Hi all. New Member 88 Starlet

[mrike2000]

Just wanted to say hello. Just purchased my first boat today - 1988 Checkmate Starlet 18' with the 205 HP 4.3. Looking forward to getting to know and pick the brains of all the seasoned Checkmate owners.

Good day!!

BK

 

[ffighter405]

will trust me there is a hole lot of knowleadge here!!! i am not one, but i have learned from here,, welcome!!!!!!

 

[shoot2thrill]

Welcome.....I second that lots and lots of good stuff here....

 

[175checkmate]

welcome to the board and congrats on the new boat.

 

[mrike2000]

Thanks everyone for the welcome. I will get some pics posted of her as soon as possible.

 

[JW]

Welcome, and where do you boat??

 

[mrike2000]

Welcome, and where do you boat??

Right now I'm boating on the Kaskaskia River. Putting in near New Athens, IL. This is southern Illinois. I had her out today - did some skiing, knee boarding, and cruising. The boat runs fairly well. Although there is no marking on the prop, I think it was set up for pulling lower pitch # maybe a 19.. I got it up to 50MPH today on the speedo.

 

[SippyRat]

Welcome, I too just bought my 1st Checkmate: 1987 Diplomat 4.3L I/O. I've been hanging around this site for a while and have learned a lot from the members. YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE I look forward to talking with you and sharing photos:cheers One more day and we'll be boatin'

 

[daren34]

the starlet is a real stable dry riding hull

i had one with a 260 hp mercruiser.

th v-8 was pretty heavy in the stern

ran about 60 though

the v-6 is lighter and probably has better wakes for skiing

nice roomy boat though

good luck daren

post some pics when you get a chance