good luck with the project from a fellow boat lover

 

thank ya! is that a fountain?

 

it sure is. 35' Fountain. i want to say that it is an Executioner. powered by two mercruiser 390 HP (factory rating) 454's

 

shame what has happened with Fountain over the last year or so. How does it run with those motors? To me, and this is just me, I wouldn't think 780"rated" horsepower would be enough to push a boat that big... atleast not push it enough to make me happy.

 

Sure that is a 35?? Looks like a 33 10 meter, 1985-88. Trs drives( unless swapped for bravos) Should run in the mid 70's with the power. Good looking old boat, def is a EX.. Regardless of what has been said in the tabs, fountain isn't going anywhere. Reggie is a damn good business man, is playing the game.. None the less good look fountain.. Noah, def keep updates on this build.. Sounds like it could get good..

 

this boat ran 10.18@110+ 25 years ago, and boats in the same class now are running more juice, better motors, lower units, prope, etc... this is a great hull, can't wait to get it over here and dig in.

 

indeed john, you are right about the outdrives; they are brovo's, but the swim platform that we added is ~ 2 feet long. so it's technically 35 feet long, but it is a 10 meter hull. 1985 year-model. you know your boats pretty well. the motors are somewhere around 485 HP, and they've got stainless marine headers and freshly rebuilt holley 850s. it will plane out pretty darn quick carrying eight people. to be honest, i've never run a gps while in the boat, so i don't have a clue what it'll run at top speed.

 

Awsome man.. Again nice looking boat. I have always loved the beaks. Food for thought in the beg fountain didn't have a beak, was bought from excaliber boats, was infact excalibers(hulls) in the beg.. You need to put a set of 2 inch imco shorties on that boat, will gain MPH, atleast 5 or so.. Older boats no matter what have a lower x dimension then newer ones( drives sit lower down in the water) Get it up, then mph will come.. Also spin the props in, you will also pick up mph...


Noah, sounds like your in for a ride man, pics of the progress for sure. Bak in the late 70's(b4 i was born) My father had a 17 ft youngblood v drive that was running 128 in the 1/4.. There is just something about speed and the river that is a THRILLL

 

what kind of class or setup was the youngblood? not familiar with what they are... 128 is gettin it... this was a "river racer" type class they ran, won a couple national titles with it before uncle got his *** sent to prision

 

Not sure the class, it was mostly a bar hopping boat( I am serious) From what he told me it was a 427 that would rev to the moon. I will try to get specs on it from him tom.. I am dead honest on the mph, guys used to come from miles to try it out, back then it was verified on radar, no gps then( back in the day) But I have reason to believe him, he has been into fast boats his whole life, is what got me into them.. Again I will try to pick his brain... That boat you have is with out a doubt a fast hull. Tunnels are prob the top of the chain, even more so then a full cat.. You put 300 hp on it, will see tripple digis no prob..