New addition to the stable - ACME 470 Installed

Great info Brian.

Thanks very much for doing that for me (and everyone else here )

Thanks again.

Chopper,

I spoke to the previous owner of your boat. Nice guy.

The boat was stolen in July. The previous owner took the money from his insurance company and has purchased a 95 SNOB.

The boat was originally a promo boat used at Bell Aqua in Sacramento California. The promo driver was guy named Gustafson, and his son was a comp skier. It was reported that the boat pulled jump at the Nationals in Bell Aqua. He believes that was in 91.

The previous owner bought the boat after 1 season with 120 hours on the boat. It had 875 hours on it when stolen. The previous owner reports he never had a single problem with the boat, and serviced it each season.

The boat has never seen salt water. After Bell Aqua it spent its life on the California Delta. Now that he has told me which boat it was, I can say I passed that boat on its lift many times. It was located about 15 minutes from my house by water.

The boat was hotwired, gutted, and left floating in a large slough about 25 minutes by water from the site it was stolen.

He said it was a carbureted engine with a breakerless ignition. I do not know if that means pro tech, and neither did he.

I invited the previous owner to check out the website and follow your progress on the restore. He said he was very happy to hear the boat had gone somewhere that it would be used.

That's all I got.

BKH

bkhallpass wrote: Chopper. I got your email. I have not had time to pursue. Friday looks like my first opportunity. BKH

Thanks Brian. That's great. Much appreciated.

Chopper. I got your email. I have not had time to pursue. Friday looks like my first opportunity. BKH

bkhallpass wrote: Chopper, I live 30 miles from Pleasanton. I'm usually there a couple times per week. Send me a PM with what you have and I'll see if I can help you. BKH

Hi Brian,
How do I send you a PM on this site.? email through the site.?

I'll just try that

Cheers,
Andrew.

Would anyone be interested in helping me try to track down the previous owner so I can find out some more details.?

I do have some other details, but I don't want post them on the forum as their not my details to post.

I have the title, which indicates that the previous owner is from Pleasanton CA. Looks like it was a one owner boat too as the title was issued in 1991 & was only transfered to the insurance company.

akabulla wrote: Can't wait to see what you do with her. How do the stringers look?

They look good from here

I guess I will find out in a week or two.

AKA,

He will not get it until maybe Dec 18th. These picture came from the boat dealer in California. I think.

Donald

Nice find, make her pretty again.

Chopper,

SEMA = Speciality Equipment Market Association. They have a huge show in Vegas every year that shows all of the car modification or hop up parts. Chrome Wheels, etc. All After Market stuff for cars.

Donald

So exicting!

akabulla wrote: Andrew, that is a sweat deal! The engine is worth that! You know your boat inspired the look of my rebuild so don't make me go get a 91 just so I can follow your lead again . I can't afford another one!! Good luck and I am sure after a good wet sanding that exterior will look like new again and you don't have to worry about stringer rot correct? Wasn't it 91 they started using composite stringers or was it 92? Can't wait to see some pics of it completed! Peace!

Hey AKA,
Thanks for the props.! Glad I could be of some assistance - even though you put in far more work & effort than I.! But don't worry, I'm not planning to do too much to the 91. Probably restore the gel & replace the decals. I do have a tower from a 1996 Ski Nautique that I picked up for the 1989 but never used in my garage. I will probably fit that, and maybe a bimni.

I'll see what it's like when it arrives. From all reports, it seems to have been looked after up until it was stolen. But I don't want to get ahead of myself just in case.

The main priority will be to get the missing parts & get it up & running again

No it will still have wood. Composite wasn't officially introduced until 1993. This may influence how long I keep it for.

The main reason I posted it here was to share the process with CCF members. (And to find the bits I need)
   

Andrew, that is a sweat deal! The engine is worth that! You know your boat inspired the look of my rebuild so don't make me go get a 91 just so I can follow your lead again . I can't afford another one!!

Good luck and I am sure after a good wet sanding that exterior will look like new again and you don't have to worry about stringer rot correct? Wasn't it 91 they started using composite stringers or was it 92?


Can't wait to see some pics of it completed!

Peace!

you didn't confuse me don't wory. I'm just looking at the pic, and there is no spline, just a 1/2 of a knuckle / uni joint of some kind.

Billy, you can email me at:

munstr2001 (at) yahoo (dot) com (dot) au

Cheers,
Andrew.

FYI my 1992 came with tilt...and from the date on the hull number it was an early 92 model as it was built somewhere around september 1991.