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What ever happened to the one that fell off the back of the 40ft wave and got damaged? That was a 38 right? Repaired and sold or...? That might be a good one to avoid.

I remember seeing that video, what a goober

I think that was a 43 with triples

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Originally Posted by brian18330 (Post 4395644)

I am looking at a 2007 38ZR with twin 525's, 150 hours. I'll post a link. Im coming out of a 33 Outlaw, so I am making a huge upgrade. I like the colors, I think its not too loud but not too blah. Whats the overall opinion on these? Going to be mainly boating in South FL. Thanks

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Originally Posted by brian18330 (Post 4395644)

I looked at a 2007 38 ZR (and many others in this size range) after selling my 2004 302 Baja. Have you been on a 38 ZR yet? I ask this because in your post you say "huge upgrade" and I'd like to know what you mean by that. I can tell you I had no interest in the 38 ZR after looking at one in person at Pier 57 and here's why: it did not feel like that much bigger of a boat. It was way longer, had a huge sunpad area (staggered motors), great fit & finish, quality name and boat go without saying and it would have been AWESOME with that power and speed....all of which was a HUGE upgrade from what I had. The thing that turned me off was the cabin and the cockpit....I had more room in my 302 and you're coming from a 33. I'm 6'1" and I could not even get close to sitting on the seats upright in the cabin. I think Donzi says it has 6' headroom, but that's only about the first foot as your going into the cabin, the other 15' you have to practically crawl into. Cockpit- if I remember correctly, was roughly the same as my 302.

It's absolutely personal preference that I went a different direction and space/cabin were the reasons. The Donzi is without a doubt a LOT more boat and much better quality boat, but when I see you say "huge upgrade" that can mean many different things.

As a current Baja owner, I have to agree with TCBoss302 on his points around space and room. I looked at Donzi's when I got out of my 30Outlaw, but as mentioned above, and at 6'2" 245lbsISH :), I got spoiled with the Baja room. Good thing about boats, there are still enough out there and each with their own differences to please everyone.

As for the paint job, I really like it. I think it will wistand all the color fads and schemes for the next 10+yrs to come. It pops, its simple, its timeless...

Lastly, I too had to have my 525s looked at when buying. 2007's that had 100hrs on them. They already had the Merc recall on the headers done with the hose bypass removal.
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that was a 43'

Hey OP, I see you are from Stroudsburg. I'm right up the road in the North Pocono area.

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Originally Posted by brian18330 (Post 4395644)

This is spot on....I had an 07 38ZR and at 5'10 I could sit up in the cabin....my buddy at 6'4 had to keep his head slightly cocked over when sitting on the couch.....other than that it is a great boat.....rides well, turns well (flat with almost no lean) and is pretty fast (I could run 92 with six blade herrings)....handles side wake like a champ which makes for a good poker run boat.....the thing that would concern me the most about this particular boat is that is it 9 years old with only 150 hours.....most would see that as a positive but I have found that boats that sit up that long with little to no use tend to have nuisance issues

Friend is selling his 2007 ZR, 525s, 240hrs, and has a little more subtle paint. Listed for $145k

I really enjoyed my 2008, 38 ZR. A fun boat with no issues.

Bob

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Originally Posted by jbdykes (Post 4395899)

Noticed in the ad that it has switchable exhaust. Mercury has come out against switchable exhaust for the 525's because of reversion issues. I had to get rid of mine when I upgraded to the 525 from the 496 HO. Good luck with the purchase.

Not 100% certain, but I think the "switchable" exhaust that Mercury is referring to is the silent choice that switches to go out the prop hub. Those systems are notorious for water reversion. The switchable exhaust on the ZRs is the Teague switchable tips which just has an electrically operated butterfly valve that closes to block off some of the exhaust stream. Only for use at idle. No water reversion with these tips.

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Originally Posted by CrownLPX (Post 4396035)

Friend is selling his 2007 ZR, 525s, 240hrs, and has a little more subtle paint. Listed for $145k

Is it listed somewhere? How do I get ahold of him? Thanks