Thinking Of Building A Seaflea [Archive] - Checkmate Community Forums

Chris

01-12-2003, 11:38 PM

Hey gang,

I've been pondering building a seaflea for a while now. I'm not looking for a speed demon, more like a little mini runabout my little cousins and I can have some fun in.

Anyone know of any good plan companies?

I know of Glen L, and built one of theirs before, but don't know of too many others. I plan to build it out of plywood and put my old 9.8 Merc on the back.

01-13-2003, 09:17 PM

Don't know about the Flea.....

:sssh:

But I'm quite close to scoring this!!

2001 Paradise F-13, (Checkmate Playmate style) never been wet or motor mounted on it, on a trailer, for $2,000!

Seems that Paradise went belly up and the distributor has three to unload! I get dibs on the new one/no motor for $2k! Yee Haa!
Will be pretty cool with a 70-80 hp and the bow cut out and made into a mini bowrider!

1995 2100BR/1995 225 Promax/23" Tempest

Chris

01-13-2003, 10:27 PM

JW

What is the story on the remaining ones?

Z06

01-14-2003, 07:17 AM

http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gifJW, where did you find the F-13 for $2000? I was on a site where they sold them and for a 2001 - http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif$5495.00!http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif Where are these 3 located, I gotta check them out as you should know, I am also looking for a little 13' boat! Thanks....

175checkmate

01-14-2003, 09:44 AM

JW, you lucky dog you. I hope all works out with the F-13 and the yellow c'mate. I'll have more to test drive when I make it up your way this summer. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

Chris

01-14-2003, 12:47 PM

Hmmmm

JW might be desperate to sell that Pulsare now.

I bid a dollar! http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Z06

01-14-2003, 04:18 PM

:sssh: I bid 2 dollarshttp://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif for JW's Pulsare... I want that boat!http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Patrick

02-20-2003, 01:01 AM

hey Chris
What Glen-L design was it that you built???

Chris

02-20-2003, 01:26 AM

Originally posted by Patrick:
hey Chris
What Glen-L design was it that you built???Welcome to the board Patrick! :thumb:

I was a young fella, so we built the Peewee model. I have some pretty good pics kicking around, I'll have to scan some and post em. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Patrick

02-20-2003, 05:43 PM

Id love to see them, I built the Tiny Titian in grade 9 and it served me well. Ive outgrown it now so I just bought a Delta and hope to have the progect done by the end of the summer

175checkmate

02-20-2003, 05:48 PM

Welcome to the board Patrick, good luck with the new project

Z06

02-20-2003, 07:15 PM

I wouldn't mind getting/making a small little boat like that. It would be awesome... New Merc 40 or something...

Chris

02-20-2003, 08:03 PM

Originally posted by Patrick:
Id love to see them, I built the Tiny Titian in grade 9 and it served me well. Ive outgrown it now so I just bought a Delta and hope to have the progect done by the end of the summerPatrick, if you have a few pics of it, mail them to me and I'll post them for you. I'll scan a few of mine and put those of too. I also had another seaflea I'll scan a few of that one too. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Z06

02-20-2003, 08:05 PM

Sorry to be off topic but Chris, you love to quote don't you... LOL :thumb:

Chris

02-20-2003, 08:07 PM

Originally posted by Chevy Corvette Z06:
Sorry to be off topic but Chris, you love to quote don't you... LOL :thumb:

I just find it makes it easier for people to understand who you were responding too. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Z06

02-20-2003, 08:09 PM

I guess so. But when you are talking to one person, they already know. I still don't do it mucn anyways,,,

Chris

02-20-2003, 10:29 PM

http://checkmate-boats.com/photopost/data/528/Seafleablue.jpg

Chris

02-20-2003, 10:30 PM

http://checkmate-boats.com/photopost/data/528/medium/seafleared.jpg

Chris

02-20-2003, 10:33 PM

Those are pics of the two Seafleas I had. The first one had an older Evinrude 5.5.

The second one was a Glen L design called the PeeWee. It had a 7.5 Johnson on it. It had full controls, lights and even a Aoooohga horn, which sounded like an old Model T car horn. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Z06

02-21-2003, 07:18 AM

SWEETTTTTT http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif I need to get myself one of those... I wasn't sure just how small they were. A 40 might be a bit much...

Chris

02-21-2003, 11:06 AM

Yeah, those two wouldn't hold that big an engine Z. They were more or less designed for a 9.9 or less. We tried our 9.9 on the Peewee, but it was too heavy and a little crazy to drive, so we bought the 7.5 which worked great.