Offshoreonly.com - Biggest Checkmate

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Originally Posted by beamog (Post 2917256)

I have a 330ZT, its a pretty big boat. had it next to a baja 33sst, and it appeared slightly larger. I love the boat, but a single engine youd hate it. Its definately quite a handful at speed tho. loves to chine walk,but moves real well. Had 3blades on it, went to a 4 blade, and have more control at cruise and higher. And docking regardless is a pain just due to design. it doesnt really go where ya want to to at idle. takes getting used to.

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Originally Posted by PURPLE HORNET (Post 2917288)

Did not figure out if you had twins or is it a single engine boat.

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Originally Posted by beamog (Post 2919899)

Mines a twin with 454s. I couldnt even imagine manuvering a single around. They just arent designed to go slow or in reverse.

The way you talk about dock manners of your boat mine does the same thing with a single. So if your twin sucks at a dock that means its no better than a single. I seen a 30 foot single around a dock and it acted no different than mine.

From what I seen and heard regardless single or twin its just the characteristics of the hull design of a Checkmate. When I am backing up to a dock if somebody walks around in the boat it throws everthing off.

Untill we can find a person that owned both Checkmates single and twin the same size we wont know the truth,