SCT's 1969 Checkmate V191 Raceboat restoration.

[cooperider]

Time for my update.

Back inside where it should be.

 

[cooperider]

Unwrapped an ready to start prepping the deck to spray, and wet sanding the hull.

I swear that's just shop dust on the bottom, it'll clean up.

 

[cooperider]

400 grit on the transom, then 600, etc.

 

[cooperider]

And finally polished to a shine.

It is a bit hard to take pictures of.

 

[cooperider]

Working my way around the side. Took it all the way back to 180 grit.

 

[SCT]

Well, one step forward and 14 steps back on this project......

Got my engine parts back from the painter this weekend and installed the power head. Wired, plumbed, hooked everything up, and installed the cowl brackets, skirts and pans. Stepped back and I was kind of proud of myself until I noticed I forgot to install the shift shaft......ughhhh! Now the power head has to come completely back off.

I did get the my control boxes over hauled, rewired, and new decals on. These old Merc boxes are a bear w- all the rotten 70s wiring.... the wires just crumble.

Cheers-

 

[DropTop5.0]

Looks awesome Shannon.

 

[SCT]

Power head back off......

 

[Hack]

^^^ That's pretty!!!

 

[corey331]

I can't wait to see this thing!!!

 

[SCT]

Coop sent me a pix of the hull sides after sanding and buffing....looking shiny!
Heard Mr Bill Combs stopped by Coop's shop to check out his projects. Bill is 91-92 and still honory has ever....

 

[SCT]

Here is a great pix of Mr Combs winning the 77' Havasu Classic (V-Hull class) in a CM Enchanter w/ co driver Benny Robertson. If you are not familiar, Havasu (and Parker) was the Daytona 500 of boat racing back in the day. Bill was early 50s at that time.

 

[cooperider]

Coop sent me a pix of the hull sides after sanding and buffing....looking shiny!
Heard Mr Bill Combs stopped by Coop's shop to check out his projects. Bill is 91-92 and still honory has ever....

Days like today make it fun.

I gotta make that picture bigger.

 

[cooperider]

Here is a great pix of Mr Combs winning the 77' Havasu Classic (V-Hull class) in a CM Enchanter w/ co driver Benny Robertson. If you are not familiar, Havasu (and Parker) was the Daytona 500 of boat racing back in the day. Bill was early 50s at that time.

Bill told me, "Chief, if I had it to do over again, I would use the Enchanter, and the 251 hulls."

 

[DropTop5.0]

That's funny as I don't know anything but they are my two favorite hulls with the Vision coming in third.

 

[cooperider]

Didn't get a chance to upload this until today, been doing too many other things. But I should have posted this with that picture that SCT posted.

 

[SCT]

Got the last 1350 rewired and ready to see if it will start....
Any idea why my pics are turning side ways when I post them on here?

 

[karzrus]

Any idea why my pics are turning side ways when I post them on here?

Hold your tongue in a different position when you take the picture next time.

 

[JW]

Got the last 1350 rewired and ready to see if it will start....
Any idea why my pics are turning side ways when I post them on here?

Beautiful!!
Using an iPhone? Take the pix with the home button down or the volume buttons down.

 

[SCT]

Now I remember why I hate sanding and fiberglass......