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I think all of the 28s had a notched transom until the hull change. I know my 01 had a notch.

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Originally Posted by risky (Post 2362490)

I like the colors on your boat..were did you get the grab handles on the bow?

Previous owner made the bow rails, exhaust deflectors and kel plane; his welding and powder coating is very clean. He made some custom upgrades to this boat. He also added the drive gate to the trailer.

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Originally Posted by JUPITER PULSARE (Post 2362111)

As Cosmic12 stated above...the original 28's were pulled from the Active Fish Mold. The newer (I believe 2004 on) were pulled from the 32 mold. The 28's Topdeck mold was built in 1998. Both are great running boats. I believe Spillmans 28 with twin 350 magnums was the first 28 delivered. (Used to have a deranged "Bam Bam" decal on the deck. I had the pleasure of working there while the topdeck molds were being built....long, tedious process. Nexttime someone complains about the $$$$ of a new boat, invite them over to watch molds/plugs being built!!! The 28's from the Active Fish Mold had more rocker, you had to run the tabs a bit but the sharp entry would crush rough water...the 28's from the 32 molds had a longer straight on the bottom. The first 28's cabin was stickbuilt...later came a cabin liner mold. You can't go wrong with a 28, no matter what year! Nothing else compares in size, cockpit depth, cabin size/height or rough water handling! They're great boats!!!!!

Thanks, Jup. This is the type of information I am looking for.

I was at the Sunsation plant many times during the construction of the bucks for the F-4. The man hours you have to put into that process is just insane. Between the construction of the bucks and the final molds I believe they ended up with @ $1 million invested before they pulled the first hull.

Anyone experiencing any problems with the flooring coming unglued?

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Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me (Post 2362882)

Anyone experiencing any problems with the flooring coming unglued?

Not that I know of, Both of mine were fine.

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Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me (Post 2362876)

Your quite welcome! I'll always be an Active Thunder Fan...been in everything from the 21' to the 37'...the only one I never rode in was the baby Cat. (It was never really put out for production..too bad!)

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Originally Posted by JUPITER PULSARE (Post 2363577)

I want one of those 21s bad------- Pat won't let on where they are except the one that Harry has that he won't sell. Do you know where they went? I tried to get the tooling for the little cat when he was moveing everything from up north and now he tells me he just junked it.:eek:

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Originally Posted by cosmic12 (Post 2363602)

I'd kinda like to see that. Got any pics:cool-smiley-011:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...d.php?t=146900 This is where you mwill find the only pics I know of

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Originally Posted by cosmic12 (Post 2363602)

I know they layed up one little Active Cat at the factory a few years ago (it looked great..white/blue) ......there's a bunch of red tape bureaucracy and testing that has to be done on boats less than 21 feet in length. They need to be foam filled and tested by the (Coast Guard???) or some sanction and be able to float while swamped before they can be approved for production.........
My personal boating habits have changed and all the guys I hang with have smaller (18-24 feet) outboard powered boats...Hydrostreams, Checkmates, Talons, Actions, STV's, Allisons, Quartershots, etc. etc. Hydrostream has come back with a vengence...their new Venom hull is winning all the races and looks and rides awesome. Most of the Venoms are running upper 90's low 100's in a 20' boat!! Talk about a white knuckled thrill ride!! Many of the small boats are air entrapment hulls...no one is using a step! (except the old Checkmate Starflites). I bet I could sell the Active Thunder 21 if Pat would produce them!!! There's alot of speed junkies that just can't afford big offshore boats but they're spending some good money on smaller stuff!!