I got a text from John Calder at Mark’s Marine in Hayden, Idaho, saying that the new Thunder Jet Luxor that was being built for me at the production facility in Clarkston, Washington had arrived at the dealership. It included several photos of the interior and exterior of the finished boat. Can you imagine how excited I was to see this beauty? The next step will be the rigging at the Mark’s Marine shop. Which will be extensive. The Mercury motor package came with the boat, but the Minn Kota bow mount needs to be installed, along with the lithium and deep cell batteries. There will be four Garmin finders in the boat, including the latest available Live Scan. They had a “Lund” style live well installed in the boat at the factory, which is absolutely the best. It will be equipped with Scotty downriggers and Folbe rod holders. There is a lot of work yet to do with the mounting of the electronics and other features, and it will still be a week or so before I can visit the dealership and get an orientation ride to go over everything. This week’s photo is of the new boat.