I have one of the only Sutphens in my area. I haven`t seen another yet, but heard that someone has one on Lake Lewisville.
In a conversation with a guy from Conneticut, I hear there are quite a few on the upper east coast.

So Sutphen owners, where are YOU ?



I`ll go first :

TEXAS

Alone in SoCal.
Frickin' Elinators everywhere!

South Florida. There is a 39 that lives in Deerfield Beach but it doesn't make it off the lift very much. Yeah, most are in the MA/CT area.

Didn't they have a Sutphen run a few years ago up there?

Barrie, Ontario, Canada. There is myself and one other Gentleman who actually owns TWO of them!

I,ve got " INFERNO" here in Connecticut!

Central NJ with a 26 Rumrunner T2.5 efi

First post Smokin2? Welcome!

My boat was bought new by a gentleman in New Hampshire. He used it on a fresh water lake there for more than the first half of it`s life.
Christine Sutphen told me she saw my boat at some type of Sutphen Rally a few years back. Maybe that is what you`re talking about.. . . ?

I saw your boat in the classieds Dave. VERY VERY NICE !!!

Why are you selling ? What are you planning on replacing it with ?

How well does that 26' ride in the rough ?

Thanks for the compliment, HP.

I may sell her cuz we have a newborn, and money's a bit tight with the wifey staying home.
The SoCal housing market is ridiculous. I'm paying about $15k per year in house taxes. Yes, that's taxes, not including the mortgage.

Anyway, I'm not real serious about moving her. If an offer comes in, I might take it.

As for replacements? At some point I WILL buy an older Magnum 40'. Room for the family, a little speed and a WAVE CRUSHER!

How does the 26' ride? A lot better in the rough than I do!
Every time I say "Oh chit, this is gonna hurt" she just knifes thru and flys. She says back to me "don't be such a wuss, and give me more throttle!"

Seriously, I'm still figure her out. The waves off Dana Point CA are pretty wierd, and this is my first "big" boat. I try to keep her pretty level in the 2-3 footers at about 50mph, and once in a while I scare myselft at 70mph. Not rushing to get hurt out there, so I figure I'll build up speed over a few years. Kinda like riding motorcycles. It never hurts to progress. Been riding for 15 years before I tried an open class sport bike (Ninja ZX-10R). It's still hard to remain calm on a bike and not get cocky, and I feel the same for boats. Always gotta be on your game!

Damn, I'm ramblin' here. Anyway, gotta go feed the boy! Laters! D911