1959 thunderbird trihull

[aknar1999]

Hello I recently purchased a thunderbird trihull Im looking for any info on this boat. Ive looked at the forums here and all of the pics and nothing here remotely looks like mine. Its gonna be a great project boat but it needs a lot of TLC. I cant find a data plate anywhere on the thing but the title says its a 59 and it measures(best I can tell with a steel tape) 19ft. I have included a link to pics. Thanks

Jon


http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/photo.php?pid=2851815&id=832786391

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 1959 thunderbird trihull

Welcome to iboats! We'd love to see your boat but Facebook is a bad place to host pics. I think you may need to be a member there to view them, plus a lot of people's workplaces block it (mine sure does). Most of us use photobucket.com.

 

[andgott]

Re: 1959 thunderbird trihull

Very cool looking boat!

Looks like a Thunderbird Miami to me-

http://www.fiberglassics.com/thunderbird/thunderbirdb59002.jpg

Should be a worth restoration project- Lets see some more pics!

 

[aknar1999]

Re: 1959 thunderbird trihull

Ok, so it looks like I have a MIAMI from the pic. Now where would I find a data plate on a 59 MIAMI and where could I find more info on it. Im planning to restore it back to original as much as possible so all info would be greatly appreciated

 

[Stachi]

Re: 1959 thunderbird trihull

the link to Fiberglassics has some good info just under the pic...says can be run with up to two 80hp ob's...handsome looking old boat, can't wait to see it when you finish...good luck bro !

 

[aknar1999]

Re: 1959 thunderbird trihull

yeah I checked the entire site out but really not much info other than 2 80 hp longshafts, which helps a lot but it says it has a toilet??? I have all of the other hardware including the map/dining table. The old girl looks complete and original. This kinda reminds me of the movie "Down Periscope" Kelsie Gramer says "She certainly isnt the youngest at the ball but she will turn a few heads"