New Thunder Jet to Patrol in Livingston, MT

The Park County Sheriff Department in Livingston, Montana just took delivery of their new 20' Thunder Jet Denali!
Corporal Gregg Todd and his colleagues arrived in Clarkston to take delivery of their new patrol boat and were extremely excited to take delivery of their new jet boat.
"We are working with old equipment and this new boat will help make our jobs easier and make the river a much safer place to be" Says Corporal Todd on receipt of their new boat.

Park County Personnel Hooking up to their new patrol vessel

The 20' Denali model was built specially to patrol the extreme shallow waters of the Yellowstone River in and around Livingston, MT. The boat is equipped with the modern new bottom coating, K-5, from Specialty Products, which was originally designed for use in miltary applications for blast mitigation. However, due to the polyurea's very slick properties, it makes an ideal bottom coating for aluminum boats which are used in very shallow areas as it allows the boat to slide over submerged obstacles very easily.


Launching the new patrol boat at Clarkston, WA

This specially designed vessel is equipped with police flashers, siren, and hailer as well as a side entry door for easy retrieval of persons during search and rescue operations. With a full enclosure and heater this boat will patrol year round and set up with the Vortec 325hp 350PFi and Amercian Turbine SD309 jet pump this boat hits speeds well in excess of 50mph and will be sure to accomplish it's patrol and rescue missions in a swift and efficient manner. Look for it out on the Yellowstone this spring!

Perfect for extreme shallow water operation and easily capable of handling 6-8 persons



Extremely tight handling and quick planing make this the perfect patrol vessel

New Electrofishing boat for University Of Saskatchewan!

Thunder Jet is proud to announce delivery of a 20' Landing Craft to the University of Saskatchewan!

Toxicology Department at University of Saskatchewan

Initiated in late 2011, the project for the University of Saskatchewan requires and extrememly durable and versatile boat for a variety of projects. Some of these projects include monitoring toxicity levels in surrounding fish populations in order to gain a better understanding of toxins being introduced into the environment. This is the ideal vessel for setting up with electrofishing booms in order to tag and monitor fish in local waterways.


Landing craft under construction in Thunder Jet's rigging facility

Working closely with Associate Professor and Research Scientist, Markus Hecker, Thunder Jet was able to produce a boat to specifically meet the department's needs. Powered by a Vortec 350PFi and American Turbine SD203 the boat has plenty of power to haul the large payload of fish and equipment the boat will regularly carry. Also equipped with navigational electronics, locking storage areas, and a cozy heated cabin the boat will be ideal for the University's needs.


Markus Hecker, Ph.D.

Dr. Hecker arrived recently to tour the Thunder Jet facilities, get a great education on the workings of his new boat, and take the boat on it's maiden voyage deep into the Hell's Canyon. He was very impressed and will very soon be putting the boat through it's paces on the waterways of Saskatchewan!

Heading deep into Hell's Canyon with the Wallowa mountain range in the background

Dr. Hecker at the helm!

20' Thunder Jet Landing craft parked just above the Salmon River inlet

Thunder Jet ships to Yellowknife!

Thunder Jet is proud to announce our first shipment of boats heading up to Yellowknife, NWT, to one of our newest dealers, Yellowknife Motors www.yellowknifemotors.com .
This past weekend a load of three boats, two Eco series outboards and a Falcon, were loaded on to the flatbed trailer of Wayne Tippett, owner of Tippett Transport out of Clarkston, WA. The boats are fully loaded with Mercury power, Cannon downriggers, Standard Horizon GPS, and a host of other bells and whistles.


Two 5,700 # forklifts and many straps required!

Setting up the boats piggy back style we were able to load all three on to Tippett's 50' trailer.
Everything went extremely smooth and within a few hours all three were loaded up and ready to roll. Mr. Tippett arrived with the boats Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, safe and sound and was officially tickled after his first adventure ice road trucking!

A long and dangerous trek through some of the world's harshest terrain

Making the trek with his partner, Roy Mainwaring, Wayne and Roy were able to make the drive in just over two days one way and delivered the inventory successfully to Yellowknife Motors.
The three boats will be available for immediate sale - for more information contact Greg Boucher at Yellowknife Motors at 867-766-5000 or visit their request a quote page at http://www.yellowknifemotors.com/ContactUs .
Thunder Jet is very excited to have Mr. Boucher and Yellowknife Motors aboard as a new dealer and look forward to many years of business with them in the Northwest Territories!

Adding the final touches to the load and getting ready to hit the road!