2025 Fountain 42 Lightning
More than a year in the making, the most legendary high-performance V-bottom to ever hit the water. Sporting a next-generation deck, transom, cabin, cockpit and dash, the only thing we didn't update on the 42' Lightning is the boat's time-tested and race proven bottom design. As rivals have learned on racecourses and waterways around the world, you can't beat Fountain's 42' Lightning when it comes to top-end, midrange acceleration and ride control. The boat flat gets it, and is now more user-friendly than ever before.
Basic Boat Info
Dimensions
Engines / Speed
- Fuel: Unleaded
Tanks
Construction
- Fountain Positive Lift Hull - Double Step
- Bonded Deck, Hull and Liner System
- Composite Cored - Hi Density Hull Sides/Deck
- Composite and FRP Stringer Grid - No Wood
Convenience - Comfort Features - Cockpit
- Seating - Bolster Seats W/Electric Drop Down - Rear Bench
- Rails - Bow & Stern, 316SS, Through Bolted
- Galley - Sink W/Pressure System
- Flooring - Marine Mat - Composite
- Cleats - SST - Pull Up - Through Bolted
- Engine Compartment - Motorized Hatches
- Courtesy Lights - LED - Cockpit Lighting
- Cockpit Cover - Form Fitted - Inc. Windshield
- Fresh Water Flush System
- Washdown - Fresh Water - Transom Mounted
- Transom Ladder - Concealed
- Dash Components and Instruments
- Steering Wheel - Isotta Italian Leather and Polished Stainless
- Controls - Merc DTS
- Instrumentation - Vessel View 703
- Dash - Polished Finish - LED Push Button Switches
- Electronics - Garmin 16" 7616 Multi-Function display
- Carbon Fiber Dash, Glove Box Lid & Surround W/Color - Coordinated
- Throttles and Steering Wheel
Audio
- JL Marine
- Remote - Transom Mounted Control - Waterproof
- Source Unit - Media Master MM100's
- Amplifier - 800/6 & 2 400/4 Watt, Marine Class D (Bridged for Subs)
- Speakers, 6-Cockpit, 4 - Cabin M-Series 8.8 Coaxial
- Subwoofers - 2 - M Series - 10", White
Mechanical and Electrical
- Tinned Wiring
- Trim Tabs - High Performance - 380 K Planes
- Batteries - 2 - HD W/Switches, Jumper Cables and Receptacles
- Fuel System - 3/16" Thick HD Aluminum - Diurinal
- Power Distribution Panel and Inlet
- 30 Amp Shore Power Service W/Battery Charger
- Bilge Pumps - 1500gph - Auto/Manual
- Bilge Blowers - 2
- Propellers, Mercury SST, Performance Matched
- Steering - HD Hydraulic, Hi-Performance Dual Pumps, Tie Bar
- Fire Extinguisher - Automatic
- Fuel Vapor Detector
- Sea Strainers
- Lights - Navigation - LED - SS - Flush Mount
- Horn - Electric
- Underwater Lights - RGB