I worked for a Checkmate dealer in 85,86,87 and we ordered one of the first with a single 454 for the Cleveland boat show. It was an outboard with the well and they made it at the factory into an I/O for us because we wanted an I/O. It fell apart and we scrapped the hull and parted it out. It was a good looking boat.

Good job, and going to be an amazing machine when done. Owning a former raceboat is awesome, and an all aluminum one is very unique. Keep the pics coming!

What would something like that cost to buy, ballpark figure?

New or used?

Used.... prior to going to the crusher! Lol. Just curious what something like that costs to get into....

Great to see people takin the old war horses in and bringin them back!!!!! They wher real Offshore Boats!!!!

The aluminum hulls are still around. The nice thing is if the hull is stripped of power and built out of the 5000 series aluminum, The structure will need a couple weld touch up's and the rest is cosmetic body work and rigging.
If you find one stripped out and ready for the crusher you will pay aluminum scrap price. There are a lot of nice hulls out there that are ready for power where the owners wanted the frills of a fiberglass hull and swapped over the power. As a result: Going aluminum scrap price per pound or a unit ready for power $10.000 to $50.000 depending on length and rigging left in the hull.

I think just like the cars, just a later start, the era of restoring and needing a muscle boat of later years is starting to come around. Like an old chevelle just bigger in every aspect.

Great job. Looks like a ton of work making that aluminum come back :):)

I have not counted them but it is thousands of 5in. swirls. It is about as fun as for example, changing gear lube.

Looking for nice SSM 3A's