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    1976 V-Mate I

    Rhett, my recollection is that it was standard on the V-Mate I in 1976 because I had to specify 'no windshield' when I ordered the boat so that the holes would not be drilled. Good luck with the restoration! Do you have photos posted anywhere?
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    July 2009's Boat of the Month Nominations

    For your consideration... Read the complete post here. Thanks!
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    1976 V-Mate I

    Jeff, weight (and/or balance) on my V-Mate I was never an issue. The 1976 Checkmate V-Mate I had a dry weight of 610 (+/-) pounds and the 1976 Mercury 175 ELPT had a dry weight of 345 (+/-) pounds. I see that the current 175 HP model Mercury outboards weigh more than 400 pounds. Notice in the...
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    June 2009's Boat of the Month Nominations

    For your consideration, my 1976 Checkmate V-Mate I.
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    1976 V-Mate I

    As you may remember, I sold my 1974 Checkmate MX-15 (http://checkmate-boats.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14614) and ordered a 1976 V-Mate I. My wife and I each took a week of vacation and we drove all the way from Texas to the Checkmate factory near Bucyrus, Ohio, to take delivery...
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    1974 MX-15

    The friend I sold it to enjoyed it regularly on Lake Texoma (north of Dallas on the Texas/Oklahoma border) through the time I moved from that area in 1979. It was still 'trouble free and running fast' the last time I saw him and the MX-15.
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    1974 MX-15

    I bought my first Checkmate in 1974 after reading a review of the MX-15 in PowerBoat Magazine. I ordered it from the closest Checkmate dealer to me (in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas) and paid $1450.00 for it with the trailer. It was blue with silver metalflake and I ordered it with just two...
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