thanks BB , i remember years ago when he first listed it he wanted 20k
gotta love this buyers market

Congrats. Can't wait to see it in the water and what it can do.

Are you going to get rid of the Budweiser sticker?

feakin OSO , didnt even realize there was another reply Jeff
yea , Bud is gone now , thank god it was decals
couple weekends ago was the first sea trial , only thing that really stands out to me is the steering , the cable just isnt cutting it
so this weekends project is to install hydraulic steering and sea trial again
on the bright side , with out any trim at all and 2 year old gas it went 55mph on GPS , should be a solid 65mph boat when all is said and done
cant wait till summer time !!!

What did you do with teh 24?

I think you can upgrade those engines pretty easily also.

It's a cool old boat.

sold it to a guy in Philly , it was up in the swap shop for a month before i let it go , cheap , but i refuse to be a 2 boat owner

as for the upgradability of the merc's , if i decide to keep it more then 1-2 years , i'll invest in a newer pair of injected 250's or similar

What's wrong with being a 2 boat owner? Between my girlfriend and I we have 4:evilb:

some can and some can't , i'm sure with the 4 you have theres one that gets more use then the rest (the convincer i hope) , i keep the number capped at 1 so i never have to decide which one gets used , which one gets money thrown at it , which one gets waxed etc etc.

Hey what are you trying to say about owning more than one boat. Time, money, maintanence, etc. I don't see a problem :rolleyes:

I gotta find a way to quote your sentence under your name , Looking to trade 2 for 1 , that just about sums it up dont it ?

i've had the flu for the last week , and it was terreble looking at my new baby sitting in the driveway , and new parts stacking up on my garage floor , all this while not being able to enjoy the nicest weekend so far this year , god i cant wait for summer !!!

i really just cant wait to cruise my new boat over to Cobb island and back into a slip (not looking like a hotdog in a hallway) and enjoy a frosty one with friends

Actually it should read "Looking to trade one big one for a smaller one". We are keeping the Sonic and looking to get rid of the Searay

I Know a guy with a 28 Checkmate that would be happy to trade for a 45 foot searay , even tho that searay drinks more then a Kennedy

:evilb:

Do you still have the boat

if your asking if he still has the twin outboard checkmate, i saw it go off on ebay for 2500.00.

that was me who sold it on ebay for 2750 , added 1k for the trailer so i only lost about 6k on the package , sad reality was that i really never enjoyed the outboards , got me a 251 convincor witha BBF now , still love my checkmates

I dont get it are you saying BBF Big Block FORD Is it the 460 and what kind of drive

Yea , ford 460 and king cobra drive , actualy doesnt do bad , still looking to convert to bbc and bravo over the winter tho

its the only "mate" i'v seen with ford power

Never seen a 251 Convincor with a ford. I have seen some of the smaller mates with them.

pretty wild stuff , i'v already converted it to BBC manifolds (cause fords are impossable to find)

I had a feelin this would happen, I mean not being happy with the outboards. I was tryin to convince you NOT to get rid of the BBC boat in the beginning of this thread, but you had some "saving on fuel" thing in your head. A friend of mine always says, YOU CANT PUT A PRICE ON A GOOD TIME...and a BBC is a good time! Good to have you back.

well said , but as most of us do , i have to make my bad decisions on my own , the smaller boat went to a good home , and hopefully the 28 is going to a good home , and the 25 with the BBF is right at home under me for now , still want a bigger boat tho , but this will have to do till the right 30 or 33 mate comes along

i'm gonna post a new thread with some pics later this week , show people a big block ford checkmate , and my newest project :evilb:

You can make some good power with a 460 ford. bump up the comp a little bit and go from there.

alot of people have told me that , only a few things holding me back , biggest is budget , ford stuff is more expensive and harder to find then chevy , also the king cobra drive on the back is good to about 500hp from what i have read but there still isnt a way with out fab work to put external steering on it , change over to a bravo and i have a heck of a time finding a BBF bell housing and coupler , either way its definatly a torque monster , and would probably be a good candidate for a small blower to get that 150 ponies till the drive kicks .....

Sounds like a cool new toy. Always liked Checkmates myself. Good luck with it! How fast is it?