This is my 3rd "old boat" with intentions of fixing/selling... but I think I may hold on to this bad boy for a while. Hard to find something with the checkmate name for the 700 bucks I paid for it with a running 200hp motor and a solid floor. It needs a big time interior clean, and I'll probably ditch those b2b seats and opt for captains chairs... then build a U-bench around the back end and recover the seats/upholstered rails along the bow seating area as well. Seems like it just needs a little TLC... the motor ran great, the top end was rebuilt 5 years ago, and it sounds like it just needs the carbs cleaned and a minor tune up to run perfect. It stuttered sounding like a misfire when I heard it run, so I might even get to skip the carb job and just replace plugs/wires. Anyway... gotta find a place to put the damn thing since I live in the downtown area of KC, but as soon as I do I'll be spending my nights after work there and hopefully get her cleaned up to use her for a few weeks before this seasons over. During winter time I'll probably end up wetsanding it and making it look real pretty, and next season I'll have to make that aweful decision of keep, or sell for profit. LOL. Can't wait to get started... here's a few pictures:
