Hi!

Has anyone ever tried to take the silent thunderplatform apart? Splitting the two glassed halves apart? Im about to give it a go but it seems lika VERY tough job, it seems that formula used alot of that green resin to glue the two halves together.

Heres what i´ve done sofar; I removed the glassed wood in the back of the platform because it was in really bad shape.
Now Im trying to split the platform apart but its a timeconsuming work.

The reason why im trying to do this is that I want to remove the grabhandles (and some do some other modifications) and give the platform some new paint.

My boat is a 292 SR1 89' with ocean #2 Imron paint.

thanks!

I have a 292 and Bald Knob took the box off for me and put flaps on the back to the boat to hold water out.. Its a bit louder and better air flow.. Its worth the $150

Why put it back on at all? I've got a 353 version takin' up too much room in my garage, I'm about to take the chainsaw to it.

No fair with the Fastech...you still get to keep a swim platform when you remove the "box".
On our older SR1s, the "silent thunder" is the whole platform, not just a box underneath.

Freddan, I think at least one other member just rebuilt the platform altogether. Hopefully they'll chime in with their experience. Otherwise, it sounds like maybe a Roto-Zip might be the best bet for just cutting the seam?

My 92's not a Fastech, but mine was a bolt on, now it's a garage ornament.

I have taken one off before, it pretty much sucked, it was an 89 as well.

Ahhh, I wasn't aware that it was integrated with the platform. In that case that job must suck.

now im here too,another good forum on the net nice too bee whit formula

There is a lot of information on silent thunder exhaust over on speedwake.com. Check it out.

That could be a real chore to split the platform open. As you've noticed, the upper and lower halves are rivited through the rub rail. It's probably also glued like the main hull-to-deck joint. Chances are, if it's glued, you'll never get it apart without destroying it.

Why do you want to split it open?