| u4ea32 |
I'm exploring a few options on how to blow yet more money on boats.
One is to build a custom boat. That is progressing nicely, and seems the most likely.
Another is to buy a new production boat. Thus far, I am not finding anything that is compelling. Still what I would most like to do for so many reasons.
Another is to simply pour more money into the boat I have. There are many things I find wonderful about my boat. I tried to have Fountain build me a new one with the changes that I want, but they basically refused. So I've made those changes now to my boat.
But its still a 2000 model year boat.
Maybe, just maybe, I take it back to the factory and have Fountain "make it like new" as they talk about here:
http://www.fountainpowerboats.com/c...mer_service.htm
Anyone done it?
What was your experience?
Would you do it again? |
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| BTMarine |
| Are you talking about the fish boat or one of their speed boats |
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| Marginmn |
I re-did a 2000 Fountain because it has the small steps and is less prone to spinning out in a turn and because the 2000 fever has a huge cockpit compared to the lightnings.
I had my done a Fountain's repair facility a couple miles from the factory - Joey Griffin's place.
They did a great job and it looks like a new boat.
But did it make economic sense? Hell NO. |
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| u4ea32 |
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Originally posted by BTMarine
Are you talking about the fish boat or one of their speed boats
I'm talking about blowing more dough on my Fountain 32 Sportfish Cruiser with twin 454/bravo.
For example: rewiring, replacing the engines with new diesels, replacing the headliner, some minor gel coat work (get rid of those little cracks that form), replace the canvas+eisenglass with clearer but still flexible windows (http://www.rainier.com/windows/), and a new navigation electronics package (radar, GPS, depth, 2 or 3 big LCD monitors).
That kinda thing. Oh, and probably new paint on the hull too.
You know, end up with a new boat. |
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| u4ea32 |
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Originally posted by Marginmn
and the after
Yea, like that. Margin, that is a beautiful boat!
So, it wasn't actually done by Fountain, but by a shop nearby?
OK, there are lots and lots of shops near here -- its Los Angeles,
lots of everything here. OK, I can just do that.
Did it seem like their location made any difference to the
quality of the work, or the cost effectiveness of their work? |
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| Marginmn |
Joey Griffin started out with Reggie and now does overflow work for fountain - his painter does a lot of Fountain's Custom paint work on their new boats.
If my boat were in LA I would get someone local to do it. |
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