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Old 01-15-2006, 09:41 PM
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A boat ramp I dont recognize??

In Florida no less..

Where the heck were ya??

Nice ride BTW, Jr's birthday present???
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Old 01-15-2006, 09:46 PM
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Cool ride!!!! Is that Lucky Jr's????

I'm in So Fla, I'll give you a call tomorrow,

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Old 01-15-2006, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Downtown42
come on spill the beans
It's ours now thanks to my dad's friend Bill Gazell-- he says this boat has won more than 100 + races ! What a piece of history. The boat is a 1988 that Bill built new & raced. I drove it today with him on the throttles---- WOW--- what a ride !!!!!

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Saw that boat a couple of years ago in Orange Beach.
Very nice!
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Old 01-15-2006, 10:43 PM
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Great Adventure takes 1st Place at the 2005 Sarasota Offshore Grand Prix
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Congratulations to our HORBA Board member, Lucky Strike. He didn't wait around too long to find a great boat with a lot of history.

One of the things that LS Jr. didn't mention, was that his dad LS, had a lot to do with the many wins the Great Adventure team had in the early years. He was part of the original crew.

Excellent purchase Steve. I look forward to seeing that boat at one of our upcoming events.
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Awsome boat!
What is it? I can't quite recognize it.
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Lucky that will put a smile on Jr's face. Great test site we use it all the time.
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Old 01-16-2006, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Stormrider
Awsome boat!
What is it? I can't quite recognize it.
It is a 1988 31 foot Sutphen Spirit. Total race layup built for Bill Gazell who has owned and raced it since new & won many many national & world championships with it Also the offshore kilo record holder for many years.

This is the third " GREAT ADVENTURE " race boat that I have been fortunate enough to acquire,and even more fortunate to have throttled all three of these boats for Bill Gazell many times.

I feel this was a definite LUCKY STRIKE !

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