Coop's Garage. Which Project should I do first?

[cooperider]

I have several things around here to work on. Which project should I do first?

[Chris]

I don't know Coop, but I do think it's appropriate that you made the first post in our new forum. I have a feelin' this forum will become Coop's "other" garage. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif

[illMATTic]

well, you know what one im going to pick.

got to be the 78 all the way.

[Boston Predictor]

The '78 race conversion sounds cool.
What are the plans?

[ynnad]

Gotta be the 78 race conversion!! http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Dan

[bdusted440]

Do the repair and sell it so you have money for the others.

[wickedrister]

I think the older boat is the one to work on first. Fix up that 66 http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif

[cooperider]

Finally, someone voted for the '66. I was getting ready to put that one up on ebay. Now maybe I will have to keep it. http://checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/surf.gif

[dlcss396]

I am sofaking we todd did!!! do the 66 first!!

[gtrumpet]

Definetly work on the 66, than you can bring that little screaming machine up to devils lake, and race one of my classics.

74 mx-16 with 82 merc 115, or my slow boat a 1960 lonestar flamingo with its 71 merc 800(with about 100 hours on it.(also about 500 pounds)

will

[cooperider]

Well if the voting doesn't pick up on that '66 it will at least get put away till summer. http://checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/surf.gif

[JW]

I went with the new predictor! Got to get one done for the wife........................ http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif And if she doesnt like it, sell it to me!

Then make the 'new' offshore style Playmate, I want one of those too http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[cooperider]

JW, didn't you bid on the one on ebay, what happened to it I can't find it now.

[JW]

Not sure, I'll go look.............HHMM, he must have pulled it. It's gone.

[cooperider]

Thats twice he pulled it, the guy must have showed up with the money.

[cooperider]

Well it looks like the '78 is pulling way ahead of the others. http://checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/surf.gif

[bdusted440]

do the newer one for the wife

[cooperider]

Originally posted by bdusted440:
do the newer one for the wife Your wife don't like those little boats remember she says they pound too hard.

[cooperider]

Sorry guys, the 1966, and the 1978 both have sales pending. He is talking his wife into it right now.

[Boston Predictor]

So now whats next?
83 race conversion??

[aqua]

1966 V141. Let's see how fast you can go, and still have decent fuel economy!! Plus it's a classic http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[cooperider]

Originally posted by aqua:
1966 V141. Let's see how fast you can go, and still have decent fuel economy!! Plus it's a classic http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif Sorry aqua, sold it to another board member. He really wanted it. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif

[wickedrister]

http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif Need to pick one of the new 2007 Checkmate high performance deck boat's for the wife Coop http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif

[cooperider]

Originally posted by wickedrister:
http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif Need to pick one of the new 2007 Checkmate high performance deck boat's for the wife Coop http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif Yeah, that would go over good. My wife can't go 20ft without seeing something that has to do with boats. I just put together a computer for her that has absolutely no boat pictures in it. She thinks its great that we have a dog now, so that when my screen saver is on, a dog picture show up once in a while. She looks out the kitchen window, there are boats in the back yard. I've got a barn I rent, that she has never seen. Full of boat stuff. If I buy her a new Checkmate, it better be hooked to a new Hummer cause thats the only way that deals gonna work. http://checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/xxrotflmao.gif

[175checkmate]

Coop, I gotta ask. With all the mate stuff and boat stuff. What did ya name the dog?????

[cooperider]

Originally posted by 175checkmate:
Coop, I gotta ask. With all the mate stuff and boat stuff. What did ya name the dog????? His name is Bailey, and he follows me everywhere.

http://realityboatcompany.photosite.com/~photos/tn/5241_1024.ts1130550154351.jpg

[Reed]

cool dog , I have 3 ha, I have a question what do you do to a boat to do a race conversion to it?? http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif

[cooperider]

Move the steering to the middle of the dash, rip out the floor and put only stringers up the middle, drill a bunch of big holes in those. Beef up the transom for a really big motor. Put one seat in the middle, and a fuel cell.....then put the biggest motor you can find on the back. Not really race legal, but I was gonna have a lot of fun with it.

[Reed]

very cool, with drillin all the holes in the stringer will it weaken it??

[cooperider]

Originally posted by Reed:
very cool, with drillin all the holes in the stringer will it weaken it?? No, it actually makes it stronger.

[Reed]

cool good to know

[wickedrister]

http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif Bailey man's best boat building buddy http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif

[Eaglenva]

:banana: I'll have to remember that one coop - my wife likes to say we need to spend more money on the boat like she needs another hole in her head..... it will make her stronger!!!!!

I also wonder if I resemble the remark early on about being "we todd did" lol.

Todd

[Eaglenva]

I had to vote for build from scratch. I am interested in knowing how to do that because I would like to build a scale model of our Enforcer, but being to scale it would have to be a 1 seater. something like 3' wide, 9' long and about 2' tall with something like a 15-35 hp outboard with steering up front (not by tiller).