I have been wanting to pull the Silent Thunder off my boat ever since I bought it last year. Before I could remove the platform I had to figure out what I would replace it with. I received a few quotes to have an aluminum platform made but I wasn't willing to spend $2k. I almost bought a used platform from a different boat, but I would have needed to modify it to make it fit. I considered making a platform, but I was concerned it would look stupid.

Anyway, I got very lucky and found a used aluminum platform on eBay that was made for a Formula and was powder coated the exact same color blue as my boat. It was only listed on eBay for 30 minutes before I found it. I immediately emailed the guy and sent him $100 via Paypal to pull it off eBay. It has the upgraded outer 2" tubing, the extra grab rail, and the ss ladder. I picked this bad boy up for $850, it cost ~ $2,700 new. He only had it on the boat for a few months.

Here is a picture of the aluminum platform.






Here is a picture of the Silent Thunder being removed. The guys at my marina were a big help!






The platform came off very easily with the exception of a cross threaded bolt.



This is what the transom looked like after removal.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hPftnWKhMg[/YOUTUBE]


I spent an hour or two wet sanding and was able to get the transom pretty clean. I still have some more work to do but it will have to wait until next year.

Here's how the transom looks right now.


[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XStIIko2c8Y[/YOUTUBE]

New platform is nice. Good deal. I'd like to ultimately get one of those. For right now I'm gonn a build an oak one like befu.

Need some zoomy tailpipes (with internal flappers)and trim rings?

I've got a teak one you can have if you can get it shipped reasonably

i know some one that would be interested in buying the old silent thunder if you are looking to get rid of it or stll have it

I still have it, I didn't see any rot when I pulled it off. It was leaking the exhaust because the one large o-ring around the exhaust tip wasn't seal properly..

Have him contact me at: Agwert at gmail dot com

new to this site.. anyone still interested in buying a silent thunder platform.. just removed mine and is in great shape no rotted wood and rubber seals good had no exhaust leaks

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mines gone

Looks great...Dane here good to see she's still looking good...we just picked up a 04 271 and were gonna head down soon I'll email you when we do i would like to see what you done... i also ck'ed out all the YT vids also sounds great

If you can weld aluminum it's really pretty cheap to buy I made my own and put it under my old teak for support and will eventually totally remove the teak when I can't restore it anymore!!