Checkmate TRV-17

[Mwar410]

Hi all! Trying to find some info on this hull. I'm thinking about taking one in on trade because I like the looks of the hull design to use for a CC bay boat. Could this possible be a good idea? Or am I nuts?
What does it draw? How does it go? It would probably end up with a mariner 100 on it.

Thanks in advance for ANY info.
Mike

 

[V153]

Picture?

 

[smokeonthewater]

Picture?

https://www.google.com/search?q=Che...8uQsAW2iIHgBQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&biw=480&bih=208

 

[smokeonthewater]

It's not what I would generally consider a bay boat but if it was CHEAP it might be worth a shot.... It looks like a fairly stern heavy boat by design but with a smaller engine, batts n gear up front, a cc, smart tabs n maybe a stern lifting prop it might work out....

One BIG downfall is that it won't be self bailing but I suppose you could build it into a self bailing design once you got it rigged or at least mocked to see where the water line was and make sure to have the deck high enough.

 

[Mwar410]

Yeah, not quite. More like a 73' vintage duck boat.
Can't figure how to make my pictures smaller to upload them. It has a deep-v with large hard chines.

 

[Chris1956]

If it is like the picture, it is a bowrider style speed boat. You will want to keep your center of gravity low in a boat like that, when underway, so making it a CC is probably not the way to go. You could make it into a freshwater bass-type fishing boat. You can probably safely use the "high" seats when stopped,

BTW - That is a classic speed boat, and I would hate to see it chopped up.

 

[Mwar410]

BTW - That is a classic speed boat, and I would hate to see it chopped up.

I realize there's some sort of sacrilegion in chopping certain boats, but resurrecting this one will be better than letting it rot.

There was a few posts I found about it needing a prop for a fast plane, and with a total redesign of the floor plan this might change. My thinking is a belly tank mid/forward, fishing decks with Rod storage and lockers forward, a short console, and fishing deck with fish boxes aft. The floor would certainly sit a few inches higher, normally it looks like it's only in the center about 2' wide, the new one would be as wide as I could go. So self bailing might be possible.

Just figuring I have too much free time and I need another project
Hopefully I'll be able to find some pics of how one normally sits in the water

Looks like a decent design for lake, inshore bay fishing. That's what got me thinking.

 

[Mwar410]

Here's one from an old post on another forum

 

[PatinIdaho]

Kinda off topic but.
I can't find any info on my boat either it's a trihull made by General Marine MFG CO and the emblems on it say Ranger
Maybe Checkmate and General are the same company? My boats model number is TRV-19 and it's kinda hard to believe two separate manufactures would use the same model naming system.

 

[Mwar410]

I think TRV is a hull design, but I'm not familiar with Tri hulls so I'm not sure. Tri hull, tri-v, ect. So I would think many manufacturers would have the same model and Checkmate does have quite a few copies of their boat designs around.