Bought my first Checkmate!

[Dave Brinkley]

Finally! I've wanted a Checkmate since I was in the 7th grade when I saw a Checkmate a friend of mines Dad owned. I bought a 78 Tri-mate II. I'm going to need a lot of help from you guys. It's got a very rough paint job, but that's OK because I've been been a auto bodyman for about 20 years. I'm going to take a lot of digital pictures before I take it apart. I don't have time to restore now, I'm just going to paint it and make it look good for my family this summer. E-mail me please?

 

[HemiBee]

Congrats

 

[Brian]

Nice Dave, glad to see you found a mate, Good luck with her. If you get some pic's, post them so we can get a look at your mate.

 

[175checkmate]

Congrats Dave, another tri-mate saved. I sent the picture over to Chris so he can post it.

1975 Checkmate Tri-mate 2, 2.4 200+ / Sky jacker 6" plate / 25p Laser 2 prop, Currently the boat is undergoing overhaul.

 

[175checkmate]

Here ya go Dave.

1975 Checkmate Tri-mate 2, 2.4 200+ / Sky jacker 6" plate / 25p Laser 2 prop, Currently the boat is undergoing overhaul.

 

[Dave Brinkley]

Rough isn't she? Need to find some captains seats. I'm going to build front benches. Any info on where to find a good selection of new captain seats?

1978 Tri-mate II

 

[Chris]

Yup....

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[Chris]

Here are a few more pics of the progress Dave is making.

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[175checkmate]

WOW, I was having flash backs. Looking good so far Dave, I see you found a lifting eye. Shoot me an e-mail. I found a place that can inlay 3 different colors in to some captains chairs. In my case they are going to be doing all the seats.

1975 Checkmate Tri-mate 2, 2.4 200+ / Sky jacker 6" plate / 25p Laser 2 prop, Currently the boat is undergoing overhaul.

 

[supergenius74]

me too! awesome, glad to see another person saving a classic. Definitley keep showing us the progress of your project.

1973 MX-15 RE-PAINTED IN '03
'75 JOHNSON 135 V4 REBUILT '02
50 MPH ON GPS AT STOCK SETTINGS