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Can someone point me toward getting some history on the Fountain metric hulls. As it turns out, this rejuvenation project is not a 35', but in fact a 10 meter so I'd like to be a bit more educated.


The rebuild starts this week..blocks are at the machine shop. Speed Pro rings arrived today, expect the JE package tomorrow. Merlin cast heads should be in beginning of next week.

Basically the 10 meter is a 35 sans platform. 12 meter is a 42 sans platform. Bottoms are the same until you get to the steps. Interiors were updated also.

Thanks. Managed to round up the original hull registration, build month, original owner and town where it was first splashed. I am lead to suspect from Florida, the boat went to Georgia and lived there for a few years. It was then sold and brought up here to Ontario Canada in '07. I know who the importing owner is also. I'll be writing snail mail letters to the previous owners so I don't appear to be a stalker to try and chase down a bit more history on this thing. The original name was "The Dirty Deeds"

Post pics

They're coming

So after some Sherlock Holmes style work...I've gotten this far. Boat was built March of 1989 and registered on FALship as a 34.9 foot Fountain with a hailing port of Clearwater Florida. Original Owner lives close by to that port. Searches for Fountain Performance Marine yeilded little, but I'm sure most of you know that. I did see a post showing pics of the FPM sign with a phone number so I called that number and got Jim-Bob's voice mail. Didn't leave a message. Another article mentions a performance marine facility in Illinois that once was the largest Fountain dealer so I contacted them and spoke to a gentleman who was knowledgable and helpful. He ran my hull number to reveal the boat is a 10 meter with the platform. The build period suggests that this is one of the transition hulls from 10 meter to 32 Fever hull. I'm also told that there was some custom design involved in this hull also, but I get that info 3rd, 4th or maybe even 5th hand. I'm fairly new to boating and particularly Fountains so all this I'm still digging into. It does fascinate me though. The boat is getting a full wet sand polish with some minor changes to paint scheme, keeping it as close to original as possible with updates. A pair of 502's, Wiseco pistons, Compcams, Merlin cast heads with Stainless Marine manifolds are being built and dropped into it. Should be a hair over 500 hp each pushing through a pair of Bravo X1's. Interior is in good shape so it's staying as is with a good clean-up. Just have to put the cabin back together. New gauges going into a freshly painted gauge panel is the extent of the work this year. Start of work has been pushed back some so the boat is still under winter wrapping, but engine work has been started. Pics will come once we get it unwrapped.
As stated this stuff fascinates me so I'll be sharing as the work and info progresses. Have a great day.

The 10 meter became the 35 with the platform. Not the 32. In 1991 I think it became law for every single manufacturer to include molded platforms and pulpits into the loa. Hence the 2ft. Bolt on stuff still was not included just molded on.

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Thanks...all part of the learning and sorting out of info provided. appreciate it.

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More pics will comes it progresses.
the stripes and new windscreen will be painted to match the big truck, little truck and bike...
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will try and get pics of the engine builds later on.

That is one of the first 35 lightings being its a 89 its called a 33 . but that is a 35 deck and liner a 10 meter has a different deck and no liner.

To be more clear the 35 wasn't just a 10 meter with a molded swim platform. the whole top/deck was a new design as was the interior. the dash and cabin doors and the one piece cockpit liner .I looked at a 89 like that years ago but i can't remember what they called it I thought it was a 33 lightening .then in 1990 they were called 35 because the rule was include the swim platform

Appreciate that flat rate. thank you. You're insight confirms the info I have, that it is a transition boat from 10 meter to Lightening. The paperwork I have says its a '90 10 meter (33 feet) but everything else says it's a lightening.

Yes. The interior changed and even so in stages. Cockpit first then cabin. However the hull bottom is the same. Until the steps were added.

fresh 502's bored 30 over all internals balanced, Merlin cast heads, Wiseco pistons, Edelbrock intake, Holley 850's, Compcams bumpy sticks, Stainless Marine manifolds.
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Change in paint has been made...fear the hazing will bleed through so decided to paint the entire boat. Only the bottom stripe will remain but in the same grey the valve covers and intake are.

You can also call Fountain and give them your HIN# and get yourself a performance report on the boat as well.
Nice boat as well.

Been a long time coming...a long painful wait...boat just went to the water for the first time for testing, as I type this. I was forbidden to be around (it's a long story) Delivery is supposed to be tomorrow, assuming everything performs as it should, today. Updated dash isn't done as yet and there are still a couple of small details to tidy up, but I was getting a bit ....erm...assertive to have this beak in the water. There is little enough of our season up here left...I need to get on the water.
Pics will come this weekend.

Did you dyno motors? We have time for s long story. Lol

No, they weren't dyno'd and that probably would have been a blessing to have done. Yesterday it came back with a failed ignition module and a drive fluid leak. Today... out cruising around sorting out a couple of other things, cruising 3500 RPM at about 40mph...added a bit of throttle, secondaries opened up for a few minutes...the crunch...limped back in on starboard engine. Port engine seized solid...suspicion is broken crank.

Ouch. That sucks.

not the crank...camshaft is broken...sheared in 2 pieces...punched a hole in timing cover and oil pan. took out number 2...block is toast, couple of valves are done. That's what I know so far. And for now all I can say.

Wow that sucks never had a camshaft break all by itself in my case it usually had some help like from a connecting rod hitting it .

Any updates on this boat?

Hey Green Lightning. Do you have the green 33 Lightning that was bought out of MD with the 509 NA motors? One of my favorite boats when I owned it back in '95.

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wow...cool boat. Any updated pics? How does the boat run now with surface drives?

Once i put the surfaces drives it gave me the ability to turn the boost up with out breaking the gears in the drives and it was like a new boat

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Looks good man.

Great additions and upgrades to the boat. You have put some real time and money in that baby. It ran 88 when I did the motors in 2001. What does it do with the new drives and super chargers?

Thanks John

We are still in the middle of prop testing and not been able to hold it wide open in the neutral position for any length of time. We have been as fast as 98-99 on gps then it starts to have problems with a chine walk and porpoise then I have to get out of the throttles . We are hoping some larger dia. props will settle her down a bit , we just need more testing

yes...new engine is built and ready to be dropped in. New instrument cluster was completed this week. Xmas package from CP Performance arrived last night with the heads up tab/trim indicators and cables...expect those to be installed early next week, then engine dropped in...

all that's left is waiting for the ice to come out of the lake...I will update a complete set of pics in a week or so

boat should be delivered this weekend...cockpit vinyl is not done nor is the cabin...those are put off till next winter since no one is prepared to guarantee a completion date and I'm not willing to loose another season

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She looks good all cleaned up

thanks. I like things simple, functional. Still a lot to be done, but at this time of year, that all can wait...seat time rules.

photo bucket won't let me post pics...I'll get a membership here later in the week for that. the boat got in the water finally 3 weeks ago. With the rain we've had, I've only manage to burn off little more than 1 tank of fuel. An easy built up in RPM as the hours begin to accumulate. Today was windy, a bit of a chop on the lake...no idea how to gauge how high...say around a foot...3500 RPM, 50 MPH GPS...she skipped across the tops barely a shudder or jar. This bish just keeps getting better and better. It was a helluva struggle to get to the point of her getting in the water, but it appears it was worth it.