JayZ
12-07-2011, 12:42 PM
Hey all,
I thought I'd introduce the newest Donzi Owner on the board - ME!
I am the new owner of a 1993 454 OMC King Cobra Classic 22.
You can see the boat here in this thread from '06:
http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthread.php?42637-1993-22-for-sale/page2&highlight=king+cobra
Fast forward about 5 1/2 years from when this thread and when the boat sold last time and I am now the new owner of this Teal White Donzi. It has been sitting in a boat house exposed the salt air of the bay (under cover) so it doesn't look as good as it did when it was sold back in this thread . I think the gelcoat should buff out nicely and I'll repaint the stripe. ...oh yeah, and I think I am going to have to repower her. :eek:
I test drove this boat back in March and decided I wasn't ready or maybe it wasn't the right boat plus it was soooooo different than the 502 EFI Black Hawk drive boat I had driven the week before.
Last month the previous owner of drove the boat over to the shop under its own power hauled it out. He was planning on having the outdrive painted, fluids changed and just getting it dolled up and ready to sell. ... and when he called to check on it (3 weeks later) was told the engine was seized.
Well, I purchased it today assuming that I'll be doing some kind of repower. Wish me luck, feed me advice and I'll keep you all posted. ...thoughts of rebuilding the 454 maybe a 502 swap or who knows a LS-3. ...then again, maybe I'll be able to find some way to just fire this thing up. It shows about 365 hours I think.
Anyway again, wish me luck, feed me advice and I'll keep you all posted.
Cheers,
Jay
I thought I'd introduce the newest Donzi Owner on the board - ME!
I am the new owner of a 1993 454 OMC King Cobra Classic 22.
You can see the boat here in this thread from '06:
http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthread.php?42637-1993-22-for-sale/page2&highlight=king+cobra
Fast forward about 5 1/2 years from when this thread and when the boat sold last time and I am now the new owner of this Teal White Donzi. It has been sitting in a boat house exposed the salt air of the bay (under cover) so it doesn't look as good as it did when it was sold back in this thread . I think the gelcoat should buff out nicely and I'll repaint the stripe. ...oh yeah, and I think I am going to have to repower her. :eek:
I test drove this boat back in March and decided I wasn't ready or maybe it wasn't the right boat plus it was soooooo different than the 502 EFI Black Hawk drive boat I had driven the week before.
Last month the previous owner of drove the boat over to the shop under its own power hauled it out. He was planning on having the outdrive painted, fluids changed and just getting it dolled up and ready to sell. ... and when he called to check on it (3 weeks later) was told the engine was seized.
Well, I purchased it today assuming that I'll be doing some kind of repower. Wish me luck, feed me advice and I'll keep you all posted. ...thoughts of rebuilding the 454 maybe a 502 swap or who knows a LS-3. ...then again, maybe I'll be able to find some way to just fire this thing up. It shows about 365 hours I think.
Anyway again, wish me luck, feed me advice and I'll keep you all posted.
Cheers,
Jay