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06-18-2010, 11:39 AM
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06-18-2010, 02:58 PM
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OK guys I think I need to start a thread about how I have never been beat by a Donzi.... which is true. The first post of this thread has NO merit if the other boat had stock power so why bring it up.
As for the 100 mph plus guy's lets take it out on the big lake and see what happens.
I work on all kinds of boats but at any given time there are 1 or 2 Donzi's in my shop. When I decided to add another smaller boat to run with my clients I chose another Baja. For some reason Baja gets a bad rap on the net and I will be the first 1 to agree that the pre 1990 boats were pretty much poor quality builds but since then I would put their quality eqaul to or better than most production boats in thier price range.
Some of you I am sure have seen some of my work.
As for the 100 mph plus guy's lets take it out on the big lake and see what happens.
I work on all kinds of boats but at any given time there are 1 or 2 Donzi's in my shop. When I decided to add another smaller boat to run with my clients I chose another Baja. For some reason Baja gets a bad rap on the net and I will be the first 1 to agree that the pre 1990 boats were pretty much poor quality builds but since then I would put their quality eqaul to or better than most production boats in thier price range.
Some of you I am sure have seen some of my work.
06-18-2010, 05:58 PM
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BAJA gets a bad reputation because it is known as the Bayliner of Offshore racing. You want a cheap boat that everyone can afford, then buy a BAJA. As for the first post, read again yes one had stock power but it is a 540 and that boat runs 80mph. The other boat has a 454 with a Vortech blower making 5psi of boost, this one is not so stock.
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06-19-2010, 07:38 AM
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Maybe you need to reread my last post. I bought another Baja because it is a better built boat than a Donzi. I did not say Donzi in my post because I did not want to be an idiot like yourself and degrade somebody else's boat but there you have it.
I have first hand experience taking them both brands apart and rebuilding them. In fact I am redoing a 2004 22 Donzi classic at this time because of a cracked hull, drive not installed correctly from factory causing serous handling issues and just a piss poor rigging job. This is the second deck and hull this boat has had as the first hull was so bad that Donzi warranted it in 2006. The owner went down to Florida while they were building his new deck and hull. He was able to do a walk through of the factory and he told me that on his tour there were 2 Mexicans doing a transom cutout. Mexican 1 stood back as Mexican 2 held the drilling jig and Mexican 1 said that looks good to me. Most likely the reason his drive was mounted on an angle on his boat along with most of the rigging on his transom. I have done several walk through's at the Baja factory and dam if I did not see 1 Mexican just good old American Ohio hard working people building a very good product. Get off your high horse and and quit bashing a brand you know nothing about...... make that 2 brands yours and mine.
By the way my Baja beat Cigs, Donzis, Fountains, Active Thunders, Checkmates, Sunsations ect ect to many of the stops at all the poker runs that I have been involved with over the last 2 years. Not the fastest boat there but I can run it wide open all day long and do because I built it from the hull up.
I also have this in my shop so my engines do not lie about what they make and what they are capable of doing. Whats your HP and TQ numbers again? Please by all means show me some of your first hand experience with both brands to prove me wrong.
I have first hand experience taking them both brands apart and rebuilding them. In fact I am redoing a 2004 22 Donzi classic at this time because of a cracked hull, drive not installed correctly from factory causing serous handling issues and just a piss poor rigging job. This is the second deck and hull this boat has had as the first hull was so bad that Donzi warranted it in 2006. The owner went down to Florida while they were building his new deck and hull. He was able to do a walk through of the factory and he told me that on his tour there were 2 Mexicans doing a transom cutout. Mexican 1 stood back as Mexican 2 held the drilling jig and Mexican 1 said that looks good to me. Most likely the reason his drive was mounted on an angle on his boat along with most of the rigging on his transom. I have done several walk through's at the Baja factory and dam if I did not see 1 Mexican just good old American Ohio hard working people building a very good product. Get off your high horse and and quit bashing a brand you know nothing about...... make that 2 brands yours and mine.
By the way my Baja beat Cigs, Donzis, Fountains, Active Thunders, Checkmates, Sunsations ect ect to many of the stops at all the poker runs that I have been involved with over the last 2 years. Not the fastest boat there but I can run it wide open all day long and do because I built it from the hull up.
I also have this in my shop so my engines do not lie about what they make and what they are capable of doing. Whats your HP and TQ numbers again? Please by all means show me some of your first hand experience with both brands to prove me wrong.
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06-19-2010, 08:18 AM
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BAJA gets a bad reputation because it is known as the Bayliner of Offshore racing. You want a cheap boat that everyone can afford, then buy a BAJA. As for the first post, read again yes one had stock power but it is a 540 and that boat runs 80mph. The other boat has a 454 with a Vortech blower making 5psi of boost, this one is not so stock.
06-19-2010, 10:20 PM
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Baja is a price point boat and a good value for the money. Donzi is clearly a significant step up but realize it costs more and justifiably so. I loved my Donzi 38ZR but there is no way I could get the speed of a cat. Speed is all relative to how much $ you want to spend. Both boats are fine depending on your application and your own perceived value of how much money you can justify for boating.
