New ink

[Carl C]

Gone, your wallet I mean. It's white now. Why would you get one taken off? They are permanent and much thought should be invested before you get one that will be there till your dead. And it was not meant to be a negative comment. It's an observation. My Grandfather had tattoos. He told me it was his biggest regret.

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Mine took 3 laser treatments and there is absolutely no sign of the tat left. Cost was not cheap. $900 total. Tats are no longer "forever".

[Fishermanjm]

Ok, listen guyz. I didn't want this to go like it did.
My ink is mine, tons of thought went into it. I changed
my mind many many times. I put it on my foot cuz
i knew it was gonna kill. I got it an I am DONZI FOR LIFE!!!
besides my casholas are all goin into my classic. No other
boat for me. My 01 is it for me. I do have the old school Donzi
prop tat with some stuff I drew up with it on my shoulder. K Anywayz,,, I still can't lace
up my shoe on that foot... Donzi on!!!

[chip w]

Art is about self expression. If it makes you happy good for you and well done. The same can be said about the boats that we love. There are a lot of people out there who don't understand our passion and what it does for us emotionally. So, if by extension, you put a Donzi tattoo on your foot or anywhere else I say good for you. you're proud of your passion and chances are it will mostly be other boaters that see it. I'm pretty sure that nobody in a board room or corporate office will ever know it's there.

[gcarter]

Jim, I remained silent on your post. I haven't always, and I know my opinions in the past
could have made people defensive.
I come from a different generation and a different region of the country. When I was young,
tattoos were frowned on and the only folks that had them were drug dealers, thugs,
ex-cons, and a few WW-II veterans, but theirs were always discreet, and probably their
girl friends name.
IOW, they were to be avoided at all costs. No one wanted to present a connection to folks
that had them.
Today, I don't understand the allure of artwork you wear the rest of your life. When I see
a pretty girl w/ink all over her arms, the first thing that comes to mind is a beautiful
mansion that has been defaced w/graffiti.

[45171]

Tattoos aren't a big deal, anyone can get one. You don't have to be some sort of maniac that enjoys pain or being a non conformist to do it. I assume that everyone gets them for different reasons, kind of like that lion and dolphin sticker on the side of my boat.

Does anyone reading happen to know what that lion and dolphin are all about anyway?

[tmdog]

Never thought of it until you mentioned. I'll take a stab at it. Lion, king of beast, large and powerful. Dolphin, sleek shape and fast. Probably one of the fastest in the water. In today's age of boats I suspect the Skater would have a emblem with a SR-71 on it.

[Ghost]

Tattoos aren't a big deal, anyone can get one. You don't have to be some sort of maniac that enjoys pain or being a non conformist to do it. I assume that everyone gets them for different reasons, kind of like that lion and dolphin sticker on the side of my boat.

Does anyone reading happen to know what that lion and dolphin are all about anyway?

I believe the Chisholms came up with it after some dispute over the prop logo. Some threads around here on it. Rumor is it was inspired by the coat of arms of Dunkirk, France. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk

There have been speculative discussions about the MEANING, but to me the symbolism is obvious. The two key components to offshore are the the boat (dolphin) and the driver (lion). If it wasn't intended to represent that, it should have.

[45171]

That's really cool, I'm glad that I asked. Thanks for sharing.