I wonder how fast this boat is
 

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...83-o68651.html

it's a very good looking boat

I'd think it should be around 65mph top speed

I agree, mid to upper 60's. If it had the notched transom, it would be a solid 70mph boat.

Damn good looking boat.

It will run 68 gps. I had a 95 with the hp500. Really good boat, much better balanced than the 253, awesome cockpit size for a 30ft boat, good usable cabin. It does a good job in the rough water and you can tow it with a half ton.

I see the hatch lid has a procharger decal on it. I wonder if there was one on that motor?

70 mph on the checkmate speedo. But 65 on gps

Good find on the decal. I also noticed an intercooler dump above the drive. This boat was supercharged at some point. Still a great boat just might want to have the drive and motor thoroughly inspected. Checkmate makes a great boat.

Ha I saw 74 on my speedo!...lol

Ive been looking for a 283 or larger... Not May for sale.

just saw one come up on craigslist in kansas

Mine will be for sale in May if your looking for one with twins.

Thanks Jw, I emailed him for some pics.
Mink if you post a few pics when your ready to sell, I'll take a look .. Thanks

I wonder how one with twins would ride compared to a single? I had a 281 with a single and it rode really nice here on Erie. I like the way that boat rode and handled a lot.

I'm wondering how the twins are going to fit

It looks like the 350s leave a little more room to work but I'm thinking those will be real scarece?

big blocks with blowers are TIGHT lol

there's a 2000 288 up in the 1000 Islands (Bonnie Castle Marina) with twin 350 magnums with no pics of the engines. it looks like a nice boat. Hard to figure out the value of checkmates though

I've seen that boat listed.. It's been for sale for quite a while.. I'm probably going to have to break down and put in some road time to look at some boats. I guess nobody is going to pull in my drive with the perfect boat at the perfect price.. Ha

i'm in the same boat (pun intended), constantly going back and forth on what I want. the problem I've got is the season is so short up here. But the checkmate boats are nice boats (I think better than Baja), but they don't seem to hold their value as well, have no idea why.

the boat up there, assuming it's in nice shape is attractive to me, because I like the small block package, but alot of people insist on big blocks. I like the small blocks because they are so much easier to work on, and I like keeping everything stock.

We lived about 20 mins from both the factories and I always preferred the checkmates.. I bought my first checkmate from kunkels in Ontario oh. They've done about everything you could do with a checkmate boat. They both said the 350s were a nice package

also saw a nice zt280 in philadelphia. got the pro charged 502. did that guy send you the pics of his boat I pointed out on craigslist. he's been trying to sell that one for awhile as well

No.. Hasn't sent any picture s yet.. I like the 280s a lot. I just think the 283 or longer would be a little better ride? Lake Erie seems to be rough about 80% of the time. I like the zt 330!! There is one for sale in Texas that looks really clean but they are asking close to 70k for it. Out of my price range.

I don't want to go bigger than 28 or 29 because I don't want to buy a bigger truck. I used to boat in Lake ontario with a 24 outlaw, and always felt safe I don't go out when the waves are over 4 foot though., just getting older, and that size seems like a good compromise. but in that size boat, I either want one big block, or 2 small blocks.

We may end up rack storing again.. The ramps get really stressful sometimes. But yeah.. There are a lot of cost getting into the bigger boats, like you mention a tow vehicle.. Plus after detailing a 28' boat I've, ive had enough.. Ha

That boat has been for sale for at least 5 years. If you are getting a 28 stick with a single with a minimum of a 500hp. Much easier to work on and similar speed to a twin. My buddy has a 29 warlock with an 800 if you want to go fast in rough water

Has he got it listed anywhere

If it's the one I'm thinking of its called "it's a woody" or something like that. Was on boattrader.com and maybe aquamania at one time.

I meant the warlock

Did you see the one on rt163 last summer just west of rt269? It was there alot of the summer.

It sat out front of Right way marine. I have a pic if you are interested.

I did see the one on 163.. It was pretty rough and the price seemed pretty high? Thanks a lot tho

I sold my 95 283 in july of 15 for $18000. I had it listed for 1.5 yrs. It had a HP 500, new trailer , 500+ hrs motor probably could have used a refresh. It always suprised Me how a 273 Baja could pull in more money. In my opinion the checkmate was so much more boat and just better and faster all around. Keep looking they will pop up for sale and don't over pay. It is worth traveling for the right boat. I bought my checkmate out of Cincinnati and my hustler from loto. The deals are out there

I guess the graphics under the gel are good and bad.. I dont mind the checkered flag and plain stuff but some just seem like they should be on an rv .. Man
Seems like they are a pain and expensive to change or get rid of under the gel?

I sold a 93 281 around 03 for 20.. I wish i had it back.. It was in great shape.. Its amazing how people just let their boats go to hell.

Tell me about it! I saw my boat a year after I sold it I couldn't look at it with how bad it was. It was probably last cleaned and waxed right before I sold it to him. Bummer

I've seen a lot of nice boats out that way. How did the long distance purchase work

I've wondered the same thing. How many trips it would take to get a deal done?

Yeah every time I have taken the trip I have got the deal done in one day. If it is a long trip you got to make sure the deal is going to be worth it. I had a surveyor set up to meet me there and had him survey the boat and take the sea trial with me. I did most of the negotiations over the phone ahead of time spoke with the owners multiple times for hours and got tons of pictures. You have to trust the seller, but know you may have to walk away. For the boat I was looking at in Texas I had surveyed before looking at it and that was good because it was a pos. But with that one I didn't trust the seller.

Bring cash for negotiations and a check, have them maul the title after the check clears

How much did it cost to have the boat inspected in Texas?