I've found that the average modern day boaters don't even know what flatbottom boats are! In fact, I pulled up at the sandbar a good 10 years ago with my buddy Greg Sorenson in his Hondo runner and people were asking us what the hell kind of boat this was. They had never seen one before!!!!

I've had to prove with old literature (more times than I care to mention) articles proving flatbottoms once raced out in the open ocean! Most people don't even believe a flatty can survive on Havasu much less ripping a catalina trip.

Back in the day, whether it was ski racing, endurance racing or simply having fun performance boating- people were less needy, lower maintenance and just plain tougher IMO.

My dad used to tow his boats to the river occasionally uncorked and on slicks (pulling a 4.56 gear)! lol The good old days!