24' fountain cs 502 efi

hishy · Criminal Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 83 City: Bahrain

hi
i just got a good deal on the above boat, anybody with any idea about the wake it gives, the practicality of using this boat as a wakeboarding/waterskiing boat?
thanx a million

siuski · Posted: Mar 25, 2003 2:21 pm Post subject:

you'll be buying a lot of gas...holding speed might be an issue with an inexperienced driver also.

ohsix · Posted: Mar 25, 2003 3:40 pm Post subject:

i rode in a fountain last summer. not sure what kind it was but it was a single engine probably around 27 feet and it's wake was very wide and washy. im sure you could use it as a towboat but as siuski said above you will be using a lot of fuel and will probably have trouble holding speed since it is an i/o and probably has a high pitched prop.

hishy · Criminal Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 83 City: Bahrain

so your saying i shouldn't go for it!

ohsix · Posted: Mar 26, 2003 4:06 pm Post subject:

if you want a wakeboard boat that is not the best boat for it. if you want a boat to cruise, look cool, and go fast it's a good boat. if you can get a really good deal on it go for it and if you dont like boarding behind it or decide you dont like it sell it for more than you paid and buy a wakeboard boat. just make sure you're getting a good deal and you can get your money back out of it first if you take that approach.

BIGMAC · Posted: Mar 26, 2003 10:13 pm Post subject:

This is my opinion but I think those kind of boats are a big (huge) waste of money. They are practical in no way.

hishy · Criminal Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 83 City: Bahrain

thanx guys,
i'm still thinking about it. wes i think you have a good point

Partyb · Posted: Mar 28, 2003 6:45 pm Post subject:

If you want to wakeboard/ski, there is no replacement for an inboard tournament type ski/board boat.

Jim M · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 2933

Isn't that a power boat? The hull won't keep a good plane at a low controllable speed, so wake to wake would be very wide and washy. It is very important for your wakes to shape up and hold their form, it would be a major struggle to keep a good riding wake. It will also be a process to turn around for pickups too. I don't see burning gas as an issue, you burn a lot more gas when you open it up and fly across the waterways.

Wes said it though, make sure it is the type of watercraft you want to get. There will always be great deals out there, especially if you are willing to travel for the pickup.

hishy · Criminal Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 83 City: Bahrain

yes i had a test drive and didn't like the wake!
also it's not as spaciouse as i thought it would be
jim you got it right
thanx you all