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    Grizz boat

    I saw a picture of Grizz`s old boat. Was the wildest boat I ever saw! Blue and white with a rounded transom and cool little side compartments on the deck. Can someone please tell me what it was? Really Amazing
    The sting of poor quailty far outlasts the Joy of a cheap price...

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    This one's mphatc/Mario's. They are cool looking.
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    Corsican is the same hull as an 18 Classic, only 56 were built, 1968-1972



    Grizzly's was a 351 Ford, CMI headers, maybe even a 351 Cleveland . .


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    So cool looking. I didn't realize how innovative Donzi was back in the day . Didn't seem like they were afraid to try something new. Bravo!
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    Grizz and his Corsican
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    Wow, that's a cool boat! I've seen pics but didn't realize they had those side compartments. Smart use of that space!

    a little off subject, I didn't know Grizz but know of his legacy and used to enjoy his posts. From the looks of it, he was pretty young (not bald, not grey) man, what a shame.

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    I never saw a real Donzi Corsican first hand in my NJ & PA boating area.

    There Is/Was a Cobalt GT-500 "spash rip-off clone" sitting for sale for a few thousand $$$ in a back bay area Somers Point NJ boatyard stoage lot early this Spring & Summer.

    The Cobalt GT-500 "Splash" is the boat that Don & Brownie spotted at a boatshow where Don then confronted the Cobalt guys about stealing Donzi's design.

    The Somers Point NJ Cobalt GT-500 is rough, and has extensive balsa core hull rot damage, but still a very cool boat.
    Not sure if it's still sitting down there in that lot for sale as I have not been down there since early June ?

    It's great to finally see photos of "Randy "Grizz & his great Corsican.
    Never met him personally ~~~
    But when I first joined this forum with my then new benchseat 18 project Somers Point NJ find he called me to welcome me to the forum & talk about the project , and also his Solas Volvo Aquamatic prop project.
    He mentioned his Corsican at that time~
    We spoke one last time a few short months before his sad un-timely passing.

    Randy was surely as cool as his Corsican !

    Guys~~~
    Let's see more photos of Grizz, & his great Donzi boats as a great way to remember him !
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    "a little off subject, I didn't know Grizz but know of his legacy and used to enjoy his posts. From the looks of it, he was pretty young (not bald, not grey) man, what a shame."


    Pipnit, Randy did have a great head of hair, but he was a year younger than me and would have been 66 in about 2 weeks.
    We celebrated our birthdays the same day in October, and usually had lunch when he stopped by in February on his way down to Miami for the boat show.
    I know this is confusing, and I guess ya had to be there.........

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    From the pictures I have seen of his boats, They were Pristine!
    I would have liked to have met him. He was well respected and all of his pics he has a smile on his face.
    The sting of poor quailty far outlasts the Joy of a cheap price...

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    He is sorely missed by many, I never got the chance to do a face to face but like many others spoke with him at length quite a few times. He was the kind of guy that knew one thing, how to give and help others. His legacy will always live in the boating community!
    No matter what your beliefs are "GOD BLESS AMERICA"

    Fully retired marine tech near 60 years in the biz.

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