Ive had so many bad experiences with this thing its been unreal. All I can say is that I'm in a great position Legal to deal with everyone involved.
Oh yea, speaking of fairies, BOATSAROCKEN, if your boat was rockin you would mellow out a bit. Your attitude is typical of you Fountain Factory minions and the attitudes I been getting from the dealer about this problem. This Fountain 42 issue will soon be cleared up. The problem Will go back to the Dealer and Fountain. Guys like you are part of the problem with the boating industry. Thats why they say what goes around comes around. And im doing everything I can do to accellerate it. So pull your head out of Reggies arse. You should use your energy to be part of a solution instead of all the neg vibes you place on this board. I had so much help from the OSO users.
Later. Ive had so many bad experiences with this thing its been unreal. All I can say is that I'm in a great position Legal to deal with everyone involved.
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10-09-2002 | 08:43 AM
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From: Chesterfield Mo/Loto
Funhome
the cabin shots are of a sport cruiser cabin not of a 42 and if you look at the engine hatches on the boat beached i think it is for a 35 or 38 perhaps. the engine hatches on a 42 or much longer to accomadate triples and staggers actually i think from what i remember the only shot of a 42 was at the very beginning of the boat chase when they took off from the dock. but its been awhile since i have seen that movie. i may be wrong.
later
dave
the cabin shots are of a sport cruiser cabin not of a 42 and if you look at the engine hatches on the boat beached i think it is for a 35 or 38 perhaps. the engine hatches on a 42 or much longer to accomadate triples and staggers actually i think from what i remember the only shot of a 42 was at the very beginning of the boat chase when they took off from the dock. but its been awhile since i have seen that movie. i may be wrong.
later
dave
