DOND
10-23-2001, 11:55 AM
Well its been 21 years but I am a Donzi owner once again. About a year ago I stumbled upon this great site.I always have had a great desire to someday have another one and monitering this site started the blood flowing again.Back in the late seventies I had a 1965 16 it was a great boat until It was rearended on the tollway at 60 mph.while trailering it home from Lake Michigan.Beleive it or not the boat survived the eaton outdrive was busted up,but the only damage to the boat was a small crack in the transom and chine rubbed down from skidding on the pavement for 200ft. after it flew off the trailer.
At this point in my life the wife decided we needed a family boat, my idea was a Hornet hers was a searay cuddy cabin and guess who won that battle.
I guess I am going thru mid life craze because after searching for 11 months I finally found one.It is a 1969 16 with a 302 HolmanMoody.It is all original and the only thing missing is the lens on the stern light.The original upholstery is there in good shape gauges,steering wheel,decals etc. It does need work the deck will need some fiberglass work and repaint. The structure seems solid ,I crawled all over this boat,the stringers,transom are all solid along with the deck and the gas tank seems ok. This boat does not seem to have been used all that much over the years.
Hopefully once I embark on this process I can rely on the great wealth of knowledge here to help me out. :)
At this point in my life the wife decided we needed a family boat, my idea was a Hornet hers was a searay cuddy cabin and guess who won that battle.
I guess I am going thru mid life craze because after searching for 11 months I finally found one.It is a 1969 16 with a 302 HolmanMoody.It is all original and the only thing missing is the lens on the stern light.The original upholstery is there in good shape gauges,steering wheel,decals etc. It does need work the deck will need some fiberglass work and repaint. The structure seems solid ,I crawled all over this boat,the stringers,transom are all solid along with the deck and the gas tank seems ok. This boat does not seem to have been used all that much over the years.
Hopefully once I embark on this process I can rely on the great wealth of knowledge here to help me out. :)