The Adventures of Thumper

Back in Cali we blew her up and swiped a ottoman and trash can to play boat and begin our plan to turn her into a Radar and electronics equipped island runner.

Cheers, Don

Quote from Dan

Wow your son's grown a lot since the last pic you posted.

Yeah he will be 5' 11 soon and is 12...loves martial arts.We have a wt room and heavy bag to burn of steam.

Cheers, Don

Could not find a bare console that fit the boat and housed the electronics the way I wanted so I laid up one old school from epoxy resin and glass. It hinge's opens like a water proof clam shell and is built like a tank. A 128 Qt igloo will be under the rear seat.The last image is the Teleflex Sport tilt rack steering shaping up.All electronics will be mounted higher the the 22' tube dia so when I fill the deck with a big green wave of sea water she'll keep on ticking as the massive elephant trunk scuppers drain the deck.

Scuppers.

Quote from 75th

You're a talented man, Don! Good use of space, too.

Thank you mate, the best part is showing my son how to use his hands, along with the time it takes to carry out a task while doing your best.

Thumper will have big ears, Mil Spec Ross DSC 500 with scrambler to talk spots to my friends in my inner circle.;)

Cheers, Don

Quote from Bamz

Will Black Ops Thumper be ready for the Fall Classic?

LLSS;):thumbsup2:
No need for a shore boat.

Cheers, Don

Quote from LunkerBuster

Looking great Don. Amazing glass work right there. Looks commercially produced

Thanks mate.
I was motivated after looking at a dozen consoles at the local dealers, all were too expensive for my back yard
budget and few would live through the conditions this boat will face. I even replaced the thrust boards with G-Flex and cloth wrapped marine mahogany laminate.

Cheers, Don

Thanks Mike.

D

Quote from Hookinfish

That looks like its going to be a comfy rib.

SIB .....Small Inflatable Boat

RIB....ummm falls off da bone like chicken...I mean Rigid Inflatable Boat like Dan's.

Cheers, Don

Whats LSSS stand for?[/QUOTE]

It was a typo for LLSS - Lose Lip Sink Ships.:D

Cheers, Don