Im new to Offshore only site. I am currently looking at a 26' Sutphen rum runner with TRS drives connected to 350's. The boat, engines, and drives are all 1987. I looks to me that the boat spent some time in salt water as it has some corrosion on the out drives and it has bottom paint.

My question to you guys is, are the TRS drives something I want to get into? I know that the parts are scarce but with the 350 powering them they probably were not beat on. Any opnions appreciated.

It's hard to break a TRS drive,even if you try to.

hey mako..
welcome to the sutphen ranks almost?)....is the boat formerly off long island (deputy dawg?)...the only drawback to the trs set-up is that you gain big weight in the stern and lose some cockpit room..be sure to test drive and see if it seems balanced (good cg)....the set up should be pretty bullet-proof, but just remember that older stuff tends to wear out quicker and break more often...i would know! (not me...the boat..) it's also probably going to be on the slower side (low 60's) with out some juice added to the motors...that said, with the extra weight and the hull shape, you'd get a nice little wave crusher...especially for lakes, bays and LIS...
hope this helped...
good luck
c

Christian,

Thanks for your input. Who is deputy dawg? any history or perhaps another boat I can look at?

What trailer are you using? I am looking for a trailer from Venture, VATB-7225. its capible of handeling 7225 lbs. Is that enough? Does the deep Vee present a problem?

Thanks

hey mak...
i had my trailer custom made by Ace in gibsonton, fl....right near sutphen. terry actually went there for measurements...delivered 2 years ago it fit perfectly and cost less than a venture from diamond marine one town over......and i got torsion axles and 4 wheel discs....high quality/good deal/great service...and the new 21's come on Ace trailers...
deputy dawg (?) was a 26 w/350's and trs off LI...don't see too many so i thought it might have been it...blue stripes, and bottom paint.....
where are you out of?...there was a cool red 26 w/ ob's for sale recently...and jeff's 26 is for sale here in ct...also pat m has a sweet 28 velocity for sale near here...
good luck, have fun!
c

C,

I think that might be the same boat. Do you know anything about it? have you seen it running?

Im out of Old Lyme CT. Keep my boat at OLDC.

old lyme!
that's cool...jeff (sut30) in simsbury, brett (sewfast)in east haven and i in branford are all local...that'll make 4 rumrunners right here...awesome..
haven't seen it running...don't know anything else..sorry

I sent you a PM with all I know which isnt much really. Mostly hersay.
I was interested in the boat a long while I ago.

It would be cool to have another rum runner out on the CT waters.
especially out of the OS area

Took the plunge and picked up the boat last weekend. All in all it looks pretty good. Got one of the engines running last night and the other seems like it needs a new starter. Does anyone have any information about the Tempest 300 motors? Is there a certain manual that goes with them?

Sweet..
guy, our rigs back to back would make a cool pic..
good luck with her....
c

btw, no manual but i might have a starter you could try...