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1977 Checkmate gets a makeover!

1977 CheckMate Convincer Resto & Upgrade.. We recently finished this boat up. We had refinished the exterior, replaced carpeting, fabricated a new windshield, freshened up the dash with new upgraded custom Livorsi gauges & more. Also while in the shop we had put some more bark in the bilge with a new Merc 383 Mag Mpi that we custom enhanced along with a Bravo one Xr -2 shorty. For added control we rigged a full internal hydraulic steering system and added some large K planes on the outside.. The boat went from a bout a best top end of 60mph non gps to now a 70mph gps under good conditions now. The boat is a sweet retro ride with keep you in your seat accelleration.. Also there are whispers of us adding some boost for more speed with a custom Whipple kit..

For more pics, videos & other stuff you can click here (3rd boat down from the top): http://lakesiderestorations.com/index.jsp?id=117&parentId=0


Enjoy... :) Jamie
 

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Jamie,

I'm going to move this out to our main discussion forum so more people will see this thread. The boat looks great, you guys did an awesome job. :thumb:

-Chris
 
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