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Recent content by Master Wrench

  1. Master Wrench

    1990 25' Convincor Race boat For Sale

    Depends what your offer is going to be. HAHAHA!! If you or anyone else buys it that wouldnt be a problem. Its blocked in my storage yard with a full shipping cover over it.;)
  2. Master Wrench

    1990 25' Convincor Race boat For Sale

    Sorry guys but Im not a dues paying member here on the board so I cant post pictures. I will however get a few and post on my website. Thanks!
  3. Master Wrench

    1990 25' Convincor Race boat For Sale

    Yes that is her when we bought it and redid it for ourselves to race in 2010. We are located in Curtis Bay just one block past the Coast Guard yard.
  4. Master Wrench

    1990 25' Convincor Race boat For Sale

    Hello again Ladies and Gentleman, after long debate we have decided to sell the Convincor Race hull we have. It is a factory built race boat and needs a fiberglass guy to buy it and repair it. The coring on the stbd side in the hull has gotten soft and is now cracking. This did cause a...
  5. Master Wrench

    A Checkmate still Racing

    Maxed Out Motorsports retiring the Checkmate..... Hello everyone, Thanks for all the support and nice comments! We appreciate it all! Jim and I just wanted to come on and set the record straight with our Checkmate Community friends. It is true that we are building a new boat. Unfortunetly...
  6. Master Wrench

    Hull drawings or blueprints????

    I know I have called and talked with Kip quite a bit about our race boat but looking to members for help here also. Would anyone have or know where I can get a mechanical drawing for a convincor of our vintage?? We are trying to locate the balance point and think a cad or mechanical drawing may...
  7. Master Wrench

    Made our first race!!!

    Well we finally got our boat done and made our first race. Started in first got pushed to third by more experienced racers then after 2 more laps had to slow down and fix our GPS tracking device. Then the fourth place boat passed us and we played tag with him the rest of the race. Finished...
  8. Master Wrench

    EFI not running well

    Sounds like a fuel delivery problem. Check and see if the fuel line you have on your boat is grey. If it is squeeze it and see if it feels softer or kinda gooey in spots. If so then pull the hose off where it connects to the primer bulb and look in it. See if the inner liner of the fuel hose is...
  9. Master Wrench

    Old Checkmate race boat info or photos??

    So I decided to give Kip at Checkmate a call today. He took my info and said that he would have to look into it and give me a call back....and he did just that!!!! AMAZING!!! He did what he said he was going to do!! If all manufactuers did what they said we wouldnt be in the shape were in...
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    Old Checkmate race boat info or photos??

    Good morning. We thought about putting it back to the original colors of Teal and Purple but we are looking for sponsorships and are looking for a more updated color sceme. Probably going all white with a boot stripe and a deck stripe of some color we just dont know yet. It left the factory as a...
  11. Master Wrench

    Sale's are down

    Chris is right on. It got so bad out here that when I was a Donzi and Proline dealer and they closed up I couldnt even service my customers parts needs or sales needs. We were as low at one time as offereing 20% below what we even payed for the boats to try and get them off our floor plan...
  12. Master Wrench

    Old Checkmate race boat info or photos??

    Ya we will have to get some photos of the rebuild process up here soon. She was in pretty bad shape when we got it so we gutted it and are starting from scratch with an empty hull. Now that she's empty we are starting on the glass and paint work and then onward and upward. John
  13. Master Wrench

    Old Checkmate race boat info or photos??

    Thanks for the quick reply. Im already a member of the CBPBA but thanks anyway. Im the Tech for JAWS Marine in Curtis Bay and keep our boat there so we boat all over the upper Bay around Baltimore down to Annapolis. I personally own a 27' Fountain but am building the Checkmate with a good friend...
  14. Master Wrench

    Old Checkmate race boat info or photos??

    Hello all!! We just purchased an ex Checkmate race boat, its a 1990 25' Convincor. It used to be an APBA "A" class boat and then later changed to a "C" class boat. Its number was 42. Colors were White, Teal and Purple. The name was "Lunatic Fringe" and it was registered last in Maryland. Has...
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