The time of the Ebay auction expired (the seller actually lowered the reserve price )and the boat was not sold .If the owner is an offshore only member and reads this i am still interested in this boat at a price indicitave of what is needed to complete this package relative to what a 1995 38 Sutphen is worth in TODAYS market.Please send me a Email.

You are correct with the players, just a little off on the chronology. I looked at buying this boat years ago when it was still in Florida and owned by a gentleman that also has a 36 Skater. It started out life as a triple, and was converted to a staggered twin by Sutphen. The final rigging was completed by TNT with twin 900 Chiefs and dry-sump sixes, and ran 105.
When I was considering it, the asking price was $100K, a pretty damn good buy.
Parnell picked up the boat and used the running gear for a Saber 41, but did run the boat in Lake Michigan prior to removing the power, and was impressed with it.
The boat was then sold to Fred who equipped it with wet-sump sixes and blower motors and sold it prior to getting it wet.
I have some pics somewhere of it when it was still in Florida and will post if I can dig them up- timing wasn't right for me; I wish I could have bought it. Parnell was the winner on this one!
Jim

i believe the boat was sold by fred less motors

later

IF i could get into the entire package for around 90-100 grand and have a 100 mph Staggered Sutphen i would go for it today (regardless of the hulls age ).This boat is a very unique piece.

Sutphen's are unique....that's why they don't have a used market value. Been one of the best kept boating secrets since the early 80's :)

Its a shame the boats were-are not marketed better since they are one of the best built hulls out there (esp in the rough)This 39 would be a perfect fit for me because where i intend to boat a traditional v has certain advantages over a stepped hull.(the stepped may be faster but in the Atlantic Ocean off NJ you will not really be able to run over 100 anyway ,just too rough)

Any one know what happened to this boat (was it ever sold ect )

Reddeath, I tried to put something together but we couldn't get together on number. I don't have trannies and exhaust laying around and the parts needed just make the end cost unrealistic, at least if you were to try and sell it maybe a couple years down the road.

Bob you are 100% correct and this is the exact reason that the boat has sat uncompeted ,unsold for years further depreciating as time goes on (especially in a totally horrible boat sales market).

PS I found Randy (Cobra Power )estimate to complete the above Sutphen using the following- rebuilt 1000 hp blower engines ,rebuilt Bam 1500 trannys ,slightly used CMI Headers ,tailpipes,mufflers(staggered configeration ) used props, new tie bar.Without rigging it was 65000.00 in parts alone,