Looking for a 30' race o.p.
 

Hey fellas,

After watching wade restore 3 sutphen's... Geeeez
I said to myself "self" I need to get busy looking ! Lol

a 30 race is on my bucket "wish" list, and will give it a couple of months of an all out search. Then if nothing should turn up , I'll change my search criteria to a pleasure version . I just need to get back into a sutphen and boating again. I work to g.d. Much !!! Grrr

So with that said, i am looking for my o.s.o. Brudda's
to giving me a helping hand searching. I'm looking to have purchased and or be on the water for my 50 th b-day in July . I had to set a goal for myself so that their are no lam excuses, like I'm to busy working lol.....

I appreciate your help and thank you all in advance.

Jimmy

That's 3 Sutphen redos. The 26 wasn't a total retro but engines and engine compartment got a face lift.:lolhit:. I may have a line on an o.p. there are rumors of a guy around here that has a hull but I don't know if it is a race or pleasure version. I will dig around and see if I can go look at it. It may be a shot in the dark but worth looking into.

Crash-Box

Call Richie and ask him if he will build you a new 30' hull, deck & stringers.
Then rig your own boat the way you want it.

Awesome Wade Thanks ! It would be funny if this O.P. turns out to be my old one , which was last reported to be in the Dallas area.
Really the 26' should make it 2.5 Sutphens :party-smiley-004: but in your case I'll give you the 3.0 score. At this rate, you could be the next Sutphen dealer :bunnydance:

L.S. Great Sutphen minds think alike LOL ... Spent some time with Rich Sr. on a 34' build. We dubbed it the "Tsunami II / Staggered" build, structurally modeled after Tsunami with the exception of the engine placement. Priced Her with the "Ilmor/Indy", "Merc/its", "Cobra/Arneson", and finally "H.P.Dejure/big shaft #4's". Nonetheless , with a conservative estimate I came up with a cost of almost 180 K to build.
As much as I would like to pull the trigger and carry a bank note,the current economical times are holding me back. Will see what the next couple of years bring, in the mean time a good ole classic will do for now. Like the O.P.'s tho "Round-Backs".

Rich Sr. has a new 31 ,set up for twins, that can be bought right. A couple of 600 hp LS engines/Brovo drives should run deep into the 90's. It will be a 2013 boat. I have the same hull, with a single blown 572 that runs in the mid 90's. The light weight of the LS engines/brovo drives will give the boat terrific balance.

Ernie

It's the right color!

For me ... No ...

Didn't the red 30 pleasure hull that was for sale here last year have a race type dash in it? Could be wrong but for some reason I thought the gauges went right across.

Hey Sutphil,

Which one are you referring to ?

This one.... both pic's same boat.

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or this one ...

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We've got an old OP and it's a project, but it's not a race model. If by chance you want more info let me know.