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  1. Sean

    FS: QSS 23 pitch 13 1/2 dia. $200

    Used Quicksilver Stainless Steel prop #48-75724A4 good condition. never repaired or straightened. ($450 new) $200 + shipping.... Located near Toronto, Canada. Contact Sean, dcsconroy@gmail.com or shoot me a PM!
  2. Sean

    1972 18' Greavette Sunflash IV psudo-blog

    Well, I've been posting enough that I thought i should keep a progress report (of sorts) in one place. So, this is the place. The (condensed) story so far...Bought the factory original boat in 2008. general condition overall was good. A couple of soft spots led to a chain of decisions that...
  3. Sean

    WTB: Merc High Five 21*pitch for Alpha

    I have a QSS 23* 3 blade to trade... Or will buy outright for reasonable price. Sean dcsconroy@gmail.com Thanks.
  4. Sean

    You think Sandy B*tch slapped you?

    Check out this poor guy and his 1956 23' Chris-Craft Continental.... http://www.chris-craft.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=7867 My heart sank deeper than the boat!
  5. Sean

    Black art of prop selection

    My "new to me" 4.3 V6 has an Alpha gen 1 drive. On it there is a Quicksilver Stainless Steel 13 1/2 inch 23" 3 blade prop. I want to move to a Highfive SS prop. (better pulling & midrange... less top end). Is there a conversion chart somewhere to say what prop is equivilant to which other...
  6. Sean

    FS: Mercruiser 165 IL6 engine

    This I/O motor has been well cared for and runs beautifully BUT...and there's always a BUT... The engine/ drive was overheating and we could not find the culprit. Many new parts. Will seperate although I will not ship. So, southern Ontario.. come an get'er. no reasonable offer refused. Sean...
  7. Sean

    Bought a donor boat yesterday

    Hey, managed to find a 17' Edson Sunbird GT with a 4.3 / alpha 1 combination....Got it at the right price (with a trailer too). I took it directly to my buds last night, and today it has been stripped bare. Also found some 4.3 Vortec heads for $120 /pr and then orderd an Edelbrock 2114...
  8. Sean

    Mercruiser 4.3

    Okay, so with the issues on my old Merc 165 IL6 I am considering a power upgrade to a mercruiser 4.3 V6 / alpha. I have found several "donor" boats that are in decent shape at a decent price however, the majority have the 2bbl 4.3 pushing 175HP. Spending the $$$ for an upgrade I would hope...
  9. Sean

    Rub Rail

    I have available 4 twelve foot sticks of brand new 3/4" aluminum rub rail (J shape) that I did not use on my Donzi 18 Classic. This same rub rail is used on many other boats...just asking what I paid $200. If you are sprucing up your ride this fall/winter ths is great jewelry for your boat...
  10. Sean

    Sadly another loss

    When I dropped my Greavette at the techs shop this past week I learned that yet another Greavette Sunflash IV had just been broken up. She had already changed her original 250cid IL6 powerplant for a 4.3 V6/alpha combo...this proved her downfall as the new owner had bought her just for the...
  11. Sean

    Anybody near Baton Rouge?

    Think this might be THE project boat I have been looking for but might need some boots on the ground to check 'er out. http://batonrouge.craigslist.org/boa/3157989684.html All help is appreciated. Sean
  12. Sean

    A major setback

    Well after 3 "sea trial" tests and leaving the boat with a well known shop for a week we set off Saturday morning for a once in a lifetime event with the ACBS. The event had 115 registered woodies and 2 steamships that were to cover the historic 100 mile cruise on the big three Muskoka lakes...
  13. Sean

    A great week

    On Monday I went to Stoney lake (in the Kawartha's) for the first "sea trial" of my refurbished Greavette. This was special as the boats original owner was on this lake and my boat was delivered there new spending the better part of a decade on those waters. With a couple of teething issues to...
  14. Sean

    Wanted: Project Boat

    I would like to find a late 80's Donzi Z21 or Z25 project boat. Closer to Ontario, Canada is better. (USA boats will still be considered) This project is a bit of an experiment so I am keeping the costs low and don't need to consider servicable boats (unless they are really cheap). As long...
  15. Sean

    Wanted Mercruiser plastic gimple badge

    I'm trying to restore my pre alpha Mercruiser drive and I need the plastic Mercruiser "stern drive" badge that sits atop the gimble housing. see. http://www.donzi.org/forum/showthread.php/2953-WANTED-Mercruiser-pre-alpha-emblem These are long out of production and I need one in very good...
  16. Sean

    It's been 3 years since...

    Wow, not many crazy Canuks here....I guess we're all out boating...or snowmobiling.
  17. Sean

    SS Keewatin

    I don't know if any of you heard that in June, the SS Keewatin reurned to Port McNichol , Ontario (her home port) after being absent since 1967. The arrival was on the 100th anniversary of the ships first arrival in that port. She is a 350' Edwardian Steamship, built 5 years before Titanic...
  18. Sean

    ACBS Gravenhurst show

    ACBS in Gravenhurst Ontario this weekend for Canada's best wooden boats... Anybody going besides me?
  19. Sean

    Pre Alpha mercruiser

    I have a pre alpha mercruiser drive mated to a 165HP IL6. I'm lookin at pumping up the output of the 250 CU IN six to about 250 HP. My question is will the drive be able to take it? It's been very good for 40 years, but I'm sure some of these were bolted to V8s... What should I look out for?
  20. Sean

    New here in June 2012

    Hello, New to this forum checking in. Been restoring wooden boats for 10 years (that's 2 boats) and have a Donzi crisis happening right now.... Cheers, Sean
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