Have you thought about the 26' Powerquest? This is my buddy's boat. I think it speaks for itself.

http://www.speedwake.com/upload/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60173&highlight=tack

 

Thank you Rick.
The biggest problem with it, is its in New York, and I'm in Iowa. :laugher:

Tack,
Get me some more info, as I am looking at all my options right now.

Price, Speed, more pics, etc.

thanks
-Shane

 

Go to www.donzi.net and search for posts by 'The Hedgehog'. He's got a 26zx that's crazy fast. Between him and 'Shanghied Again' you'll get all the info you can stand.

 

The 26zx is a nice boat. Should handle the lakes pretty well. Should run close to 70 with that motor.

 

Bad, slow, lousy ride...

:winker: :laugher: :laugher: :laugher:

 

Bad, slow, lousy ride...

:winker: :laugher: :laugher: :laugher:

Shane,

I have another buddy who has a Formula for sale that's a little closer to you.......Hint!! Hint!! :laugher: :laugher: :winker:

 

Shane,

I have another buddy who has a Formula for sale that's a little closer to you.......Hint!! Hint!! :laugher: :laugher: :winker:

Hey........

 

Hey........

Jus Sayin..................... lol :

 

Great riding boat, but very slow!!! with that motor it will run around 64-66 on GPs, and it takes awhile to get thier!! I had one for 2 year. Great boat, but not a true performance boat!!

 

I had a 28zx with a single 502 and the donzi was really a nice boat.I put in a 600hp motor and went 75mph.I know that donzi in Iowa.Wow,she is extra nice just add a whipple supercharger!

 

I know of that boat in Iowa as well (if it's the yellow/white one), sharp ride!

Depending on one's interpretation of 'slow', mid to upper 60's out of that motor is respectable and can be attained. We had considered the 26ZX before we bought the 28, and am happy we went with the 28ZX. You gain it in the cuddy, cockpit is the same as well as sunpad/bilge for the 26's and 28's. I am a big fan of playin with the twins, and more fuel efficient than our old single big block plus 10mph faster!

As for my friend Hedgehog, he has spent some money, but he is in the low 100's with his 26ZX (GPS). So if your goal is to go that route, he can be your tour guide.

 

I run with one regularly on our lake, which is 17 miles long, and tends to get rough in afternoon. My Sonic runs better in the rough, but I have to admit the Donzi is a very sharp looking boat - love the lines.

If you care at all about the cabin space, the Donzi may not be your best choice, either - Sonic Prowlers have about the largest cabin in the 25' class, and include an enclosed head. But, if you are like most buyers in the 25' class, and cabin is just a space to store stuff, the Donzi has alot to offer in other areas.

 

actually Cabin Space is a big factor in my decesion.

Speed / Ride
Cabin Space
Cockpit space
in that order

 

speter-

Not to hijack your thread, cause the Donzi is a sweet looking boat (one of the sharpest 26', I feel), but if ride and cabin room are priority, look at a Sonic, too, before you buy. IF you still prefer the Donzi, buy it.

Ask any Prowler owners on the forum about ride, room, build quality, and the advantage of walk-around hull; only boat close in this class is Active Thunder.

Sonic's are never the fastest in calm water, but wait till it gets rough!

If you get to the point of considering Sonic, PM me, mine is for sale, unfortunately.

 

I'm considering everything.

 

70 MPH is a dream with stock power. 5800 lbs? Ouch!!!
Here are the test results from the Boat Test Report List:

454 MPI - 66.9 MPH radar 3/99 Hot Boat
502 MPI - 68.4 MPH radar 1/99 Powerboat
502 MPI - 61 MPH gps MB&Y 6/00
502 MPI - 64.1 MPH radar 7/01 Boating

A guy in the slip next to me has one with the 454 MPI and he loves it.
Handles 2-3 ft. chop well without slowing down. However he is nearly 8 MPH
slower than me in the flat water.

 

I see a bayliner in your future. Or a pontoon. :laugher:


Speed is relative. I can run 70 on smooth water. 2-3 foot chop, I'm at idle, or in the air a lot. I would rather have a 60 mph boat, that can run 60 in nasty water than a 70mpg boat that runs .....slow in choppy water....but this depends where I would be boating. It is all relative.......

 

My 26' Footer Runs 70 mph gps in flat water or 4 footers.

 

You shouls also look at the Excalibur Good all around boat. It is a big 26' boat i have been next to some 27' Baja boats and they look the same.

 

What do you have for power to run 70?

I would love to find a 26 excalibut that would run 70

 

Step bottom hulls are better then non-step hulls.Unless you like the up+down of the sonics,baja,s,powerquests,draging your trim tabs and not saving fuel.Going slower at the same rpm,s.Ill never buy another non-stepped hull.

 

Up and down? Really now... step hulls are made for speed, and succeed at it.

But ride? I think you must have smelled too many fumes. Just watch where all the Fountains are when it gets rough - certainly not out running with the old :bigsmile: Cigarette Top Guns.

 

Step bottom hulls are better then non-step hulls.Unless you like the up+down of the sonics,baja,s,powerquests,draging your trim tabs and not saving fuel.Going slower at the same rpm,s.Ill never buy another non-stepped hull.

ROFLMAO..............Did you see the Powerquest porpoise in either of my videos.

 

What do you have for power to run 70?

I would love to find a 26 excalibut that would run 70

Need a 500hp in it.They made some.I'm doing the conversion from the 415hp to a 525 efi.Shouild have 550hp at the flywheel at least.Great boat rides well.It has the gas tank in the middle so no matter how much gas it rides the same.Lot's of room in the cockpit also.I looked at a 26zx and a 28zx.Nice boats but I wanted the extra room.

 

Thanks Cookin. Does the Excalibur have more room then the 26ZX? Hows the cabin? I really like the lay out of hte excalibur, and the fact that it has a fridge, would meet the wifes only request.