Heads up!!! Cool Sutphen on eBay
10-14-2004, 10:17 AM
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Re: Heads up!!! Cool Sutphen on eBay
This was my boat until I sold it back in the day. The new owner apparetly did alot of work to it. The hull was in great shape, the drives were in great shape and apparently he did even more work on them. It is a different interior then when I sold it. It look great, he finished where I left off.
Anyway here it the history.
The boat sank many years ago and was was pickled and put on a high and dry rack. The owner's father sold it to me for $5000.00. It had the Arneson's full of water and locked up. Twin Hardin marine 350's. the Velvet Drive Trans, and was red. The engines were free spinning and in ok shape so I sold them. I rebuilt the drives, rewired the entire boat, new guages etc. I put a pair of merc 350 horizon's in it for reliability and economy. The fuel tank was extremmly clean when I opened up and I never had any problems. He removed the cockpit carpet and put doen the rubber. It looks as if he re-painted the hull. The bottom is painted. It did 65 with the 350 Horizons and the 17.5 x 27 four blade cleaves I sold it with. It was/is a great boat, I just did not have the money to finish the restoration. Maybe I will bid on it now!
If anyone has any questions let me know
Anyway here it the history.
The boat sank many years ago and was was pickled and put on a high and dry rack. The owner's father sold it to me for $5000.00. It had the Arneson's full of water and locked up. Twin Hardin marine 350's. the Velvet Drive Trans, and was red. The engines were free spinning and in ok shape so I sold them. I rebuilt the drives, rewired the entire boat, new guages etc. I put a pair of merc 350 horizon's in it for reliability and economy. The fuel tank was extremmly clean when I opened up and I never had any problems. He removed the cockpit carpet and put doen the rubber. It looks as if he re-painted the hull. The bottom is painted. It did 65 with the 350 Horizons and the 17.5 x 27 four blade cleaves I sold it with. It was/is a great boat, I just did not have the money to finish the restoration. Maybe I will bid on it now!
If anyone has any questions let me know
10-15-2004, 09:03 AM
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Re: Heads up!!! Cool Sutphen on eBay
I spoke to the owner last night, he has done a bit of work to it, I wish I had the $$$ to get it back. The paint is the same, I guess I did a good job back in the day. The Arnesons have new cases and gears. The Bravo converstion boxes are new and are there to set the drives back further for handling. The engines have very low hours with new exhust. the boat runs 83+, but could do better with the correct props.
