This thing must FLY!!

[Adam L.]

1977 15' V Mate with 1997 150 Evinrude
$4,500 Norforlk, VA 888-207-5830.

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[illMATTic]

oh hel yeah. thats a prety slick set up. i like how shalow they are. at that price you are paying for the motor. put an older merc 150 on it and let it rip.

[jrumon]

Ahhh... just like my first Checkmate! http://checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/xxrotflmao.gif

1978 15' V-mate same red with silver colors!
ordered new with deleted windshield of course...
1979 Merc 140hp inline 6 with 90hp stickers http://checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/devil.gif
THANKS to "Sammy" at Action Marine (Dearborn, Michigan) to turning me on to Checkmates...

REALLY FUN BOAT!!!! http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif Jim

[Diplomat82]

Jrumon....... I grew up in Dearborn Hts. Where was Action Marine located.
I can remember Byrd Marine (telegraph and Mich Ave), K&M in Redford ( They actually sold Checkmates back about 10 years ago).
Then there was the one on Telegraph around Warren Rd, was that it?

[Reed]

it looks like a great boat real fun and fast http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif

[Boston Predictor]

I love how low the older Checkmates are. Thats what they are famous for http://checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/surf.gif
Nothing like driving a low profile checkmate with no windshield, wind in your face and haulin @ss! The big windshield kills the look of some of theses boats I think. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/thumb.gif

[jrumon]

Diplomat82...
Action Marine was on Van Born & Telegraph... (east of tele). It was an old gas/service station building that he was selling Checkmate and Hydrostream boats from. Sammy was the owner who put together some killer boats of the time... he was famous for selling you a hull and a motor "seperate"...
Like my 140 dressed in 90 stickers http://checkmate-boats.com/graemlins/sssh.gif

Action Marine closed around 1983ish...
Anyone know what ever happened to SAMMY...??? http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif
Maybe the "boat cops" got him for bad behavior... http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

The guys at K&M quit selling Checkmate because they were all total A$$'S... I'm thinking they burned so many bridges that no one would buy from them, or checkmate quit selling to them! They are now under new ownership and selling Stingray and Keywest boats, one of the last "west side" marina's around.

Byrd Marine is gone... bull dozed and now a strip mall or Walgreens type thing.

Boatland is gone as well (telegraph & warren)

All the boat places are now west of us (brighton area) or north of us (waterford)... Makes boat-part hunting a 50+ mile round trip drive.... Yuck!