Take a ride in a flatty!

Since y'all been in some whackers today. Let's go for a ride in a Cole runner bottom. From needles a couple years ago. [video=youtube_https;VPVajnOlkIA]https://youtu.be/VPVajnOlkIA[/video]

...Nice...my cup of tea...

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I haven't ridden in a flatbottom since I sold my '67 Howard in 2015. Thanks for posting the video, it was pretty close to the real thing and scratched my itch!

The Cole in the video sounded boss.

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I haven't ridden in a flatbottom since I sold my '67 Howard in 2015. Thanks for posting the video, it was pretty close to the real thing and scratched my itch!

The Cole in the video sounded boss.

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Thanks. Just a little inch n/a big block. Ran 8.78 @122mph in Parker last October.

bagged97taco said:

Thanks. Just a little inch n/a big block. Ran 8.78 @122mph in Parker last October.

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That's haulin ass!

RD

That thing is effing bad ass! Great acceleration, loved the sound the motor made!

But I prefer to sit in, not on, my boats...lol

Thanks for sharing!

awesome video Paul. :thumbup::thumbup: I have a few of those videos where I am the passenger.

Awesome video, thanks for sharing.

Not familiar with the Lifeline leg protectors, what purpose do they serve?

X-rated said:

Not familiar with the Lifeline leg protectors, what purpose do they serve?

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The jacket has a parachute on the shoulders, leg straps keep the jacket from ripping off if you exit the boat and enter the water as jacket is designed to do. Parachute is designed in theory to make you enter the water in a crash feet first.

There is nothing like a purpose built race engine, the way that engine screams makes me miss my racecar very nice and crisp. Thanks

BTW. If you are at the river (or any body of water) and that is loud and obnoxious you need to sell your boat and buy a Prius.

bagged97taco said:

The jacket has a parachute on the shoulders, leg straps keep the jacket from ripping off if you exit the boat and enter the water as jacket is designed to do. Parachute is designed in theory to make you enter the water in a crash feet first.

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Thanks Taco!!! Fuck that!!!!

Great vid Paul! :thumbup:

underpressure said:

I prefer to sit in, not on, my boats...lol

Thanks for sharing!

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Don't ever buy a pontoon then. :rolleyes

4Waters said:

There is nothing like a purpose built race engine, the way that engine screams makes me miss my racecar very nice and crisp. Thanks

BTW. If you are at the river (or any body of water) and that is loud and obnoxious you need to sell your boat and buy a Prius.

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Hopefully we will have the new bullet in her and ready for Parker races in October. The last race didn't fair too well for the little 468.

I would love to go for a ride in something like that some day.

In addition to a Lifeline, I would probably need a diaper. :yikes

bagged97taco said:

Hopefully we will have the new bullet in her and ready for Parker races in October. The last race didn't fair too well for the little 468.

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That's just a now even lighter rotating assembly you got 7 extras. LOL that sucks I've been lucky enough to not have a catastrophic failure like that.

...probably just as well that my Sanger Runner bottom doesn't make that kind a horse power...since I am one that has a tendency to do stupid shit...(like yoga on a dirt bike)...

[video=youtube_https;3lqarHZg7Lg]https://youtu.be/3lqarHZg7Lg[/video]

Nope, No way, No how, never gonna happen. When I get in a boat and sit down if my knees stick above the dashboard I'm out.:yikes

GRADS said:

Nope, No way, No how, never gonna happen. When I get in a boat and sit down if my knees stick above the dashboard I'm out.:yikes

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...ahh come on...really...my guess would be you have never driven a high horsepower well set up flatty...if you had you would be quickly addicted???...

"A whole lot of dangerous, in a smooth clean package ".

"I'd have it no other way" .............. HA HA

Thanks for the ride .

GRADS said:

Nope, No way, No how, never gonna happen. When I get in a boat and sit down if my knees stick above the dashboard I'm out.:yikes

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Wimp.

[video=youtube;RbUtk_nkCW4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbUtk_nkCW4&t=32s[/video]

GRADS said:

Nope, No way, No how, never gonna happen. When I get in a boat and sit down if my knees stick above the dashboard I'm out.:yikes

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Best you stick with your SUP and dildos.

GRADS said:

Nope, No way, No how, never gonna happen. When I get in a boat and sit down if my knees stick above the dashboard I'm out.:yikes

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Ur still here. I thought u eod have been banned for the 58th time.

Nobody pay attention to him. He is jus fishing [emoji202]

Sharp Shooter said:

[video=youtube;RbUtk_nkCW4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbUtk_nkCW4&t=32s[/video]

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Jerry, who owns the white runnerbottom #117. I've seen it in many of your videos. He never lifts and runs the piss out of that thing. Boat still around? And thanks for always providing endless amounts of videos and pics

Activated said:

I would love to go for a ride in something like that some day.

In addition to a Lifeline, I would probably need a diaper. :yikes

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Don't worry about the diaper. Your butt puckers so much, it creates a vacuum and seals you to the seat. :thumbup:

GRADS said:

Nope, No way, No how, never gonna happen. When I get in a boat and sit down if my knees stick above the dashboard I'm out.:yikes

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but its ok it have your legs posted in the air over the dash like a ol tv antenna

Nice vid.

And yeh nothing like a good run in a strong running flat the v drive whine the roar of the engine and the rattle all make it feel good.

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Jerry, who owns the white runnerbottom #117. I've seen it in many of your videos. He never lifts and runs the piss out of that thing. Boat still around? And thanks for always providing endless amounts of videos and pics

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That's Mike Hickman aka Damn to Damn Mike. The motor is (or was) real close to a sprint car specs. That video is fairly old and I haven't seen Mike in years. I hope he's doing well. I rode in that boat down at big River. Felt a lot like a superstock circle boat down the straight. :thumbup:

[video=youtube_https;U66f2oa1S-Q]https://youtu.be/U66f2oa1S-Q[/video]

Let's see more of everyone's flats running! Let's show this place what real boats look like!! Haha

bagged97taco said:

Let's see more of everyone's flats running! Let's show this place what real boats look like!! Haha

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...I'm in...my Hallett is now 54 years old and 95% original...

[video=youtube_https;cohc3lZ6I3A]https://youtu.be/cohc3lZ6I3A[/video]

Horrible quality but......

[video=youtube_https;Q4qXLckkptQ]https://youtu.be/Q4qXLckkptQ[/video]

Sundance wasn't even reopened yet! I could listen from 1:03 all day long

bagged97taco said:

Since y'all been in some whackers today. Let's go for a ride in a Cole runner bottom. From needles a couple years ago. [video=youtube_https;VPVajnOlkIA]https://youtu.be/VPVajnOlkIA[/video]

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This is the video I use when people ask what its like to ride in my boat....its either Hell Yea or No !@#$$% way.

"Right foot down, left one up" ..............

AzGeo said:

"Right foot down, left one up" ..............

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Thanks George,

Just got home from the great white north and plan to do just that.