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Roger D

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Do not own a checkkmate yet, but was looking for some info and I may be a future owner.
Went to look at a70 something Trimate 16.5 or 17 Sunday and it had no floor at all, just a piece of wood running down the center. This seemed odd to me. I am not a complete newbie to boats. I put a composite transom and did some stringer and floor work to my Mako 17.

The Trimate came from the factory with stringers and a floor didn't it?

Thanks and forgive my ignorance about the checkmate boats. I see very few for sale in my area, but have always loved the way these boats look.
 
Roger D said:
Do not own a checkkmate yet, but was looking for some info and I may be a future owner.
Went to look at a70 something Trimate 16.5 or 17 Sunday and it had no floor at all, just a piece of wood running down the center. This seemed odd to me. I am not a complete newbie to boats. I put a composite transom and did some stringer and floor work to my Mako 17.

The Trimate came from the factory with stringers and a floor didn't it?

Thanks and forgive my ignorance about the checkmate boats. I see very few for sale in my area, but have always loved the way these boats look.
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Welcome to the forum!!! :thumb:I'm also from SC, Charleston area.
 
Roger D said:
The Trimate came from the factory with stringers and a floor didn't it?
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:welcome: all checkmate boats came with floors. some with single stringers and some with multiple. it sounds like you found a boat that someone start to rebuild the floor and just stopped. if you look in the restoration section there should be a few rebuild thread on these boats that will give you an idea of the work that will be needed.

good luck on finding a boat.
 
My boat came from Greenville SC. Ive still got the original S.C. motor title some place. Welcome to the board.
 
Welcome! I'm in Greenville Best of luck in your searches it took me awhile but I finally found the right one!
 
Welcome to the forum, you fellas sure do have some nice sweet water boating down there in the Carolinas, moving down to NC in a couple of months myself.
Good luck with your next ride, make sure ya let us know what you settle on.
 
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