Thunder Child II, Ebb tide & After the storm video

If you’re a powerboater & petrolhead, you’ll enjoy this video. We put a microphone on Thunder Child II to record her exhaust noise during a drone video we made of her, she sure sounds mighty. Beautiful high speed in waves Ariel footage too.

[@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ]

This truly make me realise I was right buying it. Seing other people use it like this make's me appreciate even more the one I got even tho its been hard for me to gather the money. Yeah.. I love my Mavic Pro.

[@topspeederalmond]

I thought this rich fuger. I have the same drone.

[@banaana1234]

They had us in the first half, I'm not gonna lie

[@iamthebroker]

Gold👍🏻

[@pan6593]

Heck, just like the others, I thought, heck, even a customer of Frank‘s here, wow! But anyways, I‘d not think a split second if I were rich. I‘d most likely throw my carbon footprint principles right over its board right along with placing an order I fear.

[@langhamp8912]

I gotta admit, I'm more impressed by the drone that can ride in such weather and at such speed.

[@martingeldart386]

Wasn't a drone. It was Iron Man.

[@TrevorDennis100]

You might be interested in this project to have a drone that can follow a Formula 1 car around a full lap of a fast circuit (Silverstone in this case). kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6GooqyolNqHY80

[@tm-1018]

I just love this machine....

[@midafricam]

Love the color & design , the aerial footage captured the boat beautifully

[@beaneesrotties420]

That boat is soo sick looking..

[@andreacastaldi1049]

Frank this Is the best boat.....when i Will be ok with the money i will buy It. Great job👏👏👏🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@Multigarve]

Fantastic is the way it handles bad conditions and if it tips over just rights it self up. Great fan of this boat good luck!

[@speedv12]

Drone guy did a great job in that weather . Boat was pretty good too 🚤

[@ΕΥΘΥΜΙΟΣΤΣΙΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ]

I KNOW THE SEA VERY WELL,I WAS AN ENGINEER OFFICER IN THE MERCHANT NAVY,WHAT I SAW NOW IS AMAZING,GREAT CONSTRUCTION, WELL DONE.

[@markjessurun1294]

Very nice vessel i thought in one jump it would dive into the wave but it came down sturdy, solid in the water !!

[@williamfranz6639]

I can't get over how the stern stays deep in the water at speed. The angle at the stern changes so minimally even when the boat hits swells at high speed. From mid-vessel to the stern, it doesn't spank the water when it travels in big seas. You tend to focus on how the bow cuts through walls of water, but the stern riding so low keeps your fillings from coming loose. The position is affected because the boat doesn't "ride up" waves due to the design and the bow minimizes impact, but the stern design starting mid-vessel makes me just stare at the videos in amazement. If powered well, hitting swells gives the sensation of being stuck in mud at best. Only the steepest swells affect the boat angle substantially.

[@TrevorDennis100]

Your boats are always so impressive, but I was looking forward to seeing you land the drone on the boat with that big net.

[@larou14]

Wouahhhh....quel superbe boat ! I love it !!! Thank you for this video ! ;

[@moof2]

WOW !!!!! incredible footage.

[@GeraldPUR]

Omg is beautiful! I'm in love with this machine! Aww I can only dream :(

[@derekheuring2984]

The boat was nice too.

[@suponsports8144]

this boat can cut super waves

[@gfrancosouza]

Nice boat. Its bow reminds me the bow of the baidarka, the Aleutian kayak.

[@andypreston1524]

Oh Christ Frank.....that is stunning !!! 👍👍👍

[@andyduhamel1925]

Beautiful looking craft!

[@JS-cu5ec]

Straight out of a Bond movie

[@sergiofska01]

super sound!

[@mrsmith2904]

Great power vessel looks good horrible design tho you know they're sitting on vertical hydraulic compression seats but plowing horizontal hull is designed to slice through the swells but yet it's out the water 80% of the time the stern is constantly pivoting on an incline thrust with the bow out of the swells.good looking vessel though thanks for taking the time to make the video

[@highlatitude64.84]

I don’t know shinola about how to design boats, but seems to me the bow is too thin, and, the balance of weight to too far aft. But then, seeing it cut INTO a side swell, banked, and just slice right through it, I thought. Well, if that’s the trade off. What a choice... Or, they could just be trying to hammer the thing. Which clearly seemed the case.

[@davidloter5391]

Forget the boat....let's talk about that Drone....

[@richardgiles2484]

Wow. What a boat 👍

[@alwishy2696]

What a weapon.

[@yatnianaktapang6849]

Tagboat thunderchilds adalah tagboat favorit saya..

[@morticus7650]

You need to add the speed of the boat, as it under way. Great boat, great videos. Thank you for your dedication.

[@SunMoon477]

Very good dron can handle this weather!

[@francisling3196]

What a piece of engineering, needs to hit the states and join in with some of the poker runs down in Miami, Florida area... would be great to see her there.

[@dainier85]

Amazing boat

[@RaymondCore]

"It takes a licking and keeps on ticking". did you name the boat "Timex"? Impressive but I want some serious suspension seats w/ serious padding.

[@brett1995]

That is so beautiful 👍

[@surfstarcc1]

Well done.

[@МихаилПетрович-ф3ш]

Фрэнк удачи тебе и всем Вам.

[@jandersen6802]

It should be a hydrofoil instead, like the Candela Seven. Then it would fly elegantly above those waves.

[@jazzdad24]

Can you imagine the jolt they're taking every time it slams down .🥵

[@MrSunrise-]

Yes, wave piercing hulls can be very hard on the crew. Look for the Earthrace story for what happens when the sea state gets ugly.

[@unchartedgroupielove]

Looks pretty soft to me. Plus a boat of this calibre would have suspension seating you wouldn't feel a thing

[@jazzdad24]

@@unchartedgroupielove, apparently you haven't seen the inside shots they had . LOL

[@unchartedgroupielove]

@@jazzdad24 no I haven't I'll see if I can find them

[@petedavis8701]

AWSOME

[@huebdoo]

it looks like the first 1/3 of the bow is an extension ontop of a Deep V hull, it looks like the first 1/3 of the Hull takes a great deal of stress, wouldn't want to be bashing that again and again in big swells ... not to mention the beam seems really narrow, you take a wave broadside you are going to be in trouble .... sweet if you can keep it straight

[@LightningXA]

It did no better then any other boat time to rethink

[@uppitywhiteman6797]

I think I prefer the passenger liner they passed.

[@jordankourakis7843]

I think you need to do a tour of thunder child 2

[@skullduggerysmiles8393]

I've fallen in love with an inanimate object. I need therapy or £1 million to buy one.

[@passemouelapoc612]

Prendre une petite bière tranquillement...Take some beers slowly...lol

[@gregmurphy8243]

Would love a spin in this boat it's amazing

[@gaycha6589]

Rides so very well. A paean to the adage on design “if it looks right, then it is right’

[@johnwest7463]

What I was wondering is could that boat survive a storm like the movie The perfect Storm and could it survive a wave that sunk the boat

[@СофьяКабардинская-г3н]

... все зубы вылетят на такой волне и скорости ...

[@jacquesraymond6892]

Do you think that boat could survive a hurricane???

[@lars.from.norway_]

Epic boat! And that engine sound❤. Anyone who knows the soundtrack btw.?

[@dreadnoughtjeffries7613]

Wow 💪🏽💪🏽

[@grengren2]

Superb design... but I'mfeeling sea-sick now :-(

[@greenlightning6971]

Like hot knife in butter ✌️

[@neilrafferty2097]

For how long can a boat take that pounding.

[@MsGerasimm]

Думаю, что в таких случаях двигаться под водой на много эффективней.

[@leetingler619]

Hello Frank Are you now building a new Thunder.. Since Thunder child has been sold?

[@Maxime-ho9iv]

What about inside the boat?

[@tamthewander]

why does the video always cut off before the boat slam into the water?

[@rwg2626]

Why didn’t Alan Priddy just come to you ?

[@hrienks]

Strange bow design. Lot of spray over the front deck.

[@shawntepitts488]

OH boy

[@davidrasmussen5537]

WOW 🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@neilmulcahy8042]

.....add some foils with active pitch adjustment......

[@Statek63]

ThunderChild II ? Second War of the Worlds coming ? ;-)

[@Argo-Greek-Traveler]

After the sea trial..direct to orthopedic doctor...lol

[@chrisrogers8760]

I know it has suspension seats, but that boat design looks like it would beat the shit out of you.

[@fredtedstedman]

D'ya do submarines too.....................................

[@canaldoalexandre6562]

Da pra pegar uns mandis aqui no rio Melgaço kk

[@SpatialGuy77]

I think there is too much volume about 2/3 way back from now to screen - (as a length-location guide - say forward middle third) The sudden volume and waterline beam increase at this point is pitching the bow upward suddenly - if you streamlined that section transitioning to full waterline beam more gradually it would operate considerably better - at present, it is not as superior to a conventional hull as it’s intended hull design should demonstrate!! Cheers, Michael AU 🇦🇺

[@SpatialGuy77]

Marc Gatto - Who are you?

[@MrSunrise-]

Have you looked at the other videos showing the underside? The forward section of the hull pinches and rises dramatically at the 1/3 point as the overall hull form transitions to a catamaran for the aft of the boat. They also have a hydrofoil in the tunnel. I do think Marc's question is legitimate - I've study enough hull design to know that I'm just some fella up in the bleachers, but that's why I did the digging required to understand the shape - did you?

[@MrSunrise-]

@jack tarr There's some shots of a following sea in this video, but they cut it up so bad that I can't really see how well it handles.

[@MrSunrise-]

@jack tarr Planing hulls tend to have the weight to the rear because that's where the hydrodynamic lift is. You are quite right, in a following sea without power they would take green water over the stern, but that's not unique to this boat.

[@SpatialGuy77]

Mr. Sunrise 1961 - No I haven’t. I will track them down though, thank you. M

[@puru1027]

I wish to mass produce this ship design,

[@xcrimsinx]

THe boat is cool, but that paint job, is a little to, " Look at me", for me.

[@xcrimsinx]

@Nico Rose Well if thats my only choices, I would take the pimp gold

[@topspeederalmond]

Let me guess one LS3 motor?

[@เลิศชายคําแสง]

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[@gladheateher4now]

Never seen so much water hit a cockpit.It should have been a CAT. No brainer. !

[@lachlanoneil8938]

They are designed to go through waves to keep their speed up

[@Random-rt5ec]

A drug runners dream boat - hard to detect with radar fast as hell the cartels will buy these by the dozen.

[@hot13bpp]

it seems like it would be better with more weight at the front.also these waves were nothing.if it was in serious weather it would be upside down pretty quick

[@frankkowalski6405]

Ill just leave this here- kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5SVYYpont2rrac

[@С.О.Л.русский]

Явный дисбаланс... вся масса на корме.

[@cong0707]

Would like to see this take on Freeman 42

[@adhydoank6760]

produced for mass transportation sir ... sir. if you can make it to be fuel efficient

[@MrKveite1]

It is fue efficient, nothing wrong with the way it gobbles fuel:)

[@АлексейБобылёв-щ3ч]

Подобие "морского ножа"...

[@poche660]

Terrible editing. In several instances it looks like the waves brought the boat to a standstill and the video stops before you can see what happens.

[@MrSunrise-]

What are you on about? I watched the video twice, and the only case where they didn't show it piercing the waves was in a following sea, where they were probably more interested in it's stability on a wave crest.

[@poche660]

@@MrSunrise- Are you on crack? The video was constantly being interrupted at the most important moments.

[@MrSunrise-]

@@poche660 I guess I'm just better at watching videos than you. Work on it, you'll get better.

[@yetifuzz]

Complainers always gonna complain

[@yetifuzz]

As well as whiners always gonna whine

[@nikoskaranik3701]

ok but its not a storm..

[@mobyhunr]

Your hobbie horse has it wrong. Review Dashew's work and experience. Lifting strakes defeat the piercing design by lifting the nose on uphill approach. Your nose length and buoyancy needs to increases for the valley landing and Recovery. Your Zebra Child looks from here it's more balanced and performing better then big bird.

[@erikarneberg11]

Nice boat, but the color made me think of Goldmember from Austin Powers in that ridiculous fake Dutch accent: “Oi luff gooooolld!”... Note to self- double-check that all windows are absolutely secured shut before leaving harbor.

[@craighagstrom1692]

Another video ruined because someone thought it needed music.

[@biggsly5000]

I still have more fun with my dinghy.....

[@joeydonaldson9078]

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[@КотТолстопуз-о3н]

Чот не очень👎

[@Madrrrrrrrrrrr]

Cycling is faster. And better for your ass. Love petrol but this makes no sense.

[@shitestirrer6973]

Would love to see it WOT

[@MrSunrise-]

Hi Frank, thanks for continuing to post these videos. It's nice to see that you are continuing to develop these craft; are there others out there that you would consider direct competitors in your target market?

[@paulhartmann6473]

I wanna see it slay the Haulover inlet

[@andrewwhite8983]

This is such a beautiful machine !!!!!!!!!!

[@demisecphuket]

So what was the point of this boat?

[@ЕлизаветаМеньшова-л2н]

Мне нужен такой катер 👌🔥

[@signorpippistrello]

I’m definitely gonna get one when I’m grown up and rich! It seems to have the right balance of fun and functionality and I guess as a buyer you can choose any other color but ”Metal Flake Curry Nightmare“!

[@louisjones4644]

Would rather a boat like this over a super yacht...

[@Shumi-kr3tc]

Absolutely awesome video!!! Thank you, thank-you for including the engine sound instead of music. Any footage from inside?

[@ENGBriseB]

A great video of smashing Boat.

[@jespersommer6369]

Why not a wider wing on the foredeck to prevent a lot of water on windscreen. It would cary the nose better down wind to. Nice boat.

[@joeblow1942]

That is one hell of a stinkpot!