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Originally Posted by checkmate454mag

Rob,

Glad it all worked out well. You did the right thing with the steering.
I had my last run today. I had a great season. Put about 80 hours on it, most of them tough ones. Last year I had a bunch of drive problems, and got tired of letting the local "experts" get their hands in it. Last winter, I rebuilt it myself. I set-up new gears, bearings, seals, etc. I am happy to say that I did nothing to the drive except change the gear lube every 20 hours. Not bad for a first time drive rebuilder. Spent some money on tools, had Mr Gadgets on the phone a few times for advice, but it all worked out well. I should have the drive apart by next weekend for inspection. Even if the internals are junk, I am ahead of the game as compared to last year. :evilb:

Vinny

80 hours of trouble free boating with that kind of power is great. If the internals are showing some wear that need to be addressed what upgrades if any do you plan on making to the drive?
Rob

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Originally Posted by RJBBC

80 hours of trouble free boating with that kind of power is great. If the internals are showing some wear that need to be addressed what upgrades if any do you plan on making to the drive?
Rob

I already have an Imco SC lower and XR upper. I have all good parts inside it, so there is not much else that can be done. I got the boat home today, pulled apart the lower. The gears are in pretty good shape but can use replacement for next season. Here is the link from tech q and a

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...d.php?t=142829

Rob, you are running speeds now where cable steering just isn't safe. No steering system is going to eliminate the loosness of that hull at the top end. You made the right call. :cool:

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Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me

Rob, you are running speeds now where cable steering just isn't safe. No steering system is going to eliminate the loosness of that hull at the top end. You made the right call. :cool:

Thanks Jeff, I am trying to justify the expense. The best I have come up with so far is less money to spend on the next power upgrade.

I picked up the boat today and took a few pictures. I wanted to share some of the changes recently made with the rest of the Checkmate owners.

Looks great! Congrats!

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Originally Posted by Magic Medicine

Looks great! Congrats!

Thanks Magic. I feel like we are slowly transforming the Checkmate into a legitimate performance boat.

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Originally Posted by RJBBC

Thanks Magic. I feel like we are slowly transforming the Checkmate into a legitimate performance boat.

Checkmates have alot of potential for speed. There are many boats that run in the eighties with big power.

Rob,

Looks great.

Vinny

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Originally Posted by checkmate454mag

Rob,

Looks great.

Vinny

Thanks Vinny