Here's a very old picture of my two favorite Sutphens. I think they were taken in 1977 in New Jersey. Way cool old school!

Kurt

flyin' high........

Someone needs to rescue Great Adventure. It's still all there in orig colors but hasn't been in the water for about 15 yrs.

Lucky Strike owns a Sutphen named Great Adventure and I assure you it has seen water in the last 15 days!

LOL!

There were quite a few Great Adventure boats. The first was a Cig 28SS (1976), then a Mirage 29 (1977?), then the blue Sutphen (1978), then a Black Viper (1980). I don't know exactly what Bill did in the early 80s for racing but in 1988 he built the Great Adventure we own now and ran it for many years. I'm suprised he let go of it!

As Biggus said, the blue boat hasn't been in the water in 15 or so years. The boat is built for small blocks and big blocks won't fit. The main problem with the blue boat is LS bought it in 1980 and raced it quite a bit. In 1981, at the Miami race, he ran the boat with a buddy and broke the bottom wide open on it. It was repaired but the boat lost 7mph. The boat took a lot of abuse from 1978-1981 and that was including being used as a pleasure boat. It is still LS's favorite boat from the old days. The Sutphen (30/31) is one of the most fun boats out there to run.

Anyone happen to know why Zubaz is rarely brought up. I think it held the most wins ever for a C boat? I know there were some great shots of it flying that used to pop up in mags in the late 80-s early 90's.

This is the Great Adventure we bought last year. LS raced in it when it was new with Bill. LS finally convinced him to sell it to us after he won the 2004 National Championship and started to run the cat he has now.

if anyone has any more info in the 30 that is sitting I'd be interested in it??

I spoke to the guy who ownes it two years ago. It had no engines & trans. He wanted about 4 times what is is worth.

shame. small blocks and boxes??
was it a 6 person or 5?