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Old 10-06-2011 | 08:12 AM
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47 - does your boat sit in a slip all season??
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Old 10-06-2011 | 08:56 AM
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my boat sits on a trailer in a heated warehouse when not being used .it stays in the water only when i do a poker run over the weekend like key west .i bought it in 06 it was for sale in ky in one of the dealers you know the one . and it was left out side with probably the drain plug left on with maybe 5 or 6 in of water in the bilge.i don!t totally blame fountain. if the bilge was kept dry this wouldin!t have happned.
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Old 10-06-2011 | 01:10 PM
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Thanks for the updates and pix, you have a beautiful boat for sure.
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Old 10-06-2011 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Reggie Fountain
It's getting real close.
hey reggie, how is the boat coming along? any more pics?
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Old 10-06-2011 | 06:31 PM
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Glassed in the mini bulkhead today & propped for sanding should white real soon.
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Old 10-06-2011 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Reggie Fountain
Glassed in the mini bulkhead today & propped for sanding should white real soon.
I might stop in next week . Making a trip down to the sunshine state on the big 18 peterbilt .I will just bear left a little bit when I get into North Carolina, stop in, check it out and then head south on the big Jewish Highway.
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Old 10-06-2011 | 08:01 PM
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Old 10-07-2011 | 03:40 AM
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Your 47 looks fantastic! I wish you the very best of luck with it. I am sure RF will do a fantastic job.

Have been in new Nor-Tech 5000 V and Outerlimits 51, all with triple power. All I can say, is that the 1998 47 Lightning I am used to run here, both rides better, faster, safer and it just feels much more "modern" in the layout. After over 10 years!!

Why buy something else?!?!? People usually don't know much about boats and set-up really. Fountain do :-D
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Old 10-10-2011 | 07:33 PM
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The latest addition to the project. 15 1/2 - 33 pitch 7 blade hering propellers.
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Old 10-11-2011 | 12:46 PM
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were those the ones I just returned to hering ?
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