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Thunder Jet Aluminum Boat Repair & Fabrication

Posted December 28, 2025

Mitchell Manufacturing

Built by Mitchell Manufacturing

01 · ABOUT THIS PROJECT

We repaired severe hull and transom damage on this Thunder Jet aluminum boat by cutting out the crushed metal and fabricating new panels from scratch. The trickiest part of this marine fabrication project was keeping the boat's body lines straight and true. After shaping the custom aluminum panel to fit the cutout section, we completed a full structural weld-out to restore complete strength and watertight integrity, building it to perform reliably back out on the water.

SCOPE AND TRADES ON THIS BUILD
Welding
Fabrication
Detail execution
02 · PHOTOS
Heavily crushed and dented upper corner of an aluminum boat transom and gunwale before repair.
Severe denting and crumpled aluminum along the red side panel and gunwale of a boat.
Side of aluminum boat on a trailer with the damaged rear quarter and inner foam cut away for fabrication.
Completed aluminum boat repair with a newly fabricated, fully welded rear side panel and tie-down eye.
Clean view along the side of the boat showing the newly welded aluminum panel aligned with the original body lines.

Created: Dec 28, 2025

03 · DISCUSSION
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Mitchell ManufacturingDec 29, 2025

Was for a client, and majority fishing.

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Ian MacFaydenDec 29, 2025

slick! was this for personal use or a client? is it used as a utility boat or for fishing?

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December 28, 2025

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