Silent Thunder finally removed - 242
11-04-2012, 08:41 AM
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Silent Thunder finally removed - 242
I have been wanting to pull the Silent Thunder off my boat ever since I bought it last year. Before I could remove the platform I had to figure out what I would replace it with. I received a few quotes to have an aluminum platform made but I wasn't willing to spend $2k. I almost bought a used platform from a different boat, but I would have needed to modify it to make it fit. I considered making a platform, but I was concerned it would look stupid.
Anyway, I got very lucky and found a used aluminum platform on eBay that was made for a Formula and was powder coated the exact same color blue as my boat. It was only listed on eBay for 30 minutes before I found it. I immediately emailed the guy and sent him $100 via Paypal to pull it off eBay. It has the upgraded outer 2" tubing, the extra grab rail, and the ss ladder. I picked this bad boy up for $850, it cost ~ $2,700 new. He only had it on the boat for a few months.
Here is a picture of the aluminum platform.
Here is a picture of the Silent Thunder being removed. The guys at my marina were a big help!
The platform came off very easily with the exception of a cross threaded bolt.
This is what the transom looked like after removal.
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hPftnWKhMg[/YOUTUBE]
I spent an hour or two wet sanding and was able to get the transom pretty clean. I still have some more work to do but it will have to wait until next year.
Here's how the transom looks right now.
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XStIIko2c8Y[/YOUTUBE]
Anyway, I got very lucky and found a used aluminum platform on eBay that was made for a Formula and was powder coated the exact same color blue as my boat. It was only listed on eBay for 30 minutes before I found it. I immediately emailed the guy and sent him $100 via Paypal to pull it off eBay. It has the upgraded outer 2" tubing, the extra grab rail, and the ss ladder. I picked this bad boy up for $850, it cost ~ $2,700 new. He only had it on the boat for a few months.
Here is a picture of the aluminum platform.
Here is a picture of the Silent Thunder being removed. The guys at my marina were a big help!
The platform came off very easily with the exception of a cross threaded bolt.
This is what the transom looked like after removal.
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hPftnWKhMg[/YOUTUBE]
I spent an hour or two wet sanding and was able to get the transom pretty clean. I still have some more work to do but it will have to wait until next year.
Here's how the transom looks right now.
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XStIIko2c8Y[/YOUTUBE]
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11-07-2012, 08:15 AM
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Have him contact me at: Agwert at gmail dot com
06-24-2013, 10:50 AM
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new to this site.. anyone still interested in buying a silent thunder platform.. just removed mine and is in great shape no rotted wood and rubber seals good had no exhaust leaks
06-25-2013, 05:08 PM
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Looks great...Dane here good to see she's still looking good...we just picked up a 04 271 and were gonna head down soon I'll email you when we do i would like to see what you done... i also ck'ed out all the YT vids also sounds great
06-25-2013, 08:32 PM
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If you can weld aluminum it's really pretty cheap to buy I made my own and put it under my old teak for support and will eventually totally remove the teak when I can't restore it anymore!!
