Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Thunder Fishing Team


With fall season upon us, the inshore fishing is starting to gear up. Water temperatures are starting to fall and the fish are starting to feed. Our in-house fishing team has spent some time jumping tarpon out at our 90 foot hole and with a moving tide, crabs have been the ticket. They have also been pretty successful on the flats with redfish, trout and snook. The snook & redfish are schooling up in the mangroves so you have to be quiet and sneak up on them. The snook are turning their nose up at the greenbacks but seem to be loving the big shrimp.


Fortunately for our team, they are on the perfect boat for getting in front of all of these species. The Hydra-Sports Bay Bolt is that boat. Whether it's the 19 or 23 Bay Bolt, they can get into the skinny backwaters for the redfish and snook or head off the beach to hit the tarpon. And on a good day, head out into the gulf for grouper. With a 14 degree deadrise and a draft of 10 inches, these bay boats take them where they want to go. When they get to their favorite spot, they love the wide open layout, the stability of the boat and the accessibilty of all the features these boats have to offer. Just ask local radio host and fishing guide Captain Todd Wood. "In a Hydra-Sports, my only limits are the number of fish I can keep."


For a look at either of these great fishing boats, just click on one of the links below:


http://www.hydra-sports.com/vids/19baybolt.html


http://www.hydra-sports.com/vids/23baybolt.html


For a live look at one of these or to pick yours out, come down and see us at our store in St. Petersburg. We recently made a special purchase and curently have a few of each model in stock with sale pricing. Check them out - http://www.thundermarine.com/specials_new.asp?indid=1&disid=178682&


Wednesday, September 17, 2008

IPS Demonstration

Boating is such a relaxing lifestyle. Anyone can get on a boat, no matter what kind it is, and their worries will drift away. Whether it's fishing, skiing or cruising, it takes your mind off the daily grind and the normal hustle & bustle everyone deals with. What a stress reliever - that is until you have to dock in front of a bunch of people.

Docking might be the one time their is a little anxiety when boating. Fortunately, Volvo has designed the IPS drive with Joystick control. This feature makes for worry free docking. They have made it so simple that your children or grandchildren that play video games might be able to dock the boat better than you!

Below is a link to a demonstration we did on a Four Winns 378 Vista Express Cruiser in our harbor in St. Petersburg. This boat is almost 42 feet in length and is being easily manuevered in an area a little over 50 feet. Check it out for yourself.

http://www.thundermarine.com/content.asp?nav=117713&cpid=10271&

Docktail Party Extended

Thank you to everyone that came out last weekend. The weather was great and everyone had a good time.

We had such a good time, we asked our manufacturers to extend their specials so we could do it one more weekend.

So, if you weren't able to make it out, come join us for the festivities and pick out your next boat at a great price.

Just click on the link below for more information.
http://www.thundermarine.com/calendar.asp?ce2id=51018&siteid=&top_siteid=&bvdid=16341&top_bvdid=16341

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Docktail Party Event

Well, the Tampa Boat Show was great. The weather turned out to be perfect for the weekend and plenty of boaters were out strolling the docks looking for their next dream boat. Many of them took advantage of the great incentives and will be enjoying their new Hydra-Sports & Four Winns this weekend.

We are also happy to say that the manufacturers & lenders have extended their incentives through this coming weekend. In light of that, we thought we would throw a docktail party. Starting today through Saturday 9Am - 6PM.

We will have our large inventory of boats (fishing boats, runabouts, deckboats, cruisers and yachts) on display. There will be music, food, drinks & lots of fun - along with all the great incentives and pricing.

So whether you came to the Tampa Boat show or not, we hope you can join us at our waterfront location on Bay Pines Blvd.

To prepare for it, we kindly ask that you click on the link below to RSVP.
http://www.thundermarine.com/event_registration_form.asp?nav=98404&


We hope to see you here.