fastest mercury 700 vhull?
03-11-2009 | 09:59 AM
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This is not an anti-Fountain statement, just a fact. It is not fair to compare a 38 Fountain to a 39 Velocity, 39 Hustler... The boat is nowhere near the size. Add a beak to one of those boats and they are 42's. The comparable boat is the 42 Fountain and we all know it. 42 Fountain pleasure version with 700's with a cabin runs in the 108 mph range I believe.
Until proven wrong, I stand by "we have a winner"
03-11-2009 | 11:09 AM
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We have been talking about a fast 700hp single project as well. I would agree that the Ilmor package is looking better than the Merc 700 package. Conservitive calculations say 110mph, but perhaps the greater efficiency of the Indy could get us more like 115.
We'll have to try it I guess.
We'll have to try it I guess.
03-11-2009 | 11:41 AM
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03-11-2009 | 02:01 PM
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03-11-2009 | 07:50 PM
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I see the top speed on theses boats, but my questions is, how do they accelerate from 30 mph and up? When I went to the Fountain factory to test my new boat, Brian Forhand said that sport boats take awhile to get up to speed. My boat with quad 350 outboards has very strong acceleration.
we had a 34sf fountain trips try to sneak up on us getting on plane , we were in a AT33 525s, it was a joke we weren't trying and we left them in the dust, you guys with your trips and quads are nice fishing boats, tubing boats . but thats about it. I seen you guys going after each other on the fishing site about racing each other in cc boats fountain and yellowfin you guys are ruthless
, but I have never seen a cc win over sportboat. I ran against a yellow scarb 26 or 29 back in 05 going to cape cod canal they had twin 275s or 300s I just played with them and on the other side of the canal they had to turn around and go back cause they were slamming in to the waves I just cracked the throttles and laughed as I went to onset. oh I would say your fountain over the yellowfin. later
03-11-2009 | 08:52 PM
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I bet it does, but
we had a 34sf fountain trips try to sneak up on us getting on plane , we were in a AT33 525s, it was a joke we weren't trying and we left them in the dust, you guys with your trips and quads are nice fishing boats, tubing boats . but thats about it. I seen you guys going after each other on the fishing site about racing each other in cc boats fountain and yellowfin you guys are ruthless , but I have never seen a cc win over sportboat. I ran against a yellow scarb 26 or 29 back in 05 going to cape cod canal they had twin 275s or 300s I just played with them and on the other side of the canal they had to turn around and go back cause they were slamming in to the waves I just cracked the throttles and laughed as I went to onset. oh I would say your fountain over the yellowfin. later
we had a 34sf fountain trips try to sneak up on us getting on plane , we were in a AT33 525s, it was a joke we weren't trying and we left them in the dust, you guys with your trips and quads are nice fishing boats, tubing boats . but thats about it. I seen you guys going after each other on the fishing site about racing each other in cc boats fountain and yellowfin you guys are ruthless
, but I have never seen a cc win over sportboat. I ran against a yellow scarb 26 or 29 back in 05 going to cape cod canal they had twin 275s or 300s I just played with them and on the other side of the canal they had to turn around and go back cause they were slamming in to the waves I just cracked the throttles and laughed as I went to onset. oh I would say your fountain over the yellowfin. later
