Originally Posted by wideawake (Post 3061418)

You collect boats, like I collect wives. Hope you have better luck.

Originally Posted by 24degrees (Post 3061381)

That's a great boat Mark....glad to see you own it!

Originally Posted by h2oboater (Post 3061325)

Well I did it again, I just had to have Donzi from BACK IN THE DAY.. :lolhit:
I saw this 24' Donzi Doral when she was new at Markley Marine here in the Detroit area around 1975. Having owned a 16' Donzi in the past I thought this Doral would be a cool boat to have. She did not stay on the showroom floor long because the dealership went APBA offshore racing with her in the production boat class. They had to cut her windshield off to meet APBA safety standards but other than some racing numbers she was ready to race. This Donzi became P-300 HEAT WAVE raced by Jim Krause. I lost track of her over the years untill I saw her for sale on craigslist two years ago, I knew it was the old HEAT WAVE. I thought it sold but when she popped up again this year I knew I had to have her to add to my collection of old offshore boats. I did not realize how good of shape she was in till I got her home. It needs a good cleaning but it's all there, even the original interior is in very good shape. Other than rebuilding the engines I my have her done this summer. When done I will keep the windshield on but she will have all the old race numbers and name put back

Originally Posted by ViciousOne (Post 3061523)

Nice find Mark, Looks good and should be a easy retro resto !

Originally Posted by MidOcean (Post 3061489)

The boat that became the original 24' sonic.. stretched versions became the 26, 28, 30 and 31 sonics...

Originally Posted by fastdonzi (Post 3062023)

It was also the 24' Performer. When I worked for Performer we Had one that had Staggered 540's with #4 Drives and 24"x 24" K-Planes, it went 114mph with the Tabs all the way down, if you let the tabs up it would porpose so bad it would jump 3' out of the water on Glassy water. It was built to outrun Reggie in a race called the Rudee Run, From Richmond Va to Va Beach and Back- 200 Miles. The only boat that beat it was a Turbine V (around 1995) Reggie was 3rd overall but we won the Class. A few years prior we finished 2nd to Reggie in a 24' with a single 540ci and a Bravo, We had fishing poles in the Rod holders :)