Roll call original 31 Thunders
 

List of the original 31 v bottoms built.
SHOULD BE 10 MORE
Boat name
FIRST ONE BUILT was on the cover of Power boat mag
RUNNIN HOT
KAAMA
ADRENALINE
NO NAME all white IL Blower engine hatch
NO NAME all white IL
NO NAME all white was at BIG THUNDER MO.
KIDs KID Yellow boat
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this could be #1

There was a yellow one called Billy the Kid I remember from Hammond, IN about 10 years ago. There was a Hummer pulling it...

Northernoffshore
that is the first one and is the boat that is on the cover of power boat mag had a very impressive write up for a new guy on the seen. He made his mark.
Thanks for the photo

sold to a guy in az, has trs drives Hynautic steering and 500+ hp motors. Last time I saw it was the test drive (around'98) in lake michigan. the water was so big we could not get a chris cat on plane. Btw I know where the yellow boat and running hot are so that's 2 more.

I remember wanting to buy Runnin Hot before I got the PP. Still a lil sorry I didn't go through with it.

Is the yellow one that you know of (billy the kid) if so i put it on the list ?
Thanks

not sure i will ask. There is also 2 on the chain of lakes ,Il . 1 is owned by someone named cliff and the other 1 was built as an outboard boat with a bracket but the owner changed his mind and converted it to bb bravo boat. that 1 is all white with a red interior.

The yellow one was called the Kid's kid

The was an older AT at LOTO a 3-4 years ago. I think the owner told me it was a 1992. It was mostly original and for sale at the time. It had side by side front bolsters and was mostly white.
Then there is this one which was listed for sale in the Spring here and at Pier57. I think its a 1994 and a pre Pat boat.
Pics were on MWBP from the Chain O Lakes River Shiver Run.

Mine is #12 (Widow Maker) all white Just traded it in this week to Fast Boats Marine co. Fl lauderdale, Fl. Im on the road with it today to pick up my 37 AT.

This Boat showed me what power boating is all about!

Congrats Timmy. I didn't know Randy had a 37AT. Which one?

He said it was one of his race partners personal boat. I should arrive there around noon tomorrow if there's no problems on the hwy.

you probably dont remember me , but early in june 2012 i was in the slip next to you at the moors with my 26 wellcraft nova spyder and a buddy with his little seadoo baby boat . mine was for sale at the time , you told me about sonic and AT . went home and did some research and now im an AT owner also . cant wait to see your 37 this year , ill be there first full weekend in june again

Excellent. I think that is one of the last straightbottoms IIRC. Enjoy it!

I was thinking I saw that he had the 37 from Kentucky. It belonged to a guy, maybe named Vinny, that owned a strip club in Lexington. If I'm right the boat sat at State Dock all of last year and I think it belonged to a bank. Like I said I may have the wrong boat but if I'm right really check the thing out.

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the all yellow one was called MIAX,,mi was for miles and AX was for alex.was the beginning of his sons names.a guy named randy forrest bought the hull and rigged it with 540's tall decks,ssm#4..its now in southern il painted white and purple,forgot the owners name but he is a member on here..

i know of 2 totally white ones,one guy is in chain o lakes and the other on my friend john owns...365 mags with bravos..that one is in a airplane hanger in tenn..i also remember a all white one with a pink squiggly line on the deck and the sides,use to run the illinois river..

The 37 straight bottom???? I noticed it disappeared from the classifieds. It looked like a really clean boat.

List of the original 31 v bottoms built.
SHOULD BE 10 MORE
Boat name
FIRST ONE BUILT was on the cover of Power boat mag
RUNNIN HOT
KAAMA
ADRENALINE
NO NAME all white IL Blower engine hatch
NO NAME all white was at BIG THUNDER MO.
KIDs KID Yellow boat
THUNDERSTRUCK
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Widow maker Hull #12
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NO NAME all white IL
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-BIG THUNDER MARINE.

"KIDs KID" is now named as "SEVERE TURBULANCE" and is currently in the St. Joseph area. My old 32'AT "KAAMA" was originally named as "NO LIMIT"

Active Thunder TODD and his "Best Revenge"

Best Revenge is now owned by Harasin; here on OSO (in Indiana)...

...but that boat was built by Pat; hence an Active Thunder, not a "Thunder" which is before Pat bought the company.

There were 2 yellow boats.

Also 2 94s. One with 465s and one with 500s.

This one?

http://www.powerboatlistings.com/view/17507

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yes on the yellow one's,,this is the first one getting rigged with 540's and ssm drives..i have a pic of the side in a shop we rented at the time but i misplaces it..MIAX was the boats neme and is now in soughern il painted white but still has miax on the side with the red pleated interior..

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps00b7ffd4.jpg

Thunder 31 was the model name and Active Thunder was the manufacture TUI is the start of the HIN.
Great picture.

TUI was short lived Thunder Power Boats. A guy named Ziggy came in and bailed it out for about two years. Under Ziggy it was something like CPB. Both good boats.

ATD is Active Thunder Boats is what I have built for almost 2 decades.

where does oetringer ( sp ) fit into the history?

He was the original owner. Ziggy bought it from Oteringer.

So, I was wondering? This thread is about 31 Thunders where does the extra foot come from on the 32 A.T.s?:lolhit:

good guestion

I had drinks with Reggie and he told me how to do it.

Ba-dum-dum. <rimshot>

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Thats what I figured but didn't want to spill it myself, I knew you would step up to it:lolhit: besides, its just a few inches:eekdrop:

Now we know why 'Lil' Haughey's favorite boat is a 29 Fountain. :poopoo:

You pay more for a 32 that is 31'6''
You pay less insurance on a 31' that is 31'6'' then a 32 that is 31'6''
Did you get that.
I have a brochure from before ZIggy time that has Active Thunder Thunder Boats on it.
If Bob O had not built the 31 you would not have the 32 today.
The point of Roll Call is to put a light on the original boats the first ones that Bob built.

Ziggy went to cheaper core material on his boats.

Well actually we wouldn't have the 28. The 32s production was stopped in 2002.

And Ziggy didn't cheap out on the one he built me. It was indestructible. He might have switched to Balsa core and I don't remember what Oteringer was using but as long as the transom and stringers were built from plyrot, what's the difference? You don't cut or drill holes in the hull sides or deck below the water line.

I obviously liked my boat or we wouldn't be where we are today, correct?

As far as insurance you would actually pay less for the slower boat and I KNOW the 32 was .2 mph slower. :eek: