I thought I had read on another thread you sold it?

What's next?

I have not sold the 42, trying very hard to sell my 46 Sea ray, so I can finish my fountain like I want it. Tom

I know the 42's are great but I just don't want to go that big yet. I think that I've settled on getting a 38 Fever - unless someone want's to just give away a 38 Lightning or (dare I say it) top gun.

Whirlwind has an 04 38 for sale and asking $205,000. dump the motors and give him a call!

for my own info, what is the reason you would choose the Fever over the Lightning (assuming fairing to fairing). I hate the windshields.

Windshield man here. I like the 38 Fevers because they have a huge cockpit. We have a big pontoon and jet skies and just found that when we have friends down at the lake we tend to go out on the pontoon and jet skies because the cockpit in the 35 was just too cramped. I just got tired of saying "excuse me" and "could you stay there, I'm gonna come in the back" when I simply want to walk aft in my boat. You can have 5 or 6 adults on the 38 Fever and walk around without bumping into one another.

I also like the fact that it has the smaller steps. Yes it may give up 4 mph to the new steps, but I like to turn my boats and I don't want to worry about spinning it everytime I make a sharp turn.

I have actually seen them with the large steps. Seems like there is one on boattrader.com with the large steps and I think it is a 2003 model. Must be something that was special ordered? Why did they drop the 38 Fever? I also prefer the Fever to the Lightning.

Todd

Here's the story on that 03 with the big steps - at least what I was told by a dealer. I guess a guy with big bucks says he wants a new fever. Reggie says that he doesn't make them anymore. The guys say that he doesn't care what it costs, he wants a new fever. So reggie breaks out the mold and makes the guy a new fever with the bigger steps.

So this guy is both a very experienced boater and an experienced fountain owner. Troube is he's used to driving Fountains with the smaller steps. He takes delivery of the boat and the very first time out he spins it, throws himself and his passanger out of the boat with damage to both him and the boat. The guy says #uck this, and give it back to the dealer. I think they repaired it and sold it for $170K-ish.

I guess the steps are safe if you know how to drive them - and can bite you if you don't.

I dont understand these people spinning out these stepped boats. I have boated extensively,and poker ran stepped Fountains,Top-Guns,Hustlers,and Nor-Tech,and others,and just cannot figure out what these guys do to lose control of these boats.Do they yank the wheel like they are trying to miss a dog in the street,that might do it. Do they try to go into a turn after six beers like the pros do and lose it? That might do it. Insurance rates are climbing fast because of people that seem to have more money than brains and probably have no business driving a 90mph boat with passengers in the first place. Thats my two cents worth,who did I piss off ! Dave B

U are sooo right,,, you nailed that,,, we just did a all day p-rn and 90 % of the boats had steps there was 103 boats and no one spunout!!!!
i believe 13-15 broke, but they didnt crash either,, there where v bottoms as fast as 120+ mph WITH STEPS..
i am so tired of people saying the boat is dangerous its the knucklehead holding on to the wheel and sticks that has issues, unless there is a failure. or freak thing,,,, its not the boat!!,