32 Active Thunder with Custom 540's and Arneson Surface Drives

Brief build process and video captured in 2016

[@StanleySchmengie]

Nice boat! The bit at the 2:50 mark made me think: "The look on your face when you think you're fast, then someone goes by you like you're tied to a post!" Very sweet. Looks like a blast

[@williamfabiano543]

Beautiful boat nice build.

[@brandonthorbahn2405]

Super nice build!

[@longrifle.]

The thru swim deck silencers is a slick idea! They could also be used to put a bit of air to the props coming up on plane. 540's and surface drives is a awesome combo! Although its an investment, the pay off on the water is worth every penny in smiles. Ive been thinking of doing this same upfit for years on my boat. My hats off to ya jeff!

[@JeffTibbe]

What boat do you have? It's a lot of work, but rewarding doing it yourself! The thru swim deck silencers are a necessary evil where I boat... the downside to big NA engines is that they tend to revert water, so mine are dry to the tip... I can't run internal diverters. Eventually I might put a different swim platform on it and mount it over the exhaust, but 32ATs are setup up high and I do like that when backing up I don't have to worry about ingesting water.

[@longrifle.]

I Have a Formula 292SR-1 30'. It has 2 454 Mags and Bravo's. Cam, head work, Inconel valves, MSD, risers, ect. Roughtly 400horse each. Couple of years ago I priced a couple of 540's Id love to have them but a little rich for my blood. Oh id certainly do it myself, that way I know how to work on it. Yea up there you cant offend anyone with loud exhaust. Luckily we don't have that issue down here. Ingestion is always a very real concern. that's why I run internal dividers 1/2 way to elbows as well as tip flappers. Aren't they all a work in progress!

[@duro845]

Wow you dropped a lot of coin right there. Beautiful work

[@stephenlach3233]

Gorgeous boat how fast that thing going runs real nice.

[@kyletesene1414]

Freaking radical. A truly terrifying boat ride. Well done

[@larou14]

Wouahhhh....quel son ! Et quel magnifique bateau ! The sound is splendid ! I love it, thank you for this video ! ;-)

[@superduckhuntryan4019]

What a boat looks really fun and it was running along side the catamaran interesting.

[@glennoropeza3545]

Now that's how you take a sleek pleasure boat and convert it into an offshore powerboat raceboat!

[@jimdekorne3724]

Beautiful boat , great drone footage of those arnison surface drives clever props chopping the surface , I think I've seen your boat in muskegon channel

[@JeffTibbe]

Thank you, Jim! Yes, we've been in Muskegon many times.

[@kenfung664]

Must say this fits my criteria of the perfect boat. Not too small not too big and can hang with the big boys

[@glennoropeza3545]

I remembered the Older model ASD-7 that was made of bronze and not Aluminium mounted to a old Cat. That 35 yr old boat still has the original ASD7s!

[@AB-80X]

They are available in both materials.

[@kevinkaczan7960]

Awesome just awesome!

[@laszlorlukacsjr7158]

Well done brother

[@TommyCosterMusic]

Well done...

[@cwarner218]

One of my favorite boats ! Perfect size. You spent some serious coin on the overhaul. I've often wondered how arnesons would work on a V. The boat looks really settled and running well. If you're making 650hp a side, you've got to be close to 90 , or a little better, i would think. The arnie's have transmissions, right ?

[@djscott9207]

Looks like Whitehall. Nice boat.

[@BrettTracyRealtor]

Thats great!!!

[@stephenlach3233]

Awesome how fast is that running!

[@imartanius]

In the process of doing this to a very similar boat and I'm wondering with the 1.56 what props ended up working the best?

[@JeffTibbe]

I run 5blades that are 17.75" x 34p x 18 rake @ 900hp. Probably overkill and slower with the 900hp, but i know plenty of people that have thrown blades getting every last mph

[@adamwiseman9938]

Great video! Time to add some supercharger! 😉

[@williamodonnell7053]

Nice job ! Whats top speed ?

[@russl9033]

nice ride

[@Hossman757]

The sound of those engines, my god. If the dictionary had .wav files in it your engines would be in there for definition.

[@Lynchfan88]

I like through hull exhaust pipes to show on a speedboat, that's what I grew up with, but if one must have a swim platform they should be under the platform. The Arneson's don't look like they allow they allow through hull exhaust under a swim platform and pipes over a platform look weird to me. Now, besides that..these Arneson driver and your new 540 engines seem to pair nicely and that boat really has new speed.

[@JeffTibbe]

I hear you... i plan to build a new platform in the next couple years to put them underneath without cutting the boat up. Over the platform is a trait of 32 Active Thunders and some Powerplays. Functionally its way safer for water ingestion/reversion on big cam engines like this. Not great for swimming (but the arnesons and cleaver props aren't either). Just a tradeoff for now.

[@Lynchfan88]

@@JeffTibbe right. As a kid (in the mid 1980’s) I was always afraid of my feet or legs or my friends hitting their feet on our Wellcraft props coming out of the water after swimming. Of course it never happened.

[@adamlatacz750]

That's beautiful WOW nice work ,,,is it for sale yet ??

[@Adam81]

Jeff, Are they hiring where you work?

[@markcarkner4617]

Hell ya

[@davidmoon529]

Im curious about which type hull is faster in mainly calm water, a tunnel skater type or a vhull? Say both are 25 to 35ft long with the same horsepower, thanks

[@megtibbe7584]

A Skater - cat type hull will always be faster. There are definitely pro's and con's that go with owning each type of boat though.

[@shanewilkerson1427]

A v-hall is definitely faster and will handle better in rough water choppy conditions .. A catamaran is only faster and conditions suitable for barefoot waterskiing perfect flat calm

[@Icutmetal]

Shane Wilkerson Hall?

[@Hossman757]

Outstanding upgrades, however, if I was spending your money why not take the motors to the finish line with either turbo or SC?

[@JeffTibbe]

Thanks, while I can appreciate SC/turbo setups, most marine engines live way longer without them. My power goal was 650-700hp with 500 hour top ends and 1000 hour bottom ends. The drives were added to get the most efficiency without failing (it was really my only option). So far that is bearing out since the engines were built in 2007. The other issue is on a 32' boat, unless I stuck with the same power goals, bumping the power up to 1000hp+ is a recipe to overpower the boat - keeping in mind I only run on Lake Michigan. I also believe there's something to be said for the roar and efficiency of a high compression N/A engine.

[@Hossman757]

Jeff Tibbe I hear you. The work is awesome and your explanation is right on. The boat is beautiful and the sound is the best I have ever heard. I also love how you put down tubes with actuator to muffle sound if you wanted to. The only mod you could still make would be ram air scoops to bring in cooler air to carburetor. All In all, beautiful boat and VERY nice upgrades.

[@jimbeau9763]

Looks like Michigan

[@richr909]

Dude what in the world do you do for a living to afford all of that super expensive stuff?

[@williamtiedje9446]

He is a Drug dealer ...

[@richr909]

@@williamtiedje9446 Nah not everyone with go fast boats deals. Seriously need to get his job lol

[@dieseldog00]

@@richr909 Me too lol. 😆

[@richr909]

@@dieseldog00 I have been asking that job question for over 5 years and not one person with a go fast has ever given me an answer. So I just keep asking lol

[@fountainguy27]

how much the surface drives ? thinking of doing them

[@cpfeil43]

Around 55k a pair, last time I talked to Rik.

[@baacarah]

Nice boat It hauls ass

[@tedathome3]

There is a woman who loves more power

[@jamescole5356]

Pentwater michigan ?

[@JeffTibbe]

The drone footage was Pentwater. Most of the footage (like the chopper footage) was part of West Michigan Offshore runs between Holland and Muskegon.

[@agp9844]

I grew up on lake michigan a mile north of Pentwater on the beach front. I had a Fountain with twin KB blown hemis with Mr Arnesons drives he donated for my repower of a prototype Fountain I was fortunate to obtain. Took a whole weeks paycheck with overtime from my trades job to go out off Pentwater for 3 1/2-4 hours

[@manchurianscilly8785]

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[@MuhammadAli-mq7qp]

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[@alessandrobacci2186]

15 minutes to plane...

[@JeffTibbe]

Haha... that was the first day... 4 sec now

[@CDaeda]

wrong props.

[@AB-80X]

@@CDaeda No. But running ASD's are a bit different to both Bravo's and #6's.