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08-02-2020, 07:43 PM #1
Fountain 12-Meter Outboard Conversion (lots of pics)
A few months back I drove up to Maryland, picked up a 1989 Fountain 12-Meter. She already had the motors and drives removed and was in the condition i was looking for. Stringers, bulkheads, transom, and deck are rock solid, hull has normal wear and tear but overall clean for her age. My plan is to gut the wiring, carpet, upholstery, remove the engine compartment bulkhead, extend the deck back to the transom, fill in the holes from the I/O's, hang a bracket and triple Verados. Cockpit will be left open with a bench seat across the transom, in floor storage where the engines used to sit, keeping the double bolster seat at the helm, planning on a aluminum tubular radar arch with bimini top. Dash will be all digital with 2 12 inch Simrads and Smartcraft, Bocatech switch panel. All carpet in the cabin will be removed and surfaces will be painted or gelcoated, a marine A/c system will be installed, and a self contained head.
cut the rear bulkead out, wood was dry as it can be, cant ask for any better
couple pics from my buddy doing the transom. knees and filler pieces are made from coosa, 2x4 glassed across the top of transom is some kind of hardwood.
Bracket permanently mounted, motors hung, and trim tabs installed.
Storage boxes glassed and gelcoated, deck bonded to stringers and glassed to the hull, and gelcoated the bilge and cabin. Began glassing the transom and gunnels. I used 3/4 marine ply for the deck and boxes, pre-soaked with resin, glassed the bottom side. Not pictured is a shelf glassed between the stringers for the batteries to sit on.
Got the gunnels primed and a couple coats of paint on, made boxes to cover the fuel/vent hoses. Started rigging the motors, and making harnesses for pumps/lights/trim tabs. Have battery cables ran, switches installed, power steering pump mounted, bilge pumps mounted, have the command modules and harnesses and key switches installed, dash panel is currently being made, hoping to have the boat in the water within 4 weeks
Aaron
Fountain 38TE, quad 400 Verados
Talon F20 Flats boat, 250XS
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08-04-2020, 06:05 AM #2
Got yourself quite a project. I'm glad you are able to do all the work.keep us posted.
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08-04-2020, 07:27 AM #3
What top speed are you hoping to achieve?
Triad V21 #002 - 15in DBR 300 xs
19' J-Craft - 175 Opti
18' Pontoon - 115 CT 4S
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08-04-2020, 08:57 AM #4Supporting Member
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Cool project--The boat actually looks proportionate with the triple Vs on it. That is right before they changed the mold and made the integrated swim platform. I had an 89' "one of the first with the platform built in". Its obvious that you are not a rookie but make sure that you study the bottom section of the transom and stringers really well for softness. You are one of few if they are all still dry....
I have a good friend that just had surveys done of 5 of them before he bought one and still had to pull the motors for minor structural repair access.
Joe
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08-04-2020, 10:52 AM #5Junior Member
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Looks awsome nice work
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08-04-2020, 05:21 PM #6
this was one of the last ones built if not the last one built without the platform. i climbed throughout the entire boat for 2 hours tapping all of the stringers and bulkheads i could access with a hammer, if she had any soft spots, i was gonna turn around and head back home. she ended up being rock solid and sounded good structurally. when i drilled the holes for the bracket, the wood was bone dry. she was fully refitted in 2002 which included new fuel tanks
Aaron
Fountain 38TE, quad 400 Verados
Talon F20 Flats boat, 250XS
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08-04-2020, 05:24 PM #7
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08-04-2020, 06:01 PM #8
Looking great so far. Keep the pics coming.
Triad V21 #002 - 15in DBR 300 xs
19' J-Craft - 175 Opti
18' Pontoon - 115 CT 4S
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08-05-2020, 06:50 AM #9
What a great project!
Looks really well thought out and engineered.
Classic lines meets current technology.
I really like it.
Congrats for having the balls to undertake such a huge project.
Good luck and keep us posted.I'd rather be competitive w/junk I built in my garage than win w/stuff I bought.
I refuse to allow common sense to interfere w/my boat buying decisions.
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08-05-2020, 06:53 PM #10
Sealed the entire deck today with a layer of 1-1/2oz chopped mat, and put on the first coat of gelcoat. Waiting for dash panel to be made, and she'll be ready for a sea-trail. Getting close!
Aaron
Fountain 38TE, quad 400 Verados
Talon F20 Flats boat, 250XS
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08-05-2020, 08:18 PM #11Screaming And Flying!
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Another enthusiast with mad skills. Impressive, keep it going!
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Awesome job so far. Wish you had triple 300xs on that rig. When you are doing the interior, please make sure you run it from top to the floor for a more finished look. Cant wait until you splash!
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08-09-2020, 06:29 PM #13
Not many pics to update, hatches installed, rear bilge bulkhead made and test fit, bilge pumps and hoses installed, installed larger bilge pump discharge thru-hulls, ran fuel hoses, fuel sender wires, and removed the high speed water pickups so I could tap the end of it for a ball valve. Also installed the props and deck scuppers. Hoping to fire her up this week, and do a water test within 2 weeks
Aaron
Fountain 38TE, quad 400 Verados
Talon F20 Flats boat, 250XS
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08-11-2020, 05:16 PM #14
Mocked up the rear backrest, and armrests, made panels for the side bolsters, and made a temporary dash panel
Aaron
Fountain 38TE, quad 400 Verados
Talon F20 Flats boat, 250XS
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08-14-2020, 05:32 PM #15
Got my temporary dash set up, wrapped the panel with some spare vinyl wrap we had laying around. all thats left is to prime the fuel system, hook up steering hoses, program the command modules, and install the bolster seats. hoping to be in the water late next weekend,
Aaron
Fountain 38TE, quad 400 Verados
Talon F20 Flats boat, 250XS
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