I'm stumped! What is it?

[cooperider]

I do know that it is NOT a Trimate II, but what is it really?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...RK:MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=260065001108&rd=1,1

 

[cooperider]

 

[Big Dave]

I asked the owner for the hin # but have not rec'd reply
looks like a cmate knock off from the windshield post back to the stern

 

[Big Dave]

Just heard back- HIN # is SCT4516M77L
definitely not a checkmate. still researching

 

[Big Dave]

Scott boat co
dba leisure sales, inc. Tel city, In
bankrupt 1982
here is a link to last known uscg manufacturers info

http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/mic_detail.aspx?id=SCT

Here is a link to another listing of Manufacturers by hin code

http://www.state.ak.us/admin/dmv/dealer/sop_boat/appB_make_codes.htm

 

[cooperider]

Your good, so they took a good idea and tried to make it better.

These hatches seemed like a good idea.




It does look based on a Trimate I.

 

[cooperider]

I love the comments in the coastguard database.

"no way Jose"

PMR 3/83-SET OUT OF BUS/SCOTT BOAT CO INC/(217)887-2297/801 4TH ST/TELL CITY/SCOTT BOAT COMPANY BANKRUPT 1982ATTY ATTEMPTED TO GET ANOTHER CODE - NO WAY JOSE - SEE BBSASSOCIATED WITH 'AKN'

 

[illMATTic]

the bow is so shallow on this thing. its odd looking.

 

[Chris]

I wonder if Mate sold them the hull mold and they developed their own deck. That seems to be what Mate does. If you notice, there is a upsweep on the gunnels where the rails termininate. The Trimates don't have that detail, and the deck on this boat also doesn't have the same detail in the bow area (round inlays) as the original Checks did.

I had heard a story years ago, I'm not too sure if it's true or not. Perhaps Coop or one of the factory guys can confirm it. The story was that basically there was a pretty good fire at the factory in the mid 70's (not the first) and that the TRV molds went up in it and they were destroyed. So the Trimate was actually a reworked TRV. I would assume they used a TRV and developed a new plug from it and did some updates to the design and that became the Trimate line.

 

[MrsCooperider]

Both factories have had at least one fire. One person died in the one out at Checkmate. Both companies also came back better than ever after the fire.

 

[175checkmate]

A bad copy is what it is. Not sure but I think the hull is from a mx15 or something like it. I think I will keep my trimate.