Fairwell To One Of THE Best Sutphen's
08-14-2004, 09:30 PM
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Fairwell To One Of THE Best Sutphen's
As Owner And Driver Of P4-5 Formally Known As F2-1 , My Heart Fell To The Floor Of The Cockpit As We Rounded Turn 2 ,and Saw Buckshot Broken In Two.forgive Me ,but I Do Not Remember The New Owners Name , He Was Nice Enough To Let Me Get Up Inside Her At The Dry Pits And Take In What I Thought To Be One Best Sutphen Race Boats Ever!!! My Simpathey Goes Out To Team P4-11 Buckshot For Your Loss.
If You Do Read This ,tony And I Stopped But Were Waved On By ,i Think Coast Guard ? We Never Really Got Back In The Race!!!
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If You Do Read This ,tony And I Stopped But Were Waved On By ,i Think Coast Guard ? We Never Really Got Back In The Race!!!
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08-14-2004, 09:41 PM
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Re: Fairwell To One Of Best Sutphen's
Several years ago, Doug Lewis described Buckshot as the best rough water B race boat he had ever driven. One of the best runs on tape with Buckshot was when they caught Harahs 777 C boat coming into Mallory Square in KW in 94 I believe. RIP
08-17-2004, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Too Old
A sad end to a great race boat. And now to add insult to injury, we have speculation in the general forums regarding the build quality of Sutphens.
All boats should be built so well.
All boats should be built so well.
*let me amend this by saying, check out Rich Luhrs (T2x)comments on that thread...he has added some common sense, and true expertise, to what is being said.
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08-17-2004, 09:27 AM
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Fitting that a boat named Buckshot would go out with such a Blast.
My thoughts are that the wrong length boat met the wrong height wave(s) at the wrong speed and the photos tell the rest of the story.
The last 3 feet will make the owner a nice bar.
My thoughts are that the wrong length boat met the wrong height wave(s) at the wrong speed and the photos tell the rest of the story.
The last 3 feet will make the owner a nice bar.
