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Thunderbutt
08-25-2005, 10:09 AM
My son will be here this week-end to pick her up. She will be going back to Ca. where she belongs. In the past 32 years I think she has been on every water way in Ca. but mostly the River, Havasu and Berryessa. LOTO is too rough for a 20 foot boat,plus the lake patrol didn't like her because she made too much noise. So I joined the crowd and bought a big tub (28 foot deckboat). One time at lake Nacimento she pulled 8 Women up on single ski's; to get 8 women to do anything right the first time is a feat in it's own. It would be hard to count how many people she has taught how to ski.
WE WILL MISS HER
dimarcobros
08-25-2005, 03:52 PM
Got any pics?
DMB
BobbyB
08-25-2005, 06:13 PM
Hey Jim, thanks again for the pics and all of the info.
It's a sad day for you, and a happy one for your son!!!!
-BobbyB
Thunderbutt
08-25-2005, 06:44 PM
Hey Jim, thanks again for the pics and all of the info.
It's a sad day for you, and a happy one for your son!!!!
-BobbyB
Thanks Bobby, He grew up on that boat, and has been driving it every since he was a little boy. He'll take good care of her.
Thunderbutt
08-25-2005, 06:47 PM
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/586Webshot-med.jpg
Thunderbutt
08-25-2005, 06:49 PM
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/586Copy_2.jpg
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08-26-2005, 08:36 AM
She stays in the family and it's all good Jim . As long as your son will let you drive it a few years from now :wink: :D
mirvin
08-26-2005, 11:32 AM
Thunderbutt RULES!!
THis is one of my favorite boats of all time. Glad she's coming home. If you need to in the future, you can consider ME a "family member" and I'll take care of her for you :wink:
mirvin :wink:
ColeTR2
08-26-2005, 11:38 AM
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/586Webshot.jpg
vdrivenman
08-26-2005, 05:55 PM
a beautiful machine. i asked several times about a price just in hopes that he might consider selling it.
the wife had already agreed to letting me get daddy dupont cu to provide the funds,but never could even get him to think about selling it.
have it up as my screen saver at work ! that son of yours is a happy man !
Thunderbutt
08-26-2005, 06:43 PM
I thank everyone for your kind words.
The boat hasn't been run for a year, infact I haven't even started it after the motor rebuild. It's back togeather now, I will put the Mag in tomorow, and light it up. We might take it to the shootout on saterday or sunday. I could never run it in the shootout because of the 22 foot rule. It would have won it's class for sure, because there are no V-Drives here, (except the big cruisers).
Jim