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Old 01-09-2017, 07:54 AM
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Just thought this was a joke at first but turns out they are serious

http://www.bizquest.com/buy-a-busine...q=bD1TMTEmbz0x
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Originally Posted by boatme
Just thought this was a joke at first but turns out they are serious

http://www.bizquest.com/buy-a-busine...q=bD1TMTEmbz0x
hey Mark, long time no see!

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Black Thunder Power Boat Manufacture is offering for sale the production line for 43' and 46' Offshore Power Boat Models. Black Thunder Power Boat Manufacture has sold over 300 43' and 46' Power Boats. All sales were factory direct and without a dealer network. Black Thunder is the only power boat manufacture with a history on 0 hull failures. That's right, no Black Thunder Hull has ever failed. Off Shore Racing history with no hull failures. No other large power boat manufacture can make that claim. Built to last and Built to go FAST. Request the video of our 43' Poker Run Edition running 165 MPH in the 2016 Shoot Out race at Lake of the Ozarks Missouri.

2017 Production reserved and pre-sold. Estimated sales value $ 9,000,000
2018 Production reserved and pre-sold. Estimated sales value $ 18,000,000
2017 12 - 46' Offshore Power Boats presold.
2018 8 - 43' Offshore Poker Run Specials and 12 - 46' Offshore Power Boats presold to resort development group.
New for 2017 Coastal Tri Hull, 46' Mega Yacht Tender.
Don Jenkins has several new designs on the drawing board ready for mold production. Black Thunder Power Boats has sold over 300 43' and 46' Power Boats since 1991. All sales were factory direct and without dealer network. Profit margins range from 20 % to 25 % on Factory Direct Sales. Black Thunder is the only power boat manufacture with a history on 0 hull failures. That's right, no Black Thunder Hull has ever failed. Off Shore Racing history with no hull failures. No other large power boat manufacture can make that claim. Built to last and Built to go FAST. Request the video of our 43' Poker Run Edition running 165 MPH in the 2016 Shoot Out race at Lake of the Ozarks Missouri.
Offered For Sale By Owner / Don Jenkins owner of Commercial Real Estate and owner of Business Operations.

Asking Price:
$6,000,000
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Gross Revenue:
$9,000,000
Cash Flow:
Not Disclosed
EBITDA:
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Inventory:
$1,200,000

not included in asking price
FF&E:
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Real Estate:
$3,600,000
not included in asking price
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Interesting development. Never gave this company much thought, but I loved the story of the father and son team running at 165mph. I do like the concept of direct factory sales, but it probably limits product saturation in this market. No hull failures ever is a credit to the line.
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When was the last Black Thunder built?
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It`s been for sale for a while ..I`ve seen that ad 2 years ago.
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Hey

Scott I keep an eye out once in awhile but just not the same here

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I loved my BT but the company and its operations were interesting at best I liked Don J he seemed to be a pretty straight guy but Bob well that is another story. It is a shame they never continued but it was inevitable trying to continue based on only two size boats (43 and 46--basically same boat but for swim area and a smidgen to the nose. The running surface was the same )

I sold for them on the side for a few years with a buddy of mine

I could write a book on what all went down there

Best thing to ever come out of BT was Terry Sobo He is a first class act that has done himself proud at NorTech
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Didn't they make a smaller than 43' flat deck at one time? I may be confusing it with a different boat.
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Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
Didn't they make a smaller than 43' flat deck at one time? I may be confusing it with a different boat.
they started with a 32 but that was retired long long ago
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They made some 32's in the mid-early 90's.
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