Acme Outboard Motors

New item...motors needing a good home:

A 1957 Evinrude Big Twin 35 hp...
currently a long shaft motor but can be set
up as a short shaft motor, too. Mechanically
sound, cosmetically restored. Needs a home. Contact us for a price quote.

A 1956 Evinrude Lark Big Twin 30 hp. Currently set up as a long shaft motor, but can be changed to
short shaft. This motor is mechanically restored, but
still needs the cosmetics done. Runs very well.
Contact us for a price quote.

A late 40's Champion 2 cylinder with hydrodrive,
rated at 7.5 hp. Runs well, but needs a new impeller plus
a couple of cosmetic parts (cowls, faceplate) to be complete. Hydrodrive allows you to regulate the prop speed without
throttling down. A unique and somewhat rare motor.
Contact us for a price quote.

Back in 2007, we got an itch to restore an early 60's aluminum runabout, preferably an 18-foot Texas Maid Fiesta.

An extensive web search found nothing, then we stumbled across a 15-foot Texas Maid Impala in a North Tejas marina yard, sadly neglected and going to ruin.

After a little negotiation, we hauled her home and began a year-long restoration and refit, quite a chore following left rotator cuff surgery and then an unexpected downsizing at work that forced a new job search.

Below are some snaps showing the Maid as we found her, restoration at the mid-way point, and how she sits today... waiting for new hull and pinstripe paint:

Parked in a corner, windshield frosted and badly weathered all around...	Lots of refitting later, she made 25 mph at the lake. Rigged with twin OMC outboards, 57 BigTwin 35 hp and 58 Johnson 18 hp. The resto continues...
Topsides redone in Bimini Blue with Petit Easypoxy paint, and a few mods done to update the trailer. Hardware cleaned and re-installed.	Waiting for another chance to hit the water. Winter is closing in, probably won't make the run until Spring.
Here's the Maid after the spring thaw. I moved the gas tank forward under the bow, for balance. Pulled the Johnson 18 hp and mounted a Johnson RD-19E Big Twin to match the Evinrude.	A shot from the stern starboard. Both registration stickers expired while she was in winter storage. Should be ready for a June 2010 splash test after I raise the Twins about 2 inches.
The latest incarnation of the Texas Maid. Pulled the twin motors early in 2011, and started restoration of a 1964 Evinrude Sportfour V4 60 hp. Finished the cosmetic restoration of that motor in early 2012...don't ask, delays, delays, delays. Mounted it on the Texas Maid and can't say that I miss the twins, although they were fun to run. Got the pontoon bug later that spring so the Texas Maid is now for sale. She is competitively priced, alone or with her towing rig.	Here's the towing rig...a 1969 Ford F250 Ranger Custom that I acquired in December, 2010. "Mac" and the Texas Maid are a good pair and go down the road nicely together. That's towing marshall Diesel in the foreground, who occasionally wants to drive this rig... still doesn't have his learner's permit though, so no dice. "Mac" is entirely stock, with an FE class V8, but no AC.

To inquire about the Texas Maid, and or "Mac," drop us an email. The towing marshall is not part of the deal, but we will entertain offers for either vehicle
or the pair together. The Texas Maid comes with everything you need to hit the lake except gas . Clear titles are on file for both vehicles.

Model-Brand
Scott-Atwater Service Manual 1946-1956		$25
Evinrude Service Manual 1912-1945		$25
Evinrude Service Manual 1935-1961		$25
Mercury Service Manual 1940-1965		$25
Johnson Service Manual 1922-1964		$25
Elgin-West Bend Service Manual 1955-1960		$25

National Antique Outboard Motor Club, Inc. www.aomci.org	Oliver Outboards & Ollie's Board www.pfs-ware.com/oliver.htm
John's Old Mercury Website http://www.pfs-ware.com/phpBB3/index.php	Larson's Martin Outboards Website www.martinoutboards.com
For Backyard Shipwrights: Jim Michalak's page: http://www.jimsboats.com/ Duckworks Magazine: http://www.duckworksmagazine.com	For Boaters, Fish Ranchers & Hunters: http://www.iboats.com (checkout the forums) http://www.brettsfishfarm.com (an all-time favorite) http://www.cabelas.com (I need more ammo!!) http://mccauleyandson.com/ (performance stuff)