Bill Posted March 29, 2020 Report Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) 1961 Acecraft, 18 foot Replaced the 48 horse with a 60, new carpet, new lounge seats and repainted it Edited March 29, 2020 by Bill 5
Bill Posted March 30, 2020 Report Posted March 30, 2020 I also upgraded the steering from the clothesline to a cable system. I replaced the Lowrance X91 fishfinder with a Raymarine Dragonfly 7 Pro. Since it is a slightly older boat I installed dual bilge pumps thinking it might have leaking rivets. Found out it does not have any leaks. AceCraft boats were made for Ace Hardware. It looks like a Starcraft hull. It handles Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Charleston Lake and the St. Clair River perfectly. 1
Old Ironmaker Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Posted March 30, 2020 That old boat of yours is a real head turner Bill. I love it. 2
David Chong Posted March 30, 2020 Report Posted March 30, 2020 On 1/25/2020 at 10:48 PM, lew said: Loved my SKEETER and had it for 10 years without an issue on boat or motor. It was a great musky fishing boat and we saw plenty of action together. But when I decided to retire from fishing I sold all my gear including the boat and this was the last day I had her and the new owner picked her up just after this picture was taken. Kind of a sad day really. Expand Sweet BUG Lew!
Old Ironmaker Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/25/2020 at 1:58 AM, Freshtrax said: Glad your getting her fixed up and back where she belongs OI. Expand Thanks Bud. We took a core sample from the floor and the isostyrene foam was dry. I know we are going to tear it all out and find the leak in the future. We would probably turn her into a centre council if we tear it all out. We did that with 2 other identical Star Crafts of the same vintage a few years back. Amazing how much more room without the wind shield and rear casting platform. A lot of work for sure but it beats dropping 50 grand or more on a new 19'er. Plus the same boats get another 15 to 20 MPH with less weight at WOT. Maybe like this one.
David Chong Posted March 30, 2020 Report Posted March 30, 2020 Was hoping to be able to post my new boat for this year but in light of the state of the world today and the Canadian dollar, I'm not really sure what I'll run this summer! Here is my Skeeter ZX250 from last summer, beautiful boat and a great ride! 2
misfish Posted March 30, 2020 Report Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) That is a transformer boat . I see optimums prime waterbot . Really like the large DANCE floor in front .🤣 Edited March 30, 2020 by misfish
Old Ironmaker Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) David are you looking for a similar style boat when you pull the trigger? The reason I ask is earlier in the month I was in Proctor Marine's showroom and they had a Crestliner 195 on sale for the high 40's regular price was around 65K if I can recall correctly. 200 HP Merc. It must be a new 2019. A great deal for anyone looking for a new boat this year at last years prices. I think Dany Columbi took me out on his 20' Skeeter on a Musky charter out of Sturgeon Falls 5 years ago. It was more Walleye boat than a Bass boat. I think he has more electronics on it than NASA's Apollo missions had in the 60's. No I don't think I know. http://www.proctormarine.com/showroom/2019-crestliner-1850-super-hawk-simcoe-on-n3y4r5/ Edited April 18, 2020 by Old Ironmaker
Tjames09 Posted March 31, 2020 Report Posted March 31, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 1:51 AM, Old Ironmaker said: David I recognize that smiley guy holding the big Muskies. Are you looking for a similar style boat when you pull the trigger? The reason I ask is earlier in the month I was in Proctor Marine's showroom and they had a Crestliner 195 on sale for the high 40's regular price was around 65K if I can recall correctly. 200 HP Merc. It must be a new 2019. A great deal for anyone looking for a new boat this year at last years prices. I think Dany Columbi took me out on his 20' Skeeter on a Musky charter out of Sturgeon Falls 5 years ago. It was more Walleye boat than a Bass boat. I think he has more electronics on it than NASA's Apollo missions had in the 60's. No I don't think I know. http://www.proctormarine.com/showroom/2019-crestliner-1850-super-hawk-simcoe-on-n3y4r5/ Expand Man that’s a nice boat. guys buying boats worth more than my truck. How people afford 70,000k payments? That’s CEO money. 1
AKRISONER Posted March 31, 2020 Report Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) On 3/31/2020 at 12:19 PM, Tjames09 said: Man that’s a nice boat. guys buying boats worth more than my truck. How people afford 70,000k payments? That’s CEO money. Expand Daves worked his ass off to get some quality sponsorship deals me thinks. On 3/30/2020 at 8:23 PM, David Chong said: Was hoping to be able to post my new boat for this year but in light of the state of the world today and the Canadian dollar, I'm not really sure what I'll run this summer! Here is my Skeeter ZX250 from last summer, beautiful boat and a great ride! Expand Ridiculous rig dave...my god what I would give to own that! Im a skeeter yamaha guy, and you are a garmin man...dream rig right there. Dave please tell me you were considering the FXR for 2021????😲 ive yet to see one in person but oh my god...i saw a picture of an all black one and i nearly fainted...a real life dream boat. Some day I will get my hands on a used one, i think its the best looking bass boat I have ever seen in my life. Maybe I will buy it from you If i won the lottery tomorrow Id call Chris Zaldain and tell him to sell me his boat cash up front lol Edited March 31, 2020 by AKRISONER
SmokestackLightnin Posted March 31, 2020 Report Posted March 31, 2020 A few years ago, had this boat for 11 years now: 1
ecmilley Posted April 1, 2020 Report Posted April 1, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 12:19 PM, Tjames09 said: Man that’s a nice boat. guys buying boats worth more than my truck. How people afford 70,000k payments? That’s CEO money. Expand If a new 21ft ranger was $70k I would get 2!
Bill Posted April 1, 2020 Report Posted April 1, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 2:39 AM, ecmilley said: If a new 21ft ranger was $70k I would get 2! Expand Ranger would be around $100,000 I think. Probably more if optioned out. They are nice boats.
dave524 Posted April 1, 2020 Report Posted April 1, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 12:19 PM, Tjames09 said: Man that’s a nice boat. guys buying boats worth more than my truck. How people afford 70,000k payments? That’s CEO money. Expand guys are buying trucks worth more than my house the boats are just plain crazy , I boat a 18 foot aluminum centre console with a v4 Johnson and trailer for under 10G including tax in '82.
Tjames09 Posted April 1, 2020 Report Posted April 1, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 2:39 AM, ecmilley said: If a new 21ft ranger was $70k I would get 2! Expand On 4/1/2020 at 1:19 PM, Bill said: Ranger would be around $100,000 I think. Probably more if optioned out. They are nice boats. Expand I was talking about the Crestliner Old Ironmaker posted in the link which is 70k.
ecmilley Posted April 1, 2020 Report Posted April 1, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 1:19 PM, Bill said: Ranger would be around $100,000 I think. Probably more if optioned out. They are nice boats. Expand Guy in club picked up a new z21 with twin poles 250g2 Garmin panoptix $123k
grimsbylander Posted April 1, 2020 Report Posted April 1, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 8:14 PM, ecmilley said: Guy in club picked up a new z21 with twin poles 250g2 Garmin panoptix $123k Expand Z521?? I believe the Z21 went out of production in around 2008/9. What's crazy now is you can add 20% of the total package price in accessories alone.
F7Firecat Posted April 2, 2020 Report Posted April 2, 2020 Here is my ride after cleaning it up last fall, upgraded from a Lund Pro V and couldnt be happier. 4
Bill Posted April 2, 2020 Report Posted April 2, 2020 On 4/2/2020 at 11:52 AM, F7Firecat said: Here is my ride after cleaning it up last fall, upgraded from a Lund Pro V and couldnt be happier. Expand How do you like the seat ride? Smooth Move Seat?
F7Firecat Posted April 2, 2020 Report Posted April 2, 2020 Smooth moves are awesome, been running them for 5 years now.
HTHM Posted April 2, 2020 Report Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) @F7Firecat *sigh* You're making me sin against the 10th commandment. Edited April 2, 2020 by HTHM
grimsbylander Posted April 2, 2020 Report Posted April 2, 2020 On 4/2/2020 at 11:52 AM, F7Firecat said: Here is my ride after cleaning it up last fall, upgraded from a Lund Pro V and couldnt be happier. Expand Very nice. My next Ranger will probably be a 621 or 620. The older I get, the smoother the ride my butt needs. 😁 1
Old Ironmaker Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Posted April 2, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 4:36 PM, Tjames09 said: I was talking about the Crestliner Old Ironmaker posted in the link which is 70k. Expand It's on sale for 49K. As far as paying more for a boat than a house my first house was 25K. Bass boats are specific, personally I wouldn't ever buy one. I can fish Bass in my 19' deep V StarCraft that has only about a 12" draught but I can't go out and troll for Pics in a Bass boat unless the water is dead calm. I went out in a co workers Bass boat for perch here on Erie. When the wind picked up I got a nice shower heading into port. It was in April and it was freekin' freezing and thought I broke my spine hammering those 3' ers at 50MPH.
AKRISONER Posted April 2, 2020 Report Posted April 2, 2020 On 4/2/2020 at 4:43 PM, Old Ironmaker said: It was in April and it was freekin' freezing and thought I broke my spine hammering those 3' ers at 50MPH. Expand Id like to see you stay dry in any boat doing 50mph in rollers thats the driver not the boat
KraTToR Posted April 2, 2020 Report Posted April 2, 2020 Glad to see a few Rangers show up. Here's mine - its a 2015. 4
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