![]() ![]() Original owner, has all records and documentation for the boat. This Pulse 186 has all the DNA that Checkmate's have come to be know for - speed styling and attractive finish. Racy Red Checkmate is ready to restore to glory. Trailer has brand newer tires and appears in overall fair condition. Engine hours are unknown, but we're told it was running the last time the boat was in the water about 36 months ago. flooring and upholstery, as shown in the photos. The interior is in need of a complete restoration. The hull and topsides appear in solid shape with no major chips or scratches and may shine up nicely with buffing and wax. She also features bullet nose cones on the lower units. She has a full roller, clay smith cams, forged crank, a 4' through-hull exhaust. There appears to be no rips or tears and she has a dropdown bolster seating with an awesome stereo to jam to. The roomy cabin is comfortable for getting out of the sun or taking a nap. For entertaining, she has a bar with a liquor dispenser. This boat has the basic equipment for a day on the water or a poker run. This 1993 Checkmate 30 is located in Fort Myers, FL, has only had two owners, and was just serviced. Let's make a poker run and hit the Keys! Call us today to arrange a showing or make an offer and lock her in for you!Ī great poker runner, low hours, trailer, red! Lets run to keys! Hot! Twin 454 Low Hours! 2nd Owner! Recent carbs, well maintained, and low hours since. The Downard/Combs families had longtime, skilled folks building these boats.Good condition, seats are starting to show wear. Sorry, didn't mean to hijack, but I have a serious love for these boats. Getting the engine up or having a short would have helped that immensely But dammit, it was a doggone barrel of fun!!! But even with trim, it had a serious tendency to pitch around and chine walk. It was great fun, with that boat being a serious upper-60's runner. Quite a reach considering that, while we both had boats our entire (very young) lives (his pop was a boat dealer), I was all of 14 yrs old and he was 12 In '72, they traded up for an MX-15 with a 1400, but again, a long shaft with PT.īecause the older brother had the hots for my buddy's older sister, he let my buddy and myself take his boat out a few times. It was, well, "a bit squirrelly" with all that weight in the back and being a long shaft. They ran a long shaft, blocked up a little, because they liked to ski with it. Rbeersy's motor being a short would help the handling a LOT.Īt higher speeds, having too much lower unit in the water did not help these boats at all.īack around that time, a couple guys (brothers) from Columbus who we used to hang with had a '70 MX-14 with an older 1000 (was a '66 or '67). MX-14, nice!!! I'll bet that was a handful As I say, by mid-'73, it was remedied by the factory. I remember seeing guys in '72 who played around with a spring-loaded swing-down bullet case front, that attached to the boat and not the engine, just capped the front of the gearcase. I was 15-16 at the time, and my mind was fixated on girls and where I could nab a few cans of beeeeeer But I think that gearcase swap of one production case to another was a legal change you could make to an existing engine in OPC racing. This is where my memory is a little foggy. As the speeds got well into the 70's, everyone's worry around about this point in time was "blowout" They made a design change in '73 that was much more hydrodynamic. The bullet shape would help that.Įverybody who was interested in the most performance called it a "club foot". The lower unit up until the late-'73 model run was not the most efficient shape. Oh wow - now there's a conversation piece!! How cool!Īs to the LU: pretty sure that is just a bullet housing, with the stock 2.00:1 gears and guts intact. Hey Rbeersy, cool old MX15 and I love the 1400 SS w/ the speed master! Good luck w- the sale-īearclaw, I have a set of old CM factory tabs w- the outside corners cut off. ![]()
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