What is a runner bottom?

« **on:** August 14, 2008, 05:11:31 PM »

Tunnel ok
Flat bottom self expanitory
V bottom " "
If ya eat a bunch of chilli and beer and don't make it to the bathroom?? runner bottom?

How is it different?

« **Reply #1 on:** August 14, 2008, 05:27:14 PM »

flatbottom witha dropped, 5/8 7/8 strip down the middle

« **Reply #2 on:** August 14, 2008, 06:42:21 PM »

Quote from: HDriderTH on August 14, 2008, 05:27:14 PM

flatbottom witha dropped, 5/8 7/8 strip down the middle

That, and when they chine walk do to windy conditions, you end up with a giant load in your shorts

Runner bottoms were designed for higher stability at speed...

« **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2008, 07:48:28 PM »

A runner bottom has 2 (either 5/8" or 7/8" deep tunnels more or less) runners on either side of the bottom . These are real easy to spot since the cav plates are set up on both planes (plates are stepped ) of the bottom. These hulls are ideal for the straghts .

-beerjet-

« **Reply #4 on:** August 14, 2008, 07:52:40 PM »

Quote from: beerjet on August 14, 2008, 07:48:28 PM

A runner bottom has 2 (either 5/8" or 7/8" deep tunnels more or less) runners on either side of the bottom . These are real easy to spot since the cav plates are set up on both planes (plates are stepped ) of the bottom. These hulls are ideal for the straghts .

-beerjet-

Dude! I need that model!!!!!! Already have a Shiada flatty, and an outboard tunnel...

« **Reply #5 on:** August 14, 2008, 08:01:03 PM »

That is some bad ass shit right there huh . I thought the same thing when I found the picture .

Here you can see it from the underside , marked as "Tunnel reliefs" You can also see how the plates are stepped from the tunnels to the lower keel plate . Dead giveaway !

-beerjet-

« **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2008, 08:18:46 PM »

Quote from: GT Jets on August 14, 2008, 07:52:40 PM

Dude! I need that model!!!!!! Already have a Shiada flatty, and an outboard tunnel...

I gotta 50's evenrude outboard motor, not sure about the scale....prolly 4-5 inches tall

« **Reply #7 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:05:22 AM »

Late 70's early 80's when flatties cracked the 150 barrier they started barrel rolling through the lights and were loosing a driver a week. I believe that was the era when we lost Ray Casseli and Vern Admiral on the same pass in Oakland. The solution was the runner bottom.

« **Reply #8 on:** August 15, 2008, 11:29:49 AM »

holy crap I knew it was dangerous but dang!!!

People often forget how dangerous things used to be. Any old racing.

« **Reply #9 on:** August 15, 2008, 02:30:12 PM »

Ditto the old stuff! Some of you know I race vintage MX bikes. I just got my trans fixed and it took 4 months. I was expecting to race this weekend for the first time since Feb. I was pumped and started the prep work and promptly found a cracked rim. Would have really hated to explode a wheel off a jump. That would not have been pretty.

some times design change is good.

« **Reply #10 on:** August 15, 2008, 04:40:54 PM »

Beerjet thats is a cool ad That place is right down the the road but is a bar now. The guy that use to own it was Herb Brendella. I didnt know he made Hondos also, I know he made Brendella boats, He own " Smoke on the Water" . He has past away but his wife still lives in Three Rivers, And my brother was working by her house and saw that shovel head mold get tosted on a burn pile,. What a waste I would of loved to have that mold. Do you have any more ads like that?

AA sory about the jack I just got excited

« **Reply #11 on:** August 15, 2008, 07:31:36 PM »

Quote from: jjpp250 on August 15, 2008, 04:40:54 PM

Beerjet thats is a cool ad That place is right down the the road but is a bar now. The guy that use to own it was Herb Brendella. I didnt know he made Hondos also, I know he made Brendella boats, He own " Smoke on the Water" . He has past away but his wife still lives in Three Rivers, And my brother was working by her house and saw that shovel head mold get tosted on a burn pile,. What a waste I would of loved to have that mold. Do you have any more ads like that?

AA sory about the jack I just got excited

The runner bottom came out in 71. It was Irv Brendell and he started out with the name Brendella boats. He changed it to Hondo in the 60's until his divorce in the mid 70's and went back to the brendella name because Peggy was awarded the Hondo business.

« **Reply #12 on:** August 15, 2008, 08:27:29 PM »

Yea, Hondo was the name of Brendell's dog. No shit....thats what i hear anyway.

« **Reply #13 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:36:34 PM »

Quote from: HDriderTH on August 15, 2008, 08:27:29 PM

Yea, Hondo was the name of Brendell's dog. No shit....thats what i hear anyway.

I think he named the dog after the John Wayne movie. I don't remember, the entire story is in one of these books somewhere.

« **Reply #14 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:58:00 PM »

Soooo....you find it yet?

« **Reply #15 on:** August 15, 2008, 11:06:54 PM »

Quote from: HDriderTH on August 15, 2008, 09:58:00 PM

Soooo....you find it yet?

Ha ha... no, but you're more than welcome to come by and look yourself. I found some old video of your boat but no big deal, its just floating.

« **Reply #16 on:** August 15, 2008, 11:11:42 PM »

well, i'd sure like to see it if it's not too big a pain in the ass. Is it on RR I?

« **Reply #17 on:** August 16, 2008, 09:24:40 AM »

Quote from: HDriderTH on August 15, 2008, 11:11:42 PM

well, i'd sure like to see it if it's not too big a pain in the ass. Is it on RR I?

No, It may be in the 97' classic v-drive club video.

« **Reply #18 on:** August 16, 2008, 10:24:22 AM »

This boat is kinda special to me cuz I got it from the guy who picked it up from Sanger in '82 and only one guy, Phil Stock, built the motor and freshened it. So, it hasnt been passed around an screwed all up or sat in a feild for ten years and "restored" five times. Oh and Khul himself did the blower pump lines and stuff. Kinda rare, IMO. I think it needs a BB paint job when and if I ever get a job again, I may start doing some builds/restorations on my own.

« **Reply #19 on:** August 16, 2008, 02:08:55 PM »

Quote from: HDriderTH on August 16, 2008, 10:24:22 AM

This boat is kinda special to me cuz I got it from the guy who picked it up from Sanger in '82 and only one guy, Phil Stock, built the motor and freshened it. So, it hasnt been passed around an screwed all up or sat in a feild for ten years and "restored" five times. Oh and Khul himself did the blower pump lines and stuff. Kinda rare, IMO. I think it needs a BB paint job when and if I ever get a job again, I may start doing some builds/restorations on my own.

When can I get on the waiting list then .

-beerjet-

« **Reply #20 on:** August 16, 2008, 02:10:56 PM »

Your at the top Bro

« **Reply #21 on:** August 27, 2008, 08:26:52 PM »

beerjet how big is that rc boat do ya want to sell it ?

« **Reply #22 on:** August 27, 2008, 08:28:56 PM »

beerjet want to sell that rc boat how big is it ?

« **Reply #23 on:** August 27, 2008, 08:56:09 PM »

BEERJET, YOU WANNA SELL THAT RC BOAT AND HOW FOCKING BIG IS IT?

« **Reply #24 on:** August 28, 2008, 11:27:25 AM »

Sorry just saw this . Google image , not my boat . Sorry

-beerjet-

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