Fountains for Midgets only?
07-09-2012 | 07:14 AM
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bstehling I am 6' 2" and when I had my 29 built I had Reggie and crew move the seat back 2 inches. When I tested the one at Fountain, Reggie made the comment that they were missing sales with tall people and right then and there made a call to look into moving the seats back. Buy the boat and take it to Fountain Performance Marine and have them fit it to you. Roger in NC
07-09-2012 | 07:23 AM
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But to the OP. Most of these performance boats are going to be tighter. One option would be to move the seat back a few inches. But I must admit fountain probably could have given up 6-8in in the cuddy and made the cockpit a whole lot bigger and better.
07-09-2012 | 01:15 PM
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Never seen a sport boat that liked to go move at speeds meant for tubing. You can get on plane, but as soon as you pull back on the throttle for the tubing speeds, the boat will fall back in it's hole.
Any boat interior can be modified. Just takes $$ And with the way Fountain bolsters are part of the interior, it'll take more $$ to make it work. Not as simple as unbolting and moving the seats back, unless you don't mind the hacked look. You'll enjoy the Fountain!
Any boat interior can be modified. Just takes $$ And with the way Fountain bolsters are part of the interior, it'll take more $$ to make it work. Not as simple as unbolting and moving the seats back, unless you don't mind the hacked look. You'll enjoy the Fountain!
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07-09-2012 | 01:31 PM
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Never seen a sport boat that liked to go move at speeds meant for tubing. You can get on plane, but as soon as you pull back on the throttle for the tubing speeds, the boat will fall back in it's hole.
Any boat interior can be modified. Just takes $$ And with the way Fountain bolsters are part of the interior, it'll take more $$ to make it work. Not as simple as unbolting and moving the seats back, unless you don't mind the hacked look. You'll enjoy the Fountain!
Any boat interior can be modified. Just takes $$ And with the way Fountain bolsters are part of the interior, it'll take more $$ to make it work. Not as simple as unbolting and moving the seats back, unless you don't mind the hacked look. You'll enjoy the Fountain!
I love my fountain and want a newer and bigger one, but there is part of me that wouldnt mind going to something more practical at times.
07-09-2012 | 01:54 PM
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If you drop tabs all the way down it should keep boat on plane at low speeds ,
without tabs my boat wont plane under 30mph,, with tabs dropped almost all way down and drive nuetral I can plane at 19-20mph.. Engine doesnt sound happy but it can do it.. Helps out since nighttime speed limit is 25mph.
without tabs my boat wont plane under 30mph,, with tabs dropped almost all way down and drive nuetral I can plane at 19-20mph.. Engine doesnt sound happy but it can do it.. Helps out since nighttime speed limit is 25mph.
07-09-2012 | 04:22 PM
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If you drop tabs all the way down it should keep boat on plane at low speeds ,
without tabs my boat wont plane under 30mph,, with tabs dropped almost all way down and drive nuetral I can plane at 19-20mph.. Engine doesnt sound happy but it can do it.. Helps out since nighttime speed limit is 25mph.
without tabs my boat wont plane under 30mph,, with tabs dropped almost all way down and drive nuetral I can plane at 19-20mph.. Engine doesnt sound happy but it can do it.. Helps out since nighttime speed limit is 25mph.
Tabs make no difference on mine. Tabs down just create a bigger wake, while the nose is pointed to the sky.
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07-09-2012 | 04:25 PM
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[QUOTE=HTRDLNCN;3726134]If you drop your pants all the way down it should keep your posts quiet enough that others willread them!
Please stop hiding my posts or I'll be using other ways to post the truth!!??
07-09-2012 | 06:44 PM
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[QUOTE=Wildman_grafix;3725804]You didn't know you were in the fountain section?
No, I just always go to New Posts and check the subject line. What can I say, I am lazy and besides I just plain like performance boats, Velocity, Fountain, etc.
No, I just always go to New Posts and check the subject line. What can I say, I am lazy and besides I just plain like performance boats, Velocity, Fountain, etc.
