treeskier.com

Garage Sale

| Back to the |
| Garage Sale |

| Forestry |
| Weather |
| Music & News |
| Ski Mountains |
| Telemark |
| Paddle Sport |
| Sailing |
| Windsurf |
| Government |
| Maps |
| Tools |
| Misc Stuff |
| All Roads North |
| Garage Sale |
| About |
| Home |


Contact:

|   treeskier @ madriver.com   |
For Sale: West Side Thunderbolt Racing Kayak $1000 US - SOLD
  • Popular, fast, multi-condition racing kayak by Doug Bushnell
  • Carbon-kevlar construction - no gel coat - race weight
  • 2000 model year - Original breakthrough design
  • Length Overall: 21 ft; Max Width: 18 5/8 in; Width @ 4-inch Waterline: 16 in.
  • Weight: 28 lbs dry as outfitted
  • Tiller steering and understern rudder
  • Freshwater use and stored indoors
  • Hull has wear-and-tear from use, but is structurally sound.
  • Canvas boat cover included
  • Manufacturer Website
Full Views:

Click photos to enlarge		 Thunderbolt Bow Left Side Thunderbolt Stern Left Side
  Thunderbolt Bow Right Side Thunderbolt Side Profile
Cockpit and Steering

Hung Bucket Seat and Velcro Thigh Straps

Tiller Steering and Adjustable Foot Bar		 Cockpit Tiller Steering and Adjustable Foot Brace
Hull Views:

Bow - Right		 Hull Bow Right Side Hull Prow Right Side
Bow- Left Hull Bow Left Side Hull Prow Left Side
Stern - Right

Those White Spots: The aft end shows the result of the boat bouncing off some rocks at a rugged put in this summer. The impacts caused internal delaminations of the layup making the white color. Two have slight fractures in the outer layer which were sealed with epoxy, and the rest are benign. Yup, it's a used boat.		 Hull Stern Right Side Hull Stern
Stern - Left Hull Stern Left Side Hull Stern Left Side
Repairs

Over many hours of use, a common issue with Thunderbolts is the forward edges of the hung seat wear partially through the layup. This goes unnoticed unless one removes the seat. This was repaired with epoxy and 2 layers of carbon/kevlar cloth as shown.

Early construction employed a rudder post block made of white pine, located inside the hull under the deck access cover. This block may work loose over time, particularly if the rudder hit submerged objects (not an uncommon occurrence). An unknown leak is the symptom. In 2008 the block was popped out, cleaned up, and glued back in place with a liberal amount of epoxy.		 Wear into the layup from seat  
Boat Cover

Velcros length of deck

A Genuine Bushnell Boat		 Canvas Cover WSBS Label