New to me 2008 35 ZR
 

Here are some pics of my new boat.

Some more

Nice boat congrats!

Beautiful boat!

Very sharp boat, glad to see you got one for the summer. I was reading the other thread on your to be built 27. The 35 is a nicer package for the money for sure. Enjoy!

Nice boat & congrats BIG Daddy :drink::boat::ernaehrung004:

Nice Andy. Good riddens on those 27 problems. Looks like everything worked out in the end.

come on down to the KY Lake poker run this weekend..you will have a blast!!

Congrats on the new boat! Everything happens for a reason and I would be stoked to be in a 35 over a 27! Maybe we wil see you on Lake Michigan this summer

Sweet Boat. Glad your build problems are over. That 35 is way more boat than the 27.:evilb:

Congrats, nice boat!!!

Congrats! Love the new ride. If your going to do any poker runs this summer give me a call and I'll buy you a celebration cocktail.

Great looking boat!! Congrats.!!!

Thanks to everyone. I should have some on the water pictures next weekend.:evilb:

Beautiful Boat Andy, simply beautiful! Maybe we'll see you up around Navy Pier this August. Wife/kids and I are plannin a trip up.

Some pics of the boat from this weekend.

Looks totally fantastic!! Im very jealous.. 35ZR is my dream Donzi.... Lookin forward to more pictures... might steal a couple for my wallpaper...:flag:

Boat looks great !!people need to let the dust settle over at Donzi and stop the rumor mill!

Wow!

I love that pic on the trailer behind your truck. Very sleek!

Hopefully that WOW was in regards to andy's beautiful new boat!

Yes, that WOW was a positive WOW. As in WOW what a beautiful boat!!! Congrats. Andy!

Very Nice looking boat Andy. Enjoy

Ran the boat this past weekend and I am not to happy with the speed. The prior owner had five blade 26 pitch maximus props on the boat. I can only get about 72 out of the boat. Need to find some 28 pitch bravo or 30 labbed bravo props.

Yea, Id throw a pair of stock 28's on there. The boat should run 78-80 easily then.

Ran the boat this weekend with stock bravo 28 pitch props with half a tank of fuel. And saw 75.4 at 4800 rpm. Does anyone have any suggestions for other props to try?

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why not some labbed 30's? I would stay away from 5 blades to hard on the drives in my opinion.

The 35 likes a lot of trim to get to speed! Where were drives positioned?

I have run as high as 6 so far. It seems like it takes a lot to get that last few mph out of her.

Sweeeeeeeet !! I have the same boat - got 83.3 GPS with all cheating tactics in place - wind, current, light chop, and no fuel. Real number would probably be 81.
Stock 28's, trim at 7, then 5,000 - 5,100 RPM, 87 octane fuel, and yes, wait a while for the last 2 MPH - not sure why you only see 75.4, but first thing I'd do is see if your props are really 28's via a fixture because sometimes they're only 26.5 or 27's in disquise. Your RPMs are down a little too. I would think it would rev higher if the props were pitched short. Is the boat so new that maybe a little break-in would help? I didn't wack mine until I had 20 hrs and an oil change done. At WOT are your rev-limiter alarms beeping at you?

Regardless, congratulations!!

The fastest I've run is 79.5 mph on the gps. I am running stock 28 bravo props, although I think I could run labbed 30s and hit 80 mph.

great speed!

My appologies for the typo Andy, I hit 81.3 not 83.3 - with all cheating in place, so 79.5 tells me that you have all things working correctly. Great pictures, - how many hours do you have on it now? I put 280 hrs on mine this past season and plan to trade up pretty soon.

I only have about 75 hours on mine, although I only got to use two months before it went in storage.

If I ever figure out how to post a picture, I'll send you one of mine. Right now when I click on the "Attach an Image" icon it asks me for a URL address ????? Stay tuned.

I am pretty sure you need to be a member to post pictures. Although you can post a link if the picture is somewhere else on the web.

HOW DO LIKE YOUR ACTIVE THUNDER OVER THE 38 ZR

I have not water tested it yet.. Will report when i do...

ps you have one of the nices 38zr! love the colors!:drink:

THANKS- WHAT MOTORS DO YOU HAVE