33/35 ride quality?
05-11-2014 | 10:53 PM
#81
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From: Southern, IL.
Chris,
I believe you will like the ride quality of a straight bottom Fountain 33/35, I have a 1990 in mint cond. and like everything about it, great ride, great handling, great styling & body lines, lots of room in the engine bay for maintenence. I had several guys tell me they were going to ,,kick my ass in rough water ,, because their boats rode much better than my Fountain in rough water, a couple of them were 28's, couple were 29's, I didn't care cause I don't race, so my Beautiful wife and I pulled out of the cove into 3 to 4 footers and set the speed to only 70 mph, I kept waiting for one of them to pass me, I finally looked back after 3 miles or so, everyone was so far back I could barely see them, and looked like they were trying to stay in my wake, I don't know if it was the rough water that slowed them down or they just couldn't run 70, go figure.
It probably won't run w/ a 38 or 42 in rough water, but who cares.
I believe you will like the ride quality of a straight bottom Fountain 33/35, I have a 1990 in mint cond. and like everything about it, great ride, great handling, great styling & body lines, lots of room in the engine bay for maintenence. I had several guys tell me they were going to ,,kick my ass in rough water ,, because their boats rode much better than my Fountain in rough water, a couple of them were 28's, couple were 29's, I didn't care cause I don't race, so my Beautiful wife and I pulled out of the cove into 3 to 4 footers and set the speed to only 70 mph, I kept waiting for one of them to pass me, I finally looked back after 3 miles or so, everyone was so far back I could barely see them, and looked like they were trying to stay in my wake, I don't know if it was the rough water that slowed them down or they just couldn't run 70, go figure.
It probably won't run w/ a 38 or 42 in rough water, but who cares.
06-10-2014 | 08:43 AM
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From: Oneida Lake NY
Now prepare yourself for the dock jokes. Your boat will hit the others right in the testosterone, so expect to beat up when you are parked. Congrats Chris, contrary to popular belief, Fountain makes a great boat.
Last edited by 4bus; 06-10-2014 at 08:48 AM.
06-10-2014 | 10:20 AM
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From: Erie, PA US
Not to get crucified, I give a lot of credit to a well balanced, well maintained and extremely well set up trailer with electric brakes - the truck tows great, Stops on a dime, accelerates well handles the load well and the trailer is level on flat ground as it should be.
