More Sande Aces
Dave and Bob's Diamond in the Rough
Hull Number: 6601 (1st Ace built in June, 1960)
Missourian Arlie Fagan knew he had his work cut out for him when got this Sande Ace. As a warmup, he even built a scaled down 9-foot version of the original 1956 Ace.
Some Aces came with a windshield but this one, added by a previous owner, was something else!
Arlie had lots of boat and motor projects, though, and eventually sold the boat to Dave Renton and his son, Bob. They have the project moving so come back to see their progress.
Bob Parks' Second Sande Ace
Let's back up to the 2008 Sande Ace Rendezvous when John Looker brought this picture of his Ace
Brad and Ned look at John's picture but Bob has an certain different look. Just what is he thinking?
Yep, Bob bought the Looker Ace. Here it is with the one he has already restored. More later.
The Grapeview Ace
Rumors have surfaced through the years about someone building an Ace. Tom and Susanne Regan have done it, building one at their Grapeview Point Boat Works! They stretched the original 1956 plans for a 12 footer to 13 feet 2 inches - about the length of the Sande version - and built it for Coast Guard approval.
The Ace.....powered by a 1959 Mercury Mark 35A and aptly named "Scooter".....
speeds to the Olympia Wooden Boat Show.
Photo by Robert Barnett
Roy Dunn, Ned Hamlin and Don Corliss - former or current Sande Ace owners - join Tom in assessing the new Ace.
The Ace getting on a plane with its Mark 35A.
A Sande Ace Surfaces
Hull Number: 3588 (8th Ace built in March, 1958)
Dale is only the second owner of this Sande Ace. He first had Tom at the Grapeview Point Boat Works replace some planking and epoxy the entire bottom using Dynel cloth. Dale will finish the restoration himself and will have it zipping around Mason Lake.
Another Great Sande Ace
Hull Number: 3622 (2nd Ace built in March, 1962)
John Baisch bought his Ace in 1988
after spotting a classified ad in the sailboat category. It is shown here a few years later
with his son Greg on Whidbey Island's Useless Bay. It is shown with its classic 1959 Mark 58A Mercury motor. The boat is the spitting image of Ned's.
These photos show the second refit done in 2002. John used 4 mm Okume mahogany plywood on the deck. Epoxy anchored the floor stringers and new multipiece midsection. A new center console is also in the plans.
The extra bracing of the transom was done by the previous owner. Most rebuilds of the Sande Ace have beefed up the transom.
And now, the Ace is back in the water with a 30 HP Tohatsu. John always wanted that center console which is shown off by his grandson!
The Upside-Down Ace
Many have seen this Ace hanging upside-down near the entrance door of the Sande Boat Works in Belfair, Washington for nearly 30 years. When the Boat Works' owners, Jerry and Wendy, decided to retire, they sold the Ace at auction along with everything else.
Click here or on the photos to turn the boat right-side up.
Bob Barkhurst "won" the Ace the auction, turned it right side up, installed a Merc 650 on it and got it wet!! Here it is at the Sande Ace Gathering of 2007. More on this boat later.
Right side up and wet again!
Still in the Family
Dan's father bought the next to last Sande Ace built. It came with a Merc 400 but they upgraded about 10 years later to a 50 HP Merc. Dan skiied and raced the boat around North Bay and Case Inlet. He and his brother jumped yacht waves like the wave runners of today and took it out in very rough weather. Dan is amazed that they survived.
Dan is currently reworking the interior and other things that need attention. More later.
An Inline 6-Cylinder Merc on a Lil' Ol' Sande Ace?
You bet! Fred had a 70 HP Mark 78A but replaced it with an 85 HP Merc 850 shown in these old snapshots sent by Thom in Shelton. The first photo was taken on Lake Sammamish. The Ace is then shown just flying on the prop over Hood Canal even though the steering has been moved to the front.
Roy's Two Sande Aces
One of the Hull Numbers: 6577 (7th Ace built in June, 1957)
Roy purchased this single cockpit version of the Sande Ace several years ago after it was advertised for sale in the midwest. It is now back in Mason County where it belongs! Roy's second Ace is in pretty rough shape. We will try to get pictures posted anyway.
A Three-Generation Sande Ace!
Here's a Sande Ace owned by Brian Patnode. His grandfather bought it in the late 1950s. He is a third generation owner! We will have more on this Ace later.
