60+ MPH fliver... (My fliver thread)

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Originally Posted by WaterZebra

It's no wonder that Flivvers are not made and sold today with the liability laws we have. If somebody is still making them somewhere they are probably bought and sold like ghost guns.

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Not everyone is a Karen on the water. I believe you can still get a Flivver from Mirage...or Rabco has the Lighnting Molds now.

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Originally Posted by KIRCHNER

those pics are not a original fliver. the real flyin filvers were red. made in early 1960s. rounded sponsons, little wings an theback. they were bought by hurst, and sponsons flatened and foam filled. bad idea. also they dropped [flyin] from the real logo. rec. hp was 7.5. the real ones had wooden floor board, tunnel was paper thin glass. saw one run with a merc hurricane 16, home made string steer, fast little tub.

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Yes, Sort of... The original Flyin Flivvers were rated for 30hp and built by Moderne Cabinet Works in MN and came in red or Yellow with the wings over the air chambers. Hurst Flivers were built in Winter Haven and did have the foam filled sponsons. Noles, Osborne and Cypress Gardens (Hains) also built different styled flat top sponson Flivers.

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Originally Posted by WaterZebra

One thing I have noticed in all the stories and photos posted about Flivvers is that NOBODY is running with a KILL SWTCH LANYARD. Kill switch lanyards are a mandatory USCG national requirement beginning in 2022 regardless of boat length and hp.
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I wear one on my Flivver, and Benjamin is wearing one in this video. Don't make us out to be bad people Zebra :)

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Originally Posted by LakeRacer99

Yes, Sort of... The original Flyin Flivvers were rated for 30hp and built by Moderne Cabinet Works in MN and came in red or Yellow with the wings over the air chambers. Hurst Flivers were built in Winter Haven and did have the foam filled sponsons. Noles, Osborne and Cypress Gardens (Hains) also built different styled flat top sponson Flivers.

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By flattening the sponsons, they lost a lot of buoyancy. i think 48-50 mph maybe possible.

xr1million - sounds like a really fun project. that'll be a fast boat with the setup you're working on! I agree with Mark75H and others that you should definitely use a good PFD (preferably a racing jacket with collar) and a kill switch and preferably a helmet. there's an easy way and a hard way to find out what a 50+mph crash feels like.

have fun and be safe!

This thread was from 2008 and I believe XR sold his Flivver. However Benjamin Darlington has an 11ft flivver with a shorty Merc 650 tiller running 56MPH in the video that I posted above. I believe he had it to 61.4MPH last fall.

Long Live the Flivver Boats! Click here:
Creekrat's Fabulous Flyin' Fliver Boats

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Originally Posted by LakeRacer99

This thread was from 2008 and I believe XR sold his Flivver. However Benjamin Darlington has an 11ft flivver with a shorty Merc 650 tiller running 56MPH in the video that I posted above. I believe he had it to 61.4MPH last fall.

Long Live the Flivver Boats! Click here:
Creekrat's Fabulous Flyin' Fliver Boats

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Hi there do you still have that 260 I sold you?

that was a powerhead for the 7/11 offshore race boat.

a stock motor that was not totally stock:D

My brother is in the bottom photo.
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That was from popular mechanics we sold so many from this article. Both my parents worked at Cypress Gardens and they were used in the ski show, my dad did corky the clown some of the time.

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Originally Posted by CUDA

Hi there do you still have that 260 I sold you?

that was a powerhead for the 7/11 offshore race boat.

a stock motor that was not totally stock:D

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Hi Jimmy...I sure do. its been in dry storage he last couple of years though. I was thinking about bringing it out to drink some $10/gal gas though - Almost there.
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That was from popular mechanics we sold so many from this article. Both my parents worked at Cypress Gardens and they were used in the ski show, my dad did corky the clown some of the time.

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I remember you posting that back in the good old days. you grew up living the good life buddy.

Yes some great times, I feel bad that my son has not got to do half the stuff I did. The first and only time I have had to go to court was from running the canals in a fliver wide open and the game warden was at the end of the canal waiting for me. :)

Back in the day, we were throwing m-80s in the water, the marine patrol was parked right next to us.. now thats stupid. they towed us away, not a good day.

I found this the other day 45 Yeats ago, running a 9.9 with a 15 carb I beat my brother in this race, we went 1, 2.Attachment 528833

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