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    Is this a donzi or fake?

    Hi everyone, new to forum. Looking to buy and restore this boat, has no id tag. Seller lists it as a 1980 donzi sportier, 350 chevy/ with jet. Have searched and cannot find any models like it.



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    ----Absolute fake!.......Bill S

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    Not even a clone/splash fake. It is just DONZI stickers on a boat. The stickers are the ONLY thing DONZI on that boat.

    Run if you want a DONZI.

    If the boat is 1973 or newer, it will have a hull identification number listed on the transom, right side, just below the rub rail. The first 3 letters will let you search for the real manufacturer. http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/mic1.aspx

    I recognize that hull/deck, but my memory is failing me.
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    When I first looked at it yesterday I thought it was a Sidewinder. The only thing that throws me off is the vertical height of the deck sides. I agree that it is not a model of Donzi I have ever seen.

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    offset

    i thought the same the rear pylon is there for the windshield frame and the sidewinders did have a beveled deck hull joint but not that large.

    the old I will put donzi stickers on something that is not a donzi and call it a donzi trick ( in my best Maxwell Smart voice)
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    Eeeeesh! That boat made me throw up in my mouth a lil'bit...

    What a tub. Some people have no class putting that sticker on such a boat.

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    This one [PYTHON] looks close to the one pictured.
    http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/boa/3848313785.html
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    yes very much like that
    When the sky is grey,look out to sea.
    When the waves are high and the light is dying,
    well raise a glass and think of me...
    When I'm home again,
    boys, I'll be buying!

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    Read back to the board the Letters and numbers on the transom on the right side facing the boat, like someone else said. We all want to know and will help you by looking it up for you. The code has be there, or someone broke a federal law.

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    They made 1 16 Ski Sporter in 1980 the last 16 Ski Sporter ever made


    and that boat is not it

    python makes some sense they splashed just about everything
    When the sky is grey,look out to sea.
    When the waves are high and the light is dying,
    well raise a glass and think of me...
    When I'm home again,
    boys, I'll be buying!

    My Ride

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    Sidewinder, Baja, Chrysler, StarCraft, you name it and it could be one. had a big wrap around windshield at one point so follow that line.
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    Thank you for your help

    To all those that replied, or thought about it. THANK YOU for your speedy replies. Can't go any further with finding out what kind of boat it was , its been SOLD, to someone else.

    The hunt goes on for a Donzi.

    Thanks again
    Mark

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