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They don't come much nicer than this 18 !
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They don't come much nicer than this 18 !
Before traveling any distance to view this Donzi 16 OB ask the owners for several Clear Close-up photos of the front deck and it's "minor cosmetic paint blisters & gell damage" as described by the...
Just an idea ?
Might it be possible to trace the boat's current owner from it's old New Jersey hull registration number~~~assuming you have a clear old photo of that old number from when your...
Try some ice in a plastic bag on the exposed prop shaft to shrink it slightly while using the rubber mallet technique gently.
Or try a hair-dryer on the prop's center hub, along with the ice on...
Rob~~~The newly restored hull & deck look fantastic !
What engine powerplant & outdrive combo are you going to use on your "Baby" ?
Bert~~
Was your long unfinished & un-rigged Baby 14...
Greg~~~
Is it true that You, & George Costanza , were the very last "Members " of Members Only ? ? ?
In all seriousness~~
I remember way back in the early 1970s the Donzi Marine factory had a small Accessories Catalog page with similar items like your jacket listed for sale in it; as well as...
Greg~~
If you do not de-wax , or sand, or prime, the bottom hull first I think it would be far easier to remove the bottom paint with a very strong pressure washer, or by wet sanding ,...
Greg~~~
Because I have a boat that sits in saltwater all season long for six+ months I have used Interlux interprotect to prevent underwater osmotic blistering, and then I applied their aluminum...
When using an engine oil cooler with an additional thermostatically controlled cooler bypass valve feature to allow the oil to heat up before actually going to your oil cooler to eleminate...
These engines, if the water jackets are not rusted-out thin, can usually be successfully rebuilt as to new condition.
All the engine internals are still obtainable new.
Oversize pistons,...
Thank's Lars~~~
Thank's for clearing up the confusion about the 427 Side Oiler, and the Hornet that just sold in Sweden.
I Thought that there was some connection with the Ford 427 FE side...
George~
I should have worded that "Custom Engine Build" not custom oil cooler.
This poll thread is about engine lubricating oil cooler use on our Donzi performance speedboats.
Included here are~~
Factory built production marined engines such as Mercruiser, OMC,...
Bert was able to buy this project at a fair market price.
I, and others , were offered this very same rough project for more than twice what he finally paid.
EVERYONE passed on this project at that...
Carl~~~
Since Mercruiser had been well aware of this nylock nut related failuure issue~~and issued a service update to their dealers to use Locktite thread locker in addition to that factory...
Bert~~
Fantastic pair of very cool and unique Donzi speedboats you have there !
It's great to see that you been able to save not one, but Two, very rare & historic early Donzi speedboats.
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Mario offered his rough project to me for more than twice what he later offered it again for this year to Bert .
At the time i was offered that MD Hornet Mario would not budge off his firm price.
...
Well~~~If it was once David Witt's Florida Hornet I tried to deal with his agent (Dauley ?) who offered me the boat for the "Best Offer OVER $15,000. a number of years back. He would not send me ANY...
Thank's for your info. Matty~~
I think you should keep your Benchseat Hornet "Driver" and enjoy it like you are doing now this season !
Heck~~~ You can always improve it's cosmetics, &...
Was this diesel engine power experiment designed as a diesel motoryacht tender in an effort to capture the upscale large motoryacht tender market ?
I seem to remember reading about this Yanmar...
That's either the incorrect passenger info plate on placed your boat~~`
Or you have a 23 Deckboat there instead of a "22 Classic" speedboat.
Donzi did in fact build "deckboats"
Matty said it...
If this Hornet did in fact just sell for around $22,500. , or a lower accepted offer~~~you would also have to factor in the fact that the seller had to also recoup his initial USA to Sweden high...
I had Hi Tek build me a custom set of their very unique SS headers for my Big Block Chevy inboard skiboat with very long & very low swooping 4" Indmar skiboat engine style exhaust outlets.
Since I...
There is a limit to what people will spend for a Benchseat Hornet, or any other boat project~~rare or not.
There are not that many people willing to spend large money just going-into a 45+ year old...