32 Active Thunder, Thunderstruck?
 

I was at Pier57 yesterday and came across a 1998 32 AT. The interior appeared to be in bad shape but the hull is good. It has around 800 hours. After doing a google search, I think it's Thunderstruck's old boat from Louisiana. Does anybody know the history of this boat? What were the original engines? Pier 57 will be rehabbing it with twin bulldogs and going through the drives, XR uppers and IMCO lowers I believe. Any guesses on top speed with the bulldogs??? Any idea on the cost to add silent choice and a tubular platform?

I think Pier57 will be listing the boat at 60k, is that high/low?

John

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That thing looks ready for a water test!

Boat came with HP500s which were built to 600hp. Boat was running 90mph.

60K WOW THE VALUE OF MINE KEEPS GOING UP:drool1:

The 99 that was for sale in Oklahoma was sold for 49k. Had 496 mag HO's and bravo X's I think. If the motors are fresh, they go through the drives, and hopefully they do something with the paint I'd say 60k is a realistic number. Hopefully they boat is in better shape than the trailer. Lol. What does the interior look like?

Yep, that's Tom's old boat from Louisiana. I haven't talked to him in a few years, so not sure what's transgressed. He wasn't using the boat much and was passively trying to sell it. It had 600HP motors in it, and I'll always remember that boat embarrassing some other 38 footers coming back from the Key West Poker Run many years ago in some snotty stuff on the outside of the Keys.

The interior is DIRTY, and its full of ugly purple carpet.

It wasn't like that when Tom owned it. 2 weeks outside will do that to an all white interior. The boat was babied.

I would say a 60k asking price is on the high side, but it really will depend on the overall finished product.

The boat is actually very nice. Interior is in very good shape, just needs a good cleaning.

We bought this boat and planned to put Mercury 454 Magnums in it but during the time in which we were prepping the motors a two owner local boat was traded in with 120 original hour Mercury 540C.I. Bulldog 500's. These are great motors and the boat traded in was just to fast and out of control with these motors so we installed them in this Thunder and putting the 454 Magnums in the other boat. The Thunder will have Bravo One uppers with XR Sportmaster lowers. This boat is in very good condition for its age and will clean up real nice. I am not 100% decided if we will sell right away or use this winter in FL for some boating. The boat should run low 80ish with this power as the last Thunder we restored with 500EFI ran right at 80 and these motors make a bit more power. Had a blowout on trailer and it caught fender, new fender on order. We hope to have boat done this week and water tested at which time we will put video up.

Thank you

Pier 57

Looking forward to the finished product!

I thought this was Tom's boat when I saw the ad. Haven't talked to him in a couple of years, does anyone know what he's been up to?

Is this boat done? Any video? ;)

http://www.pier57.com/web/used/Activ...nois/17544134/

I am impressed with Pier57's attention to detail. All of their boats are very clean.

Nice Job Pier 57! Anybody want to buy a clean '99 Tantrum! ?

Oh man would I like to go grab that!

Maybe it's just the pictures but doesn't really look like it's in great shape to me..

I drove down and looked at this boat yesterday, Its in better shape than the pictures suggest. Actually in pretty good shape... Definitely worth looking at. In my opinion, they did a really good job on the engine swap.

One thing I noticed... the driver seat was REALLY close to the steering wheel. Maybe I missed something like a telescoping wheel but are all the 32 AT like that? I had a ***** of a time getting my fat @ss in there. it was kind of embarrassing actually.

I really liked the high bolsters, once in your in you really feel secure.

In my 25 AT the seat is close enough that I have to lift my azz up to get in behind the wheel. I did put full hydraulic and the replacement helm did move the wheel away from the seat a bit. But you are right, once behind the wheel it is a secure feeling.

Pat builds the boats to fit the first owner, not the latest. Seats have been positioned fore and aft on a few different boats with different sized owners.

Apparently Pat builds them to fit the owner at the time of the build.......after that you're on your own.:lolhit:

Its the Italian wife making it tougher to get behind the wheel! :eating:

A body changes alot in 15 years of ownership.:wuerg019:

i had to move the seat back in my tantrum when i re-did the floor . I'm a fat^^s......

:confused: I thought the boat looked good. The graphics are a little dated but the boat looked clean.

The wheel has an extension on it, it was hard for me to get behind it as well...

Tom, the guy who had it in LA isn't a bid dude.

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