Hey everyone, my name is Matt and I am down in Tampa Florida. I have always wanted a Checkmate ever since I got into boats. Today my dream came true. I bought a 1989 16' Checkmate Enticer with a 1989 Evinrude 70hp outboard. I have read through just about every single post on here to find out everything I could about this particular model. I am stoked to see a group with so much knowledge and advice. I am sure I am going to have a ton of questions.
I had a chance to completely inspect it. The interior was stripped by the owner. It is carpeted, but all the seats and panels have been removed. The only issue I have found with the boat is in the bow. The bow seat “structure” has pretty severe wood rot. It looks like someone rebuilt the area with plywood and no sealant. This made me wonder about the rest of the work that was done, but everything looks solid and proper. I will be taking it out this weekend and see how she performs. I plan on rebuilding the bow seating area soon. Look for future posts on that. Down the road I hope to have the original driver and passenger seats reupholstered.
If anyone has any advice about these boats, I would love to hear it.
Pictures to come
I had a chance to completely inspect it. The interior was stripped by the owner. It is carpeted, but all the seats and panels have been removed. The only issue I have found with the boat is in the bow. The bow seat “structure” has pretty severe wood rot. It looks like someone rebuilt the area with plywood and no sealant. This made me wonder about the rest of the work that was done, but everything looks solid and proper. I will be taking it out this weekend and see how she performs. I plan on rebuilding the bow seating area soon. Look for future posts on that. Down the road I hope to have the original driver and passenger seats reupholstered.
If anyone has any advice about these boats, I would love to hear it.
Pictures to come
to the forum! Post up the pics and advice will follow
to a lot of fun on the water.
