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EricG
05-02-2004, 09:46 AM
After working on the new 18 all week, yesterday was finally the day I got to splash her. It was also our annual Opening Day parade/Windermere Cup crew races in Seattle. Since we have been having unbeiveable weather for spring here...there was a record number of boats out for the day. It turned out to be a perfect day of boating with the new boat :D

The Pics are:
Me Launching for the first time :D
http://www.donzi.net/photopost/data/500/149egudgel-od1.jpg
We rafted up to a buddy's 40ft cruiser...
http://www.donzi.net/photopost/data/500/149egudgel-od2.jpg
The Huskies beating Navy and the Italian National Team :smile:
http://www.donzi.net/photopost/data/500/149egudgel-od3.jpg
The Logboom...
http://www.donzi.net/photopost/data/500/149egudgel-od6.jpg
A Beautiful Hornet (with the optional Dinghy)
http://www.donzi.net/photopost/data/500/149egudgel-od4.jpg
And a very healthy sounding X-18...who are you?
http://www.donzi.net/photopost/data/500/149egudgel-od5.jpg

I saw a few other Donzi's out too, a Blue/white Hornet II, a 22ZX, and 2 22 Classic's....

-EG

olredalert
05-02-2004, 10:06 AM
--------WOW, Eric. Lenny keeps telling us there are no D-boats anywhere near the left coast. You have the makings of a good west coast DONZI meet right there. Get all those fine DONZI owners hooked up to the DONZI Registry.
--------Your 18 looks great in the wawa!.............Bill S

Lenny
05-02-2004, 10:35 AM
Great shots Eric, yes the weather is getting unreal here it seems. We are on parrllalell to, say, California 20 years ago I believe. Hope you have fun with her. Soon we will be able to have a "gathering". Find that X owner, get Jeff out of bed, hook up with those other 5 boats you talked about, we'll get Mike Miller down from up here, myself too, and soon it will resemble a small group. :D

MOP
05-02-2004, 10:54 AM
The D boats need special permission to be any farther North, IE: "Lenny Land"!

Scubado
05-04-2004, 02:37 PM
Eric,

Looks like you had a great day for a maiden voyage. How does the boat run? There's nothing like that first day in a new boat. It sure is a beauty.

EricG
05-04-2004, 04:09 PM
--------WOW, Eric. Lenny keeps telling us there are no D-boats anywhere near the left coast. You have the makings of a good west coast DONZI meet right there.

We have that gathering already planned:
2004 PNW Lake Chelan Gathering (http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthread.php?t=33979)
Now, if I could just get some of these strangers to show up...

The boat ran great....here's what I've learned so far:
1. I need more storage!! After getting used to the cuddy and 8.6' beam of the Z - this is a new challenge trying to fit all of my stuff into the 18. It's kind-of like packing my Motorcycle.
2. Going from a right-handed zero-effort throttle to a left-handed morse (with a shift knob the size of a softball :wink: ) is taking a little getting used to. I'm gettin there...but it's different.
3. I haven't figured out what to do with all of the free time I now have since I don't have to think about trim anymore :biggrin.:
4. So that's what accelleration feels like...DAMN!, I could get used to that.
5. I love the Lean.
6. My other boat was really, really loud while underway (something about that side exit exhaust). It's nice to be able to carry on a conversation while boating.

Overall, I love the new boat. Saturday was more about the party than the actual boating.... The next trip will be about really getting to know her :biggrin.: :biggrin.:

-EG

thriller
05-04-2004, 06:09 PM
Looks like a fantastic day. I can't wait to come on down and stock up on some Henry's and cruise the water. Lake Washington/Kirkland it's all good. I'm almost a 100% I'm in with the BH for Lake Chelan. Can't wait.
Mike Miller