I was looking through some of my old brochures and noticed that Checkmate made a "cat"...This is the one and only one I have ever sean...Anyone know if it was ever produced? What year or years was it made? Any performance figures with the twin outboards? Ckeckmate needs to make some "cats" again...give those eliminator's and talon's something to compete with! Jim.
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Did Checkmate ever make that 24' Cat outboard...1984???
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I was looking through some of my old brochures and noticed that Checkmate made a "cat"...This is the one and only one I have ever sean...Anyone know if it was ever produced? What year or years was it made? Any performance figures with the twin outboards? Ckeckmate needs to make some "cats" again...give those eliminator's and talon's something to compete with! Jim.
Two big twin blower big block Convincors attached with a center section would make one HECK of a big nasty CAT......4 motors, yikes!
1995 Pulsare 2100BR/1995 Mercury Promax 225 2.5 EFI/ 1.87:1 Torquemaster/ RapidJack Heavy-Duty manual 10.5" setback/ 23" Tempest worked for ski duty
1995 Pulsare 2100BR/1995 Mercury Promax 225 2.5 EFI/ 1.87:1 Torquemaster/ RapidJack Heavy-Duty manual 10.5" setback/ 23" Tempest worked for ski duty
Eriktheviking
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SEND (SCAN) SOME PICTURES IN,I GOTTA SEE IT!
I worked at a marina that sold one of the first checkmate cats to leave the factory. The steering and the engines were rigged at Ocean Outboard in Merrick, Long Island, and the hull was sold out of O'Neill's Boatyard in East Rockaway, Long Island. The boat was rigged with twin 2.4 Mercurys, and a had fixed center tab. She ran between 80 and 85 mph. The boat was raced professionally by Steve Green. He had some success, but in flat water the Skaters ran away from him. The hull is now retired from racing, and is for sale at Ocean Outboard. I do not know what the sale price is.
Z06
Active member
Why don't you send me over the brochure pictures, and I could post them on the site for the rest of us to see. We'd all love to see...
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cooperider
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Hooper:
I worked at a marina that sold one of the first checkmate cats to leave the factory. The steering and the engines were rigged at Ocean Outboard in Merrick, Long Island, and the hull was sold out of O'Neill's Boatyard in East Rockaway, Long Island. The boat was rigged with twin 2.4 Mercurys, and a had fixed center tab. She ran between 80 and 85 mph. The boat was raced professionally by Steve Green. He had some success, but in flat water the Skaters ran away from him. The hull is now retired from racing, and is for sale at Ocean Outboard. I do not know what the sale price is. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I wonder if Ocean Outboard could tell us what ever happend to this Cat? Maybe they have some pictures aroud.
I worked at a marina that sold one of the first checkmate cats to leave the factory. The steering and the engines were rigged at Ocean Outboard in Merrick, Long Island, and the hull was sold out of O'Neill's Boatyard in East Rockaway, Long Island. The boat was rigged with twin 2.4 Mercurys, and a had fixed center tab. She ran between 80 and 85 mph. The boat was raced professionally by Steve Green. He had some success, but in flat water the Skaters ran away from him. The hull is now retired from racing, and is for sale at Ocean Outboard. I do not know what the sale price is. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I wonder if Ocean Outboard could tell us what ever happend to this Cat? Maybe they have some pictures aroud.
Big Dave
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There was one running on the San Jacinto River between Houston and the Ship Channel 15 years ago. we were running along at about 60 and came up on him, he gave us a thumbs up for having a checkmate and then just dissapeared leaving nothing but a wake. saw it on a sling a couple of times after that.
addgasgofast
Member
Yes I saw one at the factory back in @1988. It was black and set up for an I/O. The factory wanted to sell it after testing. I think they wanted $5000 for the bare hull. Hull was like a 30' chris cat with 5' removed from the rear. it was built real heavy (to heavy). I was going to buy it but got a 24' skater instead.