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May 18, 2007 – Washington, NC – Fountain Powerboats, in a two-way average speed of 87.6 MPH, set the American Poker Run Associations (APRA) center console world speed record. The kilo boat was a Fountain 38’ Tournament Edition, named CorporateCars.com, powered by four 300 horsepower Mercury XS Optimax engines. Conditions were less than optimal with a steady north wind coupled with a six to 12 inch chop, which proved to be no match for Fountain’s positive lift hull design.
As the popularity of the center console boats continue to grow, Fountain’s new speed record shows the boating world that an outboard powered Fountain center console can now compete with sport boats. Reggie Fountain has incorporated his legendary notched transom, pad keel, positive lift hull designs into what is now the industries most extensive line of high performance fishing boats.
Tournament fishermen have known for years that getting to the winning fish first requires a fast boat capable of running through rough sea conditions. That is why Fountain boats have won more Southern Kingfish Association and American Striper Association world championships than any other manufacturer in history.
Now pleasure boaters and poker runners are realizing that large center consoles are very versatile, fast and easy to maintain. It was once thought that these boats were slow and cumbersome, but this is no longer the case with Fountain Mercury. The advent of the four stroke Mercury Verado has also helped make these boats much easier to operate with improved reliability and efficiency. Sales of Fountain’s center console and sport fish cruiser lines are now making up over 50% of net sales for the company. These very versatile performance boats are quickly changing the future of boating.
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