Active Thunder Getting ‘Defiant’ With New 29-Foot Bowrider
05-08-2015, 06:50 AM
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To clarify the price point issues raised, retail is $154k with the 250 Verados. I look forward to my first full retail sale!
Our target, out-the-door, is around $125.It won't have any add-ons you need to buy with the exception of nav. stuff.
You need to compare it, apples to apples, with the 32+ footers for length since it is.
Does that sound a little better?
Our target, out-the-door, is around $125.It won't have any add-ons you need to buy with the exception of nav. stuff.
You need to compare it, apples to apples, with the 32+ footers for length since it is.
Does that sound a little better?
05-08-2015, 09:59 AM
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I read on social media the msrp on closed bow was going to be 150k with twin 300XS (Supposed to do 80mph). That is MSRP. I would believe people are going to love the open bow for a little more and join the cult. I think this is great..outboard boats is a great thing for someone who wants room... and the reliability compared to big blocks.
05-08-2015, 11:27 AM
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I agree. The concept is really good, but the price and execution is way off. The price is too high and the look is a sport deck with a hole cut out...design the boat as if its a sporty bow rider at an affordable price and you eliminate 2 road blocks. The trend now is luxury Center Console Fish boats: Nor-Tech, Statement, MTI, Cig and the rest... do follow the rest, LEAD!!
The danger with providing "work in progress" images is that they lead to assumptions on the finished product. Most bowriders built by performance-boat companies are created exactly this way (as shown in the images). They start as closed-deck sportboats that get "cut out." Once the deck piece is finished, most builders will create a dedicated bowrider deck tool from it. It's expensive, of course, but amortized over a period of years it actually saves money in labor and (to a lesser degree) materials.
But most new bowriders from performance-boat builders do, in fact, start this way. While it is impossible to please every customer, Active Thunder has an outstanding overall reputation for its finished products. There is no reason to doubt this model will not continue that legacy.
As for the price issue, I think Patrick Haughey of Active Thunder clarified it. The numbers I mentioned in my earlier comment came out of conversations Mr. Haughey and I had regarding the closed-deck 29 with larger stern drive power and larger outboards.
Last edited by Matt Trulio; 05-08-2015 at 11:35 AM.
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05-08-2015, 01:01 PM
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I like it!
Yes, the trend is CC, but why do the same thing everyone else is? To me, this addresses the primary reasons a go fast guy looks at a cc. Outboard reliability, more passenger space and comfort. The only thing really different is no top. A 33 with triples sounds awesome to me and would get my attention.
Yes, the trend is CC, but why do the same thing everyone else is? To me, this addresses the primary reasons a go fast guy looks at a cc. Outboard reliability, more passenger space and comfort. The only thing really different is no top. A 33 with triples sounds awesome to me and would get my attention.
05-08-2015, 01:06 PM
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The aforementioned boat was custom built as a tender to a larger ship. The owner requested the 'engine room' to remain intact for fender storage when rafting the larger mother-ship.
05-08-2015, 03:31 PM
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Thanks for the additional information Active Thunder. At that price point, it sounds like a home run. I really like the out of box design in an offshore boat. Hope it's a success.
