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[@CleetusM]

Jet Boat or Airboat? What's your pick?

[@Flamyballs]

You should do a rear engine Ute and jet boat

[@perryturpin766]

Jet boat

[@winkismotorsports582]

Air boat all the way!!! LS power!!

[@Edub-em3rr]

A friend with a boat.

[@Kolltastrophe]

Airboat

[@SXSBlog]

You need a Keeps sponsored air boat ✅

[@mattyforlife]

Damn y’all are dirty

[@ericpettyfishing]

Good lord son get the vinegar. That burn was bad!!

[@mattyforlife]

@@ericpettyfishing OK is that an old Remedy vinegar for burns?

[@jon6658]

SXSBLOG GUYS WHEN Y'ALL MOVING TO FLORIDA

[@beef81248]

I was literally coming in to say the same thing. Lol

[@bullfrog1807]

“EASY Easy easy” I’d say JH was a little nervous knowing Cleetus has such a heavy foot

[@nickmendez5546]

The video needed a JH "Easy" counter in the corner.

[@buckfutter8137]

Yeah, I thought he was getting close to dumping it over before he put his hand up.

[@HAKAMALAKADEEKYDODA]

You know it's sketchy when JH is getting scared 😆

[@e.wells8260]

I dont blame him, stuff can go wrong REAL quick and JH's boat rides super free from the looks of it.

[@AtlasLathe]

JH wants Garret to get his own boat to sink.

[@trapboyjack5179]

Man I’m so glad Drew’s boat finally got featured on this page. It’s so badass, one of my favorite airboats.

[@lawrencek9748]

I swear Garrett could have a show of him just figuring out how to drive some sort of obscure vehicle and masters it in minutes and I would watch the hell out of it

[@jamesplotkin4674]

"We don't need that notch on our belt." Wiser words never before spoken, Maddie is the voice of reason.

[@ryanf2709]

Silly talk. Of course they need one 🤣

[@rhadiem]

Now we know where "Don't tell Mere" comes from. Maddie can opt out of riding it if she wants.

[@DavidJohnson-hg1mz]

Lol. She knows her guy. She’s knows he’s picturing a rocket powered boat crossing the Everglades with a couple jumps in between.

[@pearlbluesoul]

I seem to recall something about swingset too… We know how that went 😂

[@GoodForYou4504]

But just a small one!! Low cost and you disserve it. (Then buy the biggest)

[@MrWoodyBalto]

I'm pretty sure this is the 1st Freedom Vessel that Ole Cleeter didn't respond, "I Gotta get me one of these!"

[@MicahSmith]

Justin letting you learn on his airboat proves how good of a friend he is.

[@jesustorres5110]

hilarious how cleetus is ready to fully send it and all you hear is J-H saying "easy, easy" lol

[@tdwz1652]

man Drew really is in his element here, he seems a bit awkward in the cars but on that boat hes a pro

[@oboe174]

You youtube experts are always on some other shit LMAO. Yall always know what people are good at and what they aren't good at from behind your phone screen.

[@tdwz1652]

@@oboe174 the irony of your comment is amusing lol

[@glossyfpv1155]

@@oboe174 says the dude goin off from behind his phone screen... hes just pointing out Drew seems to enjoy boats more.

[@bager2318]

You gotta be careful on them boats my buddies brother flew threw the prop and died while he was following someone on another airboat

[@tdwz1652]

@@bager2318 man thats a crazy story sorry to hear about your buddies bro, these boats seems scary as hell

[@jfin748]

"once you get passed those people when you're straight where you won't blow their tent down..." nice to see a little courtesy every now and then

[@wobblysauce]

If you dust them... they might dust you.

[@scottmccutcheon9828]

Drew : "Always throttle's your best friend" Cleetus : "Never heard a truer statement in my life" CLASSIC!! 👍💪😎

[@chadgeary2653]

I love how good of friends Drew and JH are. Both just let Garrett have a spin on their rides with the utmost trust and allowed him to figure it out himself to a dregree.

[@anotherbluenova6358]

Sounds like a Cleetus Airboat is gonna have to be a "Dont Tell Maddy" situation. Demo Matt can tell you how to work that out.

[@xdboardsurfer]

There's only one rule to McFarland Marine...

[@Sneakyfresh286]

Don’t tell Maddy….

[@ruikazane5123]

hope this isn't the first rule in the Cleeter Crew as how it is for Demolitia

[@matt-roden]

this might be the first thing I’ve seen Cleeter get nervous about driving and not be jumping at to drive again.

[@beauregardrippey5508]

They are that sketch

[@phatboizbackyardkustomz9006]

And he has a right to be, I have been playing with airboats for 45 years they will bite you really fast. I know a few dead and hurt real bad guys from airboats

[@beauregardrippey5508]

@@phatboizbackyardkustomz9006 not to mention, if yer in the glades, they call it sawgrass for a reason

[@dustinbrc1228]

There easy to sink takes quit a bit of time in the seat to get used to one boat let alone 2

[@M-oneeleven-M111]

Never hear Cleet say "Sketch" so many times 🤣 this coming from someone who made a name from a 170+ mph corvette Kart 😆 love it

[@Marktools0129]

👆👆👆Congratulations you have been selected among my shortlisted winner's....

[@imacomputer1234]

you know something's dangerous when JH says to take it easy! :D

[@Marktools0129]

👆👆👆Congratulations you have been selected among my shortlisted winner's ...

[@al1087]

Sitting passenger in your own rig is always so awkward. Gotta be even weirder when you’re in front of the driver.

[@johnchilds3201]

Even weirder when it's your boss

[@strawsparky33]

@Erikk Hyndman he's talking about drew. Cleetus is Drew's boss

[@Sk1m_Beeble]

@Erikk Hyndman JH was also sitting beside him when they were riding his boat

[@sjv6598]

@@johnchilds3201 what’s being boss got to do with making it awkward? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Bigboyz-li7fo]

I'm sure Jay Leno feels the same when someone wants to drive his McLaren F1.

[@robertfischer5893]

RIP Cleeter's hairline 1995-2022. Also his hearing after ripping that without earplugs

[@Cptdavis907]

Cleeter your living the life all of us want to be and im so happy it's you doing it cause you are sharing all these badass experiences on the way!

[@lawabidingdad]

Word

[@cook9815]

have to be honest it is kinda nice to see Cleet struggle a little and feel uneasy!!

[@earnestbass1232]

You need the airboats at the burnout contest too keep the smoke blown away so the drivers and fans can see!

[@pcihector]

This ⬆️

[@carlpepin1]

Imagine going to a burnout contest and complain about the smoke

[@philthybstard8306]

@@carlpepin1 lol the irony..... but that being said its always nice for the driver and the spectators if theres a light breeze across the pad makes a way better show

[@myprofilenameisreallylongl5956]

@@philthybstard8306 there’s always a light breeze in the south

[@joeanderson444]

If it's fast and blows back the mullet in the wind, Cleetus at one point or another will be operating it!

[@Mr.Potato420]

just waiting for him to fly an old school open cockpit plane now

[@joeanderson444]

@@theZDOME Huh?

[@theZDOME]

@@joeanderson444 KZbin is trash and somehow moved my comment to here. Idk how the hell that even happened considering I’ve never clicked on your comment but whatever

[@joeanderson444]

@@theZDOME I see

[@MrHatchbody]

He’ll need a longer mullet to get one of those units

[@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059]

Both my favorite youtubers Whistlin and Cleetus just uploaded on the same day, best day ever for me

[@powderhoundclips]

Cleetus, what happened to all the equipment initially found on the Freedom factory property?!? The ramp truck, the pace car? The blower? F-150? Would love to see an update on all the old equipment!!!

[@a.e.4156]

Yes! He did mention on one of the first days during the month of freedom that they have a plan for the square body tow truck, so who knows what else they have planned....

[@armymech87]

Pretty sure they sold a bunch of stuff off that they didn't need. I know they got rid of the red F150

[@Bward216]

The ramp truck is still there, they said they had plans recently. The f150 they gave away I'm pretty sure. And they bought a new blower for the track

[@josh_86]

Depressing knowing the month of freedom is almost over and I'll have even longer waiting with anticipation for an episode to drop

[@GinjaSpud]

there is a drag week starting June 6th I believe, so it'll be a little break, and then a week straight of videos

[@hyperglobalmegadude]

Nooooo say it ain't so...

[@CanadianPsycho]

i spy the ol heavy D copter in the background. Nice to see cleetur keeps some of his stuff to himself to enjoy

[@odgb00]

Thanx for easing up on the merch drive/sponsor thing-it gets much. I know freedom isn't free but dang, I think its better when that stuff is at the end of the video like Parker does.

[@peteledwidge3631]

Bit weird seein ol' cleet back out of something a bit... To be fair tho, the seating position is high, the ability to stop in a hurry is low... The chances of boggin in and sending yourself skywards, also high. He knows his comfort level. Fair play. 👊💥

[@gillianhall2493]

Be awesome after month of freedom to do like a crew update/background/ major shout out because the crew you have around you are killing it and deserve a hell yeah

[@scottdaniels3033]

Words to live by "if you flip you want to be gone". -Absolute legend

[@Sk1m_Beeble]

One of those "I'd rather be thrown clear of the wreck" kinda guys

[@mikescherrer4923]

When you have a prop behind you that's possibly gonna come apart, you absolutely do want to be thrown clear. The devil you know.

[@moonraker113]

I can see it now. Twin Turbo airboat. Ol Cleeter sitting high and proud with a turbo spinnnin over each sholder.

[@matthewf1979]

Jet boat all the way. Way more fun and way less sketchy.

[@perryturpin766]

Literally dropped everything as soon as I seen the notification. Keep up the amazing work guys, the content is amazing

[@user59371]

Pffft like you have anything important to work on

[@tomkayak9752]

@@user59371 yup

[@frank7911]

McFarland Marine should develop a conversion kit for crown vics to turn them into airboats. that's at least 10 hysterical florida man episodes right there, Ty and Drew would make a great team.

[@isturzy3741]

Currently deployed and my favorite thing this month is being able to get some cleetus content in EVERYDAY this month

[@armymech87]

Same!

[@isturzy3741]

@@armymech87 heck yeah brother! Hope all is safe wherever you are!

[@armymech87]

@@isturzy3741 same for you!!

[@350zoomin3]

I had no idea these things could scoot on land like that!! extremely impressive! I hope the next project is getting into air boats

[@phatboizbackyardkustomz9006]

I have seen airboats on dry land running over 80 on a radar gun

[@Sanderly1820]

We all know cleetus as 15lb of lead in his right race boot and he can destroy alog of things ,BUT he can drive pilot anything an people and friends will hand over the keys If I could ever pick a friend Garret would be number 1 choice, I'm Terminally sick and I'd love to meet this legend before I die. Love prayers to all of the fans of youtubes greatest channel and Garrets damily

[@joeseliga1900]

Pretty COOL. I was on our counties airboat team. Training was fun. We were told to try to swamp it so we knew deep down what it could do in an actual rescue. I miss being Captain and going on fire calls. Got hurt at a barn fire and had to retire. Be safe.

[@Dchero45]

Throttles your best friend. That needs to be on a T shirt haha

[@maple_syrup_boy_1175]

“You don’t drive a boat, you con a boat” -papa Jim

[@StreetTVChannel]

rip papa jim

[@crypticchris8812]

Rip

[@KenaiTobin]

RIP to legend

[@billmadison2032]

Who is papa jim?

[@aintplyn]

Rip papa Jim... A man that will surely be missed... Thank you for serving Jim...

[@DavidLabbe]

Stick with jet boats and big blocks. We need you around for more months of freedom.

[@ram2500rt]

Cleetus and crew need to build an LS airboat lawnmower.

[@matthatzer4113]

12:54 the first time cleetus said the phrase "it's too fast."

[@outsider7654]

You know it's sketchy if JH says "EASY EASY"!!!!

[@simmyoto]

Everyone else is bringing LS powered airboats to the river and ole Cleet's dripping with the twin turbine BO105 sitting pretty on the bank @ 13:55

[@Jimmyboy1674]

Another amazing invention by the famous Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@specializ20]

You need to gear down the propeller because the tip speed cannot exceed the speed of sound. Just like an aircraft. Going any faster it will lose efficiency and not produce any more thrust.

[@neithertwosturrr3016]

So I'm clueless when it comes to props or planes. Can centripetal force make the prop blow up at a certain rpm?

[@specializ20]

@@neithertwosturrr3016 yes, it can make anything destruct. Everything has a point where it cannot handle more rpm

[@mjay6245]

​@@neithertwosturrr3016 Ever been on that ride at an amusement park where it's basically a big drum that spins with you inside it and it pins you against the wall and lifts you up? That force you feel pushing you away from the center of what it's spinning on is the same force the blades feel, and the further away you are from the center, the more intense the forces are. That force is a product of the length of the object and the speed it's spinning at. if you increase them, you increase the forces exponentially. Just like your body, every material, metal included, has a breaking point.

[@neithertwosturrr3016]

@@specializ20 I'm just meaning from the rpm from the LS motor. Of course everything has a limit

[@neithertwosturrr3016]

@@mjay6245 again I'm meaning from the motor. He said it's geared down so I'm wondering if the motor can reach thst point potentially

[@SyberSqueegy]

You guys need to park (and strap / anchor down) an Airboat next to the burnout pad to clear away the smoke... cant pop those tires if you cant see WTH your doing... also having your engines ingest thick tire smoke all the time cant be good for them...

[@MrTacoma98]

“I gotta stage” *engine rev* Gosh darn I love this channel

[@anthonyestevez118]

Air boats look like a whole lot of fun! Thanks for sharing!

[@cheflackey98]

Almost looking like it’s time for a Keeps sponsorship with the wind blown hair.

[@CoconutMigrating]

They’ve sponsored cleet before. Or maybe it was Hims but same deal

[@cheflackey98]

@@CoconutMigrating very true. I just noticed in this video the wind blown hair line. Not that I wouldn’t need it myself. Just thought it was funny

[@Igneale]

Drew: gets in boat "I trust you more than anybody" Doug from SXS blog: "Not gettin in a boat with that nutter ever again". *probably

[@just10420]

Air boats look like so much freaking fun! I’ve been saying that on JH’s channel. You GOTTA get one! I would love to see that content

[@campervanbug7658]

We have a sweaty cleeter on our hands🤣 learning to airboat

[@Marktools0129]

👆👆👆Congratulations you have been selected among my shortlisted winner's

[@BuckshotTiger]

Lol, every time I fire up the cleetus video my son says " HELL YEAH BROTHER". 😂

[@stevend4544]

drew seems like a cool dude hope hes doin good

[@Quake_Masta]

You need to have an air boat at burnout competitions so people don't wreck their cars doing skids because they can't see.

[@deegan727]

Some people talk crap about Cleetus not being a Florida Man because he wasn’t born and raised there. People don’t realize he does more Florida Man stuff than most of Floridas natives.

[@izzyboss6875]

Maddie knows the carnage that would ensue if he gets one of these things 🤙🇦🇺

[@TexRobNC]

You don't need to get one, you just need friends to let you keep borrowing theirs and you let them take the jet boat

[@aerowakeboats6604]

Congrats on your first ride!! Nothin better than the feeling of driving an airboat.

[@SuperMikemalone]

I feel I need to tear off my sleeves just from watching this. Talk about hell yeah brother

[@fordmanfinis]

Never thought Cleet would say "it's too fast." Sounds like dad mode is getting close

[@theyeetus1428]

He already has the hairline.

[@LibertySpam]

Yeah, the 2500hp motor in Mullet is very Dad Mode

[@pantryraidz7609]

I feel like an active aero front wing would make it safer from flipping at high speeds and overall smoother at speed.

[@kiwidiesel]

Yes I agree since after a certain speed even a flat surface will see sufficient aerodynamic force to want to flip over backwards even with that high thrust line. You could have it mounted on the steering tiller as a motorcycle brake lever so you would be able to adjust it on the fly if you will.

[@Thewhitetile]

Jet boats and hovercraft are literally 2 dimensional airplanes. We used them in aerospace engineering labs in college. Ours were little like RC car size but its the same principles on a smaller scale. They are so much fun! By the way I would pick both haha.

[@brandonnewman98]

Cleetus has finally been Christened into being an Official Florida Man 🤘

[@chloehennessey6813]

Next we’ll see a Cleeter Airboat with a 3,500 HP Steve Morris big block.

[@Swerval]

How has cleeter only now been let loose in an airboat?!

[@skeetweed]

Bro I hate how I feel like the videos end so quick. I be so into i don’t even realize it’s been 20 minutes already. I love this channel and I’m takin my shot at a turbski tomorrow

[@smallcityhomesteaders1600]

Dont think ive ever seen either of these fellers nervous....let alone both. Good stuff brothers.

[@dshans18]

Can’t wait for a cleeter air boat build. Gotta have one of each, jet and air boat.

[@5ilent5hift]

So when's the inevitable big block Hovercraft build coming then, I wonder? 😆

[@joncarbone2786]

Cleetus goes 40 in an airboat “this is sketch” Cleetus goes 200 in a car in 7 seconds just another day in the office

[@joncarbone2786]

@Erikk Hyndman he still constantly goes 180 and that was my point

[@1quikdan122]

@Erikk Hyndman he did in tom bailey's car.

[@jacob7j_]

@Erikk Hyndman he did 200+ in his 6 second pass in mullet bro

[@maketruthgreatagain9823]

Twin turbo LS, Ruby's motor? Mounted on a mini jet boat Hull, but with big prop to go across land! Make it best if both worlds. Start with a 4 -6 person hull? Gotta have a wing on it, to keep the front down! Maybe a front wing?

[@THEGOODLIFE-wl3xu]

People like sliding around until you end up with broken rips and your prop exploding when the boat rolls over. Best time ever ❤❤❤

[@AnthonyPosi]

A turbo jet boat with an HKS blow off valve would just be tooo funny.

[@Fitzgoodntight]

Day 161 of asking cleeter mcskeeter if he could film some more wheelman episodes! Hell yeah brother!!!

[@ricer0cket25]

I think thats the first wife thing I have ever heard Maddie say; "we don't need that notch in our belt". Awesome

[@TorqHub]

To borrow a phrase from our boi John Doc; 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳!

[@ThatGuy_21]

Certified muffin cap peeling machine 👌🏻

[@kljperformance7372]

"What you know about peelin your muffin cap, Logan?" 😅

[@hrod4897]

Dude you went from a mullet to a pony tail !! All that hair pulled back that hard.

[@coltgrubbs7550]

Always remember tho. There’s two kinds of people that have airboats, those have have sunk, and those that will.

[@skeet2face09]

I don’t want the Month Of Freedom to end 😢

[@hippo4g93]

45 years old and when I was a kid there was a group and logo called big boyz toyz ! Honestly ya’ll redefine that statement to an entirely new level

[@brianmeyer9119]

The air boat mullet is fantastic.

[@privilegedwhitemale306]

Hell Yeah Brother🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁 This month of freedom improves my day by 6 or 9%.

[@notsoaveragejoeoutdoors9475]

That looks fun but I think I’ll stick with my John boat and trolling motor 😂

[@colbycarnes5786]

Madi is so supportive and I wish I had that

[@Glide1992]

An awesome education on air boats. Thanks. Way more can go wrong than I thought.

[@sam_s_]

I ride stand up jetskis, motorcycle, and just about anything else of that nature. I have to say, airboats look like a terrible time. The absolute last think I would want to do.

[@marvindebot3264]

To me airboats are more of a tool than a toy.

[@sam_s_]

@@marvindebot3264 It looks like a whole lot of noise and a whole lot of danger, without a whole lot of payoff.

[@orvillenorth8815]

By the end of the month of freedom “we put mullets old engine in an airboat”

[@michaeljstrickland863]

You should do more of these. Us Central Florida Boys love these...

[@cow16]

You can build deck over airboats that can’t really be swamped. Lower center of gravity helps too with stability, so really the lower your engine is the more stable it is cause that’s all the weight. Sometimes it’s best to get more hp out of a small block for less weight. No ones probably ever gonna read this idk why im typing it all.

[@timothywright611]

Love to see Drew with a ripper and be enjoying the equipment he is delt.....👍🏻

[@Aaron-nn8vk]

The Heli in the background . SO Rad!

[@dannynaylor5485]

Cleeter be a pro in no time,, with the hovercraft skills,, those things gotta be similar to slide around in

[@johnnyrodz8768]

I love the jet boat hair style Cleetus. Florida man 💯

[@joshs199]

Great video. In the early 90s me and my friend build several airboats with Cessna O540s in them. But then we put a built BB 427 In it.. a 14ft fiberglass, polymer bottom boat that could run dry land all day long It had a 5 blade Warpdrive prop. And it was Nuts..! I can't imagine how crazy these boosted Ls boats are 😄👍🤘

[@Neel-xe1po]

"So they have to slow down the prop.. which is kinda lame" this made me chuckle 😂

[@bonzainews]

Thanks for the nap. I needed that

[@Marktools0129]

👆👆👆Congratulations you have been selected among my shortlisted winner's

[@brianfoye7796]

Crazy SOB ain't stupid! Cool. Got A lot to live for.😊