Sudden Sunnee, 1958

1958

U-882 Sudden Sunnee (USA)

Owner — Bob Gilliam (Seattle)
Designer Builder — Bob Gilliam
Length — 29 ft 6 in
Beam — 11 ft 10in
Hull — 3 point
Colours — birch with red & gold trim
Power — V12 Allison
Weight — 5,500
Driver — Bob Gilliam

B/F — 2nd

59

U-13002 KOLroy Too

Detail — two Chevrons on tail fin
Colours — birch & gold
Drivers — Bob Gilliam & Bob Larsen

B/F — 5th

 

60

Drivers — Bob Gilliam, [?] Loughlin & Norm Evans

B/F — 10th

[no photo available at this time]

61

U-44 Fascination II

Colours — pink & lavender
Driver — Bob Gilliam

DNQ

[no photo available at this time]

62

U-44 Fascination 2

Detail — new cowl
Colours — aqua, with circus lettering
Drivers — Tom Snyder & Bob Gilliam

DNQ

 

1970's

Boat in Bob Gilliam's boneyard in Bothell
 

1980’s

Boat moved to Gilliam's new yard in Purdy. Last reported deteriorating in Bob Gilliam’s yard.
 

1984

"rotten hull skiploaded to the dump" [Bruce Bergman]

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