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BullittBen
10-17-2007, 12:30 PM
Check this out. If it's really a 1971, then Checkmate must have ripped off the design.

It looks to me like this is newer than 1971 and it's probably a rip off of a V-Mate (or even the old mold). That windshield looks too modern to be a '71.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPEED-BOAT_W0QQitemZ200162660347QQihZ010QQcategoryZ63685 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
cooperider
10-17-2007, 01:59 PM
'71 is too early to have a registered HIN ID code with the Coast Guard too.
BullittBen
10-17-2007, 04:40 PM
Ahh, then there's no telling what it is. It could be a Checkmate, but the windshield doesn't look like anything on a V-Mate unless it's a modified stock one.

So if there were no HID numbers back then, and you had a title for a 15' 1971 POS, and you had a stolen 1978 Checkmate 15' you could sand the HID # off the Checkmate and claim it was just a POS. Right? That's scary.
cooperider
10-17-2007, 05:42 PM
Actually, I think it is a clone of the old Checkmate MX-16, not the V-Mate.


http://checkmate-boats.com/photopost/data/539/medium/1972-7.jpg
TheNerd
10-17-2007, 06:19 PM
I want that winshield for my boat.
Big Dave
10-17-2007, 06:51 PM
I thought checkmate only sold the hull molds, not the top
cooperider
10-17-2007, 07:26 PM
I doubt if they bought any molds from anyone. More than likely they just made a new mold off of a boat.
haftoo55
10-17-2007, 07:38 PM
It kinda looks like an old Baja also. I used to work there in 1975 & 76. Alan
TheNerd
10-17-2007, 09:22 PM
Darn it, I spelled windshield wrong, must be something wrong with my keyboard.
cooperider
10-17-2007, 10:25 PM
Darn it, I spelled windshield wrong, must be something wrong with my keyboard.

Yea, my keys have been out of order for years.
BullittBen
10-18-2007, 06:12 PM
Yea, that contour on the deck is what I was looking at. The MX does have a split windshield also like the one in the ad.
WalkWithMax
06-26-2008, 10:31 PM
That's awesome! I finally know where my boat came from! I have a mint 1984 Panther Vmate II with a 200 Merc!
WalkWithMax
06-26-2008, 10:44 PM
I'll figure this process out sooner or later...
largecar91
06-27-2008, 02:35 PM
My 73 MX16 has a one piece windshield.
Blizz
06-28-2008, 12:19 PM
Does your Panther have the high MX style windshield or the lower Predictor style?
WalkWithMax
06-28-2008, 09:22 PM
My Panther has the higher mx style taylor made windshield. I used to run performance boats with little or no windshield. This windshield works very well. It's nice not to get pelted with bugs!!
panther150
07-23-2008, 10:32 PM
Where are you located in Fenelon Falls Walkwithmax? I have a friend on Cameron lake up there and I sometimes run there. my father is right on Lake Simcoe in Beaverton ( thats where I store my boat) . I also have another buddy down by Quinns on lake Simcoe who has a 1982 17' panther with a Merc 200 on it aswell.