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mrfixxall
06-23-2008, 02:23 PM
Was at a friends marina today and i saw this 1987 minx,,the boat was mint and all oe!! ill go back their later and take some pics of it..sopposly the guy paid 10k for it.. it has a oe merc 320 hp efi sbc and came with a alpha ss drive..

VetteLT193
06-23-2008, 02:27 PM
Was at a friends marina today and i saw this 1987 minx,,the boat was mint and all oe!! ill go back their later and take some pics of it..sopposly the guy paid 10k for it.. it has a oe merc 320 hp efi sbc and came with a alpha ss drive..

That's a great price if that's what he actually paid. Sounds nice:)

Cuda
06-23-2008, 03:49 PM
I agree. The 320 EFI was the same engine as the 300 Tempest. All good internals, the only difference is it has a carb.

gcarter
06-23-2008, 05:10 PM
Mike, get a hull #, name (if you can), and location.
I'll add it to the list.

mrfixxall
06-23-2008, 05:27 PM
Mike, get a hull #, name (if you can), and location.
I'll add it to the list.


Will do,,i know the guy lives in medinah ill.

mrfixxall
06-23-2008, 06:34 PM
Heres some pic's of it

mrfixxall
06-23-2008, 06:38 PM
came from wisconsin and the guy that bought it(dont know his name) now resides in medinah illinois.

gcarter
06-23-2008, 07:38 PM
That was Dauley's boat. I knew he was trying to sell it.
As soon as you find a name to go with it, I'll change the data.

VetteLT193
06-23-2008, 07:59 PM
anyone know how much he picked up with the nose cone?

From the pics it looks like the cleanest original Minx I've seen yet.

chappy
06-23-2008, 08:05 PM
That rear view pic of the outdrive is money.

BUIZILLA
06-23-2008, 08:09 PM
anyone know how much he picked up with the nose cone? my experience was that it runs the exact same with the SS, as with a stock drive, on THAT hull. That may also be the one and only Minx that was factory delivered with an SS drive. I am also pretty certain he didn't pay 10k for it.. could be wrong though.

VetteLT193
06-23-2008, 08:19 PM
whoops, I didn't blow up the picture and had nosecones on the mind. :doh:

I wonder what it is about the Minx that doesn't like the shorter setup.

gcarter
06-23-2008, 08:36 PM
We know of at least three that have had that setup and no gain.
I sure can't explain it, other than it just isn't fast enough to benifit from the reduced parasite drag.

Brian Freeman
06-23-2008, 08:44 PM
Yes that was dauley's boat. Cleanest Minx I have ever seen. Fresh water boat from WI. NO he did not pay 10k for it. Dauley sold it for more then that.........................

BUIZILLA
06-23-2008, 08:53 PM
I wonder what it is about the Minx that doesn't like the shorter setup. the problem is that there is too much weight forward, and the drive has little trim to work with because it's so short, so the *lift the nose aspect* doesn't allow the bow to unstick... if that makes any sense..

mrfixxall
06-23-2008, 09:03 PM
From what i understand their was issues with the boat,the drive had to be Reshimmed and resealed and the shifter had to be rebuilt..The ten grand number came from my buddy and he said that is what the customer paid for it.Weather its true or not on the price who knows?:)

CHACHI
06-23-2008, 09:09 PM
An Alpha SS is useless on a Minx. I know, I had one, I tried it, I sold it.
There was absolutly no gain except in draft, and don't get me started on the weed ingestion issues.

Ken

mrfixxall
06-23-2008, 11:40 PM
That was Dauley's boat. I knew he was trying to sell it.
As soon as you find a name to go with it, I'll change the data.


From what i understand this boat was bought last year..

gcarter
06-24-2008, 05:38 AM
From what i understand this boat was bought last year..
That sounds right. It may have sold about the same time I sold mine.

VetteLT193
06-24-2008, 07:45 AM
the problem is that there is too much weight forward, and the drive has little trim to work with because it's so short, so the *lift the nose aspect* doesn't allow the bow to unstick... if that makes any sense..

Makes perfect sense, not enough length and rocker. My Minx runs very flat compared to my brother's 22.

HallJ
06-27-2008, 10:31 AM
Try modifying you trim tabs to retract more. They drag a little from the factory install. I did it to my Minx and noticed the difference.

http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthread.php?t=33672&highlight=trim+tabs


Jeff