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masher44
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You got me with the "Over 25' Perf Design" part.
I was going to buy one of these for Christmas for Masher so he could have a go fast again......
Buy one for yourself and you will have a fast boat.
lmao.
Wrinkleface
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Sea-Dated
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I can say with 100% certainty that my boat is faster than yours......:sifone:
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Sea-Dated
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No need to encourage him big daddy.......:biggrinjester:
JupiterSunsation
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The board member from Tallahassee (can't remember screen name) just bought a new Donzi from Craig at the factory. He bought a 28 open bow in the last couple weeks.
Donzi closed production down in the summer of 2008 and hasn't produced a boat since if I remember the story correctly. The same would go for Proline boats since they are related.
Wrinkleface
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Have a friend from Michigan here go'n 2 take delivery of a new 44 OL soon w/ the 725 Ilmors & the new drives!
JupiterSunsation
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VetteLT1 was the guy that bought the new Donzi recently......
VetteLT193
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I'm one of the very few that bought a performance (type) boat this whole year it seems.
I really like the mid cabin / open bow design. Best of both worlds. I have taken as many as 11 people out on it for a sandbar run. with lighter loads I get to open it up and have some fun.
Here are some more pics. one of them has the 22 in the background as well.
I really like the mid cabin / open bow design. Best of both worlds. I have taken as many as 11 people out on it for a sandbar run. with lighter loads I get to open it up and have some fun.
Here are some more pics. one of them has the 22 in the background as well.
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VetteLT193
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Magic Medicine
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My dad just bougth a brand new CC, 22'. Not sure it fits the bill, but its a pretty nice boat!
Five Cent Worth
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Nice looking boat. I couldn’t agree with you saying that the mid cabin open seems like a great versatile way to go. My next is going to be MCOB as well.
What made you pick the Donzi over the likes of Nordic, Sunsation and others that have a nice MCOB? What power did you get?
VetteLT193
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Donzi made the top of the list because of past boats but I looked at a bunch of other makes too to be sure that is what I wanted.
I originally looked used. I wanted a boat small / light enough to tow with my Lincoln Navigator (or other regular truck / SUV). I wanted twin engines so I can do island hopping if I want to and/or long runs in the Gulf. Price mattered.
What I found is that Sunsation has nutso used prices on single engine boats. I couldn't touch the twin version (both price and towing ability). I thought Sunsation had a slightly better layout than the Donzi to be honest but the value compared to Donzi was no where close.
I looked at Eliminator... nothing could be found reasonable and the same issue with single engines for the most part. It's like people buy these MCOB boats and never sell them.
The Nordic I looked at was too small, I wanted 26' or bigger because of the FL life jacket law. These are also hard to find it seems
Dave's custom boats are pretty awesome. Carry an awesome price too. Another boat hard to find and carries a hefty price tag and none on the East coast to even look at.
I'm pretty sure I found a couple other manufacturers that made something that could fit the bill... all had the same issues. hard to find, high price, etc. One of the biggest competitors in the end was the Formula 280 SS... just not performance enough though.
Donzi though had built many twin SBC setups. Price is reasonable for what you get. Build quality is up there. Never heard anyone complain about them either.
So my search was 350 MPI's or greater. I really wanted Hydraulic steering. The rest of the options I could take or leave.
I made a couple offers on a 2001 Scorpion edition. Never made it, always close but in the end it fell through. I had a 2003 350 Mag boat "bought"... financing done, ready to drive up there. Seller calls right before I left and said he sold it to a neighbor (WTF???)
I found the one I bought at Donzi and knowing it was new was worth something (no headaches). Craig B. helped me out by negotiating with the new owners and the rest is history. It has 6.2 Mags and Hydraulic steering. I also really liked the fact that my boat doesn't have the 'regular' colors that you tend to see these days. The really dark metallic red, gold, with yellow accents is nice for a change. I also like the white/Tan/dark red interior scheme. Very classic looking and not circus-like.
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