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Scream And Fly
10-16-2018, 07:37 AM
Going through some images that I'm posting on our Instagram account and I always liked this shoot a lot. You may remember WILDMAN Randy Corson's Checkmate that was on the cover of SportBoat magazine. That location (Sanford, FL) was just perfect for a photo shoot.

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WILDMAN
10-16-2018, 07:50 AM
That seems so long ago. That boat used to hang the nose!

specboatops
10-16-2018, 08:14 AM
Randy, how fast did you get with that 250 on the back ?

Scream And Fly
10-16-2018, 08:26 AM
Randy, how fast did you get with that 250 on the back ?

I think it was around 80 or so? Randy will know of course. I just remember being in the chase boat :D

WILDMAN
10-16-2018, 08:30 AM
That was a 300xs with a 250 cowl. Mercury wanted a "250xs" shot. That boat ran 78. It was a 24 Pulsare. I've had a 21 Pulsare up to 98.4

specboatops
10-16-2018, 09:27 AM
Man that is hauling the mail in a Checkmate for sure - don't think I ever seen one come close to those numbers. Well done sir.

WILDMAN
10-16-2018, 11:01 AM
Man that is hauling the mail in a Checkmate for sure - don't think I ever seen one come close to those numbers. Well done sir.

It's all in the setup

JBS
10-18-2018, 11:22 AM
That yellow boat was my favorite.

JasonRS
10-18-2018, 11:27 AM
Randy, what would you say is the most important part of setup for getting the bow to fly like that on a checkmate?