Biggest Checkmate
07-24-2009, 11:04 AM
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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.
07-24-2009, 07:53 PM
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Anything over 28 foot or so performace boat really needs twins. I down sized from a 29 powerquest with twins to a 28 powerquest with a single. The 28 is a great boat but my 29 with 502s got better fuel economy then the 28 with a 496. I did get pretty spoiled the way the twins performed all around from parking to reaching top speed.
07-24-2009, 09:47 PM
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Anything over 28 foot or so performace boat really needs twins. I down sized from a 29 powerquest with twins to a 28 powerquest with a single. The 28 is a great boat but my 29 with 502s got better fuel economy then the 28 with a 496. I did get pretty spoiled the way the twins performed all around from parking to reaching top speed.
07-25-2009, 09:07 AM
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It is a 496 HO with a 3.5 psi pro charger. 72 consistant. 74 best I saw so far. #s are from a portable gps. Speedo was showing 77. I have not had the boat that long so I am still trying to figure out if these are the numbers I should see or if I am missing something.
07-27-2009, 03:18 PM
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OK,,,not to steal this thread,,,but a 32 single is COOL.
Buy the way mine is for sale ,,mid 90's,single 800 HP and a SSM #4 !!!!!
Boat weighs about 5500 pounds with 100 gallons of fuel.
On the 33 LT,,,,it really is a 35 with the swimplatform,i think it was a 33 waterline boat ?!
Nice for sure.
Buy the way mine is for sale ,,mid 90's,single 800 HP and a SSM #4 !!!!!
Boat weighs about 5500 pounds with 100 gallons of fuel.
On the 33 LT,,,,it really is a 35 with the swimplatform,i think it was a 33 waterline boat ?!
Nice for sure.
07-28-2009, 03:10 PM
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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.
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,
