Do they still make Fountain Powerboats?
Do they still make Fountain Powerboats?
Do they still make Fountain Powerboats?
All the boats under the corporate umbrella will be built at the former Fountain Powerboats factory in Washington, North Carolina, and each company will retain its own brand identity and website (www.fountainpowerboats.com, www.bajamarine.com, www.donzimarine.com, and www.prolineboats.com).
How much do Fountain boats cost?
Pricing and Specs
Price: | $616,200 (base) |
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Draft (max): | 3’0″ |
Displacement: | 14,800 lb. (without engines) |
Bridge Clearance: | 8’2″ |
Fuel Capacity: | 418 gal. |
How old is Reggie Fountain?
The verbal swagger was vintage Reggie Fountain, the former powerboat racing champion and builder of some of the world’s fastest high-performance boats. But bravado alone would not be enough to enable the 69-year-old Fountain’s Washington, N.C., company to skirt the economic storm that has engulfed the boating industry.
Where are Fountain boats built?
Iconic Marine Group took advantage of the opportunity to do just that after the company bought Fountain Powerboats, Donzi Marine and Baja Marine. It builds all the boats at the former Fountain Powerboats factory on the Pamlico River in Washington, N.C. On August 1, management signed Reggie Fountain II, as a consultant.
What is the fastest Fountain boat?
The current APBA Unlimited V-bottom kilo record, set in 2014 on the Pamlico River by an Outerlimits SV 43 powered by twin Mercury Racing 1650 hp engines, stands at 180.464 mph.
Did Baja boats go out of business?
N, the world’s largest maker of recreational boats, said on Thursday that it had sold its Baja high-performance boat business to Fountain Powerboat Industries Inc. Brunswick said that as part of the deal, it was ending production of Baja boats at its Bucyrus, Ohio, plant and eliminating about 285 jobs.
How fast will a fountain boat go?
Specifications
LOA: | 38′ / 11.58 m |
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Speed: | 96 mph |
Cruise (Fuel) at 60 mph: | 50 gph |
Miles per Gallon: | 1.2 |
WOT (Fuel) w/Twin 525 Mercury: | 90 gph at 96 mph |
Are Fountain boats fast?
The latest version of the Fountain 47 Lightning can reach speeds of up to 125 mph! North Carolina-based boatbuilder Fountain Powerboats, founded by offshore racing champ Reggie Fountain, caused quite a stir at last year’s Ft.