Fountain Value
 

Looking at a 2000 42' Fountain Lighting with twin staggered 500efi's. 195hrs., very clean boat from pics. No trailer. Owner says 80mph with the step hull. Asking 196k with a 15,000lb lift included.

Trying to get an idea of value before making the short trip to view the boat. I know I didn't't get the exact list of other options that are on the boat...but hopefully someone can give me a ballpark idea.

Is that "Double stuff"?

Hope this might help out.

I had a friend to buy a new (left over) 2000 model at the end of the 2000 season. It was a Lightning, 500 EFI's staggered and very nice except it did not have A/C or a pump out head.

The boat would run 80 MPH and rode and handled GREAT!

He paid $215,000 new. In June of the following year he wanted a faster boat and went to trade it in on a new 42 with BIG power. The offered him $165,000 trade in. He called me and asked if I wanted it for the same $165,000. I could not swing it at the time. That did not include the trailer, and I did not have anything to tow it with.

One of those deals I missed out on. He traded it in and probably regrets it. The big power was a BIG mistake.

Anyway, I think based on this that the price is too high.

With the economy the way it is Low ball them. Go real low if he wants it that bad he can always come up in price. Work the price from the basement and come up.


:D Beside tell them you measured the boat and it seems shorter then advertised:crazy:

Too High
 

I have seen 42 Ftn w/ 500's staggered for 135k with trailer.

Values are down, end of season.

I have seen that boat also. He hangs out around Wabasha and on Lake Pepin alot. That is the one with the large 42 in yellow on the sides of the hull. Not sure if I like the arch on that boat. I think he keeps it near Wabasha or in Parkside marina.

I have been on the river with him and it seems to run fine.

Trenton Marine has a BRAND NEW 42 Fountain for $190k. YES - BRAND NEW

Ask for John Basset and tell him Dave Patnaude told you to call.

Why did he regret the big power? 900 sc's and #6's?

Hummmm

50hr service of the tops = $10,000-$15,000
100hr complete rebuild = $30,000 - $40,000

Could be..........:D :D

Yep your right. So this is the 42 that was on the poker run? The one that HP500efi described.

Brian

I'm not one to go around bad mouthing people. So I won't. I'll just say that there are allot of people including some board members that have talked(or at least attempted to) this guy and no one has a very high opinion of him. I'm personally never talked to him thought.

I will say that boat is gorgeous! I should have some pics of it here in the next couple days. Along with a couple hundred more of the poker run. And last weekend we received confirmation that our helicopter and pilot are a go for next year. Sweet!


Brian

Thanks for the info. However, as someone pointed out about Trenton Marine really makes a person think!

Like everything else prices vary drastically, now you have to find out why. when it comes to boats and cars the difference is usually in condition. ive seen all kinds of boats priced were i thought that was a great deal only to go look at them to find them a terd, torn upholstry or poorly repaired scratches and chips etc. the term good or excellent condition has many different meanings. a person that buys the cheapest he could find, often realizes why down the road. Been there done that.

later

No problem with the #6 drives, but the motors were garbage! They were custom built by Joey Griffith (spelling?). The boat was in the water six times and broke six times.

The guy that bought the boat after it was traded in had to replace both engines. He found that different brand components were used in the same engine. It looked like they built the engines from pieces laying around on the shop floor. And this boat was sold as NEW!

42
 

whose motors were they ??

There is a 42' at Pier 57 that has been there a very long time, I think a car dealer owns it? I was told that JG did the best 900 SC rebuilds around but have no first hand experience...

http://www.stillwaterboatsales.com/S...sp?BoatUID=162

This must be the boat.