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Originally Posted by Belmont Resident
If you want to flip it buy a Fountain.
If you want to sell it buy a Baja.
Those stepped hulls are easy boats to flip.  |
Totally not the case, the problem IS with an
inexperienced driver, any stepped hull boat is the easiest to flip. If I was on the lake running 30-50mph in chop, I wouldnt want to be in any other boat, the ride is just amazing. Fountain is actually one of the safest cigarette boats out there, the lay-up schedule they use is second to none and they make a quality boat. The boats have a real deep deadrise, plane fast and flat out move. The other thing I advise you to look at on a fountain is, take a look at the drives on a fountain and then take a look at the drives on a formula or something similar. You will notice almost all fountains come with external hydraulic steering, absolutely no play, the boats are tight and hold very well.
As for JD Power, I have a real problem with that, and while it is a good idea to look at it, I advise you to look at one simple thing, the Yamaha 300HPDI. It is rated very well on JD Power, however they are a problem plagued motor with a class action lawsuit going on right now. If you dont believe me take a look at
www.thehulltruth.com and read some of the posts over there. I just dont believe JD Power is a good way to rate things.
Will