42 Fountain build #2
#31
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Picked up a new to me 42 Fountain with #6 drives on it. Boat came from Fountain with wet 900’s but I purchased the boat without power. Objective for this build is to have a reliable 1-teens boat that I can have some somewhat trouble free boating with. Power for this boat will be some fresh merc 900sc’s I picked up last week. Thru some minor upgrades the motors should be making alittle more power than stock. I have plans on updating the camshaft and installing some shaft mount rockers but not sure when that is going to happen yet. Exhaust is cmi big tubes with 5” tails. Transmission are Huber 1450’s. I think with this simple combo it should meet both of my goals.
Do you know the history of that boat ?? It has a great lineage !!!!!!
#36
Was this Tims personal boat? Has the exhaust holes in the outer part of the swim platform? Shooting the chit with Tim some 17 yrs ago while he gave the wife and I tour of his shop. I recall at that time, the motors where sitting on the floor in his shop. Kinda made my little 600SC seem inadequate.
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My buddy bet Tim that he couldn't make it back to Spring Valley from downtown Peoria in under an hour. He was at the gas dock in Spring Valley in 45 minutes and my buddy called bull****. Tim handed his phone to the gas dock attendant to confirm. Needless to say, my buddy lost the bet!! LOL
The boating community here in Peoria has mad respect for that boat. Congrats!!
The boating community here in Peoria has mad respect for that boat. Congrats!!
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