hondo history?

[blownmoney]

guys i have a 67 hondo flat, i think this was the first yr hondo was in production in hollywood. my boat looks identical to the red 030 boat ran by mike torgeson , i've heard of that boat being called an xh-511 , is that a runner bottom? mine is not but was thinking it was an xh-511 until, i heard a xh -511 was a runner bottom? what did they call the flats before the runners were introduced?, drag flats? any add info greatly appreciated!!!

[Sangster]

I'm workin' on a XH-511 now and it's a runner bottom..... :cool:

[1Bahnerjet]

I've got HONDO ads in the Image Center, Also in the Sept. Issue of Hot Boat is the Irv Brendell Story (Mr. HONDO) He called them Brendella's first, Then Hondo, Then back to Brendella Again. :D
Sangster, I don't see any Pictures of the Hondo your Working On, I like Pictures & Hondo's :D
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Thats BANNER with an H
[ September 12, 2003, 04:48 PM: Message edited by: 1Bahnerjet ]

[Sangster]

1Bahnerjet:
I've got HONDO ads in the Image Center, Also in the Sept. Issue of Hot Boat is the Irv Brendell Story (Mr. HONDO) He called them Brendella's first, Then Hondo, Then back to Brendella Again. :D
Sangster, I don't see any Pictures of the Hondo your Working On, I like Pictures & Hondo's :D
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Thats BANNER with an H We're gonna try & get it on the trailer and out of the garage today but ran out of time..Tomorrow I'll post plenty of pics of it...It's a cool boat...

[77charger]

the 030 boat is not a runner bottom but a true flat.It is a very clean boat btw i saw it up close at chohchilla and can run very hard

[ssmike]

blownmoney:
guys i have a 67 hondo flat, i think this was the first yr hondo was in production in hollywood. my boat looks identical to the red 030 boat ran by mike torgeson , i've heard of that boat being called an xh-511 , is that a runner bottom? mine is not but was thinking it was an xh-511 until, i heard a xh -511 was a runner bottom? what did they call the flats before the runners were introduced?, drag flats? any add info greatly appreciated!!! The xh-511 is a T-deck Runner Bottom race hull that Hondo built. I think it was a 7/8 runner...
T Bag has one, he could tell you the runner height.
Hondo also built some "other" runner bottoms, like the one I have for sale. (5/8, straight deck)
But, none of the true flats are xh-511 hulls to the best of my knowledge...

[T-Bag]

The 030 is in fact one of the early experimental runners. To make a quick ex. they pretty much staked two cav plates in the ceter only and molded to the bottom of the boat. The ex. of the xh511 t-deck is experimental hull 5th revision of the mold the 11 is just one better that 10 and the t is for "trick deck".

[Monkey Bung]

Whats up Wally? Hows the house coming along?.......I had a 72 1/2 hondo 3/8 runner bottom but the center plate was not doubled like 030. The runners were exactlly the same.Good old runnin' boat.

[T-Bag]

Monkey Bung:
Whats up Wally? Hows the house coming along?.......I had a 72 1/2 hondo 3/8 runner bottom but the center plate was not doubled like 030. The runners were exactlly the same.Good old runnin' boat. We moved in labor day weekend and is great just need a yard now. my hondo is a5/8 runner. and yes I still have it.

[blownmoney]

thanks guys for all your info , i love hearing about this stuff!!

[gunslinger]

T-bag, I've heard there is a difference between the xh-511 and the xh-511T. From what I understand, the 511 has the cav plates running to the outside edge of the hull. The 511T has the plates stopping short of the edge with the outside edge of the hull angled out. The 70 hondo straight deck for sale in the fourms looks like a 511. My hondo has the angled edges flaring out past the plates and I was told it is a xh-511T 7/8 runner. Anyone have more info?

[T-Bag]

gunslinger:
T-bag, I've heard there is a difference between the xh-511 and the xh-511T. From what I understand, the 511 has the cav plates running to the outside edge of the hull. The 511T has the plates stopping short of the edge with the outside edge of the hull angled out. The 70 hondo straight deck for sale in the fourms looks like a 511. My hondo has the angled edges flaring out past the plates and I was told it is a xh-511T 7/8 runner. Anyone have more info? The info that I recieved was from James Brendel now weather or not it is valid is another story. If anyone should know you would think he would but who knows.

[Sangster]

Here's a pics of the bottom of the XH-511T....
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/118ts2-med.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/118ts1-med.jpg
[ September 15, 2003, 10:40 AM: Message edited by: Sangster ]

[gunslinger]

Thats what mine looks like sangster. I had a conversation with Jim at high tech marine about getting the bottom worked on. He told me hondo made several variations of the xh-511. Thats when I learned that mine was the T model with a 7/8 runner. Lots of fast hondo 511's out there.

[gunslinger]

I believe guru posted a pic of his first boat awhile back, another xh-511T. Mabey he has something to add.

[Sangster]

They're nice boats for sure...I believe James Brendel was doing some glass work @ Mike's Marine recently...... :cool:

[gunslinger]

Nice.

[BGMAN203]

Sangster:
Here's a pics of the bottom of the XH-511T....
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/118ts2-med.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/118ts1-med.jpg That is definately a 7/8 runnerbottom.