A couple weeks ago I was going through some of the old articles at the site and saw the one on the Checkmate 43 Punisher. I was going to ask what ended up happening with that boat but got distracted by some life stuff for the last week or so. Today I came across it for sale on the Seelye Wright site. What the heck happened? 700sci's??? Judging from the pics, it doesn't look like it got finished to a very high level of detail....
2013 Checkmate 43 Punisher
Thread: 43 Punisher....what happened?
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10-26-2012 06:53 PM
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10-26-2012 07:02 PMOn the finish detail, what are you questioning?
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10-26-2012 07:26 PM
Well....you asked....lol. The cabin interior....edging, pattern alignment, etc. It all just looks very 80's. Not sure what that design on the bulkhead between the galley and forward berth is supposed to be? Looks like boobs? Cabin headliner panels are sagging. The cockpit rear seat doesn't blend into the sides very well along the top edge...just a butt joint into the corner which doesn't match the radiused cushion area directly beneath it at all. The wiring in the pic with the relays looks like I did it in my garage (I hate wiring). The paint looks great. The galley looks good. Front half of cockpit looks good. The swim platform looks as dated as the cabin. The fire suppression bottle is falling out of it's bracket and about to end up in the bilge. It's severely under-powered. lol...need more? Maybe I'm being too picky with my 1/2 million?
Last edited by Hellbent; 10-26-2012 at 11:31 PM.
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10-26-2012 07:42 PM
Oh...and putting the small external hatch hinges right next to each other rather than using a bigger hinge is screaming 'this is what we had left on the shelf'.
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10-26-2012 09:27 PM
I rather think its beautiful - hinges notwithstanding
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10-26-2012 10:03 PM
Beautiful? Sure. $450k beautiful? You decide.
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10-26-2012 10:54 PMWell, I'll try to take these easy first
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10-26-2012 10:56 PMThere is a lot going on since then. The boat was shipped to a performance shop here in West Michigan, they fixed a checklist of items, worked on the props and setup. When they were done the boat had hit 92 and planned off faster and handled better. Thye felt it could possibly hit 100 if they set it up for top speed only.
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10-26-2012 11:07 PMThe boat is for sale because it is the first of a possible 5 total that Checkmate has given the dealership owner exclusive sales rights on for their presale/payment of hull #1.
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10-26-2012 11:08 PMDid you read the Inside story we did on the release of the boat?
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10-26-2012 11:29 PM
Yeah...that's why I was anxious to find out what happened with it.
As far as the old school look goes...nothing on the boat matches the look of the forward berth. It just doesn't work. I'm pretty sure a different guy did that interior than the rest of the interior on the boat. The boobs isn't an optical illusion:
What is that?
While those performance numbers out of a boat that size with those engines may be impressive...this is the first completed 'flagship', right? Isn't that the one you go all out on? It should have at least 1100's in it. Heck...even 850's. Maybe I'm being too hard on it but with the market the way it is right now I predict that boat will be for sale for a while.
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10-27-2012 06:44 AM
There is no defense for the hinges.
There is no defense for electrical connections swinging in the breeze.
I like patriotic paint schemes, I like Mitcher T designs, but the statue of liberty doesn't work for me.
The boat should be called "Spirit of Ellis Island."
That old silver flat deck cig is amazing, and the silver Pantera looked really good.
But I hate silver/grey vinyl with bright colors. It makes boats look like they were designed by Reebok.
I imagine that the designer of the bolsters had an epiphany while staring at his child's car seat.
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10-27-2012 06:46 AM
I do like that fact that this new $500,000 stepped boat can't outrun some flat bottom old 28s.
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10-27-2012 07:05 AM
I don't see a problem with the swim platform. Classic.
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10-27-2012 08:59 AMGetting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!