Checkmate to Release 26-footer by End of the Month
 

Latest update, http://speedonthewater.com/new-boats...the-month.html.

Have a great and safe weekend on the water. Sounds crazy to say on March 9, but this "winter" weather isn't too bad.

Sounds great! Nice to see more new boats coming to the market!

i saw this in plug stage?? before they made the molds looks nice

Matt, Is this the same Family that owned Baja? Same name, Same Town, Just wondrin? Thanks....

I think this is a smart move, I seriously am cheering for Checkmate's success with the new 26.

Did they design the hull or is it an older mold like the 43?
Would be a shame not to be able to at least put a 565 in it from the factory.

The only relation to Baja is that Doug Smith, who started Baja in the 70's and sold it to Brunswick in the 90's, now owns Checkmate. He has known Bill Combs who started Checkmate in the 60's. Bill Combs is now in his 80's and wanted to retire. Doug was tired of retirement and bought Checkmate in 2007. All the old employees are still there including the Combs brothers. He has definitely started using alot better rigging on the boats and brought a few new models to the line. It's a totally new boat, not modeled after anything before.

nice i have always liked checkmates back in the day i had a 13' with an 85 horse on it used it in the local bays all the time the boat did everything well for a boat of its size i think they are a lot of boat for the money imo

FastDonzi,

Check out wildman's post above. He's correct.

This is the Baja outlaw bottom.