View Poll Results: Sun Pad on a Classic?

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  • My classic didn't come w/ one

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Thread: Sun Pad on a Classic

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    Sun Pad on a Classic

    My 18 and 22 both came w/ sun pads for the engine hatch but I've never seen a photo of a classic w/ the pad mounted. Are the pads common? Are they considered akin to having a bimini?

    Dan

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    Quote Originally Posted by p729lws View Post
    Are they considered akin to having a bimini?
    Dan
    IMO YES! Your boats came with them?? I've never seen one on a Classic and hope I never do. Again, strictly my opinion. If you want to put one on for your wife or girl feel free, it's your boat.
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    well considering the 16 18 and 22 are not the only "classic donzi" the HornetII the spitfire and the spirit all came with options for pads on the engine hatch the hornetII actually had a low railing too around the hatch if it makes your boat more pleasurable go ahead

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    You missed a category -
    my classic did not come with one but I wish I had one - I vote "yes." Might not use it all of the time but it would be nice some of the time
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    Check out Budman's "Maxipad".

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    I always thought that if you could build one with the right curvature to match the deck & make it flush like the stock hatch w/the stripe it might look ok.
    Jay
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    Quote Originally Posted by royalbcat View Post
    I always thought that if you could build one with the right curvature to match the deck & make it flush like the stock hatch w/the stripe it might look ok.
    What Royalbcat said, if done right yes, if not NO!
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    Quote Originally Posted by p729lws View Post
    My 18 and 22 both came w/ sun pads for the engine hatch but I've never seen a photo of a classic w/ the pad mounted. Are the pads common? Are they considered akin to having a bimini?
    Dan
    Easy, leave bimini's out of this...

    Your sunpad would "blow off" anyway!

    Your dog, Birdie, likes my bimini!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Eller View Post
    Easy, leave bimini's out of this...
    Your sunpad would "blow off" anyway!
    Your dog, Birdie, likes my bimini!
    Did I say Bimini?

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    I'm suprised at the results of the poll. I thought they were a standard feature. My 22 actually came w/ two of them. All of them have a cut out for the hatch latch and apear to be custom made for the size of the hatch. I'll shoot some photos soon...

    Dan

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    The Hornet II that I tried to buy last winter had a hatch pad. Here is a photo of that boat that I took in the 80's. I have coveted this boat a long time. Then and now.
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    A sunpad is the only thing I can think of that looks worse on a 22 C, than a bimini.

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    This is a tough one, since I envision the usefulness of a sunpad. It certainly expands your lounging/partying area...but, at what expense?

    It's kind of like a fixed swim platform on a classic...although it would be practical, I have yet to see one that isn't godawful fugly!

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    Yep. I have had 3 Classics so the ZR is my first Donzi w/platform, ladder & sunpad. They definitely make the boat more user friendly for a day out on the water but, nothing beats the looks of the hard deck on the back of a Classic I always thought about trying to do a flush pad on the last 22 but never got motivated enough. The 2+3 has a scoop to clear the blower so it's not really an option.
    Jay
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    The sunpad may make a boat more versatile, but if someone wants a versatile boat, Searay makes a ton of them with biminis, sunpads, more storage space, et al. But if you want a Donzi Classic, there is no better looking boat in that size range.

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