New to Winni and have boating ?'s

NoBozo · 02-02-2010, 08:32 PM

My wife and I rented a couple of 17-20 foot bow riders for a few hours each.. We took a ride in a New Dealer provided bowrider... with the dealer sitting up front.

Then we found a very used 18' Donzi Classic with a 350 mag...through hull exhaust. The used boat dealer launched the boat....started the engine...and said ....Take It. He trusted us. We took it. We didn't buy it. We were still in the learning curve.

When we got back to the cabin we discussed the attributes of each type of boat. Our conclusion ..mostly mine..was this: The Bow Rider was very nice..and practical. But it didn't feel like we were taking our lives in our hands. The Donzi scared us to death. Totally outrageous. We decided right then and there , that we needed a Donzi. We spent two years looking for the right one. That was 14 years ago. We still have the Donzi.. we bought a 20' Donzi "Minx" Classic.

Just sayin how it was with us....NB

Rattlesnake Guy · 02-03-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by NoBozo

. The Donzi scared us to death. Totally outrageous. We decided right then and there , that we needed a Donzi.

That was the funniest thing I heard all day. (Although I have not watched the news yet.)

Kamper · 02-03-2010, 07:00 PM

My boat if 15'6" and is just the right size to fall in the chop in the afternoon heading north, through the broads. Another 5' and I could probably go faster than 5mph without killing my kidneys! ...or submarining.

pm203 · 02-04-2010, 10:11 PM

The question was what size, not what type of boat.

02-02-2010, 08:32 PM	#1
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	How I Came To Buy a Powerboat for the Lakes My wife and I rented a couple of 17-20 foot bow riders for a few hours each.. We took a ride in a New Dealer provided bowrider... with the dealer sitting up front. Then we found a very used 18' Donzi Classic with a 350 mag...through hull exhaust. The used boat dealer launched the boat....started the engine...and said ....Take It. He trusted us. We took it. We didn't buy it. We were still in the learning curve. When we got back to the cabin we discussed the attributes of each type of boat. Our conclusion ..mostly mine..was this: The Bow Rider was very nice..and practical. But it didn't feel like we were taking our lives in our hands. The Donzi scared us to death. Totally outrageous. We decided right then and there , that we needed a Donzi. We spent two years looking for the right one. That was 14 years ago. We still have the Donzi.. we bought a 20' Donzi "Minx" Classic. Just sayin how it was with us....NB

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02-03-2010, 07:00 PM	#3
Kamper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Thornton's Ferry Posts: 1,309 Thanks: 67 Thanked 172 Times in 128 Posts	My boat if 15'6" and is just the right size to fall in the chop in the afternoon heading north, through the broads. Another 5' and I could probably go faster than 5mph without killing my kidneys! ...or submarining.

02-04-2010, 10:11 PM	#4
pm203 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 225 Thanks: 41 Thanked 86 Times in 46 Posts	The question was what size, not what type of boat.