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Hi Tammo
I see you are re-building a 555 Ace-cat. I'm not sure how much of it you are re-building but just some informal advice. I had a original Ace-cat and it was very heavy and sluggish, It had thick meranti stringers and a 20mm marine play deck sandwichiced in what looked like 20 layers of glass. It took minimum twin 90's to get that boat to move.
I recently went for a ride on a 555Acecat that had been re-built from hull up, all with Nida-core no wood,the guy bought the hull for R16K cus the owner thought it was rubbish, I am more convinced than ever that the hull design on those boats are not the problem, just the weight. This re-born ace had twin 60 Yammies on the back and rode beautifully, felt as good as my 23 butt I had. the owner reckons two things improved the boat, 1: He shaved about 400kg's of weight of the hull and 2: he also put the tanks under the deck and this in turn lowered the centre of gravity.
Butt-cat and Ace-craft have proven one point for sure, if its a mono, beware of making it too light and if its a Cat build it strong and light.
I see you are re-building a 555 Ace-cat. I'm not sure how much of it you are re-building but just some informal advice. I had a original Ace-cat and it was very heavy and sluggish, It had thick meranti stringers and a 20mm marine play deck sandwichiced in what looked like 20 layers of glass. It took minimum twin 90's to get that boat to move.
I recently went for a ride on a 555Acecat that had been re-built from hull up, all with Nida-core no wood,the guy bought the hull for R16K cus the owner thought it was rubbish, I am more convinced than ever that the hull design on those boats are not the problem, just the weight. This re-born ace had twin 60 Yammies on the back and rode beautifully, felt as good as my 23 butt I had. the owner reckons two things improved the boat, 1: He shaved about 400kg's of weight of the hull and 2: he also put the tanks under the deck and this in turn lowered the centre of gravity.
Butt-cat and Ace-craft have proven one point for sure, if its a mono, beware of making it too light and if its a Cat build it strong and light.
Tammo Vink
New member
I have an ACE CAT 550 with 2x 115hp Mercury's for sale for
R 80 000.00
R 80 000.00
Tammo Vink
New member
Nee jy verstaan verkeerd dis die selfde boot nie dis 'n ander een die
Tammo Vink
New member
Hi.
I have 2x 80Lb shimano tiagra rod's & reel's with new berkly biggame line and leader used only twice
I also got 6x shimano tld 25 reel's with berkly biggame line and leader with elbe rods
All the tackle is in perfect condition and the line colour is electric blue
R 15000.00
Contact nr 071 688 5885
I have 2x 80Lb shimano tiagra rod's & reel's with new berkly biggame line and leader used only twice
I also got 6x shimano tld 25 reel's with berkly biggame line and leader with elbe rods
All the tackle is in perfect condition and the line colour is electric blue
R 15000.00
Contact nr 071 688 5885
benniejordaan
Sealiner
This boat is up for grabs. A bit of a rip off at R850k, but it is still very beautiful!
Here is the link: http://www.boats4africa.co.za/boats/30ace.html
Here is the link: http://www.boats4africa.co.za/boats/30ace.html
FishExcutnr
Sealiner
BFC how different is that ace craft 16'6 to my ski craft 16'6 underneath. dont know the linage maybe u know more history. look very similar. the position of the fuel tank in chris teers ski craft, 100-125 l in the front plus crew meant that he put 60 bigfoots on the back to get the balance right and does mean she has a particular ride dynamic. i cant wait to see her finished!
FishExcutnr wrote:
The Hull Shape is very similar , the difference comes with the sprayrails, the Skicraft goes to the back completely , where the AceCraft stops Halfway down ( corners much better in surf conditions), Most difference is probably deck cosmetics.
The Hull Shape is very similar , the difference comes with the sprayrails, the Skicraft goes to the back completely , where the AceCraft stops Halfway down ( corners much better in surf conditions), Most difference is probably deck cosmetics.
