KrausMotorSports
12-08-2016, 07:18 PM
Came across a posting on Craigslist as how many of our impulse buys start! :yes: My wife who is also in this with me and a avid boater said she liked the 22 Classic. (She's an Architect and has nice taste). So I found one and decided to look into it a bit farther. Never owning a Donzi I did my homework on the Classic's without using a Boat Survey. Everything from history to changes through the years and what works with this and that so I don't ask stupid questions to receive stupid answers like use the search....Which I've been on Offshoreonly for a few years and many other forums as I own a few other boats as well. But my main quest here is to keep a History Log of the one I have. The Gentleman that owned the boat was Leo Miller. His name on here is SLICK. Im a history nut and love a boat or project that has a story. So here's the beginning...I found his original For sale thread....So Check it out! But its sad how much it's changed.
http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthread.php?47248-1996-22-Classic-Supercharged&highlight=
Please if anybody has any connections please send him this post. His email here doesn't work and I don't think I can send messages yet but I would love to show him plans and unfortunately it's current condition. Lets just say I'll be saving another Classic from a long time of sitting. But the guy he sold it to in MD had passed away and it was handed down to his son and that's how I came across it. It will be powered with a healthy 454 and newly gone through and dressed Bravo 1. Speeds should be in the Mid 70's but In the end this is overall the Misses Classic and as you can tell she's pretty excited. It will be on the Chesapeake this year and that's where it will be for a long time. We have a lot of ideas and it has the famous Gel Coat Blisters and some cracking around the hatch that will all be fixed better then new. With some new paint ideas and colors as well. If you have any ideas please share. I'm thinking SeaFoam Green like some the the Mako's on the entire side and stripe up top or solid up top and stripe on the side. We still have all the Procharger brackets if it ever went back to that but I think at this point she just needs some seat time! Cheers y'all and happy to be officially part of the group! More pics to come!
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r492/KrausMotoSports57/2016-10/F9368469-203F-46B2-8EC8-113043E403B5_zpsrntikiht.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/KrausMotoSports57/media/2016-10/F9368469-203F-46B2-8EC8-113043E403B5_zpsrntikiht.jpg.html)
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r492/KrausMotoSports57/2016-10/2185F7E1-8DDF-4549-BB88-2525B481385F_zpsvoupwbfj.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/KrausMotoSports57/media/2016-10/2185F7E1-8DDF-4549-BB88-2525B481385F_zpsvoupwbfj.jpg.html)
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r492/KrausMotoSports57/2016-11/654E79B5-FA47-44D4-883F-442193A5B719_zpsmsabmvdr.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/KrausMotoSports57/media/2016-11/654E79B5-FA47-44D4-883F-442193A5B719_zpsmsabmvdr.jpg.html)
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r492/KrausMotoSports57/2016-10/7CA45F99-3306-4A82-9399-62B57E7688D2_zpsi5moszg8.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/KrausMotoSports57/media/2016-10/7CA45F99-3306-4A82-9399-62B57E7688D2_zpsi5moszg8.jpg.html)
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r492/KrausMotoSports57/2016-10/BBBA5D09-3A30-4AB9-BC53-C64BFAFD5405_zpsvkp0bels.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/KrausMotoSports57/media/2016-10/BBBA5D09-3A30-4AB9-BC53-C64BFAFD5405_zpsvkp0bels.jpg.html)
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r492/KrausMotoSports57/2016-10/F88EA82F-D13B-468C-996C-17F951CD34A8_zps8hq6tyqf.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/KrausMotoSports57/media/2016-10/F88EA82F-D13B-468C-996C-17F951CD34A8_zps8hq6tyqf.jpg.html)
http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthread.php?47248-1996-22-Classic-Supercharged&highlight=
Please if anybody has any connections please send him this post. His email here doesn't work and I don't think I can send messages yet but I would love to show him plans and unfortunately it's current condition. Lets just say I'll be saving another Classic from a long time of sitting. But the guy he sold it to in MD had passed away and it was handed down to his son and that's how I came across it. It will be powered with a healthy 454 and newly gone through and dressed Bravo 1. Speeds should be in the Mid 70's but In the end this is overall the Misses Classic and as you can tell she's pretty excited. It will be on the Chesapeake this year and that's where it will be for a long time. We have a lot of ideas and it has the famous Gel Coat Blisters and some cracking around the hatch that will all be fixed better then new. With some new paint ideas and colors as well. If you have any ideas please share. I'm thinking SeaFoam Green like some the the Mako's on the entire side and stripe up top or solid up top and stripe on the side. We still have all the Procharger brackets if it ever went back to that but I think at this point she just needs some seat time! Cheers y'all and happy to be officially part of the group! More pics to come!
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r492/KrausMotoSports57/2016-10/F9368469-203F-46B2-8EC8-113043E403B5_zpsrntikiht.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/KrausMotoSports57/media/2016-10/F9368469-203F-46B2-8EC8-113043E403B5_zpsrntikiht.jpg.html)
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r492/KrausMotoSports57/2016-10/2185F7E1-8DDF-4549-BB88-2525B481385F_zpsvoupwbfj.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/KrausMotoSports57/media/2016-10/2185F7E1-8DDF-4549-BB88-2525B481385F_zpsvoupwbfj.jpg.html)
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r492/KrausMotoSports57/2016-11/654E79B5-FA47-44D4-883F-442193A5B719_zpsmsabmvdr.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/KrausMotoSports57/media/2016-11/654E79B5-FA47-44D4-883F-442193A5B719_zpsmsabmvdr.jpg.html)
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r492/KrausMotoSports57/2016-10/7CA45F99-3306-4A82-9399-62B57E7688D2_zpsi5moszg8.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/KrausMotoSports57/media/2016-10/7CA45F99-3306-4A82-9399-62B57E7688D2_zpsi5moszg8.jpg.html)
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r492/KrausMotoSports57/2016-10/BBBA5D09-3A30-4AB9-BC53-C64BFAFD5405_zpsvkp0bels.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/KrausMotoSports57/media/2016-10/BBBA5D09-3A30-4AB9-BC53-C64BFAFD5405_zpsvkp0bels.jpg.html)
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r492/KrausMotoSports57/2016-10/F88EA82F-D13B-468C-996C-17F951CD34A8_zps8hq6tyqf.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/KrausMotoSports57/media/2016-10/F88EA82F-D13B-468C-996C-17F951CD34A8_zps8hq6tyqf.jpg.html)