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1975 Vmate restoration

Been out in the garage all day again working on the boat . I spent over a hr cleaning up the carpet glue so I could glue my passenger seat box down with PL Premium . Than have a clean surface to glass the box down also . I got that in place about 1 pm and its only 59 degs here right now so its not curing as fast as the other stuff did . I did clean up the area for me to tab the floor to the hull with fiber glass . I hope to have that tabbed in place tonight to if the PL Premium is set up enough to move the floor out to clean underneath it so I can have a clean surface to glass too .......
 
I pulled the floor out since it was just sitting there and cleaned all the dust and junk from underneath from me grinding and sanding and what not . I put it back down and set it in place with with PL Premium . Im going to try and fill the void in tomorrow before I head to work . Than I have thursday off so ill either glass it in tomorrow after I get off work or thursday morning ..... Its nice to see the inside all coming together finally . There is just a few more little things to do to the inside and that part is finished . Than the top can be put back on and stored for the winter .....
 
Looks good and didnt realize the boat was that short my MX-15 measures like 16 from tip to stern? and is also light weight:) the guy i bought it off helped me pick it up and put on trailer.
 
16 ft ? I had read some where that the MX-15 was like 15ft 2 in ... And the V-mate was 15 ft 4 in ....
 
Huh better go measure again could have swarn it was. maybe i measured 15 been bad summer for my boat been sitting in driveway all summer been in water 1 time and had motor issues running on 5cyl found bad lower plug wire. havent tried it since been so busy. BUT HEY ITS A CHECKMATE AND LOOKS GOOD ANY WHERE IT IS!!!! allbiet does look better in water lol
 
chrisMX-15 said:
Huh better go measure again could have swarn it was. maybe i measured 15 been bad summer for my boat been sitting in driveway all summer been in water 1 time and had motor issues running on 5cyl found bad lower plug wire. havent tried it since been so busy. BUT HEY ITS A CHECKMATE AND LOOKS GOOD ANY WHERE IT IS!!!! allbiet does look better in water lol
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I havent had my Trimate in the water since 7/4/11 lol . I just winterized it sunday ....... I cant wait till this boat makes it to the lake . Gunna be a fun ride for sure .....
 
wish i was closer we could enjoy looking at our out of water boats together drinking a few beers lol. Wish there were other check owners in maine. would liek to get together for a day. kinda hoping to get it in water this weekend if it is nice.
 
Another full day out in the garage working . Worked solo today . Had the radio on while I was working . Got the Voids all filled in and than tabbed the floor in place ... Now im in for a bite to eat than im headed back out again and get the passenger side seat box glassed in .... Been another productive day so far ....

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Went back out after I had ate and did some more work I glassed down the passenger side seat box . I plan of having the inside of this thing pretty much wrapped up by sunday . Still waiting on the 1/2 in drill so We can mix up the seacast and pour that in . Than I can get the top back on and store it for the winter .....
 
chrisMX-15 said:
wish i was closer we could enjoy looking at our out of water boats together drinking a few beers lol. Wish there were other check owners in maine. would liek to get together for a day. kinda hoping to get it in water this weekend if it is nice.
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That would be cool . Had a blast last summer in Saginaw with some of the guys from the forum ...
 
Got my set of Checkmate decals today . And a big thank you to Rob (ezstriper) they turned out awesome and was just what I was looking for .......
 
Well My uncle is here and took my trim tabs out to his van . He's gunna take them to work with him tomorrow and sand blast them re-dip them ....

I also got my bulk head all cut out and set in place ... gunna head back out in a few and glue it all in place ....

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Well I worked all day again today on the boat . The inside is all together now . I just need to get the secast in and that will be on tuesday . My uncle brought the 1/2 in drill over today my dad found the mixer for the drill . So tuesday it is .....

Had to put the seats in to see how they looked lol.....

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Will, you are a machine, I am amazed at the progress in such a short time. Keep us posted.
 
TheNerd said:
Will, you are a machine, I am amazed at the progress in such a short time. Keep us posted.
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The 15th will be 2 months that it has been here at the house . Its went alot faster than I really thought it would Between working . Once I make it out in the garage im usually there all day ...
 
Well the seacast never got poured again today !!! Not happy about that either . I waited and waited and my dad didnt get here till bout 3 pm and he bowls tonight so he wasnt here long ... He said well we can do it thursday :brickwall: . But since that wasnt done today I finished up some glass work on the inside and made a mount to put my trim pump on . Also put the top back on the boat since it has been off for 2 months ... Here are some pics from today .....

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Set the seats back in with the top on to see how they sat ...

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