1971 Donzi 20
 

Hello my Friends I just purchased a 1971 Donzi 20'

does anyone have any info on these I will put together some Pics
its a Yellow hull with white top all original gel I have never seen this boat
its rock solid

its before the 21 spitfire ?

I found this http://www.allardmarine.com/1970%20Brochure.htm
but its a cudy like the 19 hornet -- but it doesn't have the rounded windshield

I might be mistaken -- could be a 19 and not a 20 it measures 19 2"

i think that boat is a seacraft or bertram was on craigslist for cheap money...

P & d
 

I just did my home work and Got on a thread that Brownie
posted

Very interesting Brownie

I just picked up a 19.2 ' P & D (1971) very close to the Hornet-
I thought it was a Donzi -- It has Donzi tags on it - Regardless its Rock solid

so it looks to be a P&D

Pictures tell the story, can you email some to me. Also, I will be in Golden Gate this weekend, could buzz by and help check it out for you if you would like. My email is in my profile.

pictures
 

My goal is to Clean it today and Get some pictures to share
appreciate the shout Out !

Jr

here 1 from c/l

Yes that is it -- Thanks -- I will get some more pics

here are a few pictures http://www.palmbeachcustoms.com/proj...971-donzi.html

If it's 19'2'' that's the Donzi Hornet hull . It was also used for the St Tropez , an open centre console.
Whoever it was that built it/splashed it did their own thing with deck though . There was nothing like that from Donzi on that hull .
The deck isn't even similar near the hull/deck joint .

That hull is a spitting image of the Monza 19 from these pictures, different deck.

Can you post that Brownie link you mentioned. I am interested to know the story of these boats. Thx

All the 19' Monza's I have seen the bottom looked like this one that I posted a pic of.

h2oboater-

its similar

http://www.allardmarine.com/1970%20Brochure.htm along with the 19 hornet
It looks like P&D copied or made similar then did there own deck

The thread Brownie was talking to was referring to a 24 p&d where they built the first 24 pant-eras
and how all the long narrow hulls originated from the Harry Schoell design from the 24 Magnum

He also stated that back then many boat company's got there starts coping a hull and printing them out
there is not much Data on P&D Peter and David so I was hoping to just get some feed back

I still have the hull and its 43 years old and Rock solid just very well might be a Resto project :)

Was Don's St. Tropez the beginning of the modern day open fish models of so many manufacturers?

I remember reading a l o n g time ago that the St Tropez was the industry's first 19' center console . Whether that means it was the first production center console of any size OR the first under 20' model remains unclear .
Brownie would more than likely know , though .

The St T was introduced in 1965 and I remember seeing my very first new Mako's and Aquasports in about 1968 or so.
Remember , Bertram also made the 20 Sportsman at about the same time as the St T was put out .

There was also a splash copy of the 19 made down under but it had a cuddy cabin style deck

more info on the 19 Donzi models can be found here

http://www.lgdonziclassic.com/pages/sttropez.asp

Walt Walters designed the Aquasports. In conversation with him he told me it was his second favorite design, the first being a trawler.


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