Was a Checkmate V-Mate a Rip Off of This?

[BullittBen]

Check this out. If it's really a 1971, then Checkmate must have ripped off the design.

It looks to me like this is newer than 1971 and it's probably a rip off of a V-Mate (or even the old mold). That windshield looks too modern to be a '71.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPEE...ryZ63685QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[cooperider]

'71 is too early to have a registered HIN ID code with the Coast Guard too.

 

[BullittBen]

Ahh, then there's no telling what it is. It could be a Checkmate, but the windshield doesn't look like anything on a V-Mate unless it's a modified stock one.

So if there were no HID numbers back then, and you had a title for a 15' 1971 POS, and you had a stolen 1978 Checkmate 15' you could sand the HID # off the Checkmate and claim it was just a POS. Right? That's scary.

 

[cooperider]

Actually, I think it is a clone of the old Checkmate MX-16, not the V-Mate.

 

[TheNerd]

I want that winshield for my boat.

 

[Big Dave]

I thought checkmate only sold the hull molds, not the top

 

[cooperider]

I doubt if they bought any molds from anyone. More than likely they just made a new mold off of a boat.

 

[haftoo55]

It kinda looks like an old Baja also. I used to work there in 1975 & 76. Alan

 

[TheNerd]

Darn it, I spelled windshield wrong, must be something wrong with my keyboard.

 

[cooperider]

Darn it, I spelled windshield wrong, must be something wrong with my keyboard.

Yea, my keys have been out of order for years.

 

[BullittBen]

Yea, that contour on the deck is what I was looking at. The MX does have a split windshield also like the one in the ad.

 

[WalkWithMax]

I'm new...

That's awesome! I finally know where my boat came from! I have a mint 1984 Panther Vmate II with a 200 Merc!

 

[WalkWithMax]

I'll figure this process out sooner or later...

 

[largecar91]

My 73 MX16 has a one piece windshield.

 

[Blizz]

Does your Panther have the high MX style windshield or the lower Predictor style?

 

[WalkWithMax]

My Panther has the higher mx style taylor made windshield. I used to run performance boats with little or no windshield. This windshield works very well. It's nice not to get pelted with bugs!!

 

[panther150]

what lake are you on?

Where are you located in Fenelon Falls Walkwithmax? I have a friend on Cameron lake up there and I sometimes run there. my father is right on Lake Simcoe in Beaverton ( thats where I store my boat) . I also have another buddy down by Quinns on lake Simcoe who has a 1982 17' panther with a Merc 200 on it aswell.