View Full Version : What happened to Cole Boats?
greyno3
06-21-2005, 04:49 PM
I would like to get as much info about the boat I just bought and anything else I can get my hands on about Cole Boats.
Why did this boat company go T.U.? There's not much searching the web unless I'm not punching the right words.
Any help out there??? :confused:
olbiezer
06-21-2005, 05:16 PM
dont know what happened to the company but i know there are two different companies still popping out tr 2 and tr6's from origanial molds. one is extreem water craft in orlando think the other is on the west coast.
RUSHIN ROULETTE
06-21-2005, 05:22 PM
Last I heard Cole moved to Havasu. Not sure if they are still in business now.
greyno3
06-21-2005, 06:26 PM
Man!!, you're scaring me. :eek: I was only looking for a little history and maby some exploded diagrams of the upholstry and such. This thing looks like a dr*g runnung boat. There's a couple of secret compartments that I found that the owner didn't show me!? I found about $3.70 in change. It's better than my couch!! Also a found few ru&&ers?! Must be a girl catcher?
N2Lake
06-22-2005, 05:34 AM
dont know what happened to the company but i know there are two different companies still popping out tr 2 and tr6's from origanial molds. one is extreem water craft in orlando think the other is on the west coast.
Keith Sayre was telling me that Force has the molds for the 25 and 28. Someone in Havasu had them but something did not work out right, he saw Jim Cole hauling them out on a big gooseneck trailer. I wonder who has the molds for the 20 to 22 footers?
Why did this boat company go T.U.?
Maybe using the wrong people for bankers. I wish Jim still built boats.
ColeTR1
06-22-2005, 07:09 AM
Here you go! read away!
link 1 (http://www2.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2086)
link 2 (http://www2.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22551)
link 3 (http://www2.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=710)
link 4 (http://www2.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=143)
Havasu_Dreamin
06-22-2005, 07:23 AM
Many, many rumors about what happened, where the molds are, and other things.
Cole Trickle
06-22-2005, 08:16 AM
We have owned our Cole for about 7 years now.(Selling soon)
I have searched the internet and various boat sites and can find almost zero information or pictures about my boat.
I believe the boat was built between 84-87 (20-21 ft open bow jet)
I think it might be called a skier but I am not 100% sure?
I do have alot of people tell me that Cole makes a great hull but other than that info is hard to come by.(I think it's a secret society)
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2491cole.JPG
Good luck with your search!
Brandin
jbtrailerjim
06-22-2005, 08:19 AM
Force Offshore does indeed have the molds to the 25 & 28 and they are currently producing them. I love the lines of those two boats.
cole13
06-22-2005, 08:20 AM
greyno, I asked this same question when I was trying to track down the history on my hull. The molds are all over the place. Extreme Boats posts here on Hot Boat. They seem to be active in searching for the history of these boats. PM them and ask away. They were very helpful with me.
As far as wondering if you got a good deal or not, I think you did. COLE, has a long race history and their hulls I feel are on par with Schiada's, Howards and the such. Very strong, boats! If you want to contact someone who was in that shop for a very long time, building and rigging those boats PM me. He may know more then the preivous owner did about that boat. Most likely he rigged it.
cole13
06-22-2005, 08:23 AM
We have owned our Cole for about 7 years now.(Selling soon)
I have searched the internet and various boat sites and can find almost zero information or pictures about my boat.
I believe the boat was built between 84-87 (20-21 ft open bow jet)
I think it might be called a skier but I am not 100% sure?
I do have alot of people tell me that Cole makes a great hull but other than that info is hard to come by.(I think it's a secret society)
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2491cole.JPG
Good luck with your search!
Brandin
Thats right Brandin, and if you sell your COLE, you are OUT of the society. If you have ever owned a COLE you will most likely never want anything else. He only built a limited number of boats each year. And every single boat was built to a customers specs. he did not build boats just to fill a showroom and hope someone bought one, like most other builders do. This may have been his downfall.
greyno3
06-22-2005, 09:38 AM
Great reading coleTR1. My eyes are all bugged out now.
Who robbs a boat shop?! Fricking idiots. I was thinking the deal was that he got mixed up with the wrong crowd.
Is that why Jim quit making these great boats? Heck, I would've got right back on the horse and cranked out a even better boat!
That Cole-Cain logo is is pretty cool.
" My dream is to live in a van down by the river "
Domn8er powerboats has the molds. The 22, 25, and 28 I believe.
Sleek-Jet
06-24-2005, 07:26 AM
Hey Trickle... any idea when you'll put your boat on the market???
RiverDave
06-24-2005, 08:58 AM
I'm pretty sure Force doesn't have the molds to the 25 / 28 anymore.. I think that deal fell through? Not 100% though.
RD
al cole'holic
06-24-2005, 09:04 AM
I'm pretty sure Force doesn't have the molds to the 25 / 28 anymore.. I think that deal fell through? Not 100% though.
RD
I spoke to Jim recently and he wasn't too happy with the deal, I have tried to turn on to Conquest/Group 1.....
RiverDave
06-24-2005, 09:17 AM
I wish he'd take that 25 down to Ultra.. :) :D That's one bad ass (fast bottom) 25 right there... Wouldn't mind having me one.
RD
al cole'holic
06-24-2005, 09:41 AM
I wish he'd take that 25 down to Ultra.. :) :D That's one bad ass (fast bottom) 25 right there... Wouldn't mind having me one.
RD
I don't know if he ever approached Ultra...
Cole Trickle
06-24-2005, 09:53 AM
Hey Trickle... any idea when you'll put your boat on the market???
The new boat has been chewing up alot of our time in the past couple months. :D
The boat is really clean and is basicly brand new (New 500 hp 496,new berkely jet,new interior,etc..) We have a weird stumble in the higher RPM range right now that we are guessing is carb related.
We are looking to fix that and then get it on the market really soon.
Here is a shot of the interior
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2491cole2.JPG
Let me know if you have anyother questions.
Brandin
Sleek-Jet
06-24-2005, 10:17 AM
That's just about what I've been looking for... Shoot me a PM when you put it on the market... :D
We have owned our Cole for about 7 years now.(Selling soon)
I believe the boat was built between 84-87 (20-21 ft open bow jet)
I think it might be called a skier but I am not 100% sure?
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2491cole.JPG
Brandin
Nope, its not a skier. he didn't make them till later.
Look on the back of your boat at your VIN# the last two #s are the yr,
OutCole'd
06-24-2005, 07:58 PM
Here is a pic of my old 22.4 Skier. http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/1075Picture_202.jpg
Last I heard Cole moved to Havasu. Not sure if they are still in business now.
Nope still in Chatsworth.
I'm pretty sure Force doesn't have the molds to the 25 / 28 anymore.. I think that deal fell through? Not 100% though.
You are 100% right.
Domn8er powerboats has the molds. The 22, 25, and 28 I believe .
Not all of them
Great reading coleTR1. My eyes are all bugged out now.
Who robbs a boat shop?! Fricking idiots. I was thinking the deal was that he got mixed up with the wrong crowd.
:wink:
I would've got right back on the horse and cranked out a even better boat
Not with guys Twice trying to Kidnap you then putting a bullet in you. I think you mite think twice.
John(j540) one of the fastes Cole 20'ers. V-Drives are best. :D
OH yah:
The 25' is a 26'.
EXTREMEBOATS
06-24-2005, 09:48 PM
:2purples: Just to clear the air. We build the TR-2 and the TR-6 runner bottoms. Used mostly for drag racing. The history we have gathered has to do mainly with them. As for the "REST OF THE STORY" about what happened to Cole boats and Jim, I pleed the 5TH on that. I really dont know what to believe... So I feel its best not to post any of the "Stories" I've been told. :argue:
Mike
N2Lake
06-25-2005, 05:16 AM
John/J540 are you still in contact with Jim?
Riverhound
06-25-2005, 08:49 PM
OH yah:
The 25' is a 26'.
J540, does the 22.4 skier have the same bottom as the 20? I've been tossing around the idea of converting mine from an outdrive to a V-drive. One of those things that make you go hmmmmmmm! :cool:
jbtrailerjim
06-25-2005, 10:37 PM
Well as checking out Force Offshores new website, I noticed they don't list the 25 or the 28. WTF... What happened with that deal. I really like Force boats. Force is putting out some nice boats. So, who and the hell has the molds for those two boats? :confused: I think the old 25 Cole is one bad ass boat. I'd love to have one of them. I hope a reputable company ends up with those two molds.
N2Lake
06-26-2005, 11:04 AM
J540, does the 22.4 skier have the same bottom as the 20? I've been tossing around the idea of converting mine from an outdrive to a V-drive. One of those things that make you go hmmmmmmm! :cool:
Oh yeah. Gonna need more power then. :cool:
John/J540 are you still in contact with Jim?
I use to hang around his shop a lot when i was a lot younger, My Brother use to run a Cole TFF and a good friends of his ran a TAF BGF . And as i got older i use to help out at the shop and built a lot of parts over there for my boat. I haven't talk to him in a few months, but I will. I need to get the 20' mold to lay up another so i can change a few things. I like the way i did mine and it runs good just want to do a few things different.
Oh yeah. Gonna need more power then. :cool:
YES/NO its the same as the 22' Nighthawk, which is just wider and longer than the 20' but the 20 is the best turning/handling boat. There were some changes on the deck of the newer openbow's to make them stronger.
BLOWN88FRESNO MINI
06-27-2005, 08:39 PM
The 22 Nighthawk is now at the Fresno Boats stable. I believe Jim massey of Riverdale, Ca. still manufactures the:
21'6"Fresno Daycruser
20'6"Fresno Mini bubble deck
22 Cole Nighthawk
Plus a few more, less notible boats!
Lee
MKEELINE
06-28-2005, 08:28 AM
How well does the 22' Nighthawk work as a v-drive? I've always liked the looks of that hull.
wedge44
06-30-2005, 04:22 PM
YES/NO its the same as the 22' Nighthawk, which is just wider and longer than the 20' but the 20 is the best turning/handling boat. There were some changes on the deck of the newer openbow's to make them stronger.
Dat boat shure look good in da picture :D :D :D THE ONE AT DA BOTTOM SPODA :rollside: LMAO...youknowwho
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