Originally Posted by WOTW2E (Post 2799429)

This is gonna hurt so read at your own risk.

Truth of the matter is Checkmate sales have fallen drastically (not only under Doug's reign but also long before Doug took over). The Checkmate styling is very niche oriented. The "hardcore-oldschool" Checkmate guys were buying a boat or two a month. That boat or two each month is not enough revenue to keep the doors open in the plant. They (Checkmate) are trying to chase boat sales just like every other builder in the country. The new stuff is going to help those doors stay open. The upshoot is as long as the doors are open you'll still be able to buy that "oldschool" Checkmate that you all love.

Anybody offended here, catch up with me this summer and I'll buy you a beer.

:ernaehrung004:

Originally Posted by WOTW2E (Post 2799429)

This is gonna hurt so read at your own risk.

Truth of the matter is Checkmate sales have fallen drastically (not only under Doug's reign but also long before Doug took over). The Checkmate styling is very niche oriented. The "hardcore-oldschool" Checkmate guys were buying a boat or two a month. That boat or two each month is not enough revenue to keep the doors open in the plant. They (Checkmate) are trying to chase boat sales just like every other builder in the country. The new stuff is going to help those doors stay open. The upshoot is as long as the doors are open you'll still be able to buy that "oldschool" Checkmate that you all love.

Anybody offended here, catch up with me this summer and I'll buy you a beer.

:ernaehrung004:

Originally Posted by XT-Innovator (Post 2799624)

PH,

I have nothing but respect As long as you allow the BECKMATES to raft off of your classic Checkmate, I'm cool.

Now bring-on some Blow Boaters so we can do some bashing!

XT:cool:

Originally Posted by WOTW2E (Post 2799429)

This is gonna hurt so read at your own risk.

Truth of the matter is Checkmate sales have fallen drastically (not only under Doug's reign but also long before Doug took over). The Checkmate styling is very niche oriented. The "hardcore-oldschool" Checkmate guys were buying a boat or two a month. That boat or two each month is not enough revenue to keep the doors open in the plant. They (Checkmate) are trying to chase boat sales just like every other builder in the country. The new stuff is going to help those doors stay open. The upshoot is as long as the doors are open you'll still be able to buy that "oldschool" Checkmate that you all love.

Anybody offended here, catch up with me this summer and I'll buy you a beer.

:ernaehrung004:

Originally Posted by PURPLE HORNET (Post 2799819)

It all depends on what the women look like in the Beckmate and how well the owner takes care of it. I cant stand scratched up boats or people that dont use bumpers or people that beach their boat.

Originally Posted by PURPLE HORNET (Post 2799803)

...And you can buy me a beer also but your going to have to catch up with me because I am in a old school Checkmate

Originally Posted by XT-Innovator (Post 2799841)

Ask anyone that has seen any of my boats, if they had even one scratch in it......no way!

I hate the people that ask to tie-off and you say OK, then they throw over these little white 3" fender looking things....and I say "Are those them ther extra large tampons, or what?" :eek:

XT:cool:

Originally Posted by WOTW2E (Post 2799865)

Just save me a seat at the bar then...:drink:

Originally Posted by PURPLE HORNET (Post 2799819)

It all depends on what the women look like in the Beckmate and how well the owner takes care of it. I cant stand scratched up boats or people that dont use bumpers or people that beach their boat.