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Nice boat man! I like the green metalflake like you said. Sportfire... I'll get a few pics up of my buddies... I found a new way to get them up without bothering Chris... Go to Scream and Fly and post a image of what you want if a good thread for it. You then take the URL and bring it here... It's easier then bothering Chris

Checkmates may not be the fastest boats on the water, but they are the nicest looking!
 
Great looking boat. Please give us some details.
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Thanks alot for the help. Since I do not have my pictures on the net I would be most grateful if you could load the attached two pictures to the server. I do have better pictures of the boat but they are not scanned. The pictures I am sending are from 5 years ago when I had just bought the Sportfire. They were my computer's wallpaper background for the winter!!

Just a brief description of the boat for the site: the boat and motor are built in 1988, the boat is black with green metalflake and white accent stripes, the motor is a 150HP XR4 with Laser II 24P propeller, the seats are white with mint green and black, the carpet is black, top speed is close to 65 MPH if you can keep the boat out of a chine walk. Fantastik boat for skiing and small lakes. However on lake Ontario in rough chop the boat just gets slammed!

Not sure if you have read some of my posts, but I will work on getting pictures of my Pulsare digitized. I have many pictures, some close up ( including deck fluff if you know what I mean ) and other action shots. My favorite is one of my boat almost completely out of the water in rough conditions at about 40 MPH. Really cool picture.

Thank for your help!
 
We need some pics of your PULSARE...

Checkmates may not be the fastest boats on the water, but they are the nicest looking!
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chevy Corvette Z06:
Nice boat man! I like the green metalflake like you said. Sportfire... I'll get a few pics up of my buddies... I found a new way to get them up without bothering Chris... Go to Scream and Fly and post a image of what you want if a good thread for it. You then take the URL and bring it here... It's easier then bothering Chris

Checkmates may not be the fastest boats on the water, but they are the nicest looking!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Um, everyone, please don't do that. Greg shouldn't be paying our bandwidth charges. Thanks....

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chris:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chevy Corvette Z06:
Nice boat man! I like the green metalflake like you said. Sportfire... I'll get a few pics up of my buddies... I found a new way to get them up without bothering Chris... Go to Scream and Fly and post a image of what you want if a good thread for it. You then take the URL and bring it here... It's easier then bothering Chris

Checkmates may not be the fastest boats on the water, but they are the nicest looking!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Um, everyone, please don't do that. Greg shouldn't be paying our bandwidth charges. Thanks....

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But what if it's it a thread with a good meaning? I get replies to the 3-4 pics that I have posted. There are other people who post dozens and dozens of pics. I'll listen though and won't do that... I still can't find the sympatico way. I need help bad... Have you checked your e-mail lately? I asked a question and havn't got a reply... I think I should start donating money to this place...

Checkmates may not be the fastest boats on the water, but they are the nicest looking!
 
Z, what you have to understand is this...

Server Storage Space costs a lot of money...
Bandwidth costs a lot of money....
Picture Files are large files....

Now let me explain what you are doing when you load your picture on to Scream's server and then post it here.

You are uploading and storing files on to their server, which in turn costs them money. And then when you post a message here, you are essentially putting a html command in your post, that calls the Scream and fly server, and downloads that file from their server to our users computers when they access that thread. And that, costs them bandwidth and therefore more money.

So the question really should be; Why should Greg at Scream, pay to store and download files that are being posted on this board and not his?

And the answer is; He shouldn't be and won't be.

And this is also the main reason, why files that get loaded up on to our server, are only done by me. Because, I don't want people loading pictures on to our server, and then posting them all over the web at my expense.

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[This message was edited by Chris on February 13, 2003 at 09:55 AM.]
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CHECKMATE GOD:
HEY Z
If you want people to see your pictures and video and dont want to pay for a website and bandwith all you have to do is use your computer as a server to host your own website.But you will have to have your computer online all the time or people would not be able to see the website.You could post a link in here for your website and say when you see Iam online on the board the website is open,That way you would not have to have it on all the time,You just turn it on when you come on this board, They have a little program,That is free that makes your computer a server and you can turn it on and off when you want.Very easy to do.Dont cost anything.
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Whats this program. I also don't feel safe using my computer as a server...

Won't Be... But doesn't it cost you money when you post more pictures? I have tried finding a free website company that I could post the links to, but I have had no luck, Geocities didn't work... I understand all of that, I didn't need the whole 9 yards... I at least have a half a brain, most of the time...

Checkmates may not be the fastest boats on the water, but they are the nicest looking!
 
Can I sign up for the free Geocities and it still work properly. I may have tried before but I will try again from my friends site...
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Checkmates may not be the fastest boats on the water, but they are the nicest looking!
 
The brain thing was actually for Chris... Now I can post pics without bothering Chris... I can now post the ones I want... I still won't post too many. It does cost more $ for pics right. I am not sure because you seem to have lots of them around the site... And before I post dozens of pics, I just want to make sure, or else I'll stick with 2-3...

Checkmates may not be the fastest boats on the water, but they are the nicest looking!
 
Its a little far to see right, but it looks good. I sent the Avator over right this time so it should be up soon. I hope... Good looking boat but you should get a close up pic...

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I'll get a closer pic when it warms up. I'm putting the sleds into storage next weak and getting the boat out so i can do a few things to it. like being able to hit 60mph and wipe up a certain vip a buddy of mine has.
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It's a suberb of rockford.IL I'm about an hour give or take a little east of you.I have some friends that live by dabouqe. your not far from there I think
 
I am only about 45 min from Dabuque by car. Welome to the board. I left some info on motors on the other post about your boat you might be interested in!
 
Did you say it was a Viper??? Very strange

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Ok... You don't see all these strange boats up here in Canada. I am being honest here, I saw last year 2 Checkmates (Convincor, Pulsare) a few Baja, A Few Scarabs, and 1 Hydrostream (Venus, right beside my cottage). Thats all the hi performance boats that I saw. Other than that, nothing really, just fishing boats, pontoon boats, cruisers, etc.
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