Congrats on the new boat! I look forward to seeing and reading about the progress.

Found out some very cool history on my boat. Mike Combs (Checkmate) faxed me over the original build sheet & order sheet. The boat was was ordered 04/26/1984 and shipped 06/21/1984. It was a Custom Edition called the "Ashland Special" and layed up with AME 4000 resin, transom modified for 3 engines, blue printed bottom, 96 gallon fuel tank, triple pre rig harnesses, fuel gauge, stainless steel trim tabs, tab dash indicator, dual hynautic steering with tie bars, xtra heavy duty Gil Battery boxes, etc. The boat was ordered from Dorchester Marine in Charleston SC by Benny Robertson. Maybe Ben's still around and will chime in!!

Looks like it needs trips on it..since thats what it was ordered for

man thas awesome to have that kinda info on the boat.

can you pm me his contact info ? id like to see if he could/would do the same for me! be sweet to have that.

and i just notice d that your boat has that cover over the well! it looked at first glance tha it didnt! just got done makin a aluminum sun deck on the rear. made a template the shape of the splashwell and cut it out of 1/8 aluminum to fit flush inside. it covers the well and all the fittings and through hull unions for the controls etc....very clean looking. waitin on my lower to get back....then off to the upholstery shop!

Benny Robertson is definately still around. I talked to him in KW last Nov. I think he is south of Charleston and is still doing repair work. He just set up my friends counter rotating cle last month.

it was that B. Robertson. Cool pc of the puzzle if so.

PM sent.

Spent the entire day high speed wheeling out the hull with Maguires Cleaner Wax..man I'm sore!! Here's a few pictures:

Made some progress the last two days. I removed the 20" mid and stock clamp from the boat. Wire brushed & painted my offshore single piston clamp, polished my shifter/throttle box, removed the old batteries, cleaned the bilge, etc. Today was a day of torches and wrenches to take apart the 25" mid from a stock clamp and marry it to my offshore clamp and 1-one piece high performance adapter. I also swapped out the tilt tube with my side steer tube and mounted the entire assembly onto the Gil bracket. I also mounted all my steering rams...just waiting on some longer studs for the bottom of both my powerheads to finish mounting them. I also installed a new deck hatch...getting closer!

man its comin along!!!

kep it up! cant waitto see how it runs!!