Recent content by Smarty

You just got my vote

That will be a fun boat for someone.

That was a cool boat back at that time when it raced. Nice to see it being restored.

That is great! Keep up the testing, it seems to me based on all your posts you definitely are getting the Donzi dialed-in. I like what I see.

Thank you the reply, I do appreciate it. What do you think you gained by the reduced aero-drag? I remember when Fountain started rounding the deck near the transom of his 40'/42' raceboats years ago. I was always wondering what really worked, how much faster it went as compared to the...

Specifically tell us what changes you made to reduce aero-drag? You have my interest that is for, help me learn a thing or two.

That is great. I had an 18' Donzi, loved the boat. There used to be a blue X18 Donzi with a SBC blown and arneson drive that ran strong (over 100 mph), never met the owner who put it together (George Desomd), but alwasy thought of making an 18' Donzi ran anywhere 80 mph is ballsy, and a cool...

My Phantom had 502/415, went to 540 Darts, kept the 502/415 efi top end and cylinder heads. You will like your improvement(s). The mystery piece is raising the drives 2", wonder what the gain from added drive height is. Let us know how it ran.

Now that will do it. Wish I had that luxury, you have an great boat.

Where are the pictures of these girls, don't leave us hanging:willy_nilly:

Now that sounds like a job and a half, alot of work. Keep at it, 2 mph is still a gain, and that is what matters. I would take an additional 2 mph any day of week.

Wondering? Who spent this winter looking for added speed, and what changes did you do to your boat? Different props? Maybe going from a Bravo prop to a labbed Maximus (any out there try that?). Bigger cam(s), new intake(s), or a new blower(s), cylinder head work, bottom work, raised...

Exactly.

I agree in part, but for the boater whose header failed at 25 hours of use, or at 50 hours of use, and that same boater freshwater flushed the motors/headers at the end of each use, or boated solely in fresh water, that is not a reasonable expectation of longevity. If my $50K outdrive engine...

To be fair, I now have the reason for my temporary-suspension, and here it is: "There has been an issue with some of your most recent posts which we believe have skirted our TOS and site guidelines with regard to commercial posting/solicitation of business in the forums, specifically soliciting...