47 Fountain any info????
 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-Fountai...wer_Motorboats

Any one know anything about this? Looks like it might have taken on water at some point?? looking to buy, fix up, and re-sell. What would it realistically be worth fixed up nice and with a custom paint job?

I can only image this boat needs alot of TLC, and might be dog with only a pair of 700"s
This might be a better LOTO boat for you to consider,,,,
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o57056-en.html

Market for 47's in general is very soft. That boat looks like it had gone under. 700's and #6's won't be cheap to fix up. Speed wise, probably comparable to a trip 525 boat. Yes, less HP, but also missing the weight of another engine / drive package and staggered motors. TLC is an understatement. Look closely at the pics, lots of evidence of neglect there.

It is defiantly rough can probably count on motor & drive work/rebuild... unless it sat outside with the hatches open, it probably did take a dive. Figured with its size it would have a small market place.

I agree, the dirt on the tops of the engines shows it went under, not to mention how dirty that bilge is for a 2009. Gen is non working, they don't live when they get wet.


Still......I have not seen one with only 2 700s, but this same year with stag 850/1075 twins sells in the 275 range. Doesn't take a lot to get 850 out of a 700sci. What a great boat to buy in the fall

Those #6 drives and transmissions make up for the weight difference. Surface drives get some speed over what you have. I agree that it is a 90mph boat with this set up most likely. The 1075 twin 47 is rumored to hit 115mph

id be all over this bad mofo vs that submarine

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2003.../United-States

Other than a dirty bilge I am not seeing signs the boat got wet. 260 Hours it didn't spend that much time in the shop. That's my two cents, If I was interested I would make the trip to put my hands on the boat. Probably one of the last 47"s that came out under Reggie's control. Good color, AC/Gen, new style interior still financeable.....I see the glass half full :)

175 for old cockpit and cabin interior? Not too mention homemade huge power, sorry I would take the 2009 and not have to live in my bilge

Look close at those engines, they have dirt all the way up to the tops. Superchargers have a coating that could only come from dirty water, unless the hatches were left open for about 2 years.

For the year, I would assume it sunk as well. But if it sunk freshwater the price is reflective of it and it is not a big deal. I think that boat pulls low 200s mint

Cabin and cockpit don't look like they got wet. My guess is the owner treated it like a car and never opened the hatches/cleaned the bilge. The drives and deck look just as beat. Still a decent deal if it can be bought for under $150k.

The American flag 47 is a proven performer and has been run on lake Erie for years. It hauls

This boat is a 2007 not 2009... I haven't seen any other 2009 besides mine except for "Blown Investment".. I think those two might be the last 47's built while Reggie was still there..

I would not want to invest into one of the old 47, with rear seat configurations and off brand power package like this
This 47 has a wrap, ( not paint) , 6 bolster seats, fresh water, and reliable merc power package,,,,,,
With an aluminum myco trailer,,, would be a great investment for a classic reliable, prestine white boat,,,

http://marker17marine.com/boat/2007-...ain-lightning/

I've heard of a guy with twin 1,200's that he might sell . . . . :daz:

Ops just saw the above post, carry on. . . .

I looked at it on my big screen. The rest of the boat is clean, any fountain that gets water in the bilge it will find its way to the cabin. Why would someone pay to clean the entire boat minus the bilge? If I lived close I would put my hands on it....now I am really curious. :)

That's a nice boat if you like Taz....kinda of got carried away with it on the hatch and rear bolsters...still nice boat.

You'ld have to be looney tunes to buy that boat..


sorry.. couldn't help myself..

If it's a wrap like SS said at least you could get that part off,,,

the dirty o7 boat at a minimum needs both six's rebuilt and both top ends rebuilt. there's about 20k to add to the purchase price. food for thought. btw, the flag boat runs 120 mph, i've been friends with him for a long time. it is maintained with an open check book to say the least. he adds c16 to the mix just for the hell of it lol. the engine builder is jimmy z, one of the best i have ever come across. he maintains the motors, could easily build them if he wanted but they have been sent back to sterling for the fresh internals. the boat just received 20k in props, like i said money wasn't the object here. if someone was interested i think you could just about name your price. he doesn't drive the boat anymore, he likes his 165 mph skater a bit more lol.

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That’s some great driving in those videos. How many minutes did it take to get on plane with the drives trimmed to the moon?

The boat takes roughly seven to ten seconds to get on plane. I don’t know what the new owner has going on with the boat since I saw that the engines are for sale on here so I’m not exactly sure what it does now but I’m sure it is the same timing.

Went to look at it for sale in FL , owner said he took it in a trade . Mechanic found problems with one of the stringers and the entire transom . Both drives had water in them and the trailer was the wrong size . Didn’t bother with continuing to the motors after seeing the condition of the rest of the boat . Seller offered to put new seals in the prop shafts . And the gennys gone too . I explained they should come apart made an offer then left .

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notda1 Probably because the boat was turned into a homemade arts and crafts project when it went down to Florida to its new home. That’s just my guess after gathering it all together. Like cig92 said when it was up in NY it was meticulously maintained locally by Jimmy Z and yearly by Mike D’Anniballe from Sterling Performance. The boat sat in a lift when it wasn’t running then stored in a private garage for the winter. When it went down to Florida it sat in the water from what I saw on the old listing around fall 2019 I believe. When hurricane Irma hit Florida in 2017, I heard that the boat was left in the water and was on the bottom of the canal when the water levels went down (not sunk). I’m sure that the 20,000 pounds of boat with majority of the weight in the back of the boat sitting on the bottom of the canal did a job on those 6s and the transom. I honestly bet the bilge too. The motors are listed on here by Randy from Cobra Power and you can see the rust on certain parts of the motors. I have a strong feeling there’s plenty more to the story on that boat after it went to Florida and I’m sure from what you saw you could agree. I don’t remember seeing any when Kurt owned it. I wish I could follow up on the boat and hear where it ended up going since it used to be a monster up here in NY. Hopefully I get the opportunity to bring it back up here one day. Here’s the photos that I found of it down in Florida and Cobra Power below. As you can see the boats all taken apart in the driveway with no drives and you can see the motors :/. Do you know anything else on the boat?

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Lmk