December 28th, 2012 - The Floor, Stringer

I prepped the main stringer today, fixed end caps to it and added a 1-1/2 inch PVC pipe from the bow to the bilge. Next I glassed in the stringer and got it ready for the new floor. When dry, I foamed in the area with expandable foam.

Stringer to Bilge

Stringer to Bow

Anchor Used to Hold Down the Stringer

PVC in Place

Foam in Place

December 20th, 2012 - The Floor, Again

More work on the floor today. I scraped all of the old fiberglass out of the way in preparation for a new floor. 

Hull, Looking to the Stern

From the Bow

Cockpit Area

Battery Shelf

Trim Pump Attachment Point

November 28th, 2012 - The Baja

I bought a Baja 16SS today to get the Mercury 900, 90HP Outboard. I am going to use it for the lower unit to repair my 1150 lower unit. After seeing the seats, I decided that this is what is going to go in the Checkmate as well.The boat has been sold already, minus the parts that I wanted.

Mercury 900

Baja and Mercury 900

Baja Interior and the Seats

November 16th, 2012 - The Floor

Today I worked on getting all of the old foam and garbage out of the hull. I took it right down to the fiberglass.

Most of the Garbage Removed

Looking at the Bow Area

The Driver's Area. Note the Seat Pedestals

Under the Stern

November 10th, 2012 - More Cleaning

Today I pulled the Mercury 1150 off of the Transom. The transon seems to be in great shape and will not be rebuilt. I also washed the boat and saw that the paint is going to be saved.

Cleaned Up

From The Front

From the Rear

The Motor is Gone

Again

October 22nd, 2012 - The Floor

Time to pull the carpet up and see what is under it all. The front is gone and I now find out that the main cabin floor is gone as well.

The Bow Floor

Main Cabin Without Carpet

Main Cabin

Before Taking Up the Carpet

Under the Floor. The Green Thing is a Garden Hose Run From the Bow

October 19th, 2012 - Initial Cleanup

Well, I got the Tri Mate home and started my initial inspection and cleanup. The Mercury 1150 will need a trim/tilt unit and some lower unit work at least. Seats will be needed all around and I am not quite sure what the driver/passenger seat look like yet. The front floor is rotted out for sure and the main cabin is most likely rotted out as well. The paint looks to be in good enough shape that it will probably just be buffed out, not painted.

Splash Well Area. Trim/Tilt Missing

The Mercury 1150, 115HP

The Bow Looks to be in OK Shape

Could Use a New Steering Wheel

Trimate II

The Wind Screen is in Decent Shape

The Bottom of the Hull Looks Good

Mercury Controls in Good Condition

Aluminum Gas Tank

Bad, Messy Floor

Looks Good Here Though

Faded Capacity Tag

Messy Rear Cabin

Messy Cabin

October 18th, 2012 - Picked up the Trimate in Clintonville, WI

I picked up a 1979 Checkmate Trimate II on a Calkins roller trailer. The boat is in tough shape with the interior shot. The floor in the open bow is rotted and will need to be replaced. Not sure about the main cabin, but I am guessing it will be the same. There aren't any seats in the main cabin area. There are seats up front but they will need to be rebuilt. It also came with a 1978 Mercury 1150 115HP outboard. It is not the original motor. The power trim and tilt is missing and it appears that the lower unit needs to be repaired but it has great compression and a good spark so I am hoping it will run well when the time comes.

Hooked up and ready to go

 

 This is one of the pics that was on the web

This is the other one