Powerboat racing legend and longtime self-described “Fountain man” Ben Robertson and his crew at BAR Marine Group in Jacksonboro, S.C., are in the process of installing a pair of Mercury Racing 1350 engines in a Fountain 42 Lightning sporboat for a client in Stockholm, Sweden. Built in 2008, the 42-footer originally was powered by twin Mercury Racing 700 SCi engines with NXT drives.
Currently in South Carolina from a customer based in Sweden, this Fountain 42’ Lightning is being repowered with Mercury Racing 1350 engines.