Saturday, October 20, 2012

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