silverghost
01-01-2013, 02:39 PM
My "benchseat 18" deck is now almost ready to be re-installed on her hull after the engine & drive has been rigged in the next few months.
Since I first posted about this project many here over the years have urged me to have a new custom deck mold pulled off of it's small Gentleman's Racer style custom deck & cockpit tub for any possible future Donzi benchseat 18 builds.
If anyone now wishes to pull-off a custom Deck & cockpit tub mold to build their own Gentleman's racer benchseat 18 "Classic" project~~~now is the only time to do so.
I would be willing to loan the now completed, & faired, deck to anyone who might wish to have a new custom benchseat 18 deck & cockpit tub mold built at a local well established New Jersey/Philly area boat builder/restorer at your cost to build the new custom mold~~ar least for a month or two.
The mold would be yours to keep.
From that point on you might then easily build your own Benchseat 18 Gentleman's Racer/s .
Once I finally marry the now completed deck back onto it's yellow hull the chance to pull-off a new custom deck & tub benchseat 18 mold will be long gone.
Strike now~while the iron is now hot !
Offer will expire on 3/1/2013 as my project will then be going back together for the eventual project completion in May 2013 if all goes well !
Note:
The new Gentleman's Racer cockpit now measures 35 1/2 inches fore & aft from the dashboard's face to the fiberglass benchseat's back without seat cushons in place.
This is not a benchseat style Hornet, but instead a benchseat Gentleman's Racer style custom build conversion made to an original 1972 Donzi "Classic 18" 2+3 decked hull.
It's believed to be the only benchseat Gentleman's Racer boat of it's kind.
There is also however another X-18 deck style benchseat boat out there that was/is being custom built by Lenny in Vancouver B.C. Canada; as well as a benchseat Donzi 22 now being built by a forum member Stan at this time.
Since I first posted about this project many here over the years have urged me to have a new custom deck mold pulled off of it's small Gentleman's Racer style custom deck & cockpit tub for any possible future Donzi benchseat 18 builds.
If anyone now wishes to pull-off a custom Deck & cockpit tub mold to build their own Gentleman's racer benchseat 18 "Classic" project~~~now is the only time to do so.
I would be willing to loan the now completed, & faired, deck to anyone who might wish to have a new custom benchseat 18 deck & cockpit tub mold built at a local well established New Jersey/Philly area boat builder/restorer at your cost to build the new custom mold~~ar least for a month or two.
The mold would be yours to keep.
From that point on you might then easily build your own Benchseat 18 Gentleman's Racer/s .
Once I finally marry the now completed deck back onto it's yellow hull the chance to pull-off a new custom deck & tub benchseat 18 mold will be long gone.
Strike now~while the iron is now hot !
Offer will expire on 3/1/2013 as my project will then be going back together for the eventual project completion in May 2013 if all goes well !
Note:
The new Gentleman's Racer cockpit now measures 35 1/2 inches fore & aft from the dashboard's face to the fiberglass benchseat's back without seat cushons in place.
This is not a benchseat style Hornet, but instead a benchseat Gentleman's Racer style custom build conversion made to an original 1972 Donzi "Classic 18" 2+3 decked hull.
It's believed to be the only benchseat Gentleman's Racer boat of it's kind.
There is also however another X-18 deck style benchseat boat out there that was/is being custom built by Lenny in Vancouver B.C. Canada; as well as a benchseat Donzi 22 now being built by a forum member Stan at this time.