Update on Packin' Heat
 

Since there are already so many threads from my start to end of buying ICEDPPL's Tantrum, I figured since its still too cold to actually get out on the water still, I'd update on what I have been doing. So far, I have:

1. Replaced stereo
2. New amp on order
3. New hatch lense with dogs and riser on order from Bomar
4. Removed the windscreen (personal preference)
5. Scheduled glass guy to fill in the bow where what looks like the first owner (prior to ICEDPPL) installed some type of light.

Soon to be/maybe's lol:

1. Found a MOMO steering wheel that matches the red powdercoated rails so Im going to change that out.
2. New throttle and shifter ( i like to personalize haha)

Now here's the question. Where the windscreen was fabricated and mounted is a silver cut piece of stainless steel. From what I've seen on other Tantrum pics, that area above the cluster and above the cabin door used to be a vinyl cover that matched the interior. I would like to know if anyone knows an interior guy or what may be the best way to put that dash area back or close to stock looking. I want to get the through bolts and metallic piece off the boat and put it back the way it was stock. Hopefully that makes sense..

Cool. Thats the best part about buying something used, but new to you.

Congrats, the illness begins!!:drink:

Best illness I've ever had! lol .....

Ya well, wait till it turns into.....looking for a 28..no,,no a 32 ..naa lets make it a 33......then! if I do a 33 might just as well be a 37:lolhit:

Good luck with a great boat and I am very interested in what the speed is with that power:drink:

One day down the road lol:drink:

Do you have a picture of the windscreen area?

I sent 3 pictures of my dash pad which should help. In Ohio we are just 4 weeks away from the marina's opening and I have 4 inches of snow on the ground now and more expected. Mother Nature needs to start getting it together and warm us up.

I am living through you right now. I still have not picked mine up yet. I was going to pick it up this weekend but I don't want to drag it through the snow. I can't wait to start doing the same things you are. Not looking to do anything major to it but I do want to make it mine.

Btw, there is no 12 step program for what we all have.

I will have to post some on here when I get home this evening. Bostickt did send me some pics of how the Tanrtrum is set up from the factory.

Ironman, thats how I am. Doing some cosmetic and stereo upgrades for the most part. A little bit of personal touch lol..

I am heading to the lake (erie) tonight to my cottage just so I can go through the stuff I have stored for the boat.

Dam, been there! The wait for mine was driving me crazy, took forever to get the lein release from the seller's bank.


No cure for the Thunder Blood!

Heres a pic of what I'm trying to get rid of and put back to original.. The metal just seems out of place.

Just get some matching mat/vynl and cover that. easy

That was my first thought too.

ya get some foam under that vinyl to ...it will look real nice

I think the suggested vinyl and foam is what you are looking for. It looks sleek without the windshield.

I've been useing that word "sleek" to describe my Tantrum, or any AT, since I first saw it in person

I agree with padding and vinyl, but don't foget to have THUNDER embroidered in the middle, Or maybe the boats name. that should be pretty cheap at any embroider place. my .02.

What brand is that glove box in the Tantrum? I need one. can't seem to find one that fits. Right now I have a blank cover over a hole that used to have a VHF.

Im not sure what the glove box is. I looked today to see if anything was on it. Tomorrow, I'll have it out to run the wired remote cable so I'll see if I can see anything on the back

We bought a glove box bezel from Dana Marine and made a box for it.

I have a small project for my Tantrum.....I have to be able to keep up with sleev-les:eek:

hahaha You going to have it done by the time it gets warm? That looks nice :drink:

I wish! I'd need a much better drive with 930HP on tap. Thats a 572 Gellner engine out of my brothers 41 Apache. I'm going to stick to my tried and true 502 Mag for now.

Yeah, you'd be doing more than just keeping up with that lol.

As of today, head unit is done
 

Got the head unit done a few weeks ago and today installed the wired remote. The amp is on order

Picked mine up today. Left at 5:30 am, made the round trip and still made it to work the home show this afternoon.

Ashame you aren't down MD... Im hoping all the Tantrum guys can get together a few times this year..

Its going to happen this summer! We'll set something up. :ernaehrung004:

Addiction, I sent you info on a smaller raft up on the South River in June if you are interested.... I've never seen this and Im guessing its just a bunch of people trying to get together, but figured what the he// lol

Nice job Scott.:cool:

Stereo's are my specialty lol. I've been an installer for 12 years. It makes it even better when I can do something custom or out of the ordinary. I still work at the Annapolis Best Buy part time. Im hoping we get more boats this spring to work on. I only had 1 last year.

Hey Sleev, I used to do custom audio installations from the time I was 16 till about 21. Got tired of climbing in and out of camaro trunks and lying down in the slush to work under dashes during the winter. Nice boat!

Im 29 and def. hating the crawling in and out of trunks and under dashes.. I pick and choose when I can what I work on lol

Hope to make it.

If were not for the 9+hr drive with a gas half ton I would love to do some road trips. Part of the reason I bought this boat is because I can tow it with my current truck. It actually tows really well but I would burn about $600+ of fuel to get there and back not including fuel for the boat.

Come up to Lake Erie in late August for the Port Clinton Poker Run. Usually a pretty fun time.

Yeah, I spent about 400 round trip for gas in my 1500 picking up mine and bringing it back. I didnt have any problems towing it either. 1/2 did the job pretty well.

Coming along nicely and looking better than ever!
You might regret taking that wind screen off at anything over 65mph:lolhit:

After seeing the wind hit you in that video, I figured "what the he//", lets see what happens lol