THE OFFICIAL ACE-CRAFT FAN PAGE

[thika]

Hallo trinity and WELCOME to Sealine

I am so sorry to hear about your son...has to be one of the saddest things that can happen to any parent

If the plate on the boat says Trimcraft, then that is what it is...they were well known, not sure if they are still being built though

But by all means post some pics

There is a lot of experience and expertise on this forum

Stay well

 

[trinity_12_12]

Thanks Thika! For the warm welcome and the condolences. A very difficult thing to cope with but I think my 'project' of getting his boat back on the water where he loved to be, will be a very therapeutic one for me. Already taken the first step of getting my skippers ticket just over a month ago. What an experience Next step, get the boat back on the water and final step...... learn to fish!! Oh yes, I also need to find someone who will bait my hook for me :-D ! Only joking!

Thanks for the info on the boat. I will definitely post picks within the next week. She's not in bad shape but does need some TLC after four years. I've been reading the posts on the Sealine forum and it's amazing how helpful and encouraging everone is so I'm sure I've come to the right place for good advice.

 

[vanhimself]

trinity_12_12 wrote:

Thanks Thika! For the warm welcome and the condolences. A very difficult thing to cope with but I think my 'project' of getting his boat back on the water where he loved to be, will be a very therapeutic one for me. Already taken the first step of getting my skippers ticket just over a month ago. What an experience Next step, get the boat back on the water and final step...... learn to fish!! Oh yes, I also need to find someone who will bait my hook for me :-D ! Only joking!

Thanks for the info on the boat. I will definitely post picks within the next week. She's not in bad shape but does need some TLC after four years. I've been reading the posts on the Sealine forum and it's amazing how helpful and encouraging everone is so I'm sure I've come to the right place for good advice.

Hi Trinity,
Welcome and yo are very correct. I am very new to the forum but I have been lurking for ages. I love most of the discussions and friendly advice. looking forward to some pics of the boat you working on.

 

[HelloC]

Hi Guys,

Here is some feedback on how the restoration is going

Just completed spray painting the Glatex primer and planning to do the topcoat this weekend

Here are some pics from when I initially fetched the boat at Komati - when I wanted to strangle a certain person repeatedly ! ::cavmn::cavmn

(I accidently initially posted this as a new topic and it landed up in the wrong place - oops

 

[HelloC]

Here is a pic just prior to applying the primer - all nicks and scratches repaired

PS - I'm cured of sanding down things FOREVER !!

But alas only halfway there......:doh

 

[HelloC]

Glatex primer applied - now I really do hope I don't make a booboo with the topcoat !

Will do the keel with yellow 2K afterwards and then it is on to the upper deck and "inside"

Not the easiest way of spray painting I know - but no warehouse or strong enough structure to "sling" her from

Oh and before I forget WELCOME TRINITY !!

 

[HelloC]

Here is a pic of a T-top design that I did for the boat - might need some fine tuning though, in the process of getting a quote estimate for getting it built - I think it would be quite nice should it work

 

[thika]

The boat has unbelievably nice lines

A classic!

Will be following with great admiration

 

[trinity_12_12]

Ha, ha, ha! Thanks HelloC! Your boat is looking awesome! Wish I was at that stage already. Looking at the lines of your boat, I can see that the shape of the hull is different to mine so I'm sure thika is right about it being a Trimcraft as the tag says. Which means I'll have to 'move' to the regular boating forum instead of the Acecraft one BUT obviously I'll still be watching this forum to see how your restoration goes and because I think Acecrafts are beautiful!

I'll be going down the coast tomorrow to take pics of my boat so that I can make enquiries and get the restoration started.

 

[Tammo Vink]

Hi.

I am looking for 2 x 80lb rod&reels if anybody knows of something please let me know.

I am going to collect my Ace Cat 555 next week can't wait

 

[Tsutsuma]

My Best Friends Ace Craft Mono
Still going strong & very well kept
Can anyone tell me more about when the boat was built and some interesting info?
Many thanks
}<(((*>

 

[thika]

Tsutsi,

That boat could be anywhere between '83 and '94

Get closer-up pics and more history and we will try and shed light...let the owner speak!


:merm

 

[thika]

Tammo,

You just sold your 80 lb rigs 3 months ago...what's up man?

 

[Tammo Vink]

Yes I know:cry1 but I have bought a Aca Cat 555 again

 

[BFC]

Tsutsuma wrote:

My Best Friends Ace Craft Mono
Still going strong & very well kept
Can anyone tell me more about when the boat was built and some interesting info?
Many thanks
}<(((*>

Tsutsuma ,

This is a somewhere between 81-84 Ace . The Period when they moved Away from the Wood kits into GRP.

The Hull of Scebenga is GRP , But Deck /Console is still Plywood.

From Late 84 the full GRP boats were built.

 

[BFC]

Some Sharks board Ace's

Brevipinna = Spinner Shark

 

[BFC]

Surflaunching and retrieving as a Job.

 

[BFC]

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[benniejordaan]

BFC wrote:

Some Sharks board Ace's

Brevipinna = Spinner Shark

Looks like they have been deserted for CATS.

 

[BFC]

benniejordaan wrote:

BFC wrote:

Some Sharks board Ace's

Brevipinna = Spinner Shark

Looks like they have been deserted for CATS.

Malema, The Gupta's, and Shabby Shaik ride Cats