The Unveiling of a New 38
07-23-2003 | 06:55 PM
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That is an incredible top speed for a 38' boat with 525's! Reggie should use that boat as a tester. Fountain has the hull, x-dimension etc. set at optimum on that boat. As a comparison I am running a 91 32' with Crockett 600's and the best I have done is 88.4 in fresh water with cool weather. In humid hot conditions I am good to get 85.
07-24-2003 | 08:29 AM
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Curt,
The reason for the much better top speed on the new Fountains is the new bottom. Your '91 does not have steps. This new 38 is the second generation step bottom. Its called the "Super Ventilated Positive Lift Hull". It has two steps that are much more aggressive than the original step bottoms that had only one or two smaller steps. The new 38 on this thread also has staggered engines which allows the drives to be mounted closer together which improves top speed also. Having one engine foward also balances the boat better.
Fountain has really done there homework with the new hulls. They test and prove everything on the race course.
Ron
The reason for the much better top speed on the new Fountains is the new bottom. Your '91 does not have steps. This new 38 is the second generation step bottom. Its called the "Super Ventilated Positive Lift Hull". It has two steps that are much more aggressive than the original step bottoms that had only one or two smaller steps. The new 38 on this thread also has staggered engines which allows the drives to be mounted closer together which improves top speed also. Having one engine foward also balances the boat better.
Fountain has really done there homework with the new hulls. They test and prove everything on the race course.
Ron
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08-18-2003 | 09:08 PM
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For the guys that still have the trim reservoir leaks:
Check to see if your reservoir mounts at the top with 4 screws (newer design) or if it mounts with a single screw through the bottom. I think that they changed to the top mount because the reservoir would deform over time and leak at the top seal. If your pump has 4 screw mount holes around the top next to the reservoir but still has the single bottom screw, you can get the new reservoir kit to mount from the top. As for the cap, some have had luck leaving in the red shipping cap and punching a couple of small 1/16" holes for venting and reinstalling the yellow cap over the top. The turbosonics cap is still a better solution, but if in a pinch it works pretty well.
Check to see if your reservoir mounts at the top with 4 screws (newer design) or if it mounts with a single screw through the bottom. I think that they changed to the top mount because the reservoir would deform over time and leak at the top seal. If your pump has 4 screw mount holes around the top next to the reservoir but still has the single bottom screw, you can get the new reservoir kit to mount from the top. As for the cap, some have had luck leaving in the red shipping cap and punching a couple of small 1/16" holes for venting and reinstalling the yellow cap over the top. The turbosonics cap is still a better solution, but if in a pinch it works pretty well.
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