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Donzi 22ft Classics are great boats! had one for a few years with a merc 350 in it and ran in the low 60's. with a 454 or a 502 (blackhawk edition) they really scream!

only downside is no cuddy at all, not much storage space, but they are classy and distinctive boats

my .02

Dan

toolz

I can only speak from my experience, but last summer I bought a clean '91 27' Fountain (most poeple accuse it of being 25') for $20,000. It had a base 300hp dog motor, but will handle anything I want to throw at it. I've since put in a 630hp 555.
Just take your time, and the right deal will come along. I didn't modify my last boat since I didn't feel that the hull was designed for big power or speed. If you buy a solid base, you'll never regret it.

Anarchy Powerboats

A guy on Hotboat has a white one and it's a sexy lil *****.

mwdill

22 donzi or a 22 scarab also a 21 baja hammer , you can find them in your price range everyday

BY U BOY

You Can Find A 1991 21 Scarab Excel On Boattrader.com For That Kind Of Money. I Own One My Self I Just Bought I July That Runs Low 60's And Great In Chop The Scarab Is Located In Texas

Russ G.

It depends on what kind of haul you want. A modified vee or deep vee. What kind of water do you plan to boat in.

Deep vee under $20 grand. You might have to go alittle older for a nice one or maybe have to do some work to it for a 90 and up. I'm in the same boat. I feel like a underdog here but its cool and this site is awesome.

Deep vees;
Baja 240 sports(nice) and outlaws (that need work).
25 Checkmate Convincors(nice)
24 super boat(?)
24 Pantera (that needs work)
27 Fountain(that needs a lot of work)

There are more but I'm not sure in that price range.

Russ

bglz42

22' Velocity or Thoroughbred...

chewymalone

I'm biased but I love my Formula 242LS. It's really more like a 26ft boat by the way some manufacturers measure. I any event, it's very smooth and has a great fit and finish. It also has a good-sized cabin. The only drawback is it's not terribly fast but you can hit 60 without spending too much $$$.

unstableconcepts

Excellent! Thanks for all the helpful replies... I'm printing this out.

dave911

If you like the styling, the Donzi Z24 is the boat for you.

Check the boat at the following link:
http://www.boat-world.com/displaypic...663774&picno=2

If not, then: Donzi 22, Baja 24 Outlaw, Sutphen 21 are good choices.

Good luck...