40' Fountain
 

What kind of mid range and top speed for a 89 40' fountain w/ 420's and bravo's ? Thanks

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60 mid high 68, a guesstimate i test drove the same boat with 525's

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Mid to upper 60's

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What kind of speeds did you see with the 525's ?

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If you go to 800's and #5's you can do 90 and cruise 75 :D

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Nice boat, got room for one in that pic? I'm starting with 420's woulld like to see at least high 70's. How much H.P. will it take?

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That boat did mid 70's with 650 per side and #3's. It has only carpet in the cabin, no couches or head and only has 2 100 gallon fuel tanks.

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That fuel don't last very long.

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:D :D

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Is that boat silver? Damn, it looks sweet in that pic.

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that boat toped out at 76mph, The 40 is a excellent ride

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I had both 27 reg. hull 35 step hull(fast but a little rough riding Fountains) a couple of 38 Guns.Now I"m looking at 40" Fountain,just for a change in boats(love all boats) but what kind of ride will I be looking at. Also what s the freeboard like in the 40. Thanks

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bryan- yes the boat is silver imron with vinyl graphics

barron- the boat has really deep freeboard-like 4 feet near the front. The ride is great except in a deep following sea. It flies real flat and enters great due to the length vs. beam. Here in the Bay we tend to have about a 20 foot period when the water gets to 3-5 foot, a boat this size rides on top of at least 2 waves at a time and stays smooth and level. We ran in the KW poker run and it was rough from Sunshine to KW-both ways- we still ran 60 or so, but it was some serious running.

I just found out that this boat may be seriously for sale in the near future. My friend Marty has his eye on a 47 and this boat is likely gonna go. It is absolutely flawless both cosmetically and mechanically. It has been completely redone by Art Lilly including stringers and transom. The engines and drives have about 75 hours since major overhaul. If I was in a position to I would buy this boat in a second (anyone want to buy a Formula, Silverton, and Sea Doo :D ) and it will make someone very happy. I'll post when he figures out a price.

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I just bought in spring a 1988 12 meter (40ft) twin 420s with borg warner trans trs outdrives , 2- 120 gallon fuel tanks, 21pitch props . the best i saw this year was 61mph on gps. boat has complete int. with fridge and all. going bigger power next year

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Nice boat, but you need to find some rougher water to really appreciate it :D

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RedFountain420,

I gotta tell ya, that boat just looks awesome sittin' still.

Good luck with her.

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RedFountain420,

Making a Grand Entrance... nice first post, and welcome to the Fountain board. Looks like someone has made a real effort to retain that classic 12-Meter ICBM look. Fine looking machine!

Congrats and Welcome,
Brian

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Yeah... What he said....FINE lookin ICBM

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Thanks guys Im very happy with the boat i had to do alot of work to get it in the water this year, boat sat for awhile. complete buff job ( thats like buffing your house) , all new indicater cables, couldnt turn steering wheel had to fix bushing in steering hub, rebuild carb - gas pouring out rear accelerator pump, buy trailer, drive 1000 miles round trip to get trailer, modify trailer for fountain, clean int. , and carpet, replace tachs, clean bilge, replace drive pump resevor, tab soleniods . but after that i put 30 hrs on it with no problems . I bought the boat knowing it needed alot of tlc. Now if i can sell my old boat i can build the motors i want.

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What kind of power do you want? :eek:

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That thing looks sweet! Mine looks the same just 4.2m shorter :D

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RedFountain420,
Welcome to the board. Great looking boat.
Dan

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Welcome!!! Love the arch and The ICBM!!! :drink:

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some ICBM info http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...highlight=icbm

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10X, Im still not sure how big to go with power yet . still trying to sell old boat (30ft scarab) and want to sell stock 420s first . but i dont want to have to change drives (trs) so im thinking 650- 750hp i'd like to see mid 80s
thanks for info still learning my way around
Kevin :D

Re: 40' Fountain
 

Kevin, do yourself a favor and save yourself a lot of headaches down the road... change the drives first, then think about power! TRS's were designed for right around 420hp, and not much more. I'm sure that statement will bring out some banter, but you have a pretty heavy boat. There's some serious loads happening on your gearsets back there.

Parts are drying up for TRS's, so a complete working set from your boat will have good value. With a shrinking supply and higher demand, that value should increase. Stash them in the garage as long as you can tolerate it.

I was running TRS's with HP500's in a 10-Meter, and broke drives more than I'd like to admit. Trannies too, as a result of broken drives. Right-hand lower is the weak link. They're gone now, and so are my headaches. (Actually, I still have them. They're being re-furb'd for eventual resale)

Just trying to help out.

Best of luck!
Brian