Cobra's 1984 Enforcer

[Chris]

This boat looks brand new! Very nice. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/6/ws/,s,8626072361/Graemlins/thumb.gif

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[Chris]

This boat looks brand new! Very nice. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/6/ws/,s,8626072361/Graemlins/thumb.gif

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[Chris]

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[Chris]

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[Chris]

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[Chris]

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[2003cobra]

I FINALY GOT A SCANNER WHAT DO GUYS THINK?I PICKED IT UP LAST JULY FOR $7000.00 HE WANTED TEN. I RAN IT ALL SUMMER WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS IT HAD A REBUILT LOWER OUTDRIVE, NEW INTERIOR,2 YEAR OLD PAINT I WAS WEARY OF PAINT BECAUSE YOU STILL WONDER WHATS UNDER IT.I KNEW THE FLOORS WERE SOFT WHEN I LOOKED AT IT BUT JUST COULDN'T RESIST THE REST OF IT.THE MOTOR IS 5.7 BUT NOT THE ORIGINAL SO ACTUAL HP UNKNOWN.IT CAME ON THE 1993 GALV. TRAILER AS WELL. I ADDED ALL THE STRIPES AS IT WAS JUST YELLOW WHEN I GOT IT.I ADDED A DEPTH FINDER AS WELL IT PERFORMS OK STILL HAVENT TRIED MY NEW PROP YET HOPING FOR MID 50S CURRENTLY @ 50.SO YOU THINK I GOT A DECENT DEAL?

[JW]

Looks great and if you ran it all summer no problems, then the price was right too!!

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Checkmates owned: 1995 Pulsare 2100BR/1995 Mercury Promax 225 2.5 EFI. 1995 Persuader 183/4.3 LX V6. 1992 Pulse 171/1992 Mercury XR6 150 hp 2.5 liter.

[senator-holland]

do you have a mirage prop?

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[2003cobra]

yes 19p should push my rpm to 4800 ,right now 21p spineli 4400 rpm.Hope it helps out top end

[Bruce]

Very Nice, the yellow looks very Sharp !!

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[Chris]

Cobra,

I made you an avatar out of one of your pics. It should start showing up when you post now. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

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[175checkmate]

Great looking boat. Where did you get the stripes. And how much where they?

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1975 Checkmate Tri-mate 2, 2.4 200+ / Sky jacker 6" plate / 25p Laser 2 prop, Currently the boat is undergoing overhaul.

[HemiBee]

Really nice ride! Those stripes are very cool http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[2003cobra]

I HAD A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE LETTERING COMPANY MAKE THEM I EXPLAINED WHAT I WANTED AND HE COMPUTER GENERATED IT.

[Eriktheviking]

Boat looks good!You got a good deal.Hey Gus,There are a few good boat graphics sites on line too.There is a ton of options out there today.

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87 ENFORCER CUSTOM EDITION,454 MAGNUM SS ALPHA W/CUPPED 22 PROTESTOR PROP

[sonoma]

I think its a steel . realy nice http://www.checkmate-boats.com/6/ws/,s,8626072361/Graemlins/thumb.gif

[Convincor283]

Looks great! Well worth the $$$$

[Enforcer 24]

http://checkmate-boats.com/6/ws/,s,8626072361/Graemlins/thumb.gif Great looking boat Cobra!! Did you buy it with docking lights in it or did you put them in? I have a few plans for my 86 this spring.

[senator-holland]

<span class="ev_code_RED">cool, those docking light's!!!</span> http://checkmate-boats.com/6/ws/,s,8626072361/Graemlins/thumb.gif

[2003cobra]

THE DOCKING LIGHTS WERE ALREADY INSTALLED WHEN I BOUGHT IT.HOPE TO SEE SOME PICS AND DETAILS OF YOUR BOAT ,NOT TOO MANY OTHER ENFORCER PICS ON THIS SITE.

[Enforcer 24]

As soon as I get it out of storage, a few more pics will be added.

[BOB'S 283]

COBRA . i am a fan of paint when its done right . do you have any complaints with the paintwork ? RISENSHINE !!!!!

[2003cobra]

BOB SO FAR NO COMPLAINTS ON THE PAINT ON MY BOAT I HAVE ONLY HAD IT SINCE LAST JULY SO THAT MAKES IT ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD FOR THE PAINT.IT HAS HELD UP VERY GOOD NOT SURE WHAT TYPE OF PAINT USED.BOAT IS ALWAYS ON TRAILER AND WASHED EVERY TIME AFTER USE AS I AM IN BRAKISH AND SALT WATER 90% OF THE SEASON.

[BOB'S 283]

cobra ,is the entire bottom painted ? can't tell from the picture. roller trailer ? do you use bras on your fenders to not scuff it ?

[Redboat]

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Great looking Mate , enjoy it as much as possible !

[2003cobra]

THE ENTIRE BOTTOM HAS BEEN PAINTED AND IT DOES SIT ON A ROLLER TRAILER.THE PAINT HAS COME OFF SLIGHTLY ON THE CENTER OF THE BOAT DUE TO IT BEING BEACHED BY PREVIOUS OWNER I ALWAYS ANCHOR OUT WAIST DEEP WITH AN ANCHOR BOW AND STERN TO NOT MAKE IT ANY WORSE.THE TRAILER DOES LEAVE SCUFF MARKS BUT ARE SO FAR UNDER I DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.I DO NOT USE FENDER COVERS AND HAVE RECEIVED SOME SCUFFS FROM THAT.THE BOAT DOES HAVE SOME MINOR SCUFFS TROUGHOUT FROM USE BUT THERES NO WAY AROUND IT ,STILL GETS LOTS OF COMPLIMENTS FOR A BOAT 20 YEARS OLD

[BOB'S 283]

cobra ,,, amazing how well they hold up.starting the 10th summer for mine . after listening to you guys ,replacing floors and transoms etc ,probably keep mine forever, maybe get it a baby brother with 1 seat someday. beats a jetski any day , enjoy !

[Enforcer 24]

cobra, have you replaced your floor yet? I just got done doing mine tonight. It is not a bad job for the do it yourselfer. If you decide to do it yourself, set your circular saw at 5/8" deep at about 3' before the wall in front of the helm. The bottom of the floor actually "touches" the inside top of the hull. Use a good chisle and hammer out the rest. I ALMOST cut through mine! http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif If you have read or heard horror stories aout doing the floor in a boat, the WORST part is getting the old stuff out. After that, no problem. My floor now will be solid as a rock and out probably out last the windshield! (I used structural repair glass matte on floor.) It really is not a bad project. http://checkmate-boats.com/6/ws/,s,8626072361/Graemlins/thumb.gif

[2003cobra]

I HAVE REMOVED MY ROTTED SECTION OF FLOOR IT GOES ALMOST THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE BOAT AND WENT 43" IN DEPTH.I CUT IT OUT ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND I TOO WAS VERY CLOSE TO CUTTING INTO THE HULL AT THE EDGES.THE MAIN STRINGERS ARE FINE BUT THE FOAM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS WATER LOGGED BUT SINCE I OPENED THE FLOOR IT HAS DRIED OUT.DOES ANYONE THINK I SHOULD JUST LEAVE IT IN NOW,OR SHOULD IT BE REPLACED?

[Chris E]

Replace it, if you're going to the trouble of the floor, why go halfway? I believe you want a closed cell foam so water will stay out.

[cooperider]

I would not worry too much about the paint. Checkmate had a problem with yellow gel fading really quickly and lots of us got sanding duty when they came back to be repainted. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif
Cool boat.

[2003cobra]

I FINALLY TRIED OUT MY OTHER PROP LAST WEEK,I WAS RUNNING A SPINALLI 21P GOT 50 GPS @4400RPM ,I PUT ON A MIRAGE PLUS 19P GOT 50 GPS @4650 RPM RECEIVED A BETTER HOLE SHOT AND MID RANGE BUT NO CHANGE ON TOP END I GUESS I AM STUCK WITH A 50 MPH BOAT, ANY SUGGESTIONS?

[senator-holland]

if you have a stock 350:
Eldebrock Performer intake manifold?

simple and cheap...

[2003cobra]

THERE ACTUALY IS A HOLLEY INTAKE NEVER BOTHERED TO LOOK AT WICH MODEL AND WHEN YOU TAKE THE OIL CAP OFF I CAN SEE ALUMINUM ROLLER ROCKERS.WHEN I BOUGHT THE BOAT I RECEIVED NO INFO ON THE MOTOR ITSELF BUT I AM POSATIVE ITS NOT THE ORIGINAL.MAYBE ITS A LOWER HP MOTOR WITH A FEW BOLT-ONS.IF THE MOTOR EVER LETS GO I MIGHT LOOK INTO A VOTEC 350 THEY SEEM TO BE RATED IN THE 300-315 HP RANGE I KNOW THATS ABOUT MAX WITH MY OUTDRIVE AND IT IS DEFINATLY NOT WORTH RIPPING APART THE DRIVETRAIN TO GO BIGBLOCK /BRAVO AS I MIGHT AS WELL SELL AND BUY ONE THAT CAME WITH IT FROM THE FACTORY.I STILL LOVE THE BOAT EVEN THOUGH ITS A SLOW POKE.

[Eriktheviking]

It might be worth your while to find out more about the engine.You never know what might be in there. http://www.checkmate-boats.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gifDoes it have the newer style valve covers with the center bolt pattern?It might be a good piece that needs a little tweaking. http://checkmate-boats.com/6/ws/,s,8626072361/Graemlins/thumb.gif

[montiboats24]

nice looking boat, how long is it?

[2003cobra]

the boat is 23' long

[Festis]

Boat looks good!You got a good deal.

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