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My girl in need of a revamp - deck is soft (nicer way of saying rotten). Took the console off this weekend - pain in the but getting to all the little nuts and bolts and labeling all the wires. And not having the funny size spanners (3/8 etc.) But its done -now to see what things look like under the deck ...
Will keep posted of progress.
Will keep posted of progress.
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Them Stones
New member
Them Stones
New member
Them Stones wrote:
Could anybody help to locate the comic picture of the marlin that used to be on some of the ace crafts I saw?
Dorado75 wrote:
We were going to do the job ourselves, but will take too long (and I'm sure it would have been very messy, my previous dalliance with fibreglass and power tools didn't exactly turn out a rip roaring success).
So Ace Craft will now have a little affair with Cape Craft - Andy Roper will be doing the job for me. He's currently doing over a friend's 26' Butt, when that's done can hopefully fit me in.
Just have to watch water ingression up through the exhaust!
We were going to do the job ourselves, but will take too long (and I'm sure it would have been very messy, my previous dalliance with fibreglass and power tools didn't exactly turn out a rip roaring success).
So Ace Craft will now have a little affair with Cape Craft - Andy Roper will be doing the job for me. He's currently doing over a friend's 26' Butt, when that's done can hopefully fit me in.
Carlos Moran
Sealiner
Hi Guys
There is few boats out there that has caracter like this one!!Boa Viagem,a 555 Ace Craft.The lodge's owner brought her up to Angola in 1994,rough times.They offloaded her in Luanda harbour,trailer and all,and drove it to Club Nautico,where the Colonials sitting sipping G&T'S almost sh@t themselves!From there it had 12 very hard years at Flamingo Lodge,overturned twice in the surf,left out at sea for months on a mooring,half mile to sea.In 2006 we scraped the red bait and corral,chased away the resident Rock Cods and drove the 490 miles to Kwanza,o ja,on the origanel 85 Yammies!There she became the ''training'' boat,got smashed horribly in the mouth a few times!
That boat is bullet proof,all the hatches still work,the wood is still imaculate,all that with very little(read no)maintanence.I gave her a bit of live at the Kwanza,some paint,Wooddock and so forth.She has over 400 Tarpon,countless 20kg plus Leeries,Marlin,Sailfish,Dorries,geez too much fish to mention.A true Legend.I love her to bits,rides a bit kop af,but always felt save,got caught in a squall offshore once,no problem.
Boa Viagem,I love you!!!
There is few boats out there that has caracter like this one!!Boa Viagem,a 555 Ace Craft.The lodge's owner brought her up to Angola in 1994,rough times.They offloaded her in Luanda harbour,trailer and all,and drove it to Club Nautico,where the Colonials sitting sipping G&T'S almost sh@t themselves!From there it had 12 very hard years at Flamingo Lodge,overturned twice in the surf,left out at sea for months on a mooring,half mile to sea.In 2006 we scraped the red bait and corral,chased away the resident Rock Cods and drove the 490 miles to Kwanza,o ja,on the origanel 85 Yammies!There she became the ''training'' boat,got smashed horribly in the mouth a few times!
That boat is bullet proof,all the hatches still work,the wood is still imaculate,all that with very little(read no)maintanence.I gave her a bit of live at the Kwanza,some paint,Wooddock and so forth.She has over 400 Tarpon,countless 20kg plus Leeries,Marlin,Sailfish,Dorries,geez too much fish to mention.A true Legend.I love her to bits,rides a bit kop af,but always felt save,got caught in a squall offshore once,no problem.
Boa Viagem,I love you!!!
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shagnrelease
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any one interested in my old boat, I see she is back up for sale. Man she is lovely, I really loved that boat and we had so many happy marlin times on her!! absolute legend!
http://durban.gumtree.co.za/c-Boats-Jet-Skis-boats-jet-skis-186-Ace-Craft-W0QQAdIdZ233855218
http://durban.gumtree.co.za/c-Boats-Jet-Skis-boats-jet-skis-186-Ace-Craft-W0QQAdIdZ233855218
Hi Thika
Here is my Ace Craft 660 ( 1984 model) I have put 2 x 100, 4 stroke motors on her I now miss the fuel pumps more often !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She is still in a very good condition and can take a monster of a wave head on.
We fish out the Breede River and have to go through the "BAR" ,I have been on many different boats but she still is the best even if she is old.
Regards
Carl
Here is my Ace Craft 660 ( 1984 model) I have put 2 x 100, 4 stroke motors on her I now miss the fuel pumps more often !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She is still in a very good condition and can take a monster of a wave head on.
We fish out the Breede River and have to go through the "BAR" ,I have been on many different boats but she still is the best even if she is old.
Regards
Carl
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Thanks Carl,
And welcome to Sealine
She is a Beaut!
I am curious to know what speed she can make on the river with those motors
In the Cape most okes have full cabins on their 660's which is really necessary for the weather but obviously no good in the surf
My boat and motors are 1993...I got lucky! Second last year of production and the boat has never been to sea..only 49 hours on the motors and they still run and idle like a dream!
Problem is I overspent so much building a house in Elands Bay that I haven't got loot left to buy the stuff I need to get her ready
I have everything on my old boat but need the new goodies on the market, and of course on the West Coast radar is a must
I also need help with the underdeck diagrams and have PM'd you
Cheers and enjoy that boat...she is Rolls Royce China!
Theo
And welcome to Sealine
She is a Beaut!
I am curious to know what speed she can make on the river with those motors
In the Cape most okes have full cabins on their 660's which is really necessary for the weather but obviously no good in the surf
My boat and motors are 1993...I got lucky! Second last year of production and the boat has never been to sea..only 49 hours on the motors and they still run and idle like a dream!
Problem is I overspent so much building a house in Elands Bay that I haven't got loot left to buy the stuff I need to get her ready
I have everything on my old boat but need the new goodies on the market, and of course on the West Coast radar is a must
I also need help with the underdeck diagrams and have PM'd you
Cheers and enjoy that boat...she is Rolls Royce China!
Theo
Ja Dirk I could have known I would get such a reply from you !!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Thika , on the river vlat water ,I outrun Dirkie (Raptor) boat, we also had a race with a Supreme Cat with 2 x 60 Big Foot motors on the river and were head to head, I think we were doing about 60 Km/ H +.
Good luck with the equipment buy's !!!!!!!!!!!!
Regards
Carl
Hi Thika , on the river vlat water ,I outrun Dirkie (Raptor) boat, we also had a race with a Supreme Cat with 2 x 60 Big Foot motors on the river and were head to head, I think we were doing about 60 Km/ H +.
Good luck with the equipment buy's !!!!!!!!!!!!
Regards
Carl