Quality of ride 36 Baja vs. 35 Fountain
09-25-2006, 02:40 PM
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Re: Quality of ride 36 Baja vs. 35 Fountain
The Baja is larger, so it would likely ride a little better. Until it breaks in half. Then the Fountain will drive right by.
I've seen some fairly new Baja's with some pretty scary cracks that looked like they went further than the gelcoat...
I've seen some fairly new Baja's with some pretty scary cracks that looked like they went further than the gelcoat...
09-25-2006, 03:35 PM
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Re: Quality of ride 36 Baja vs. 35 Fountain
Originally Posted by JS232
The question was :Quality of ride 36 Baja vs. 35 Fountain?
36 Outlaw : 24 degrees deadrise, real 36 feet boat... Splashed from the Cigarette Mistress mold... More like a Cig to me.
36 Outlaw - Hands down if you want the ride quality...
No beak, no pad, no steps, no bull no sh@##t
36 Outlaw : 24 degrees deadrise, real 36 feet boat... Splashed from the Cigarette Mistress mold... More like a Cig to me.
36 Outlaw - Hands down if you want the ride quality...
No beak, no pad, no steps, no bull no sh@##t
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09-25-2006, 04:13 PM
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Re: Quality of ride 36 Baja vs. 35 Fountain
Originally Posted by sleeper_dave
The Baja is larger, so it would likely ride a little better. Until it breaks in half. Then the Fountain will drive right by.
I've seen some fairly new Baja's with some pretty scary cracks that looked like they went further than the gelcoat...
I've seen some fairly new Baja's with some pretty scary cracks that looked like they went further than the gelcoat...
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09-25-2006, 04:25 PM
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Re: Quality of ride 36 Baja vs. 35 Fountain
If ride quality is #1, then a bigger boat is the way to go. If this means giving up a couple of mph, so be it, you might not feel body aches the next morning if the going gets real rough. There is not a boat in existence thas has all the good and none of the bad. If you do alot of boating in rougher, "dirty chop" kind of conditions, the Baja would seem more ideal and safer then the smaller stepped hull. Evaluate everything in terms of your riding environment and what is important to you, and I'm sure you'll end up with the right decision. 
09-25-2006, 06:04 PM
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Re: Quality of ride 36 Baja vs. 35 Fountain
I live in New England Ive seen more busted up FOUNTAIN boats at races and around ,they ride rough in the REAL OCEAN broken stringers seems to be the problem. stress cracks I've seen in BAJA'S, FOUNTAINS, CIGS, SUPERBOAT, FORMULA, SONIC, AND SO ON NEVER IN A SUTPHEN, OR OL THEE END
