We've decided to sell "Change of Pace"...

[JimG]

Fish it, cruise it, live on it or Great Loop it! This beautiful boat can do it all…



1988 Pace 36 Sportfish Convertible
New Yanmar 370hp 6LYA-STP Turbodiesels, 355 hours

New 8k Yanmar/Mase generator 300 hours
Twin A/C units
New Vitrifrigo refrigerator/ new icemaker
New canvas flybridge enclosure
New ACME props
New Aetna tachs
New varnish on teak
Sitex plotter/Furuno radar
100k worth of upgrades
400 gallon diesel tanks/100 water tank
28 knots top speed, 22 knot cruise
4 mpg at trawler speed (7 knots)



You'll love it's speed and fishability, momma will love the teak interior and new leather furniture...

$86k obo



Not a scratch in IKE.

[gcarter]

This is one really superb FBSF!

VERY well worth the money.

[BUIZILLA]

length?

[JimG]

Whoops... 36

[Team Jefe]

First Class Vessel, cared for by a First Class Captain.....and the price is a steal, I know what Jimmy has put into her!!!!

[zelatore]

You'd spend the better part of that asking price just repowering a gas boat with those 6LY's...

[JimG]

I have receipts for about 80k for the engines and the genset... not to mention the canvas, teak, fridge,etc... you know, BOAT....

[zelatore]

(small chuckle)

You can tell a man's selling the boat - pics of the engine room and the exterior, but not a single shot of the interior!

Not busting on you - I've been there. And on this forum, it probably doesn't matter much anyway.

But if you run the ad on boattrader or craigslist or whatever, be sure to include some interior shots (if you can get them - tough without a wide angle lens). Trust me on this WOMEN buy boats, even if the men think it was their decision.

And hey, men like interiors too. Sometimes.

Nice boat!

[JimG]

Here you go Z, some inside shots...

[JimG]

Some more from this weekend...and a few showing the new teak work...

[JimG]

Pics of staterooms and head...

[BUIZILLA]

if there's a better deal north of the equator, i've never seen it..

wow....

just wow... :yes:

[BlownCrewCab]

Where is it located?

[JimG]

Sorry, the boat is located in South Shore Harbour Marina, Clear Lake, Texas. Just south of Houston, on sunny Galveston Bay!

Some additional info:

I have the bottom cleaned by a diver (Darkwater Divers) every 90 days. He also does the zincs, (did them on last service in July). Had props worked to pick up some rpm a few months back, they are in excellent condition. Boat is washed twice a month by Silda's Yacht Service, and compund/buff/waxed every six months. (Last buff was in conjunction with the teak refinish, last month.) Teak has 11 coats of Cetol, 3 natural base and 8 coats clear gloss. All work performed by Sonny Castro.

[cutwater]

Holy crap, what a deal... Beautiful boat, Jim. Best of luck :)

[JimG]

As I think of stuff, I'll post...

New autopilot head unit (Sitex SP-80).
One year old Clarion MD-5 stereo with Clarion Marine speakers on bridge, Infinity speakers in cockpit, and cockpit mounted digital remote. Also has the Sirius box...
New house water pump
New stainless swim ladder on marlin board.
All new rodholders. (Used for drinkholders, NOT FISHING RODS!) he he!!

As far as I know, this boat has never been fished...

[Eugene Nahemow]

Beautiful boat!
Now how do I get it to SF?

[zelatore]

Beautiful boat!
Now how do I get it to SF?

Oh, I can take care of that problem for you.... I might know a trucker or two, and a yard or three.

[Eugene Nahemow]

Oh, I can take care of that problem for you.... I might know a trucker or two, and a yard or three.

Thanks, but I have looked into this before. The costs of taking off the bridge,
getting the highway permits for height and width, re-rigging the bridge, etc. etc. was never really worth it. We have thousands of boats up and down the coast to buy.
The only way to do something like this would be to take a trip of a lifetime and go through the canal and up the coast. Something that I want to do before I die. High up on the bucket list.

[gcarter]

The only way to do something like this would be to take a trip of a lifetime and go through the canal and up the coast. Something that I want to do before I die. High up on the bucket list.

Well, the first jump, KW to Yucatan, is only a little over 300 miles.
That should be easy enough in this boat.

[BUIZILLA]

I know a TX based captain who can get it to So Fla... in fact, i'm told he can deliver it anywhere there's water..

[LKSD]

Sharp boat.. It looks like whom ever ponys up and grabs it is going to get a heck of a deal.. :) J

[JimG]

Thanks for all the nice comments and inquiries. One common question is the brand. This is not a Pacemaker. It's a Pace. Completely different boat. Pace is a heavy built boat, built in an Egg Harbor mold. Almost every stick of wood in this boat is teak. Not anything against Pacemaker, but this is not one...

[Jraysray]

That Teak looks GREAT! What a job that guy did!

[thriller]

How the F::k could I get this to vancouver BC Canada


Simply Wow:shocking:

[JimG]

Hit me with a low offer... with what I'm willing to sell it for, you could take a month off and DRIVE it there!:)

[zelatore]

You know, we did recently pay off our Carver...




(no no no no no....can't buy another boat!)

[JimG]

Last weekend I installed 2 new Rule 2000gph Bilge pumps and new carpet...

It's ready for a new home!

[Craig S]

Beautiful boat!

[JimG]

Thanks Craig! Had the bottom cleaned this week. And had a fresh buff and wax. Looks great!
Price dropped to $74,500:nilly: Would consider a partial trade... an old Porsche... a safe full of Smith & Wessons. etc!

[BUIZILLA]

i'm salivating... :(

[JimG]

This is exceeding my attention span...$65k and come get it. For that you could drive it anywhere on it's own bottom and still come out OK!

[JimG]

Well, that was the magic number... looks like it's sold and heading to the Great Lakes, where it came from! Gonna miss it...:frown: