The New Checkmate/baja
02-13-2009 | 02:19 PM
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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.
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.
Oh yeah and WELL SAID..
02-13-2009 | 06:27 PM
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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.
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.
Checkmate does have some really cool looking new upgrades but for some reason nobody seems to get to see them because their advertisement sucks.
And come on I like old school and the H2X is no spring Chicken, 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
02-13-2009 | 06:41 PM
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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.
02-13-2009 | 06:54 PM
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From: Osage Beach, Missouri - 28mm
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.
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.
Tell me how upset I need to act for a 24 pack and I'm in.
I think in this market if the company can diversify it's better for all involved.
02-13-2009 | 07:07 PM
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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?"
XT
02-14-2009 | 02:12 AM
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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?"
XT
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?"
XT
02-15-2009 | 08:07 PM
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I beach mine all the time. As a matter of fact, I beached it today. Guess you don't like me. Oh well...
