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Sidewinder
12-31-2006, 01:22 PM
Well it could be worse. But I'm glad I got almost everything moved around yesterday. Now I will be able to put the Checkmate in the garage and find out why it won't run. I'd like to hear it run before I pull the motor, so I can put the boat up for sale.

:Boating98:
Bomar76
12-31-2006, 01:38 PM
Rain beats the hell out of -10° anyday, and it has been that on New Years Eve, so no complaints from me.
Did have a few things I wanted to do today outside before I headed down south again, but it'll wait.
For one thing, wanted to take the deuce out on a long drive but the cab on that is only semi water tight, even w/ our addition of 3 tubes of caulk.
Sidewinder
12-31-2006, 01:48 PM
I wouldn't mind if it just rained all winter. Less shoveling that way.

I need to run a buffer over this thing so I can sell it.
http://www.realityboatco.com/checkmatepictures/1981RedSportfire001.jpg
Bomar76
12-31-2006, 01:50 PM
What's that blue thing on the back?
Some sort of trim tab controller?
Sidewinder
12-31-2006, 01:52 PM
lol, No, I had just got the boat, and pulled the shrink wrap off the boat, and haddn't pulled it off the motor yet.
Sidewinder
12-31-2006, 01:55 PM
I couln't leave it like this I had to look it over, to see what I needed to fix.

http://www.realityboatco.com/checkmatepictures/ShrinkwrappedSportfire001.jpg
Bomar76
12-31-2006, 01:55 PM
That winch rope scares me to death...I can see that thing snapping back at Mach 6
Sidewinder
12-31-2006, 01:59 PM
Thats on my list, along with the red/red bow light, and a whole bunch of other little goodies.
Bomar76
12-31-2006, 02:11 PM
I almost had to swim after our Baja one weekday day alone @ Alum Creek.....the strap snapped just as soon as I released tension to launch (thankfully I never undo the safety chain till I am in the water) and the boat shot into the lake....along with the bow line.
At the very far end of the ramp dock I was able to stretch out and barely caught the boat with one finger. It was a 5 minute struggle, but I finally pulled it in. The were no other boats in sight, and no one in the parking lot, so it would have been swim time for me.
TEAMBAJA
12-31-2006, 03:48 PM
What's that blue thing on the back?
Some sort of trim tab controller?


I thought the same thing. **** good/tight shrink wrap job!:D
Greybeard
12-31-2006, 04:46 PM
That winch rope scares me to death...I can see that thing snapping back at Mach 6
Reminds me of some of the guys in the marinas here on Erie that pay 100k for a boat then use $2 clothesline rope to tie it off at the dock. lol
bajalion
12-31-2006, 05:26 PM
I get harrassed for having lines too big on the jet boat.