24' Donzi Spitfire
06-07-2009 | 07:29 AM
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From: Naples, Maine
Can you dig up any pic's from him? i'm looking into history of the boats. Can't seem to find much must have been pretty rare? Have you seen and been on your freinds boat? if so how did it do in bigger water? ride ,attidude really interested 320's sounds very nice and easy! Well any help would be greatly appreciated. Rich
I'll see if he's got any pics. The boat has been shrink wrapped for the last 5 years or so.
Originally, the boat had small blocks with Volvo 280 drives. no power trim. The re-power really woke it up. He had cut the X-Dimention a little too high for the Alpha SS drives, the Land & Sea Sternjacks were a patch for the problem but worked well and planted the drives a bit deeper. This worked well for planing. When trimmed out it would climb back on its tail. This hull has a lot of rocker. Top speed was right around 80. Very good handling boat.
06-07-2009 | 08:45 AM
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From: greenwood lake USA
www.donzi.org
www.lgdonziclassic.com
the 24 donzi hull came in several forms
the spitfire which is like most donzi classic a 2 +3 seating with no cuddy
the spirit was a cuddy cabin version with a metal framed windshield
the doral was a cuddy with high back fiberglass molded seat with a storage compartment it also had a very unique fiberglass framed windshield
the el peascador a fishing version CC
the hulls were "monohull" construction, from what i understand that the tub/deck and the hull were glued together to form one piece
they ride very well but need real power to get them moving and need alot of trim to get them up and going
there is a very nice single in MI for sale now most were twin sbc and volvos
I have been searching for an old one that ran on my lake
"jamseyboy" it had warmed up sbc and volvo edrives
check out the model list on www.donzi.org it has picstures of all of the 24 models
BTW the 24 was designed by harry scheoll (sp) and the molds went on to sonic and other mfgr's from what i heard al the 4 models same hull with different modular pieces that made them different
made from 74 to 77 by donzi in the variuos 4 models all of which are pretty uncommon
the spitfire is the rarest of the 4 have not seen many el pescadors either
www.lgdonziclassic.com
the 24 donzi hull came in several forms
the spitfire which is like most donzi classic a 2 +3 seating with no cuddy
the spirit was a cuddy cabin version with a metal framed windshield
the doral was a cuddy with high back fiberglass molded seat with a storage compartment it also had a very unique fiberglass framed windshield
the el peascador a fishing version CC
the hulls were "monohull" construction, from what i understand that the tub/deck and the hull were glued together to form one piece
they ride very well but need real power to get them moving and need alot of trim to get them up and going
there is a very nice single in MI for sale now most were twin sbc and volvos
I have been searching for an old one that ran on my lake
"jamseyboy" it had warmed up sbc and volvo edrives
check out the model list on www.donzi.org it has picstures of all of the 24 models
BTW the 24 was designed by harry scheoll (sp) and the molds went on to sonic and other mfgr's from what i heard al the 4 models same hull with different modular pieces that made them different
made from 74 to 77 by donzi in the variuos 4 models all of which are pretty uncommon
the spitfire is the rarest of the 4 have not seen many el pescadors either
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06-07-2009 | 12:13 PM
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From: NewBaltimore Mi
Here is the Doral,,in Mich..
www.donzi.org
www.lgdonziclassic.com
the 24 donzi hull came in several forms
the spitfire which is like most donzi classic a 2 +3 seating with no cuddy
the spirit was a cuddy cabin version with a metal framed windshield
the doral was a cuddy with high back fiberglass molded seat with a storage compartment it also had a very unique fiberglass framed windshield
the el peascador a fishing version CC
the hulls were "monohull" construction, from what i understand that the tub/deck and the hull were glued together to form one piece
they ride very well but need real power to get them moving and need alot of trim to get them up and going
there is a very nice single in MI for sale now most were twin sbc and volvos
I have been searching for an old one that ran on my lake
"jamseyboy" it had warmed up sbc and volvo edrives
check out the model list on www.donzi.org it has picstures of all of the 24 models
BTW the 24 was designed by harry scheoll (sp) and the molds went on to sonic and other mfgr's from what i heard al the 4 models same hull with different modular pieces that made them different
made from 74 to 77 by donzi in the variuos 4 models all of which are pretty uncommon
the spitfire is the rarest of the 4 have not seen many el pescadors either
www.lgdonziclassic.com
the 24 donzi hull came in several forms
the spitfire which is like most donzi classic a 2 +3 seating with no cuddy
the spirit was a cuddy cabin version with a metal framed windshield
the doral was a cuddy with high back fiberglass molded seat with a storage compartment it also had a very unique fiberglass framed windshield
the el peascador a fishing version CC
the hulls were "monohull" construction, from what i understand that the tub/deck and the hull were glued together to form one piece
they ride very well but need real power to get them moving and need alot of trim to get them up and going
there is a very nice single in MI for sale now most were twin sbc and volvos
I have been searching for an old one that ran on my lake
"jamseyboy" it had warmed up sbc and volvo edrives
check out the model list on www.donzi.org it has picstures of all of the 24 models
BTW the 24 was designed by harry scheoll (sp) and the molds went on to sonic and other mfgr's from what i heard al the 4 models same hull with different modular pieces that made them different
made from 74 to 77 by donzi in the variuos 4 models all of which are pretty uncommon
the spitfire is the rarest of the 4 have not seen many el pescadors either
06-07-2009 | 09:23 PM
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From: greenwood lake USA
i forgot about that yellow doral that is another solid boat in MI
I was thinking of this single spitfire
http://www.mackinacseaplanes.com/rcs...3/24_donzi.htm
http://viciousmarine.com/id12.html
this was listed on craigslist a month or so ago
I was thinking of this single spitfire
http://www.mackinacseaplanes.com/rcs...3/24_donzi.htm
http://viciousmarine.com/id12.html
this was listed on craigslist a month or so ago
