Recent content by kytekeith

I heard Chaparral had thier first report of quarterly lose since they have been in business .

I visited fountain boats about 2 weeks ago. Toured the plant with Wyatt Fountain. There was not much to see, they were coring the last boat on order. they were rigging one fountain and a baja. I believe they had some finished boats out back but no buyers. Wyatt said they should wrap up the...

There is truth in what you say. I was like that in my 20's; had to have cutting edge tech.; now I just think most new boat designs are not as sharp as they were back then. The irony is that back then i realy couldn't afford that stuff but still bought it, now i can afford it but don't...

Thanks Chris, Like I said , I have alot of reading to do on your site. It will take a while for me to get used to navigating the threads. Keep up the good work on the vintage stuff.

Hello everyone, I am impressed with the info on this site (vintage stuff) looks like i will be spending alot of time reading again. I don't know why but I am stuck in the 70's with the boat styles. I am curently restoring my 76 Hydrostream vector and will share it as soon as possible...

After lookiing again I think i have mistaken the year of those mercs. What year are they and the checkmate? Whan i was a kid in the 70's i watched and dreamed of having a Checkmate ,Baja , and Carlson /glasstron. Now a few boats later I Bought a 79 Carlson with a 115 merc. and thought i was in...

I love those old towers, Are you leaving that on the boat? When they came out with the thunderbolt ignition power was added.