What did you have before the Checkmate?

MikeW · Mar 19, 2003

What did you guys have before your checkmates?
Here is a pic of my 100mph squirt boat. It had a blown 900hp Dart block 509 (4.5" bore 4" stroke)Pump gas motor. Still got the motor boat is now in AZ with a ZZ502 in it. Ran upper70-Low 80's with 500hp.

MikeW · Mar 19, 2003

What did you guys have before your checkmates?
Here is a pic of my 100mph squirt boat. It had a blown 900hp Dart block 509 (4.5" bore 4" stroke)Pump gas motor. Still got the motor boat is now in AZ with a ZZ502 in it. Ran upper70-Low 80's with 500hp.

Craig · Mar 19, 2003

Currently I have a 2000 Pulsare cd w/ 300 Promax.

Before that, I had a 1987 Starflight cd w/ 200 Merc. I loved that boat, it ran about 65 or so. Really no comparison to the Pulsare model as far as performance, but I really liked the hull style.

Before that, I had a 1986 Diplomat I/O w/ 4.3L 185hp Mercruiser. That boat would run an honest 55 and felt like you were going 70.

-Craig

Z06 · Mar 19, 2003

Craig your all Checkmates arn't ya?

I right now have my 14' Aluminum boat with the 50 Force. Long time ago I used to have a VooDoo but that was a while back...

Z06

Checkmates may not be the fastest boats on the water, but they are the nicest looking!

Eriktheviking · Mar 19, 2003

I started with a 76 16'Baja w/115 Johnson and then went on to the following: 85 Wellcraft Scarab w/260 hp merc.,87 Four Winns Horizon w/230 hp merc.,87 Checkmate Starfire w/260 OMC cobra ,89 21'Searay w/260 hp merc,83 Checkmate Exciter w/260 hp merc,86 Glastron CVX w/260 hp merc.,87 Senator w/330hp merc.& finally my 87 Enforcer with a 454 Magnum.I love those V8 Sportboats!

Checkmark · Mar 19, 2003

My first boat was an 8' Wooster Hellion with 57' 7.5 hp Evinrude. I saved my work money for years for that one. My second (after college) was an 84' 18' Baja w/ 150 Black Max. Wanted a Checkmate, but no dealers in the area, so I settled. Next was my dream: 80' Checkmate Enchanter with 200 2.4 Merc. Then my new dream: 95' Pulsare w/ 225 ProMax.

Sometimes I wish I would have fallen in love with gokarts or something a little less expensive and consuming....

Z06 · Mar 19, 2003

Very cool guys. I'm trying to get this little 12'ter for the kids now. No it is not this Scat Cat thing, its like this no name hull, I am not sure of it. I had a 40 I think and now I am trying to find it.

Z06

Checkmates may not be the fastest boats on the water, but they are the nicest looking!

JW · Mar 19, 2003

Sort of this order, some boats I've owned while owning the others: 1954 Crestliner 12' aluminum with a 7.5 horse Merc. 1991 Crestliner Muskie Pro 16' aluminum with 40 hp tiller Merc, 38 mph best speed with 17" aluminum prop. 1992 Checkmate Pulse 171 with 1992 2.5 XR6 Merc and 6" jack plate, 70 mph best speed with small hub 26" Laser II. 1995 Persuader 183 with 4.3 LX Mercruiser, 1.62 geared Alpha drive, 59 mph GPS best speed with a 23" Laser II. 2000 Alumacraft 14' Aluminum with 15 Honda. 1994 X-Stream (Hydrostream) Valero, never put a motor on it. 1989 Hydrostream Virage Turbo Stage II ZT, 1994 XRi 150 Merc 2.5 150 horse motor, 70 mph best speed GPS. 1995 Checkmate Pulsare 2100BR with 1995 2.5 Promax 225 with 23" Tempest prop, 70 mph GPS best speed so far at 6400 rpm. On order: 10" jack plate to replace stock 5.5", factory bow cover. Probably need a new higher pitched prop after that

1995 2100BR/1995 225 Promax/23" Tempest

Eriktheviking · Mar 20, 2003

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Eriktheviking61:
I started with a 76 16'Baja w/115 Johnson and then went on to the following: 85 Wellcraft Scarab w/260 hp merc.,81 Glastron CVX w/140 Johnson ,87 Four Winns Horizon w/230 hp merc.,87 Checkmate Starfire w/260 OMC cobra ,89 Stingray w/260 merc.,89 21'Searay w/260 hp merc,83 Checkmate Exciter w/260 hp merc,86 Glastron CVX w/260 hp merc.,87 Senator w/330hp merc.& finally my 87 Enforcer with a 454 Magnum.I love those V8 Sportboats!

Eriktheviking · Mar 20, 2003

I reposted because I forgot a couple of them

.I used to go thru a boat a year.The two boats that weren't Checkmates but stood out as a quality pieces were the Wellcraft Scarab and the Searay.

Shameless · Mar 20, 2003

You don't ever want to see how those boats are built, especially the Sea ray if it was later than 92 or 93. Too bad Scarab is no more, Well Craft went cheap like most of the rest.

Shameless · Mar 20, 2003

Erick, Your Sear Ray was built when the Ray family still had the Company, it was a first class boat then! I hated to see Scarab go, they were a good looking boat. A dealer here tied to sell me a close out last fall, it was a 26 fotter, sigle 454 mag, moderate options, he told me I could steal it for 65 grand, maybe that is another reason Scarab is no more. 65 Grand for a boat line that is no longer made, get out of here

Chris · Mar 20, 2003

What did you have before the Checkmate?

A credit card with a zero balance and a Van Halen message board.

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Shameless · Mar 20, 2003

Chris, sorry, I have to Spam for a minute, since you and Rick are the Van Halen Kings, and it is time to buy new CD's for the summer, If i had to get one VH CD ( Dave, not Sammy) What should it be. You can move this question if you need to

Checkmark · Mar 20, 2003

I saw VH and I have to stick my nose in...
Fair Warning is the album to get in my opinion.
I've got em' all, but EVH's work on that album is unreal. You guys ever crank the solo section of Panama when your flying your Checkmates?? "Yeah, she's running a little bit hot tonight.."

MikeW · Mar 20, 2003

Heck it has been so long since I owned a boat that I could hear something but Motor music. The boat had before the Liberator was a 1978 20' Baja. Still got it looking to sell it. it was a mini off shore and a nice ridding boat. This is my first prop boat I had in a long long time. It was a 1960 Larson All American with a 1959 30hp Johnson.

Eriktheviking · Mar 20, 2003

Hey Bill and Checkmark,
I saw Van Halen back in 1978 when they were the opening act of a triple bill!They opened up for Ronnie Montrose(Sammy Hager used to be their lead singer) and Journey.Steve Perry had just joined the band. What a concert!

Anyway that Scarab was one Quality boat thru-out.They were ahead of their time. The hull was solid as a rock just like the Searay.

Shameless · Mar 20, 2003

Too bad Checkmate is one of the few that STILL builds them the way they used to.

Mike W.--Awesome Liberator, I would haved loved to see that screamin' around the chain!

Shameless · Mar 20, 2003

Oh... thanks for the V/H advice!!!

Z06 · Mar 21, 2003

Man people are crazy in this world. Amazing. I wonder how loud that would be?

How fast was it exactly?

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