Recovery Boat Racing Anyone ??

[Andy Greene]

Saw this over on SF and had to share-

Looks like a BLAST

Ballast man can apply here- I'm driving

 

[TUNLBOTR]

Shawn and Rich used to race zodiac inflatables. Two man, one is cOg. Beach it, run up shore, some ring a bell,some just cross a line. Years ago lake Ariana in Auburndale, next to Lake Alfred.

 

[JoeWScott]

Must be jet drive outboards?

 

[Andy Greene]

The 2010 version is even cooler

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

THat looks awesome.

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

I'll be your ballast man. Im not scared.

 

[moparbarn]

Those look awesome!! Kinda reminds me of the little boats they used in the show at cypress gardens in the late 60's. I think they were called "flivvers"? About 10' long, flat bottom, round chines & nose. Fiberglass, single wall hull with 2 flotation chamber running lengthwise downn the inside. Completely open otherwise, driver sat on the bottom,wedgimg himself between the sides.ran 20 h.p. mercs, 2 of them going over a water ski jump side by side made a lasting impression on a 15 yr. old boy.

 

[TUNLBOTR]

Molds are in winter haven. Think Mike Mullins has them, builder of Mirage mod v tunnel.

A fliver and a 25,oh my......

 

[moparbarn]

I'll take mine with a red stripe 20 hp merc, randy

 

[TUNLBOTR]

Yup.. 25ss works for me too.. bierbower.net/fliver is the tribute page to it. Grew up playing with one, old 20 standard merc.

Wish I had brothers old Hauptner wood boat, a lot like my Archercraft.

 

[Andy Greene]

Heck a trick 15 would be enough to scare our old azz's

Not that the Flivver wasnt cool-

I would prefer the Aluminum hull/30hp myself-

As I can see some rubbing going on

But If its a Flivver-

I found my entry

Of course Randy is ALREADY on the water

Andy

 

[Grimracer]

Let go of the gunwale if you are going to pass somebody for petes sake.. lol.. Bump.. hey.. missing fingers here!

Grim

 

[TUNLBOTR]

My brother barefooted for cypress gardens for a summer,that was part of the show. Man, were the seventies fun.that's lake summit, middle of Winter Haven.

 

[Andy Greene]

I KNEW you would appreciate the reference