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| Originally Posted by YachtForums That's my fault. I thought one of our mods removed the link, so I re-instated it. Sorry 'bout that! Nothing wrong with a link to Richie's boats. |
I took it out, being unsure whether or not it constituted an ad of some sort, and thinking it might have violated a forum rule.
I don't have any link to Sutphen, other than my dad owning three over the years - two 17'5" Sport Pacers in the 1970's, and a 1987 33' Outrageous. The Outrageous (with twin 360 HP 454 Magnums and TRS drives mounted way up high) would outrun any Fountain on the Hudson River, the Jersey Shore, and the Long Island Sound - even a 12 meter with triple 565 HP supercharged stroked 454s. That boat would handle rough water that turned Fountains and Hustlers back to port. It sounds like braggadocio but I assure you it's not.
Richie builds a fantastic seagoing boat... lighter, stronger, softer ride, and faster than the well known brands... but he won't do "production" boats. That's his strength and his weakness.