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Victorious1
08-12-2004, 09:45 PM
How old is the Checkmate boat company and who started it?

Vic
Victorious1
08-12-2004, 09:45 PM
How old is the Checkmate boat company and who started it?

Vic
Kip Combs
08-13-2004, 12:23 PM
Checkmate was started in 1963 by Bill Combs and a few partners. He still own's and runs it ! http://checkmate-boats.com/6/ws/,s,8626072361/Graemlins/thumb.gif
Victorious1
08-13-2004, 03:29 PM
Tell him thank you from me. I love his boats.

Vic
Eriktheviking
08-13-2004, 04:16 PM
Theres something I didn't know.Lets see some pictures of some mid 60's mates! That would be cool.
cooperider
08-14-2004, 12:29 AM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Kip Combs:
Checkmate was started in 1963 by Bill Combs and a few partners. He still own's and runs it ! http://checkmate-boats.com/6/ws/,s,8626072361/Graemlins/thumb.gif <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>How about a little more. What was the driving force behind starting Checkmate? Like why did your dad start it? Who were those partners and where are they now? Give us a little history. Thanks Kip you da man. http://checkmate-boats.com/6/ws/,s,8626072361/Graemlins/thumb.gif
JW
08-14-2004, 09:10 AM
Checkmate born the same year I was http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
Kip Combs
08-16-2004, 03:03 PM
Not many good quality pictures around here from the early 60's........He had a marina here in the same location as the offices now are. Lakeway Sports Center.....He and a few of his friends started racing.... modifing the other boats he sold for racing and to make a long story short they desided to design their own boat to race .....the other small investers are still in it ...not involved much with the exception of one. Another past away quite some time ago. And the rest is history as they say! http://checkmate-boats.com/6/ws/,s,8626072361/Graemlins/thumb.gif
Eriktheviking
08-16-2004, 11:09 PM
I tell ya Kip,I don't care what the quality of the pics are like I'd still like to see em. Some pics and facts of the early race boats would be cool too sometime.Are any of the old boats still around?
cooperider
08-17-2004, 01:14 AM
Hey Kip Sorry if I make things seem like a quiz for ya. I just like to have these guys here it from you. Since you are the son of founder and I am only merely related to one. (4E) Thanks for all the info you give these guys.
Barry