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bootdaddy
02-13-2011, 02:02 PM
Here are a few pics and vids. (Removed the name as lettering didn't work for me.)

Major thanks to Adam at Saccenti Marine and to Sunkin for getting us hooked up!

351 Cleveland engine pics to follow (on old computer) but thesound in video is nice.

bootdaddy
02-13-2011, 02:48 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH9HVt5AW9E

Madpoodle
02-13-2011, 04:15 PM
Beautiful boat, sounds great in the vid.

Not sure about the "64" tag? Corsican # 1 was a black boat which I believe was built for the NY boat show in 68.. Currently residing in MD..


The other Scott B

Home of all things Donzi, and more! (http://www.donzi.org)

Bobcat
02-13-2011, 06:04 PM
Very cool boat !

Ratickle
02-13-2011, 07:14 PM
That is a sweet boat.


How long have you had it?

bootdaddy
02-13-2011, 08:17 PM
Thx - pretty sure about 64 but will double check.

Purchased 2008 from Lake Tahoe.

Will post before and after pics next week.

Madpoodle
02-13-2011, 08:55 PM
We like pictures :) :)

The other Scott B

Home of all things Donzi, and more! (http://www.donzi.org)

bootdaddy
02-13-2011, 09:44 PM
A solo run:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btpUGgQ8vJ0

Yeah - thought about it - it's a 1969. As in life and sex I came before my time! Ha!

Will dig out the number and engine pics. If you like the vintage performance...you will like the pics.

Lakeside
02-14-2011, 09:29 AM
Congrats.. Nice.. :) Jamie / Lakeside

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 12:51 PM
I think I can add a little to this thread. I am Adam as mentioned in the first post. I am no longer doing business as Saccenti Marine, Shook Marine I guess. Anyway, I have the details associated with this project. This was from a couple years ago.

It was a lot of work. I’ll try to hit some of the highlights here. The project kind of got completed in reverse order. It had a fresh coat of paint on it when it arrived at the shop. The owner wanted to do a few things to increase the reliability and performance, add some tunes, refresh the upholstery, canvas, etc. Nothing to major. Here are some shots of it as it arrived to the shop.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/1freshpaint.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/2originalinterior.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/3orgdash.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/4orgdashwiring.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/5orgengcomp.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/6batterytrays.jpg


As these projects often go, every time a can was opened, worms were found. The scope grew quickly. :cheers2:

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 12:53 PM
There was a transom pickup scoop mounted on the hull bottom. I can’t imagine what the block pressure must have been with this setup.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/7thruhull.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 12:54 PM
There were some stress cracks imitating out of the corners of the transom assembly.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/8startransomcracksfromtransomassembly.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 12:55 PM
The strakes had cracks longitudinally along the hull bottom.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/9starstrake.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 12:57 PM
The engine was coming out for performance upgrades. Noticed broken engine mounts. This was the better of the 2 sides. The other side was nearly broken off. The engine had dropped and was sitting crooked.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/10brokenenginemount.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 12:59 PM
The engine mounts were broke partially because the wood and fiberglass engine supports were rotted out. The fiberglass was cracked and the wood underneath was wet and crumbling. I think it had taken some pretty hard landings through the years as well.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/11rottenenginemounts.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:00 PM
Further investigation after the engine was out showed quite a bit of structural issues. There was all kinds of delamination. All in all though, not too bad for a 40 year old boat. :cheers2: to Donzi!

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/12stringertabbing.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:02 PM
As this point I decided it was going to be quicker and easier to pull the deck to do what I needed to do. I’m glad we did. The stringers had cracked loose from the hull bottom for a big portion of their length. There were no fillets between the transition from the hull bottom to the stringers. This effectively kinks the glass and makes a weak tab.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/13deckoffhull.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:03 PM
The lateral bulkhead between the tanks was completely rotted out. This allowed the longitudinal stringers to flex athwartships as the boat flexed.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/14bulkheadbetweentanks.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:04 PM
Pulled the tanks and everything was rotten. What a mess…and STINK.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/15afttank.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/16tanksandstringers.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:05 PM
Can’t go this far and not replace the transom. Glad we did. It was not as bad as the stringers, but it definitely had some moisture in it.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/17hulltransom.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/18woodtransom.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:07 PM
The entire hull was ground down so the new materials would get a good bite. A new transom made with marine grade ply went in also.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/19groundhull.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:09 PM
Same with the deck. The entire deck was ground down so the new materials would bite. The footwell had broken loose from the deck. It was tabbed on with woven roving. Everything was cut out and replaced with epoxy resin and engineered materials, 1708 and 3610. Also used some 1.5 oz mat as required for bulk. Someone had attempted some random repairs in the past using epoxy so we were stuck using epoxy as well.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/20deckground.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/21footpodground.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:11 PM
I did not like the fact that there were no wing boards fwd of the engine compartment bulkhead so a set was added at the bulkhead between the fuel tanks. Here you can see the sub enclosure that is mounted in the hull up in the nose. The tanks are back in at this point.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/22afterglasswork.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:12 PM
The transom is back in. The stringers and engine mounts are repaired/replaced/fixed as required.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/23transom.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:14 PM
As noted, Chris did the engine work. Once it was back in the shop, I made custom brackets for all the electronics on the engine. Going for a clean look yet wanted everything to be properly wired and fuse protected.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/24engelec.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/25engelectric.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:17 PM
Gave it a fresh coat of ceramic engine paint and installed the engine in the hull. The customer wanted hydraulic steering so an electric over hydraulic system was added. This was all custom bracketry as well.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/26portsideengine.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/27starsideengine.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/28aftengine.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:18 PM
Once the engine was in straight and level with proper alignment on the new engine mounts and stringers, the exhaust would not line up on the port side. I am pretty sure the engine was installed crooked from the factory. I had to machine the exhaust riser flange at an angle to get the exhaust to line back up with the existing thru hull. As noted earlier, the paint on the exterior was already done so I had to make things work with the existing holes.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/29machinework.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:20 PM
Work continued on the deck. Added new switches, gauges, sound system and wiring. Again, all circuits were properly fuse protected. Everything used was marine grade for corrosion protection and longevity.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/30deckrigging.jpg

WOTW2E
03-03-2011, 01:21 PM
JL 7.7 components, Livorsi gauges, Clarion mech less head unit, fire ext.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/31dash.jpg

Robbie O
12-31-2016, 11:32 AM
I did not like the fact that there were no wing boards fwd of the engine compartment bulkhead so a set was added at the bulkhead between the fuel tanks. Here you can see the sub enclosure that is mounted in the hull up in the nose. The tanks are back in at this point.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq207/wotw2e/donzi%20corsican/22afterglasswork.jpg

Ya, I know it's an OLD thread, but it's all I have to go on.........

I am now the new owner of this boat and it has been giving me lots of problems.

Now that the starter issues and the alternator issues have been fixed, we have found that the major problem is the gas tanks.

For some reason it has 2 tanks?!?!? The front tank is steel and has rusted out. It is toast!
The rear tank is in mediocre condition, but has been installed with the fuel pickup at the front, which seems strange. The galvinized filler pipe is almost completely chocked off with rust as well.

We are splitting the boat and removing both tanks, moving the brace between the tanks furthur towards the front so a single, larger tank can be custom made and installed. The new tank will also have the proper filler hose and fittings installed.

My biggest question is this: Why the steel tank and galvinized piping? Why not replace the tanks on a 40 year old boat when the deck was off???

Ratickle
01-01-2017, 11:33 AM
Good question. The only reason I can think of is to keep it original?

They had completely removed them from the boat when it was apart and reinstalled them.

As for the pickup being in the front, it would depend on the baffling and if there was a tube that moved as the boat moved. Old tanks had weird designs inside to keep the pickup itself in the fuel. You have to think of all the things the boat goes through, and what the fuel is doing as the boat accelerates, slows, turns, goes over waves, etc.

Ratickle
01-02-2017, 11:23 AM
Shoot a PM or email to Madpoodle. See what he knows about the original construction.

If you can't get ahold of him, let us know.