Fountain
Powerboats Hosts Annual
Dealer Meeting
Record Number of Dealers
Attend to Honor Top
Performers, Shogren
Performance Marine Named
Rookie of the Year
Washington, NC -December
20, 2004 - Fountain
Powerboat Industries,
Inc. (NASDAQ:FPWR),
a leading manufacturer
of high performance
sport boats, fish boats
and express cruisers,
announced today that
more than 30 dealers
and agents representing
North America, Europe
and the Middle East
attended the company's
annual dealer meeting
hosted by Fountain Powerboats'
founder Reggie Fountain,
a holder of three world
titles and seven national
racing championships.