Roll call original 31 Thunders
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I heard from a local guy who been around a bit, that the bottom was a old 31 Excalibur Mold, and the deck was pulled from a Sonic? Is that true?
I know Excalibur in the late 70's had a straight 31 Vee bottom. Then somehow Reggie was involved, and Excalibur then had a 31 pad bottom. Then reggie had a 10 meter pad bottom.
So would it be safe to say the 32 AT owners are cousins with a Fountain, sonic, and Tuff Noogies?
I know Excalibur in the late 70's had a straight 31 Vee bottom. Then somehow Reggie was involved, and Excalibur then had a 31 pad bottom. Then reggie had a 10 meter pad bottom.
So would it be safe to say the 32 AT owners are cousins with a Fountain, sonic, and Tuff Noogies?
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Yes. It is all true.
That is the exact reason I stopped building the 32. I had lawsuits from 3 other companies for infringements. As part of the deal cutting up those boat molds, sadly, were something I agreed to do..
That is the exact reason I stopped building the 32. I had lawsuits from 3 other companies for infringements. As part of the deal cutting up those boat molds, sadly, were something I agreed to do..
#43
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Its amazing how many boats came from this or that. I remember a buddy had a 31 pad bottom Excalibur, and the boat was darn fast for the power it had.
#44
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Ziggy was Cannon Powerboats. Never Active Thunder. My first boat from these molds was a Cannon Powerboat. The name sucked. I bought it and changed it.
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Bob Oetringer (sp?) he goes by throttleman on here. I've heard a bunch of times on here that he designed the 32 originally. Here's a quote I found:
Philo312
02-01-2013, 04:25 PM
Thunder Boats was started by Bob Oetringer,he sold the molds and they eventually became Active Thunder. Bob can be reached at [email protected] and is located in North Ft. Meyers. He is one of the good guys out there and does a great job on anything he works on. Bud
x2! Thunderboat Bob. That boat currently sits at his "compound" in N. Ft. Myers. He's a fantastic guy and a hellova boat builder/restorer. He's a wealth of knowledge and one of the good guys.
Philo312
02-01-2013, 04:25 PM
Thunder Boats was started by Bob Oetringer,he sold the molds and they eventually became Active Thunder. Bob can be reached at [email protected] and is located in North Ft. Meyers. He is one of the good guys out there and does a great job on anything he works on. Bud
x2! Thunderboat Bob. That boat currently sits at his "compound" in N. Ft. Myers. He's a fantastic guy and a hellova boat builder/restorer. He's a wealth of knowledge and one of the good guys.
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Philo312
02-01-2013, 04:25 PM
"Thunder Boats was started by Bob Oetringer,he sold the molds and they eventually became Active Thunder. Bob can be reached at [email protected] and is located in North Ft. Meyers. He is one of the good guys out there and does a great job on anything he works on. Bud"
I've had lunch and drinks with him and seemed like a "good guy".
However I bought the molds from the gentleman that owned them, bank rolled the company and was never paid back. He was in a hurry to take my money when I mentioned one large check and added "today".
The company was only a coupla years old when this all happened. I believe inception was '89 and first sold to "Ziggy" in '93 and I bought the molds in '94ish.
02-01-2013, 04:25 PM
"Thunder Boats was started by Bob Oetringer,he sold the molds and they eventually became Active Thunder. Bob can be reached at [email protected] and is located in North Ft. Meyers. He is one of the good guys out there and does a great job on anything he works on. Bud"
I've had lunch and drinks with him and seemed like a "good guy".
However I bought the molds from the gentleman that owned them, bank rolled the company and was never paid back. He was in a hurry to take my money when I mentioned one large check and added "today".
The company was only a coupla years old when this all happened. I believe inception was '89 and first sold to "Ziggy" in '93 and I bought the molds in '94ish.
Last edited by ActiveThunder; 07-25-2013 at 06:29 AM.
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