Cool vids, boats sound good!

Congrats on the speed while using "small" engines

That about sums it up :D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S72CbYUxSvY

If you do a 38 Fountain step it only takes 525's : )

Nice. I had screwed up what boat you had. All makes sense now. Evidently I was paying more attention to your avatars than what boat you had. Nice ride and power plants.

The new 2017 38 Fountain with 565 mercs, ran 93 at loto this summer for the shootout.

I believe Getrdunn was looking at a small step late 90's 38 Fever. With 525sc mercs, those ran upper 70s if I recall.

The 38 Fever was one of fountains slowest hulls. The small steps, didn't do a whole lot for them. Light years away from say, a 2007 38 Stagger lightning hull.

I will say this though, I am obviously a Fountain fan, but some of the speed claims, I have yet to see in person. I remember everyone saying how a mid 2000's 42 Stagger with 525's will run 90. I know two guys with them, neither have got close to that. Mid 80's when the stars lined up. Most days, 80mph boats.

I'd say, realistically, a late 90's 38 Fever, with bravo's, you're gonna need at least 750 a side to see a legit 90mph on a regular basis.

I would like to think, if I had bravos with imco shorties on my boat, I'd have broke 100. Probably would have broke many drives too since 2010 driving like the jerk that I am. :bong:

That's more like it. Goal would be to hit 90 with NA. I saw 2000 for sale with twin 800's and claimed to be 100 mph boat. That I would say is probably pretty close.

LMAO, do those bravos really break?

Nah, not if you're a good driver! If you know what you're doing, you can run 900hp thru them all day long...but ya gotta be good on the "sticks'' :rolleyes::bigbird::eureka:

My first Fountain was a 96 38 Fever with 500's and the small steps. Fountain claimed it would run 81 but the best I ever saw was 78. I took it back to Fountain and we installed Stellings extension boxes and when they got done they said it ran 87 with 4 blade Intimidator props. Went and picked it up and ran it there and got 86 mph. Back home on Lake Michigan it would run 85 any day but no more. Can't prove it now obviously but that is what it did.

Next had a 03 525 semi stagger and after a couple of years of playing with props and adding extension boxes it ran upper 90's and ran 94 in the Shootout so that can be verified.

Never touched the engines on either boat.