Big Thunder Marine Planning 'Nicest Showroom At The Lake Of The Ozarks'

Big Thunder Marine is building a new showroom on Bagnell Dam Boulevard in Lake Ozark.

“Our architects are working on the conceptual details for our new showroom as we speak and we believe it will be the nicest showroom at the Lake of the Ozarks,” General Manager Jeremy Anderson said.

The new showroom will display a wide selection of new boats for all marine activities including: Pontoon and Tritoon by Manitou, South Bay and JC Tritoon, Monterey Sport Boats and Cruisers, as well as Baja, Fountain and Donzi high performance boats.

Team Big Thunder — photo courtesy Big Thunder Marine

The original Big Thunder Marina, located in Gravois Mills, was owned by the late powerboat racer Bob Morgan and his wife Sue. Since the purchase, the new owners have merged the original Big Thunder Marina at the 8 Mile Marker in Gravois Mills with Tritoon Town—one of the area’s largest sellers of Tritoons—Lake Ozark Marine—specializing in performance boats—and Glencove Marina—a marina and service center at the 3 Mile Marker in Lake Ozark. That growth creates a full service dealership and marina that can handle everything boating, from sales and service to fiberglass and upholstery repair, as well as financing and Coast Guard documentation.

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The owners plan to demolish the old movie theater building, which has been an eyesore on the three-acre property for years. But first, the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District accepted Big Thunder’s invitation to use the building for fire ground operations training on a real structure. Firefighters practiced breaching walls and doors and conducting search and rescue, while simulating a blackout, as in heavy smoke conditions.