$23,995
Apex, North Carolina
Category
-
Length
27.0
Posted Over 1 Month
Up for bid is a 1990 Fountain Fever 27 with twin 454 Mercruiser Engines and a 2005 Eagle Tandem Trailer. This is a very solid, non-ventilated fountain hull weighing in at nearly 6,000 pounds. The gel coat and decals are in excellent shape. The interior is in excellent shape and I would guess has been recently redone. The same is true with the cockpit upholstery with only a few staple pulls and an issue with the bolster mechanisms. The plungers are still in place, but the bolsters are fixed in the seated position. There is one scrub mark on one side panel and a small 1" mark on the top driver's bolster upholstery and no other rips, tears, holes anywhere. I believe it would take some hardware to correct the bolster problem, but I didn't look into it in any detail. I prefer to drive sitting down. The entire gauge array was replaced with new Livorsi gauges and candy apple red bezels. That alone was several thousand dollars just in new gauges (there are 15 including the GPS speedometer with recall function). The engines are stock, equipped with Holley carbs, spark arresters, Thunderbolt ignition, etc. No modifications have been made to my knowledge, though I do believe at least one of the engines has been rebuilt (prior history is a little lax here). Both engines run great and the hour meter shows 26 hours, which is when the gauges were changed. See photos for the original Fountain test records showing 73 MPH @ WOT - Wide Open Throttle. The boat still performs as new hitting a minimum of 70 MPH without breaking a sweat, full of fuel, gear, passengers, and verified by the on-board Livorsi GPS speedometer with memory function. The boat is propelled by two Mercruiser Bravo One Drives with Mercury Mirage Three Blade, 25 pitch Stainless Props, complemented by Keikoffer K Plane performance trim tabs, power assisted steering, and a stainless steering tie between the drives. The swim platform is integrated and has thru -hull exhaust below it and Captain's Choice exhaust option for thru drive exhaust at lower volume (and lower HP, of course). Both drive trim and tab trim indicators are cable driven pointer on the dash panel for positive readings. I grew up at a marina and my family is still in the marina business today, so reliability of the equipment is high priority on my list. The first thing I did after purchasing the boat was to thoroughly review the boat mechanically and repair, or have repaired, any issues that would affect the mechanical function and reliability. I also ran the Hull ID for a history fact sheet and found no known accidents or chargeable issues. The following items have been professionally replaced with new OEM parts: Pulled both drives to grease and inspect U-Joints and Gimbal bearings and replaced the following: 1. Both Gimbal bearings on the Bravo Drive housings (New Merc Quicksilver new style) 2. Intermediate shift cable & shift bellows on the Port drive (New Merc Quicksilver) 3. Both U Joint Bellows (New Merc Quicksilver) 4. Both Exhaust Bellows (New Merc Quicksilver) 5. Both drive seal kits installed (New Merc Quicksilver) Engine compartment work: 6. Replaced exhaust hoses for thru- hull pipes and added Stainless T-clamps 7. Replaced Both batteries just replaced today with new Exide Marine 1000 CCA batteries 8. Replaced Both Fuel Filters 9. Replaced Both Oil Filters & new Quicksilver Semi-Synth Oil 10. Replaced Both Water Pump Impellers (New Merc Quicksilver) 11. Replaced Both blowers and intake hoses (New Attwood Marine Inline) 12. Replaced Both horns (New Attwood Marine) 13. Replaced Both engine compartment lights (Replaced with LED floods) 14. Replaced Hydraulic / Electric Hatch lift Mechanism 15. Replaced all OE plastic thru hull fittings with machined Stainless Steel for durability and safety. Cosmetics: 16. Replaced rear cockpit speakers with new Pyle Marine speakers. 17. Replaced interior forward cabin indirect lighting - Added LED strip lighting 18. Brand new, never used compact porta-potty for cuddy cabin. Trailer: 18. New trailer wiring harness 19. New LED sealed Tail lights 20. New brake lines & Surge Master Cylinder 21. Added four trailer drive-on guides for one man loading and launching. 22. Added a new Powerwinch RC30 wireless remote control winch with remote triggered light for solo load and launch. New Gear: 23. New, nevwer used Porta Potty 24. New Garmin 740S GPS, Sounder, Navigation, Plotter w/ Speed. The trailer needs some cosmetic paint work on the reinforced frame stringers and a repair to the fender on the starboard side. The trailer is very road-worthy and carried this boat from Washington State to North Carolina! As you can see by the extensive list, all of the expensive work has been done. All has been repaired and / or replaced with new OEM parts; nothing aftermarket on my boats! I'll include new double braided black lines with orange snubbers, boat hook / paddle combo, flares, fresh water outdrive flusher, etc. The boat is equipped with a brand new Garmin 740S GPS chart potter with blue chart auto-navigation function, depth, and speed. The GPS unit alone is worth more than $1,000 with transducer / speed indicator. I've posted some fresh pix of the boat taken this past week. Free to contact me if you need any additional information.Thanks for looking and best of luck bidding on this awesome Reggie Fountain performance machine!
