Harrah purchased the yacht in 1962. Under his ownership came her most notable changes: the flying bridge and the replacement of her original Kermath engines with with two V-12 Allison aircraft engines.
Harrah’s crew getting Thunderbird ready for her first departure in years from the boathouse in 1962. TLPS Archives.
First they towed her out to point her bow first. TLPS Archives.
Then she made her grand appearance! TLPS Archives.
First time out after almost two decades. TLPS Archives.
There were a few stops and engines tweaks. TLPS Archives.
Here she is getting hauled out on the way to a new life. TLPS Archives.
Along with new engines and bridge, she received a new interior. TLPS Archives.
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Harrah used the yacht to entertain. TLPS Archives.
1971 damage. TLPS Archives.
During the winters, Harrah kept her in the boathouse at Thunderbird Lodge. The surge gates unfortunately were damaged and between a storm and another Harrah boat hitting her, severe damage occurred.
Damage to the transom. TLPS Archives.
Launching after repair. TLPS Archives.
At Harrahs’s Skyland home. TLPS Archives.
Thunderbird Lodge and Yacht - Lake Tahoe 
Is there any way you can make the photos a little bigger? I’d like to see the faces and the detail in the boat.
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Amazing to see the water level in the boathouse! What a change from today.
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