new guy long time check fan/owner

[chkmte]

Hey ppl killer forum, didn't know this many people were into the mates. thought I was a loner till I found this place.
I have a 1987 13' playmate GT bought it in I think 90 or 91 with about 3hrs on it. I was 13 years old at the time.
Black deck and hull with a white stripe and red pinstripes, there is a hint of red glitter in the black. I bought it with the radar arch (since removed) and it had a 48spl johnson, no oil injection, no ptt.
used and abused heavily over the years on a lake in NJ and now the lil GT has been retired to My garage in central fl.
The floor is rotted, carpet,interior and guages shot. so I have decided to restore it.
A couple years ago I wetsanded and buffed the deck and hull and recently had some repairs made on some holes that were there and bothering me.
I sold the old johnson and purchased a 90 yamadog. with all rigging controls and guages.
I decapped it last week and that is about as far as I have gotten.
next step is to cut grind and rebuild.
I have some digital pics I have on kodak easyshare I'd like to post but am unsure how to.
(the computer thing is kinda new to me)
Maybe some of you fine folks could walk me through it???
anyway glad to be here and hope to make some friends while chatting.
I also had an 82 18' checkmate with a 200 merc, 24 pitch chopper, had to get rid when I bought the house. I know some of you understand.
see ya out there.
pete

 

[senator-holland]

fellow checkmater!

 

[Chris]

Welcome to the board.

If you send me your pics I'll get them posted for you.

 

[175checkmate]

Welcome to the board. I am also rebuilding a mate. 1975 trimate, its been a labor of love/hate.

 

[JW]

Can't wait to see it!

 

[bdusted440]

Welcome to the board glad to have ya.

 

[Redboat]

Welcome !
Redboat

 

[MrWick]

CHKMTE,you say central Florida,can you narrow that down a little bit.I live in Orlando would like to see your boat if your in the area.

 

[Enforcer 24]

Welcome aboard, I am also re-doing my boat. I am about ready to make a flower pot out of it! Just like 175, love/hate but can't wait!

 

[JUPITER PULSARE]

HEY MR WICK, YOUR IN ORALANDO, I,M IN JUPITER, WE NEED TO TRY AND ORAGNIZE A CHECKMATE RENDEVOUX SOMEWHERE IN FLORIDA!!

 

[chkmte]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JUPITER PULSARE:
HEY MR WICK, YOUR IN ORALANDO, I,M IN JUPITER, WE NEED TO TRY AND ORAGNIZE A CHECKMATE RENDEVOUX SOMEWHERE IN FLORIDA!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 

[chkmte]

ooops my bad with the first reply I'm still learning how to navigate this board.
I'm in palm bay
pete

 

[Chris]

You can always edit your posts up to 30 minutes after.

 

[92Enticer]

welcome aboard.

 

[Bubba]

welcom, and stay on the water not in the garden

 

[Yukon]

Originally posted by chkmte:
Hey ppl killer forum, didn't know this many people were into the mates. thought I was a loner till I found this place.

I had the same feeling until I found this place too. I am presently getting my 73 Jetmate on the go that I bought for $200(cdn){with trailer}, bought an olds 455 for it for $260(cdn).... $460(cdn) ~ Thats like $5 bucks American

~ and now it's time to do a minor rebuild on the 455 and put the jigsaw puzzle back together.

These guys are GREAT!!! You will love it here as I already do (I'm new here myself). There are alot of knowledgable and friendly people here. It's like a home away from home!

 

[Yukon]

Originally posted by Chris:
You can always edit your posts up to 30 minutes after.

Thanks Chris... that answers my delema of why I can edit some messages and not others.. a 30 minute window... who'd a thunk it

 

[play2win]

I'd like to welcome the new members as well, there are an amazing core of Checkmate owners who really put their pride and effort into making this web-site work. They got me going on my 82' Enchanter rebuild. I am 174 hours in (everything is logged in, documented, and photos to go with it), and with the exception of few times where I am wanted to fill up my boat with C4 and watch it explode, it has been a great learning experience. Watch out though, as soon as you get sucked in - your family and friends will hate you for it, it becomes your significant other. Just wait though, when it is finished, they will wait in line to go for a ride.

 

[chkmte]

Hey guys I'm still ripping mine into pieces. the floor will be coming out hopefully sometime next week. Time is usually the probelem.
No bad probelems so far as de-capping it, I've never done it before and there is a bonding compound on the transom where the cap and hull meet. that was about the worst of it.
I had to chisel out as much as I could and then remove the rubrail and all the poprivets holding the boat together, it took about 8 hours non stop on just the rivets!
then I wedged wood at the bow seperating the overlap joint and I wedged them farther and farther back spreading the cap up from the hull and still had the transom intact.
I removed the bronze thru hull for the splashwell and started wedging a couple of fat screwdrivers under the joint until it POPPED apart.
What a freaking crazy job, and it's just the beginning!!!
pete