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i think there is a whole thread about his boat coming to loto, white lighting or something.... :drink: :D

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LMAO!!! Good stuff!!!!!! :D :evilb: :drink: :evilb:

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Read little man of hate.

"You may have heard, and it's all TRUE. Fountain has made alot of changes to the Fountain 38' Lightning, all 9,000+lbs of it. The new 38 has new bolsters, new cockpit layout, sliding door to cabin, 18" on center stagger set up. We ordered our boat which will be at MIAMI with Mercury 600SCI's, ITS, shorties and Herrings. The boat was tested today wth 5 people, 70 gallons of fuel and 45 degree temperature. I am happy to report that this boat ran 106MPH with this load. Be sure to stop by the FOUNTAIN booth and look at the new 38'."


Re: Fountain's new 38 does 106 with 600's?

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...5&postcount=10

Just want to help clear up some questions.

1) 109MPH with one person. Slow to get on plane.
2) 106 with five people and 70 gallons of fuel
3) Spacer put in to take lag out of coming on plane.
Will be tested again after MIAMI before it goes to new owners home. Should run consistant 104 with load.

http://www.boatmad.com/forum/images/smilies/bang.gif

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Fanatic,
Is that with 5 or 6 bladed Herings?

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The little fishing boats can!

"As has been said, these boats are just two different breeds and its a matter of picking what suits your needs.
I had a big learning curve when I bought my Fountain b/c I was used to 'rough = throttle back' on most hulls I had driven before. If you run a Fountain, you soon learn that 'rough = HAMMER DOWN'

On my first crossing to the islands with my new boat, my buddy boat was a 27 Contender with the exact power, twin 250 EFI Mercs. It was a SOLID 4-6 with the ever so often 'oh Sh*T' wave thrown in for good measure. I was struggling along at 20-22 knots and the ride was not good until this little voice in my head told me to heed my friends advice (he had turned me on to Fountains during my boat search).

So I did what he told me should be done, I dropped the tabs all the way down, told everyone to hang on (6 people total and gear/stuff for a week) and buried the throttles.

All of a sudden we were zinging across the top of the waves at 31 knots and the constant pounding subsided to an occasional BANG on the odd 7+ footer. My friend looked over at me with a "WOW!" look on his face and I knew right then and there I had made a good choice. About 10 minutes later my buddy boats hails me and tells me he can't keep up. So it was run for 30 minutes, slow to trolling speed, wait for him to catch up, repeat. When we got within 12 miles of West End, I radioed my buddy boat and told him I wanted to see what this boat can do, so I completely DUMPED the throttles and came into WE at 38 knots in 4-6. Probably could have done better with less of a load. And, once we got into WE, I checked the boat, no stress cracks, no kinks, etc. Toilet seat lid did come loose though...

http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=240274

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Wow! :cool:

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We usually go out in cat 5 hurricanes and 50 ft plus swells ! Hey wana see my dick? http://www.boatmad.com/forum/images/...likeadrain.gif

Sorry couldn't help myself...

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Sorry, I am not sure.

You could pm him and ask.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...5&postcount=10

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F^CKING priceless..............i never read the White Lighting Thread thread until now.....


nice rig Travis :cool:

but i still stick to my guns on a Fountain breaking in half :cool: :D :evilb:

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I really did see 1 snap probably the driver though. I also saw one come apart at LOTO. I actually like fountain alot,just trying to have some fun. Thanks again for the compliment.