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Contents
On the Cover: Bella Nave (Italian for “Beautiful Ship”), a 1966 Chris-Craft 57-foot Roamer Riviera
Motor Yacht,moves out under ample power from her twin Cummins diesels. Owned by members Dave
and Clara Ochipinti of West Chester, Pennsylvania, Bella Nave is one of only 27 hulls built in the series
(1965-1968), and one of four aluminum hulls built in 1966. Photo by Vince Lupo, Direction One.
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Salvage!
Wheel,Throttle, and
Gearshift…
Why Things Happen
the Way They Do
Profile
Riva Connection
Letters
Made in Clayton
Retrospective
Reviews
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Beacon
It’s All About
“Friend” Ship
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Your Turn
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Pocklington’s
Perspective
Keels & Wheels
My Beautiful Century
Arabian, Part II
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Purist
Calendar
Dockside
Trading Dock
Take the Helm
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The future of the hobby is in our hands. Together, we can perpetuate the craft
and help create new memories for the next generation of classic boat enthusiasts.
Secure that future; make a contribution to the Collectors Foundation. For more
information, visit www.collectorsfoundation.org or call 1-231-932-6835.
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From the Club
W
hat kind of person becomes a boater — more specifically what kind of person
becomes a vintage boater? There’s a difference, and I give this question a lot of
thought, especially as a lifelong boating enthusiast myself, as well as the owner of three
vintage boats that, at present, don’t quite float. My wife was raised in a boating family, as was I. Her boating time was spent on the Mississippi River; mine on northern
Lake Michigan. We’ve often compared notes about this boating lifestyle, and it is no
real surprise that we reminisce over the same romantic qualities that a life on the water
brings.
As our Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club continues to grow, I ponder the vintageboater question a lot more, because we seem to be growing younger as well as more
numerous. What is it about old boats that captivates 90-year-olds as well as twentysomething newcomers.
I don’t know the answer exactly, but, I have a suspicion it has to do with romance:
the smell of a lake or river; the sound of waves slapping against an elderly hull; smells
of wood, gasoline, oil — occasionally the whiff of dry rot; the honest thunder of an
engine that never heard of a computer. It’s also the elegant shapes, the tested beauty of
these unique hulls — and the wonderful stories they whisper if we will only listen.
These old boats need us vintage boaters, beginners as well as old salts; the old
hulls depend on us for their very survival. But we vintage boaters depend on them,
as well. Older boaters listen as wood and early fiberglass hulls whisper stories of our
youth — and before. Younger spirits revel in a completely new and unique kind of
personal discovery. We all have a role in this co-dependence, and dependence is what
brings us together in this wonderful Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club. ©
Bill Basler
Director of Marketing & Membership
The Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club is dedicated to research, documentation, and preservation of all
classic Chris-Craft boats. As the longest-standing marque club in the world, our purpose is to exchange
information, build camaraderie among members, and provide education about classic Chris-Craft boats.
Volume XXXV, Number 3
Summer 2009
The Brass Bell is a quarterly publication of the
Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club
Executive Director, Emeritus: Wilson Wright
President: Terry Fiest
Vice President, and Director of Research:
Don Ayers
Director of Marketing & Membership,
and Treasurer: Bill Basler
Directors: Dick DeFazio, Brian Robinson
Managing Editor and Secretary: Bill Baldwin
Associate Editor: Martha Wolf
Annual Membership (US) $35.00 USD
Annual Membership (Non-US) $50.00 USD
Magazine apportioned at $6.50 per issue
112 14th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Phone: 319.247.7207
Web site: www.Chris-Craft.org
Email: bbasler@Chris-Craft.org
CONTRIBUTORS
Bill Baldwin
Seb Borrello
Terry Fiest
Jim Frechette
Mariella Gibellini
Dan Miller
Scott Newcombe
Herb Pocklington
Mark Proudfoot
Craig Stanfield
Clay Thompson
Martha Wolf
The Brass Bell (ISSN 1527795X) is published
quarterly by the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club.
112 14th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
52403-4025 USA.
Periodical Postage Paid at
Cedar Rapids, IA
POSTMASTER:
Send address changes to:
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©2009 Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club
and contributors. All Rights Reserved.
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LETTERS
Being in the publishing business for
a few decades, as a pro, I can say The
Brass Bell is one of the finest magazines, boating related or not. Keep up
the good job! — Doug Powles
The Brass Bell welcomes
letters from our readers.
Please send all correspondence
to bbasler@Chris-Craft.org
or to the address below. Letters
may be edited for publication.
Please include your full name,
postal address, and Email
address when writing.
The Brass Bell
The Chris-Craft Antique
Boat Club
112 14th Street S.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
We received your message and
advance copy of Spring 2009 Brass
Bell. We were surprised and honored
to see The Quiver on the cover. We
knew Bill Baldwin was writing the
Member Profile, but to also be on the
cover was more than we expected.
Bonnie and I would like to thank
you, Bill Baldwin, Terry Fiest, and
The Brass Bell staff for not only the
fine article of us, but for all the past
and future articles and issues of our
club magazine. You have created
a new level of communication for
our hobby and industry. Due to my
failure to provide Bill Baldwin with
the proper credits for photography
the wrong photographer was shown.
The pictures were actually done
by Cecil Blackburn of Blackburn
Studios, Kelseyville, California. Trent
Pridemore did submit photos for us,
but Bill was not able to use them. I
would like to compliment and thank
Bill Baldwin for his patience and
professionalism in working and communicating with us to get this article
to press. — Ralph and Bonnie Wallen
The Bell is the finest wood boat publication out there and as such is well
worth the wait. I totally understand
your time constraints and will be
waiting patiently for the upcoming
issues. — Craig Wilson
Thanks for doing a world class job!
— Dale Harris
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I swear I don’t know how you all
do what you do for us in the best of
times, much less this mega recession/
depression. Know that we are thankful whenever The Brass Bell arrives,
and let me know of anything I can do
to help. — John Rothert
Bill, I just sent you an Email regarding Hessel a few moments ago, but
forgot to mention The Brass Bell and
the club overall. Having been part of
the vintage boat hobby since the late
1980s, I’ve had the privilege of being
involved with both the ACBS and
many of the marque clubs on a number of occasions. While the economy
can take a toll on one’s involvement
in our hobby, and the potential for
membership growth may seem to be
limited due to age or income demographics, I don’t believe the future
of the vintage boat pass time has
ever been stronger or brighter. With
the continued excellent work that
the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club
produces — The Brass Bell, online
Hull Registry, online Classifieds,
online Forum, and a robust selection of historical items in the online
Chandlery — the Chris-Craft collector has immense resources from
which to choose. Your team has built
upon the strong legacy of the Club
from its’ early days in the 1970s,
and continue to make great strides.
Kudos to you, Terry, Wilson, and the
entire team. Along with other stalwart marque clubs like the Century
Boat Club and Gar Wood Society,
and comprehensive organizations
like the ACBS, we can collaboratively
ensure the future success and vitality of vintage boating. Keep up the
excellent work! — Jeff Rogers
I am writing to say that we are very
excited about The Brass Bell. We
were taken by the front cover of the
Winter 2009 issue but were very
disappointed not to find additional
information on the cover craft. My
husband has taken on the restoration
of a 1953 52-foot Conqueror, moored
in Virginia. It is our goal to bring it
back to the Great Lakes. We would
love to see examples of larger vintage
Chris-Crafts. We love the project
and are constantly searching for photos and news of similar boats. Please
indulge us to keep us motivated
— Shelly Walsh
Just a note to say thanks for your
extraordinary work with the club
activities, really outstanding. — Phil Dillingham
Excuse the stationery — I am spending some relaxing time at my Bay
Lake, Minnesota cabin. I took my
20-foot Chris-Craft Continental out
for a cruise this evening — what a
pleasure! I’ve only owned her since
2004, and am learning more about
her with each copy of The Brass Bell.
The article on rolling boats was great!
Keep up the great work. Thank you
for keeping the Chris-Craft legend
alive. — Ron Randall
This is far and away the classiest
boating site that I choose to spend
time with. It is apparent that a lot of
quality time and thought goes into
the multitude of items which are covered. Everyone is to be congratulated
for the efforts made to put our hobby
and Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club
in such a great light! — Dave Doner
The real scoop about Algonac, Michigan,
Chris-Craft’s Vatican, during the Glory
Years.
Don MacKerer, son of the immortal
Bill MacKerer, Chief Architect of
Chris-Craft from 1922 to 1965, has, at
last, put to paper a compendium of his
memories from the early days of the
Chris-Craft Corporation. TitledView
From the Bilge because Don’s memories
of Algonac, and its denizens are mostly
through the eyes of a youth, this all-new,
fabulously illustrated book from the
Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Press,
puts readers directly on the streets of
Algonac, and inside the old Chris-Craft
plant at a time when the Smith family
was building a boating empire the likes
of which will never again be seen.
View From the Bilge, a 7.75- by
10.5-inch soft-cover book of 132 pages, is
available for $24.00 USD, plus applicable
state taxes plus $5.00 USD basic
shipping and handling. Premium
shipping available upon request.
The Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club
will make available special, numbered
and autographed copies while they last
for $34.00 USD, plus applicable state
taxes plus $5.00 USD basic shipping and
handling.
View
iew From the Bilge
By Donald MacKerer
Order your copies via the new ChrisCraft Antique Boat Club Online Chandlery at www.chris-craft.org/store.
Or call 319.247.7207 8-5 CST. Credit
Cards may be used for phone and online
store purchases.
Orders may be mailed with a check,
certified check, or cashiers check to:
Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Press
Attn: View From the Bilge
112 14th St SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
You can also order online, using the
“Send Money” feature of PayPal. Send to
PayPal account: bbasler@chris-craft.org
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C h r i s - C r a f t A n t i q u e B o at C L U B
C O L L A B O R AT E S W I T H M I N N E S O TA L A K E S
MARITIME MUSEUM ON Chris-Craft EXHIBIT
3D boat wireframes were generously provided by club member Bo Zolland, www.viztech.se
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he Minnesota Lakes Maritime
Museum, Alexandria, Minnesota
recently announced the public opening
of the new History of Chris-Craft Exhibit.
The permanent exhibit is located in
the new 5,000 square foot hall adjoining the main museum. The extensive
display is a collaborative effort between
exhibit sponsor, Alexandria Clinic, P.A.,
the Minnesota Lakes Maritime Museum,
and the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club,
who provided much of the historic
research, documentation, and archive
images.
It features an impressive chronological display of Chris-Craft company history. Beautifully designed display panels form a backdrop to the collection of
restored vintage runabouts. Collectively,
the display graphics, and the boats tell
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ing of the company in the early 1900s,
through the early 1970s when the last
wooden Chris-Craft traveled through the
assembly line.
This exhibit is a perfect educational
platform for the Chris-Craft Antique
Boat Club to reach a broad regional audience, and to teach about Chris-Craft, the
company’s intertwined history with Gar
Wood (who has historical ties to the area),
and vintage boating in general. By way
of the financial generosity of Alexandria
Clinic, P.A., and the tremendous facilities
and collections of the Minnesota Lakes
Maritime Museum, the Chris-Craft
Antique Boat Club is part of a great collaborative foundation to teach about this
important piece of Americana.
Tim Hunt, Administrator for
Alexandria Clinic, P.A., commented
about the exhibit, “We feel this is a won-
derful opportunity to provide a unique
educational experience for families when
they visit the museum. We are very
pleased to sponsor an exhibit of this caliber that will garner national attention for
our community.”
A grand reception for museum members was held on Monday, August 17. The
Chris-Craft Exhibit opened to the public
on Tuesday August 18, 2009.
The Minnesota Lakes Maritime
Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of antique and
classic watercraft, resort memorabilia,
and sporting equipment used on the
Minnesota lakes.
For general information contact Bruce
Olson, Museum Director at 320-759-1114
or visit www.mnlakesmaritime.org ©
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On June 23 through June 29, Herb Pocklington — one-time senior
Chris-Craft Corporation executive and a native of Algonac
Michigan — addressed three groups in his home town: a) The local
Historical; Society, b) a Michigan branch of the ACBS rendezvous, and
c) A group of local government, fraternal and civic leaders. The subject
of his addresses: “Legends of Algonac,”: building a memorial statue to
Christopher Columbus Smith and Garfield “Gar”Wood, both natives of
Algonac. His brief progress report follows:
Legends of Algonac
eturning to Algonac, 60 years after apprenticing at ChrisCraft (actually unloading box-cars) to propose to city
fathers that we create a memorial to Christopher Columbus
Smith — who invented motorboating, and Gar Wood who set
World records with them, I was pleased to recognize many of
the names on the guest list (they turned out to be their grandchildren). All was made right when one of my childhood playmates, Chris Smith (Christopher Columbus Smith’s grandson)
stepped to the microphone saying, “The first time I met Herb
Pocklington was when my mother [Bernard Smith’s wife Dora]
said, ‘You are all cleaned up Christopher; don’t you get dirty
playing with Herbert.’”
Later, aboard Chris’s beautifully customized Chris-Craft
Sea Skiff (we never made one that beautiful), with Chris at
the helm and his delightful daughter Joy handling lines, we
lead the fleet of the Michigan ACBS annual rendezvous down
the St. Clair River to the historic Old Club, where I told the
membership about the memorial and, with them, watched
a film of the making of Miss America X, a boat that held the
speed record for two decades. The movie was narrated by
Gar, himself.
Our proposal included life-size bronze statues of Chris
Smith and Gar Wood, standing together, looking out over the
beautiful river they made famous. Members expressed their
enthusiastic support, and were informed that we would be
back for their much needed help. At this juncture, we have
finally secured all approvals to place these statues.
The proposal included an annex to the excellent Algonac
Museum, to display marine artifacts, photos, films, and memorabilia now being identified by family members and others. One historic treasure already offered is a Bible, with an
inscription to Chris Smith by his mother in the early 1800s.
The search is on and all ideas welcomed. ©
Photo by Don Ayers
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Get Your Child In Pictures
oaters heading out on the water
this fall may need a properly-fitted kid’s life jacket for a young boating guest — and they are in luck. The
non-profit BoatU.S. Foundation offers
a no-cost Kid’s Life Jacket Loaner
Program which gives boaters and parents the opportunity to borrow a children’s life jacket for the day or weekend.
And when you stop by one of the 500
locations across the country to pick up
a loaner jacket, have your camera ready.
The Foundation is looking for photos of
kids wearing Loaner Program life jackets — just like Madison and Mackenzie
La Rue (shown above), enjoying a ride
in Greg Rudloff’s, 1934 23-foot Hacker,
Swan Song. The best photos will be featured in a 2010 calendar. The BoatU.S.
Foundation will also use some of the
images to promote the popular program.
Photos can be Emailed to Life Jacket
Program Manager Alanna Keating at
AKeating@BoatUS.com .
“Send us a photo, and your child will
have an opportunity to be a role model
for boating safety,” said Keating.“They’ll
be helping other kids just like them stay
safe on the water.” In November, judges
will select the best photos to be featured
in the calendar that will be offered for
sale on www.BoatUS.com/foundation .
Proceeds from the calendar will help keep
this life-saving program afloat. ©
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This very rare photo from the
Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Archive gives us a rare glimpse of a wheeled model.
Give us your best shot at a clever caption, and your name will be recorded forever in
the Brass Bell Archive!
Caption Contest
Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club member Scott Newcombe is our winner this issue.
“Whatever happens honey, keep smiling and
don’t let on we’ve never been on a boat before!”
— Scott Newcombe
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Pocklington’s Perspective
About Boat Design
By Herb Pocklington
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Caption Contest
Submit a clever caption via Email to:
BBcaptioncontest@Chris-Craft.org,
or by snail mail to:
Brass Bell Caption Contest
Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club
112 14th Street SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
The winning caption will be printed
with the photo in the following issue.
Entries for the Fall 2009 issue must be
received by October 5, 2009.
The contest is open to Chris-Craft
Antique Boat Club members.
Herb Pocklington, eldest (in years,
certainly not in attitude) living
senior executive of Chris-Craft
Corporation, was born and raised
in Algonac, Michigan, where motor
boating all began. He began his
career unloading boxcars at the
nearby Chris-Craft plant on the St.
Clair River. Working his way along
the corporate ladder, he eventually
served as a Buyer, Public Relations
Director, Advertising Manager,
Director of Product Planning and
Styling, and finally Chairman
and CEO of Chris-Craft S.A.
(Switzerland) and Chris-Craft
Italia. Succumbing to considerable
arm-twisting by the editorial
staff, Herb has agreed to write a
quarterly column for The Brass
Bell. We’ve decided to call it “Herb
Pocklington’s Perspective.” This is
the first of many wonderful columns
to come. Enjoy!
am not qualified to write
about this because my
elementary school teacher,
Anna Stewart, struck me
with her ruler on the back of
my hand while I was drawing a boat on the back of my
lined pad …something about
it being English class. Chris
Smith, in the next row, got
away with it, I think, because
his Grandfather — and whole
family — were into boats
and getting pretty famous
for it. I saw pictures of old
Christopher Columbus Smith
doing exactly what I was
doing, sitting on a piling by
the river, with his pad on his
knee.
I was a little older than
Chris; we were the youngest in big families, and we
were friends and near neighbors. On the way to school,
we walked past Gar Wood’s
big brown house on the river,
turned west, and walked past
his Grandpa’s house on the
corner of Clay and Michigan,
(hard by the Chris-Craft railtracks which ran through
town), then past the ball diamond to school.
The dirt-and-grass ball
diamond served for football,
baseball, and track. There were
no seats, except for a straightback chair old Chris Smith
leaned against a Maple tree
on the strip of grass between
Clay Street and his sidewalk.
He was nice to the kids and
always talked to us — and
shared cookies Mrs. Smith
brought out.
Christopher Columbus
Smith, who invented motor
boating, was seldom called
that, except by historians and
editors of magazines like this
one. He died when “young”
Chris and I were 13.
On a vacant lot on Colonial
Lane, where the MacKerers
and several of the Smith families lived, there were “pick up”
games on weekends. As Don
Mackerer pointed out in his
recent book, View From the
Bilge, everyone wanted to be
on Harsen Smith’s team. He
was good, and went on to star
at the University of Michigan.
Chris’s brother Charles
and my oldest brother were
on the same football team.
Chris went away to school at
Cranbrook, or he would have
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ing off to the Army…then
coming back to Algonac and
Chris-Craft.
Boat design is rationalized
in the eyes and minds of the
beholders and first judged
by what sells on a continuing basis. Style, not design,
gets a lot of brands up and
running, but does not — in
and of itself — assure continuing sales success, nor
buyer satisfaction on a longterm basis. New builders
could not enter competition
against a continuing successful brand — even with
comparable quality — unless
they gained buyers with new
styling.
Case in point: Chris Smith
(not a stylist) concentrated
on hull strength and performance through an evolutionary process that led to
“testing by racing.” With that
established, super-structure
lines, shapes, upholstery,
weather considerations, liveaboard accommodations,
and enhanced performance
evolved and were constantly
tested.
Much is said about the
duck-boats-to-motorboats
era, not enough about every
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member of all the Smith families using and testing their
wares, and building their own
private boats. That built-in
automatic strategy was impossible to copy — until quality
builders, like Century, Gar
Wood, and others successfully
launched similar boats with
styling nuances.
Given that, Chris-Craft
also entered the styling race,
very carefully, and their sales
leadership was never threatened. Early on, A. W. Bill
MacKerer and his crew of
engineers evolved style and
design, as major manufacturers of other recreational and
transportation equipment
were doing — before the era
of fins and chrome reset the
stage for product design. Even
then, Chris-Craft’s in-house
engineering prevailed over
styling.
When designer Don
Mortrude joined the firm,
subtle changes in super-structure, wood finishes, external
hardware and product names
emerged, and Chris-Craft
reasserted its design leadership…with a touch of good
styling of the kind that continued the tradition. ©
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Brass bulkhead lights.
By Martha Wolf
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his year the 2009 Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival in
Tavares (formerly the Mount Dora show) had a new vendor with interesting wares and an even more interesting back
story. Big Ship Salvage is an antique dealer with a nautical
twist, offering everything from brass bulkhead lights to nine
thousand pounds of rope. Want a ship’s telegraph in the front
hallway? They have several from which to choose. Want to put
an anchor in your front landscape? How about a brass propeller
as wall art?
The whole thing got started as a bit of a fluke. Owner John
Clifford had been in a variety of industries. He had spent time
in the U.S. Air Force, worked for Lockheed Martin, and was
working in the insurance industry when he started a small
antique business on the side. In May of 2002, he decided he
had spent enough of his life behind a desk and, with wife Carla
at his side, was going to make a go of the antique trade. They
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moved back to Monticello, Indiana, where both of them grew
up (yes, they were high school sweethearts too!) and threw
themselves into their antique business full time. On a business
trip to India, John took a side visit to a shipyard where he saw a
pile of brass bulkhead lights. They caught his eye, and he made
negotiations to buy the lot — all 50 of them. The whole way
home, John pondered how many years it would take to sell all
50 of those lights. Much to his surprise, all the lights were spoken for before he could get them cleaned and on display in his
shop — Big Ship Salvage was born.
Seven years later, John operates Big Ship Salvage full time
with Carla out of their home in Monticello, Indiana. While
they specialize in nautical salvage, they still carry some general
antiques that catch his eye, about a 95 percent to 5 percent split.
Full size binnacle with ship’s rope in background.
John never knows what he’s going to find on a trip visiting
shipyards in India, Bangladesh and Kuwait; Carla keeps the
website up to date with new and interesting finds. All of the
items are salvaged from commercial vessels; nothing is taken
from shipwreck sites, or from active ships. John has formed
close relationships with the shipyard owners who still respect
a handshake as a contract, and they keep him in the loop on
what’s coming up. When the containers of merchandise arrive
in Monticello, it’s like Christmas, unpacking and sorting
through the latest inventory, deciding what will go to the storefront in Florida and what will be listed on the web. Their customer base ranges from boat enthusiasts looking for brass hardware to home builders and designers who like the unique look
and durability of solid brass lights.
This year Big Ship Salvage has been at the Sunnyland
Antique Boat Festival, at Clayton, New York, and has also been
involved in a Nautical Flea Market in Islamorada in the Florida
Keys — among other locations. John is always looking for new
venues to attend where he can market his unique array of nautical history. On the web, Big Ship Salvage is found at www.bigshipsalvage.com. In Fort Meyers, Florida, their store is located
at Gannon’s Antique and Art Mall, 16521 Tamiami Trail, Fort
Myers, Florida, 33908.
Where the business goes next is always a bit of a mystery.
John never knows what he will find on his next trip, and has
even gotten several orders to do reproduction castings of specific brass lamp styles. As long as he is not behind a desk — and
there are shipyards to deal with — Big Ship Salvage will continue to bring an interesting and eclectic array of antique and
nautical wares to the public. Check them out! ©
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Wheel, Throttle, and Gearshift
…why things happen the way they do—whether
you want them to, or not.
By Bill Baldwin
Y
ou’ve carefully set things up to bring your venerated runabout onto the dock perfectly; done everything; thought of
everything. This one’s gonna’ be a greaser for sure. Then, without
warning, you realize you’re moving too fast; you’re caught with
full right rudder, and the stern’s drifting left toward the dock
like it’s on ice. All of a sudden, you’re only along for the ride. You
try everything, but the forces are more than you can control…
WHAM! BAM! [Editor’s Note: In order to preserve the family
orientation of this publication, the remainder of the paragraph
has been deleted due to violent content and language.]
Another faultless varnish job bites the dust as that gleaming
mahogany showpiece ignores all inputs to helm, throttle, and gearshift, then gleefully gores itself on the one place at the dock that
is capable of defeating rub-rail protection supplied by the best
marine designers of the antique and classic boat world. Of course,
this happens before an audience made up of people who never
show up when you glide onto a mooring like you’ve been doing it
all your life (even if you actually have been doing it all your life).
Just what is it that lets people make perfect landings every
blankety-blank time? What right do others have to back a Riviera
into a slip as if it were a Buick? Why do some people’s boats look
if they just came off the production line — in spite of frequent
operation in adverse wind and waves?
The rest of us mere mortals (with our scratched and battered
boats) would love to dismiss these talented Skippers as people
with more luck than skill, but we simply can’t. They operate with
focus, skill, coordination, and — most importantly — an inherent
connection to the implacable principles of physics governing all
boats with rudders and single, non-pivoting propellers. Probably
the biggest difficulty about maneuvering our old boats and their
“traditional” propulsion systems is that the only directional control we have is pivoting the stern left or right. In case anybody
hasn’t yet noticed, steering a boat forward only seems like driving
a car, but any resemblance to following a couple of wheels that
reliably lead a chassis right or left is only a dangerous dream. And
in reverse, most of the time, no matter which way we turn the
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steering wheel, we can only pivot the stern to the left. Aside from
that, we can make them go forward or backward, but that’s it.
Worse yet, unless we hit something or let them glide to a halt, the
only way to stop is to throw the propeller into reverse — with all
the trouble that causes. It’s a difficult life we suffering Skippers
lead, and there’s not much we can do about it because our problems are caused by largely immutable principles of physics.
Here’s what we’re up against:
SIDE FORCES — BLAME THE PROPELLER
Most basic maneuvering problems are caused by unexpected
Side Forces that pivot the sterns of our boats right or left, independent of how we’ve turned the steering wheel. Most of these
are caused by the propeller — or at least the effect of the propeller — on the boat hull. The worst part about these forces is
that there’s not much you can do except deal with ‘em. But that
very art of dealing is what separates real boat handlers from the
average klutz. Read on and weep!
Side Forces Underway
You’d think since propellers are designed to propel your boat,
that turning one AHEAD (to the right) would cause the boat
to move straight ahead, and that turning one ASTERN would
cause it to move the boat straight astern. Oh no. That’s the reason “pointable” stern drives and outboards are so popular these
days. One of the biggest problems is that a propeller produces
clearly demonic Side Forces in addition to thrust along the propeller shaft. These demons can be broken down into the following four elements: Following Wake Effect, Inclination Effect,
Helical Discharge Effect, and Shallow Submergence Effect.
They are (more or less) illustrated in Figure 1.
Pivoting the Stern Left
The Following Wake Effect, pivots the stern to the left and is
caused by the hull dragging water along with it because of skin
friction. The closer to the hull (high wake effect), the closer its
velocity is to that of the hull. Farther below (low wake effect),
the velocity slows. This dragged water is called the frictional
wake, and starts out at zero thickness at the bow but can reach
considerable thickness towards the stern — and the propeller.
Within this wedge-shaped envelope of water moving along at
different speeds, the propeller blades exert more torque when
turned through regions of high following wake near the hull.
With right-rotating screws, this tends to move the stern to left
(causing the boat to veer to the right).
Pivoting the Stern Right
The three remaining demons attempt to pivot the stern
right and your bow left. Together, they overpower the Following
Wake Effect and insure that you nearly always have to apply a
little right rudder to make your boat go in a straight line.
In addition to its fore-to-aft motion, the Following Wake
Effect also has an upward motion aft that has an important effect
on propeller behavior; this is called the Inclination Effect. As the
propeller blades move downward (along the right side of their
circular path), they meet water that is moving upward as well,
increasing their thrust in this arc — and decreasing thrust on the
upward, right arc. The effect is heightened because we incline the
shaft upward so it can pass through the hull to the engine.
Helical Discharge from the propeller of a single-screw boat
impinges directly on the rudder. That part of the discharge
above the propeller hub creates a force that tends to pivot the
stern to the right while the discharge below the propeller hub
tends to pivot the stern to the left. Because of the increased
blade angles of attack in the upper arc (due to the Following
Wake Effect), the discharge from the upper half of the arc is
stronger and the net effect tends once more to pivot the stern
right along with the Helical Discharge.
Finally, a Shallow Submergence Effect frequently draws air
from the surface when considerable power is applied to the
propeller and causes the blades in the upper arc to act as if it
were in a less dense medium; thus also pivoting the stern right.
As mentioned above, all three of these forces completely
negate the Following Wake Effect and what is left over becomes
the diabolical Side Force.
Side Forces Starting Under Way
With your boat at rest or just starting to move, the stern usually pivots to the right. Why? Well, since the hull isn’t moving,
the Following Wake Effect is virtually nil. And since only the
Shallow Submergence Effect is independent of the Following
Figure 1
High Wake
Effect
» inclination effect
(water flow and shaft)
» shallow submergence effect
» helical discharge effect
» following lake effect
LOw Wake
Effect
moves stern left
side force
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Wake Effect, it’s got to be responsible. Look at the water in the
vicinity of the propeller when you watch someone start off rapidly. You’ll see a churning action as air is drawn down into the
propeller disk, even though the propeller is well below the surface, and sure enough, the stern will be pivoting to the right.
Side Forces When Backing
It’s when you’re in reverse that things really go haywire.
When turning the propeller in reverse the resulting Side Force
is now on the other side, pivoting the stern to the left this time.
When you begin to back up with the boat dead in the water,
the propeller is biting into undisturbed water; therefore there is
no Following Wake Effect to pivot the stern right — and counter discharge from the propeller whose upper half tends to
bank up against the right side of the counter while the lower
half spills under the keel. The result strongly pivots the stern to
the left. For this reason, it’s necessary for a single-screw boat to
build up appreciable sternway before the tendency to back to
left can be overcome by use of the rudder.
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RUDDERS: THE ONLY STRAIGHT SHOOTERS
Rudders are hydrofoils, designed to obtain a lift force perpendicular to the flow of water running past them. If they are
swung to the left, this lift factor drags them to the right, and
visa-versa — with no other side effects. Rudders also produce a
drag force parallel to the flow of water that acts against the lift,
so the turning power of any rudder is a resultant vector somewhere in-between the two forces. A most important thing for
we single-screw Skippers to remember is that since rudders are
mounted directly astern of our propellers, a large Rudder Force
can be obtained from the propeller current flow as the propeller turns to move the boat ahead, even though the hull has not
begun to move appreciably. Unfortunately, putting the boat in
reverse from a standstill can cause only a very slight current to
flow past the rudder, so no appreciable Rudder Force will be
felt until the rudder itself is moving smartly through the water.
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Under our own power, we Stinkpotters steer boats by means
of the three forces described above: Propeller Thrust, Side
Force, and Rudder. And although we’ve considered them sepaFigure 4
rately, we’ve got to combine them if we’re to predict what they
do in concert.
If we define Propeller Thrust as the component of propeller
action that acts in line with the propeller shaft (turning forward
or aft), we can lump all other components of propeller action
in the horizontal plane and call it simply, Side Force. Similarly,
because the force on a rudder inclined to the flow is nearly
perpendicular to its faces, we can define that force as Rudder
Force. Next, since all three forces act at nearly the same place
near the stern of a boat, we can, for all practical purposes, consider the combined effort as a Resultant Force. We Skippers do
the controlling of our boats by knowing how to live with — and
control — this Resultant Force.
Drawings 2 through 8 contain vector diagrams that vary
combinations of Propeller Thrust, Side Force, and Rudder
Force into Resultant Forces that can be used to predict which
way the stern will pivot when we use varying combinations of
propeller and rudder. Clearly, throttle settings impact the magnitude of most stern movements, and these has been left as an
exercise for the reader.
Figure 5
In Forward Gear
Figure 2 shows what happens at the stern when you turn the
wheel left as the propeller is turning forward. The stern pivots
to the right because the combination of Side Force and Rudder
Force, and the bow goes to the left — pretty much just like you
want it to.
Figure 3 shows what happens when the propeller’s going forward and the rudder is fore-and-aft. Even though your steering
wheel is straight, the stern inexorably pivots to the right, and
this is the reason you always have to run a straight course with a
little right rudder (even though you adjusted the steering wheel
to perfectly line up when the rudder is fore and aft).
Figure 4 shows why you’ve got to turn the wheel farther
when you’re steering right than when steering left. Even though
the rudder is operating normally to pivot the stern to the left,
the Side Force subtracts from it, making a lesser Resultant
Force when you’re steering to the left. Remember, we’re not
making this up!
In Reverse Gear
Figure 5 shows what happens when you turn the wheel to
the left, then throw the gearshift into reverse. Note that there’s
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hardly any Rudder Force at all because no water is flowing
along its faces — but the Side Force is now magnified. Why?
Because the propeller is biting into undisturbed water; therefore there is no Following Wake Effect to diminish discharge
from the propeller on the counter and the keel, and this magnifies the Side Force. The stern swings to the left.
If you have a few knots of forward way on, this is the easiest
way to kill your forward motion and swing your stern smartly
to the dock. Life would be so much easier if all docking situations were exactly like this.
Figure 6 shows what happens when you shift into reverse
with the rudder in fore-and-aft position — pretty much the
same thing, only less thrust to the left.
Figure 7 shows what happens when you turn the wheel all
the way right, then shift into reverse. There’s still not enough
Rudder Force to deal with the magnified Side Force and…
Surprise! Your stern still pivots to the left — proving once more
that physics, not you is always master of the situation.
Finally, Figure 8, at left, shows what happens once you’re
underway in reverse. Now, you’ve got some water moving over
the faces of the rudder and viola! The stern at last pivots to the
right just as you wanted it to (if a bit grudgingly).
Figure 8
THE CONCLUSION
No matter what boat you’re running, if it has a single, fixed
propeller and a single, fixed rudder mounted astern of that propeller, it’s going to handle according to the physical principles
described above. All this varies, of course, with the configuration of your particular hull. But in most cases, the only variances will be in the magnitude of the pivoting — although it is
true that in rare cases, some single-screw boats have a tendency
to pivot right when moving ahead. How to handle all of this?
First of all, know the physics of things so you can make at least
half-accurate predictions of what will happen. Then, practice,
practice, practice on your own, particular boat until you have a
pretty good idea about the magnitude of the vectors that actually happen.
Finally, there will come a day when you can put that runabout on the dock every time — better, even, than Chris Smith,
himself. Then just as you’re about to impress a large crowd at
the gas dock with your magnificent handling skills, the wind
will come up, you’ll be caught with full right rudder, and the
stern will start drifting left toward the dock like it’s on ice. All
of a sudden, you’ll only be along for the ride as your prized hat
blows from your head. You’ll try everything, but the wind will
be more than you can control, and… WHAM! BAM!
Wind? That’s a whole ’nother subject. ©
Basic principals of physics and drawing concepts compiled from:
Crenshaw, R.S., Jr. (Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired),
Naval Shiphandling, Fourth Edition, Annapolis: Naval Institute Press,
1988. 13-47. All used with permission of the publisher.
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Profile
Robert Scott Reichardt
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orn and Raised in Des
Moines, Iowa, Scott was
about six when he took his
first boat ride on the Des
Moines River in a wooden
outboard with the local
Johnson outboard dealer who
raced boats with his dad.
When Scott’s family began
taking two-week vacations
on Lake Okoboji in Northern
Iowa, he learned to row a
wooden-strip-built rowboat. Later, his folks allowed him to run
a rowboat with a small outboard motor. He was always in awe
of all the wooden runabouts on the lake: “Predominately, ChrisCrafts, Centurys, and a couple of painted Higgins,” as Scott
puts it.
It was Scott’s Dad who really started him down the road to
the “speedboat” habit from which he has never recovered. In
addition to being a dyed-in-the-wool, alcohol-fueled hydroplane
racer, Robert Reichardt was President and General Manager of
Riverview Park1, an amusement park in Des Moines located on
an island surrounded by the Des Moines River and Riverview
lagoon. Noting that the boat races in which he participated
were very popular with the Riverview crowds, Robert decided
to make “speedboat” rides one of the park’s attractions. During
the late Forties and Fifties, very few Iowans owned their own
boats, and the “rides” were an immediate success. The first
boats that guests rode were 16-foot Hafer Fireball Deluxe runabouts. These were replaced by roomier 18-foot Chris-Craft
Rivieras; later by 19-foot Chris-Craft Capris. The boats circled
the lagoon two at a time, then created a scary climax by passing
at speed under the wooden entrance bridge.
Scott’s first opportunity to operate a wooden runabout came
when he and his Dad took one of the Chris-Craft Rivieras
north to Clear Lake in Iowa after the Park had closed for the
season on Labor Day. He was 14 at the time, and, “…if I wasn’t
hooked on speedboats before, I certainly was by then.”
Before retiring, Scott was a partner in a company that owned
welding supply and industrial, medical, and specialty gas distributorships in the Midwest. It was Headquartered in Des
Moines, Iowa. He is married to the former Pamela Teraberry
Reichardt — “Pam,” except to the Grandkids, who know her as,
“Pippi,” also from Des Moines. The two went to all the same
schools through college, although Scott is five years ahead of
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her. Currently residents of
Horseshoe Bay on Lake L.B.J
in Texas, he and Pam have
three daughters, all living in
Austin, Texas. At present, they
have five grandchildren, all
under five years of age: two
boys and three girls.
Scott’s first classic boat was
a 1954 Chris-Craft 18-foot
Sportsman, which he named
Cold Duck. His boss at the
time found the boat for him on the afore-mentioned Clear
Lake. He and Pam were living at the time in Davenport Iowa,
which is on the Mississippi River. He kept the boat in an open
slip at Sunset Marina, which was close to his office. After using
the boat a couple of times, he left town to attend a National
Welding Supply Association annual convention. While gone, he
received a call from one of his employees, who had bad news:
Cold Duck had sunk in the slip. The good news though was that
the marina had re-floated the boat, and it was now up on shore.
Since it was fall and Iowa’s cold weather was approaching, Scott decided to take the boat to the company’s warehouse
for a winter repair project. Against Pam’s adamant advice, He
decided to pull the engine, turn the boat over, fiberglass the
bottom from the waterline down, and pretty well make a new
boat out of the Sportsman. When the bottom had been glassed
and painted, he turned the boat upright, rebuilt the motor box,
added new upholstery, and brushed on fresh varnish. Afterward,
Cold Duck looked great, and Scott couldn’t wait to re-launch her
in the spring.
Then, when the boat had been back in the water about two
weeks — and earning many compliments from friends about
the great restoration — Scott noticed something hanging from
the bottom of the boat. Upon closer inspection, he discovered
it was fiberglass peeling off the bottom. After the first of many
“I-told-you-so looks” from Pam, he took the boat back to the
shop, removed all the fiberglass (“…which wasn’t very difficult…”), and simply painted the bottom.
Back in the water, the boat enjoyed for a fairly successful
remainder of the season, although Scott remembers keeping
the engine running was always a challenge. The next Spring, he
sold the Sportsman and bought a 22-foot Cruisers, Inc. day
cruiser. Then, while Pam was in the hospital with the birth of
their second daughter in 1975, he bought a 1963 Chris-Craft
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37-foot Constellation cruiser. This was the boat
his family grew up with. In addition to using
the Connie for customer entertaining, the family took an annual, week-long family trip up
the Mississippi, spending some of the nights at
marinas and others on sand bars. “”We always
had a great time in that boat,” Scott remembers
with a smile.
The most exciting boat Scott has either
owned, ridden in, or driven is his Campise class-C hydroplane
powered by a Yamato 302 racing outboard. Top speed 62 mph.
But his favorite boat remains the Chris-Craft Constellation
cruiser. Today, his favorite riding boat is Baby Boomer, his 1946
20-foot Chris-Craft prototype #1 for the production run of
20-foot Custom Runabouts. He calls it,“…a truly a one-off boat.”
Other boats Scott currently owns are, Old No. 7, a 1936 ChrisCraft 19-foot Custom Runabout, Lil’ Darlin, a 1948 Chris-Craft
17-foot Deluxe Runabout, and — wouldn’t you know? — Riverview,
a 1950 Chris-Craft 18-foot Riviera Runabout, just like the one he
and his Dad took to Clear Lake when he was 14.
One of the truly impressive features of the Lake L.B.J. boat
show each year is seeing every one these magnificently kept boats
lined up in the same boathouse at Scott’s lakeside home. Another
impressive feature of the show is the fabulous Friday-night supper Scott and Pam put on for the show’s Friday-night kickoff.
Editorial Comment: Good grief, those two really know how to
give a party!
Scott recently made a road trip to Sioux City, Iowa to pick up
a 1948 Hafer 16-foot Phantom 75 Runabout, which restorer Jim
Frechette, Chuck Webb (a Hafer expert), and he are currently
restoring. Scott will present it to his oldest grandson, Tripp, for
his fifth birthday. In Scott’s words, “He is as nuts about boats as I
am, so I need to get him started off right as early as possible!”
Scott belongs to the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club, the
Antique and Classic Boat Society, Inc., as well as its Southwest
chapter, and the Texas Classic Yacht Club.
He is also an Admiral in the Texas Navy, and was highly
honored when the Southwest Chapter — spearheaded by Jim
Frechette — presented him with the Texas Navy Admiral’s flag
and certificate after the 2006 Horseshoe Bay/Austin area boat
show.“It really caught me by surprise,” Scott declares, “and they
are proudly displayed in my boat house with my outboard racing
collection.
As a last word, Scott states that he is not a fan of judged boat
shows. In his own words, “I feel classic boats should be owned,
used, and enjoyed, hence, may not be in pristine condition. Our
[Lake L.B.J./Austin, Texas] boat show is about cruising, socializing, and good fellowship. We do give some Skipper’s-Choice
awards on the basis of what people like the best rather than how
authentic a boat is. At least that’s the way I vote.” ©
This charming amusement park has long since ceased to exist, but
its memories are kept alive in a beautifully nostalgic Website, http://
riverviewparkdsm.com. It’s well worth spending a few moments in this
wonderful view of the past
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Clayton
B y D a n M i l l e r, C u r a t o r, A B M
F
or much of the year, the Village of Clayton, NY is a quiet
place, but during the summer months, the village bustles
with summer residents and tourists. And while travelers have
been coming to Cl http://www.pixelarchitecture.com/todd/
skinner_card.jpg ayton for many years, making tourism a leading economic driver, the village also has a long history of other
industries and manufacturing. For example, did you know that
in 1890, Clayton had a basket maker, a brick manufacturer, a
clothesline manufacturer, a furniture manufacturer, two centerboard makers, three carriage makers, nine blacksmiths, a fishing
lure factory, and at least 18 boat and ship builders?
In 2009, the Antique Boat Museum will join forces with the
Thousand Islands Museum, also in Clayton, to develop a new
multi-location exhibit that will explore and celebrate Clayton’s
diverse manufacturing history. Clayton had a number of boat
builders, and it will come as no surprise that these will be
the highlight of the ABM’s exhibit. In addition to the boats,
our new exhibit is going to feature Skinner Fishing Spoons;
Clayton inventions, such as the folding-fan centerboard used
in skiffs and canoes; swimsuits made in local knitting factories; the souvenir paddles of Alpheus Keech and Wilbur &
Wheelock; sub-chasers built for the war effort; and Frink snowplows. Sprinkled throughout the exhibit will be other examples
of items that were made in Clayton.
A few of the highlights of the Made in Clayton exhibit are:
Wilbur & Wheelock
Clayton residents Charles Wilbur and Jay Wheelock were
employees of the St. Lawrence River Skiff, Canoe and Steam
Launch Company until that firm was sold and moved to
Ogdensburg, NY. Wilbur, foreman of his former firm, and
Wheelock, who was a boat painter, opened up their new boat
shop and livery on Water Street (now Riverside Drive) in
downtown Clayton. Here they built St. Lawrence River skiffs
and canoes, earning the reputation for building boats of the
finest quality. In addition to the boats, Wilbur& Wheelock
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also produced souvenir paddles for the tourist trade, competing with another Clayton icon, Alpheus Keech. Unlike Keech
though, who hand-painted his paddles, Wilbur & Wheelock
decorated their paddles with decals.
Folding Fan Centerboards
A prime example of the ingenuity of Clayton’s entrepreneurs is the folding fan centerboard. Invented as a means to
provide a low-profile centerboard case that wouldn’t interfere
with the oarsman in a skiff, these types of centerboards were
popular with the skiff sailors, whose rudder-less style of sailing
was facilitated by the ability to quickly raise and lower the centerboard by its handle while tacking. Montreville Atwood, along
with his brother James, was the first Claytonian to receive a patent for the folding centerboard in 1880. Joel Couch patented
several improved versions of the folding centerboard that differed from the Atwood board. Thomas Brough, of Gananoque,
Ontario, and Clayton invented and manufactured still another
variation of the folding centerboard. (Brough also manufactured a patented clothesline!)
Skinner Trolling Spoons
Gardiner Skinner, originally living in Gananoque, moved
to Clayton on recommendation of Clayton druggist Charles
Ellis in 1879. Upon settling here, Skinner opened his fishing
lure factory, where he produced his patented fishing spoons.
Skinner was awarded his first patent for the distinctive fluting on the spoon blades that increased reflectivity and thus
improved the lure’s attraction to the fish. Part of the patent was also for the unique manner in which the central wire
shaft and eye were formed of a single piece. Skinner was subsequently awarded two more patents for variations on the
fluting of the spinner blade. By the 1890s, Skinner’s factory
was employing 20 women, and producing as many as twelve
hundred lures each day during the winter — the height of
his manufacturing season. In 1893, Skinner was the only lure
Above: Genie is a good
example of skiffs built
during the steamboat era of
pre-1900. At 20 feet long
and only 3.5 feet wide,
Genie was easy to row and
still handle a brisk chop on a
windy day. Built in Clayton,
NY by St. Lawrence River
Skiff, Canoe and Steam
launch Co. in 1890.
Left: Fair Lady represents
the transition from rowing
skiffs to the runabout.The
hull at 20 feet by 4 feet is
quite a bit heavier than a
rowing skiff. Fitted with a
one- or two-cylinder gas
engine, it putt-putted its
way across the river and was
often called a “skiff-putt.”
Built in Clayton by L.E.
Fry in 1916.
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Above: Chattahoochee is
Clayton’s example of the
early version of the fast
runabout with planing hull.
This boat has a length of
25-feet and beam of 6.5feet and is powered by a
Gray Marine 6-60. Built in
Clayton by Henry Thibault
in 1929.
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manufacturer to win an award at the
Columbian Exposition at the Chicago
World’s Fair. Skinner died in 1903,
and his business was run by his widow
and daughter until they sold the business to Mrs. Calumet Fitzgerald about
1930. The business, which was located
on James Street where the NAPA
store is now, was finally closed in 1962.
As part of our exhibit about Skinner
spoons, our younger visitors will have the opportunity to
make their own fishing lures to take home with them.
Sub-Chasers
When thinking of Clayton’s boatbuilding past, thoughts of
the skiffs and launches of such builders as L.E. Fry, A. Bain,
and others come quickly to mind. Clayton’s boatbuilders also
built large ships, and during the First World War, produced
six sub-chasers for the United States Navy. These sub-chasers
were 110 feet in length, nearly 15 feet beam, and were constructed with oak frames and pine planking and decking. Four
sub-chasers were built by L.E. Fry & Company, SC 147, SC
148, SC 337, and SC 338. Following L.E. Fry & Company’s
restructuring, that resulting in the Clayton Ship and Boat
Building Corp., two more sub-chasers (SC 411 and SC 412)
were built, though they were not completed in time to participate in the war effort. Clayton’s wartime efforts met with
some success: SC 338 was credited by the British Admiralty
with a “possible sinking.”
All of us at the Antique Boat
Museum and Thousand Islands
Museum have been having a lot of fun
putting this exhibit together, going
through our collections to find the
various objects that we’ve collected
that were made in Clayton, and imaging what else must still be out there on
collectors’ shelves, and hidden away in
attics, basements, and barns. If you’ve
got something neat that was made in Clayton and would
like to share it with us, we’d love to hear from you! Contact
ABM Curator Dan Miller at 315-686-4104 x225 or Thousand
Islands Museum at 315-686-5794 for more information.
When you are in Clayton this summer, be sure to stop by
both Museums and learn more about what was “Made in
Clayton!” ©
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Retrospective
Chief Designer
Dick Avery Made
Chris-Craft
Commanders
World Famous
As told by Herb Pocklington
W
hen Chris-Craft was in transition — adding a complete
range of Fiberglass sport boats and cruisers to its fleet of
fleets — Chief Stylist Richard “Dick” Avery worked with engineering and manufacturing people to produce new designs
that employed the free-form styling opportunities of fiberglass,
yet were compatible with existing techniques and technologies to maximize cabin space and accommodate various engine
assignments.
Design efficiency and collaboration were vitally important,
for styling was one of the first steps in meeting schedules that
went from management approval of marketing plans to completion of prototypes and advertising photos — all in 18 months.
Dick was a very cooperative and key player on the corporate
Product Development Team which included engineers, production managers, cost analysts, and others, as varying agendas required their contributions. He was a part of the original
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planning process which started with visualizations of all the
fleets (with scaphoid1 cutouts marked with dimensions and
competitive data) on a 20-foot wall in the planning office. Just
below the line for each fleet were cutouts of competitive fleets
inscribed with similar data. Planning also added cutouts of
what were likely to be in competitor’s new plans.
Division Sales Managers’ analyses were included, and Dick
joined those sessions, asked questions about specific product
objectives, and made suggestions. Sales Managers were asked to
include major accessories they intended to offer with each boat
(ones that might not be in the prototype but would influence
styling when added, such as hardtops, fishing bridges, and the
like).
Written, detailed division marketing plans were coordinated
by the Planning Department for approval by Vice President,
Sales, Charles Burgess and President Harry Coll, aligned with
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corporate Product Plans, then, “locked up,” so the styling phase
of product planning could begin with all players tuned in.
Styling themes would already be in development, and Avery
would work from a schedule provided by planning to begin
work on individual products. Bringing the rather large development program on stream made it necessary for Dick to increase
his staff by two capable additions.
In a master-stroke of management delegation, none of ChrisCraft’s top management were directly involved with the day-to
day work of the Development Team. They were kept informed
by their “delegates” and often visited the Planning and Styling
offices — always studying the scaphoid cutout wall and asking
about progress in making it happen.
As Product Planning Director (PPD), I “chaired” and
attended all Development Team meetings, and followed up with
written minutes sent immediately — both to attendees and top
management — together with any substantive changes required
and target dates for any new information needed.
When a styling project was ready for approval by the top
Product Committee (which I also chaired) a meeting was called
and a presentation made by Dick Avery to: President Harry
Coll, Senior Vice President Bill MacKerer, Marketing Vice
President Charles Burgess, and General Sales Manager George
Good. The appropriate division Sales Manager also joined.
Having made a similar presentation to the Development
Team and garnered their input, Dick was able to talk about
engineering and manufacturing impacts of the project. Lucky
me, I got to resolve any questions that remained.
Although choppy waters were often encountered on the
way there, effective planning and company-wide inputs calmed
them as this process lead into actual prototype development.
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Dick moved on to the next projects (there were always several more underway in his shop), but he stayed with the ones
already approved — in frequent contact with Engineering,
Purchasing, and the factory building the boat — often flying
there to help.
When the company moved into sailboats, under NAFI2 and
Cornelius Shield, Dick teamed with one of the motor-boat
Sales Managers, Bruce Donaldson — also our resident and
very knowledgeable sailing expert. Avery was a key player as
Donaldson (supported by Bill Jopson in engineering) turned
out an excellent fleet of sloop-rigged sailboats.
There was one problem none of the three could easily solve,
i.e., selling “Corny” Shields on placing the traditional ChrisCraft triple Cs high on the sails. Dick’ selected a port side view
to show the CCC symbol on the sail, and Mr. Shields said,
“No waaaay! On the starboard side those things will catch
wind!” Rod Stephens, who designed the boat, as well as Dick
and his team took to counting ceiling tiles and left that one for
President Harry Coll.
When I was asked to recommend my own replacement,
from my new out-post as President of the firm’s European firm,
I recommended Bruce as the brightest and best “get-er’ done”
guy in the company. Bruce went on to become President of a
later iteration of the company. Avery and Donaldson became
one the most successful teams in the industry, except for solving those darn Chris-Craft triple Cs on the sail.
Dick Avery is well liked by all the people he worked with…
and loved by thousands of proud Commander owners, who see
him as the number-one guy behind the Commander program. ©
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National Automotive Fibers, Inc.
Left to right: Dick Avery designs included the XK-18 Ski Jet, the XK-19
(featured in an ad that ran in Sweden, headlined “Fart” the unfortunate
Swedish translation for “Speed”). Also, the 37-foot Corvette was styled by
Avery for Chris-Craft’s European market.The lines of this fiberglass cruiser
were very similar to the wooden Corvette sold in the U.S., but with a strong
Italian design influence.
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Product Committee debates a design detail before scheduling production.
From left: Marketing Vice President, C.R. Burgess, Senior Vice President,
A.W. MacKerer, Planning Director, Herb Pocklington, President, Harry
Coll, Sales Manager, George Good, and Chris-Craft Division Sales
Manager,William Gundlach.
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In Search of Shade
By Clay Thompson
R
ecently, I attended a really great
wooden boat show and arrived early,
as I have many times before. There is
something about cool morning air. People
are out on the docks busily preparing their
boats for the show day. The swap-meet
area is bustling with early shoppers. As
the day progresses, I can’t help noticing
that, while the docks are still busy, they are
much less than before. The sun is shining brightly now, and the temperature
has risen. Attendees now tend to gravitate to some of the tents or tree-shaded
areas of the show. Of course, we all relish
that warm feeling from the Summer sun,
especially after the Winter cold many have
endured, but the full sun of Summer can
be rather uncomfortable. If only we had
portable shade…
Most of the cars we drive have tops,
mainly fixed. Some, though, have convertible tops — which are rarely down while
the drivers are safely tucked inside with air
conditioners on: very comfortable indeed,
but our boats seldom have tops. After all,
when boating, the idea is to be outdoors
enjoying the sun and the view that the
water offers. Boating is certainly recreational, and the wind in our faces — combined with the absence of roads and street
signs — give us a feeling of freedom as
we glide across the water. We may even
stop to take a dip or try some water skiing. We re-enter the boat wet and cool.
Yes, one could spend an entire day out on
the lake. It’s only after we have returned
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home that we feel that tightness in our
skin — just before the redness appears. Oh
no! Sunburn! Can’t have this happen next
time! Something must be done!
We have pretty much invested in every
boating accessory today, but not a top.
That’s right, a convertible top for our
boat. Why haven’t we gotten one sooner,
or better yet, why didn’t the boat come
with one in the first place? The fact is,
boats rarely do have ’em. I can think of
only one marque that did: Italian Rivas.
If you know Rivas, you understand
that Carlo Riva thought of everything.
Not only did all his runabouts come
with a convertible top, but they worked
well (still do), and are completely hidden when not in use. Most people don’t
even know the Ariston and Aquarama
have tops at all, they are so well designed
and hidden. As an option, Carlo even
provided for a “Surrey Top” — a complete shade supported by poles placed in
receivers around the edges of the deck.
It’s not that Chris-Craft wasn’t aware
of the need for tops; after all, if people
wanted to be inside, they could have
just stayed home. Chris-Craft thought
of convertible tops as an optional accessory item. They never designed or built
tops for their runabouts, other than the
enclosed cabins of the more rare and
expensive sedan models. They did, however, offer — as options — convertible tops
by other vendors.
One such manufacturer was the C. Z.
Kroh Company of Toledo, Ohio. Chris–
Craft provided shop drawings of installation instructions and would include the
Kroh top with the boat purchase.
The Calvin Kroh Company was not
new to the top industry. They made
tops for all kinds of cars and — before
that — horse-drawn carriages and buggies.
Records reflect that they made tops and
cushions for just about any use, and they
showed to have 42 employees in 1898.
Chris-Craft runabouts used a folding top
designed by Kroh and Company. These
featured steam-bent bows of white ash or
white oak, with nickel-plated bronze hardware. They had very sturdy Hartz T-14
cloth (tightly woven cloth canvas) covering material with clear isinglass (mica in
thin, transparent sheets) rear windows.
Button-on side curtains were available for
full weather protection. They were advertised as,“one man tops.” Apparently other
brands did not have the proper mechanics to fold quite like the Kroh. I personally have found that while this top may be
“one man,” that man could benefit from
six arms! Even so, this top did work and fit
well. It looked good, too. It had a unique
feature in that it was a landau-type top:
the forward section could fold rearward
from the windshield, uncovering the front
seat. This allowed dock entry without
letting the rear main portion of the top
down. While a nice feature, Kroh’s tops
did require quite a few attaching buckles
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and straps that took some care to maintain
the fit of the top. The Kroh top held up
well, and added a sporty look to an already
beautiful runabout. It was not necessary
to remove the top, as it folded neatly.
True Kroh tops are very rare today.
Since they could be removed as a unit,
some were left hanging in boathouses
long after that runabout was replaced by
a newer model. The top I have now is a
survivor found just that way. I have seen
it copied, apparently from photographs,
but often with poor results, as the geometry can be tricky. It is not easy to construct a folding top that works well and
offers the correct style to a boat hull.
As the Thirties approached, Kroh tops
began to disappear, and the company
advertised less. Boat designs were changing — sleeker new hulls were coming
from Chris-Craft, and I suspect that the
busiest days of the Kroh Company were
fast nearing an end. Their tried-and-true
carriage top did not go well with more
modern boat designs — and these design
changes were widespread. Cars, too were
sleeker and more well–appointed.
With The Depression in full swing,
designers dared not stop making
improvements to attract new business, and all too often this new busi-
ness was with the well-to-do. Chryslers,
Cadillacs, Packards, and Duesenburgs
were in their design heyday; likewise,
Chris-Craft hired outside help to design
more modern hulls: the beautiful, new
double-upswept deck of late 1929 was
the first major change. Designers of these
fast-evolving cars and boats demanded
more and more style from their convertible tops. One such famous auto
designer was Raymond Dietrich. He and
his design team, based in Detroit, were
responsible for many great cars and custom coach bodies. Tops by Dietrich were
also highly desired then — and still are
today. While never actually building folding tops, he designed the mechanics and
the fit of many tops. His designs were
so elevated one automobile maker used
the term “Dietrich-Packard”. He held
the U.S. patent on his design of the fold-
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This is a Chris-Craft flat deck runabout with a Kroh top.
ing top scissor mechanism. To get a convertible top to look a certain way on a
car or boat — plus have it mechanically
fold — was an engineering feat of great
proportion.
The first use of a Dietrich-designed
top on a Chris-Craft seems to be around
1930; they quickly become popular. The
Dietrich still used steam bent white ash
bows, like the Kroh, but tighter radius
corners were designed and more metal
was used due to the mechanism. All
metal was nickel-plated for complete
saltwater use. Dietrich tops also used
fewer snaps and cumbersome straps. His
tops folded like a dream, with the scissor mechanism inside. Dietrich-designed
tops had sleeker hardware that was more
hidden, and the fit of the cloth was more
refined. Some of these tops survive today,
but not many, as fewer boats were sold
during the Thirties; therefore fewer convertible tops were manufactured. I have a
fine example of a Dietrich top that I have
restored and I am amazed at the design
quality it offers.
During the process of restoring my
Dietrich top, it occurred to me that
maybe I could reproduce its parts and
copy this design. After all, in order to rechrome, I had to dissemble every piece. I
ordered the necessary sizes of brass stock
and went to work. Once disassembled,
the number of parts seemed to double;
there is a lot more there than meets the
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eye. Nevertheless, after much bending,
welding, drilling, and threading, I was
ready for preassembly.
It did become apparent, though, trying this top out on my shiny boat was not
really an option. I proceeded to build a
pine wood replica of the top of the cockpit of my triple. This “mockup” is correct
in every way, even down to its wooden
windshield. I measured many boats, and
found that the 24- and 26-foot triples
were identical in the size of their cockpit
Below: A 1929 Chris-Craft
factory drawing. Shown is the
new upswept model — with
a Kroh top.This came from
the Mariners’ Museum and
illustrates attachment points
only, as the top came to
Chris-Craft ready to install
on the boat.
areas, with the 28-foot boats some 4 ½
inches longer.
Next, I obtained some oak and steambent a few wood bows, but these are
some extremely tight bends, and my
results were not always good. The project was getting very complicated! Then, I
remembered a man in Ohio who restores
carriages — and he deals with Amish
craftsmen in his area who make buggy
parts. I sent him one of my bows to see if
the Amish would make them for me. My
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Sugar Lady, a 1932 Chris-Craft 27-foot Custom Runabout sporting a Dietrich Top.
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friend tells me that he drives to their gate
and honks. They soon appear in a carriage, and the transactions all take place
there, at the gate. Apparently, my tight
radius bows were no problem for people
who know what they are doing. Amish
skills as craftsman of wood are well
known. Later, when my friend returned
to the gate, my order of wood bows was
complete. When I received them here,
all fit the patterns with perfection. I was
amazed at the quality of the straightgrained oak and uniform bends.
At this point, I could assemble the top
workings on my jig. It takes an amount of
squaring and measuring to get each bow
station in harmony with each other as well
as the cockpit mockup. Of course, there is a
substantial amount of sanding and dressing
of the wood, especially at each transition
of wood to metal. Now comes disassembly.
All metal parts to go to the chromer and all
bows get several coats of varnish.
After final re-assembly, the work on
the fabric begins. There are two-inchwide straps to keep the top square and
add strength, then a padding unit on
each side at the top radius. The main top
is sewn with correct stitching: size and
color of thread, stitches per inch, and the
wonderful soldier-style seams on each
side at the upper corners of the top. The
top is now stretched into place for a good
fit. Next, all the snaps and attachments
can be made and the seams covered
with upholstery hidem and chrome tips,
then the rear window can be installed.
Kroh tops had stitched-in windows, but
Dietrich-designed tops had much nicer
metal frames with solid glass.
I have no doubt that this was much less
than a days work at the Kroh or Dietrich
shops back in the day, but for me, it can
easily absorb upwards of 100 hours or so.
All this effort does reward me with a
beautiful looking boat top. But I bet you
are wondering, why so much trouble when
so few boats are out there that could use
this top. Well, I think this illustrates the
importance of Chris Smith’s boats to our
heritage — and at any cost we must keep
this history alive. Many of us toil at engine
and boat work as a profession or hobby.
Casting parts or massaging an old rusted
marine engine to life again can be seriously daunting tasks. I think the spirit of
the past is what drives us predominately.
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This is true in my case, along with my allimportant “search for shade”!
After World War-II, boating changed
somewhat. There were plentiful, well performing, inexpensive outboard boats,
but the majority were delivered with few
options. Most people now used their boats
for recreation and water sports, so tops
were just more in the way of water skiing
and such activities. Still, shade was important to some, and Chris-Craft designed
several sedan-style boats with non-removable tops. As an example; the 1948 ChrisCraft 22-foot Sportsman boats could be
open or sedan style, but only about one in
ten were sedans. In 1957 you could purchase a 21-foot Chris-Craft Continental
with a semi-fixed fiberglass top that had a
retractable Landau section forward, a very
rare option indeed. A gull-wing-style hard
top was offered in the very early Sixties on
the Chris-Craft Continental. The Century
Boat Company designed and used many
styles of tops on their boats, offering a
wide range, including the famous gullwing on their really cool Sabre model.
Whatever the style, the object was the
same — to achieve that wonderful cool
shade. We actually have a large, eight-foot
market umbrella that opens and stands
up in a pole holder in the floor of one of
our boats. We can sit out on the lake in our
private, shaded island and enjoy the day. I
shudder to think what the great Raymond
Dietrich would think of using this as a
convertible top — but it works.
Today, most all boats do come with
folding tops, usually the Bimini type. Our
boat designers have lost any sense of style
completely in this area, though; these
tops may be folded, but not stowed at all,
looking like a sad attempt at some kind of
nautical roll bar.
Yes, function has taken over, and those
days of fit and finish have all but disappeared. I think that is one of the main
attractions of our beautifully designed
wooden watercraft of days gone by:
splendidly varnished wood, shiny chrome
custom hardware, and elegant accessories.
So next time you’re out on the docks
at a boat show and see a boat with a folding top, stop and take a closer look at it.
Examine the beauty of its workmanship.
You’ll be pleasantly surprised that it too
had much style and design built into it.
But, you better take an umbrella with
you, that sun can be a scorcher! ©
This is my first top under
restoration. It is a Kroh.The
picture shows the bows and
hardware complete, and the straps
and pad installed.The framework
is now ready to receive the main
cover. I restored this top on my
finished boat. I used blankets
to pad against boat injury.The
blankets were removed for this
progress picture.
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By Jim Frechette
I
t was probably sometime around 1982 when the antiqueand-classic-boat avocation reached out and grabbed me.
Before that, I had encountered a few vintage runabouts. They
looked really cool from a distance, and I knew someday I’d
want one, but at the time I was a man with a mission. I was living in Austin, Texas where I had moved with the intention of
becoming the next country-music superstar or at least the next
country-music sideman superstar. I played pedal steel guitar,
and even though I couldn’t sing a note. I did get in with a good
band — Joe Bob’s Bar and Grill Band, I’m sure you’ve all heard
of it — and had a nice, part-time career in the music industry. Nevertheless, those runabouts were always out there, and it
wasn’t long until I found myself looking. Next thing you know,
my brother, who lived in Vermont, saw an ad for a 1956 ChrisCraft Holiday for sale right there in Austin and asked me to check
it out, as he was interested in a wood boat. I checked it out as
requested, but did him a huge favor and bought it myself. For
Heaven’s sake, how would he ever get it back to Vermont?
I restored that Holiday as well as I knew how from the limited resources that were available to me then, and it turned
out pretty well. I enjoyed riding around in it, but really didn’t
go out all that much because I had to keep it on a trailer,
and as everyone knows, loading and unloading takes a lot of
effort — particularly if you are on your own. My job hours
were nights and weekends, so I could go boating on weekdays.
Unfortunately, not many people who might have enjoyed a
ride were able to go when I wanted to go. And, while riding in
a boat is always great fun, it’s always a lot better sharing with
someone else.
To rustle up a few boating buddies, I started an annual boat
show in Austin and discovered there were indeed other wooden
boat owners eager to associate with each other — but mostly
they lived in Houston or Dallas, so I still found myself riding
alone much of the time. My wife, Cindy, enjoyed an occasional
cruise, but with two growing children, those outings became
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fewer and fewer. Fortunately, I did begin meeting many great
people as my restoration business grew.
Boat restoration is not unlike other businesses: a client
brings in a project; we set up a plan, and work goes on to completion. What does set it apart is that we are dealing with what
is almost a part of the family. Owners are attached to these
boats and want only the best for them. Sadly, after the job is
finished, very often the client and the boat go home and are not
seen again until it is time for fresh varnish. However, every now
and then the stars align and I restore a boat, the client is happy,
he or she lives in my town, and we become good friends.
In the following years I did a lot of restoration work for
many people, and two of the clients became good friends. David
Willard brought in an 18-foot Sportsman on which we did a lot
of work. Later Mark Sargent came in with a 22-foot Sportsman,
but he did a lot of the work himself: sometimes working next
to me, sometimes on his own. We all had to keep our boats
on trailers and never seemed to go boating all that much. We
would now and then travel together to boat shows in Texas and
Oklahoma, and because our wives weren’t all that interested in
these trips, it was wonderful to have friends to share the journey. We might take one boat or three, but we would be together
to change the flat trailer tires and brave the steep launch ramps.
We would toss a coin to see who got the fold-out cot in the
motel room, but it was never a big deal who won the prize.
At other times, those same stars I mentioned above align to
send you a restorer the perfect boat that will also become his
or her faithful companion as well. That is what happened to me
in 1989 when I found the boat of my dreams: a 1940 ChrisCraft Red and White Express. Not only did I locate one of
the most unusual boats made by Chris-Craft, it was located in
Austin, where it had been originally delivered. I was still early
in my career as a wooden boat restorer when I was called out
to do some work on a small cruiser. That job was not much, but
across the street was the Red and White, also owned by this client. Working for free that day plus $400 made the boat mine.
Jim at the helm of Old Paint
with David Willard and Mark
Sargent.
Old Paint as she first appeared
in the Frechette household with
daughter Lillie.
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She needed a lot of restoration, but at long last, I’d finished
and she was in the water. Working all those hours helped
me understand the boat and know every inch of her. She
was strong. She had seen some hard times, but now we
were ready for a new life together.
Cindy named the boat Old Paint for two reasons. Of
course, the boat — now nearly 70 years old — was, well, old.
But the better reason for that name was out of a movie,
more accurately, many movies — westerns. In so many
of these westerns, the hero, whether lawman, cowboy or
Indian, had his horse as his closest companion: a faithful
steed that would carry him through the darkest of days.
Like as not, that horse was often named “Old Paint,” and
in the same manner, my Old Paint has carried me through
rock-infested waters while thunderstorms crackled and
wind has whipped waves over the bow. But there have also
been those wonderful hours of calm motoring when a
trusted friend took the helm while I napped in the bunk,
hearing nothing but the steady droning of the engine. Old
Paint has been a friend, strong and true, for twenty years,
now.
Back when I first launched Old Paint, I realized that she
was just too big to trailer on a regular basis, so I rented a
slip in a marina and put her on a hoist so I would not have
to worry about her slipping away in the night. And that’s
when my life began to change. With the boat so easy to use,
I decided to ask my road-trip boat buddies to take a cruise
with me. They were available and we had a great time.
It wasn’t long before Mark, David, and I established a
regular cruise date on Sunday mornings. I should mention that we were all happily married, but our wives had
not quite been bitten by the wooden boat bug as we
were — they might enjoy an evening shore cruise or perhaps a cocktail trip around the lake, but the idea of getting up on a Sunday morning to bounce around in a boat
did not have the appeal to them that it did to us. We would
head for the marina where I kept Old Paint on a lift. We
didn’t talk much and didn’t need to. I would park the car
and we would grab whatever supplies we were needing
and walk down to the boat. We knew the routine, pulling
the cover off the boat as it lowered into the water. We knew
what to do, and little discussion was needed. By the time
the lift was down, we had the cover stowed on the dock
and the engine started.
With the wonderful scents of a freshly uncovered
boat, we were ready to back out and begin our cruise. In
the summer months there would be swimming or bobbing on a life jacket, boat fender, or cushion trying not to
spill whatever the beverage of the day might be. In winter months we would have sweaters but we would be out
there. Our New Year’s Day cruise was a special event for
several years.
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Lake Travis is a big lake so there were always several options for destinations. Sometimes we might go to
a terrific little breakfast place or decide to take a longer
cruise and have lunch somewhere else. Sometimes others
brought snacks but those were rare occasions. These little
cruises went on for a few years before we decided to up
the ante and sign up for the Tennessee River Cruise. After
spending so much time with friends in a boat, the idea of
cruising 400-plus miles in a week, as well as a few days in a
car towing the boat — which might sound intimidating to
some — sounded to us as if it might work and be fun. As
it turned out, is was a great idea and we really enjoyed it.
We had our share of road adventures including mechanical problems and unusual motels, but these all seemed to
strengthen our friendship. On our first cruise the engine,
which had never missed a beat since being re-built two
years earlier, died just before we were to enter a lock. Mark
was able to get it going enough to get us through and then
fix it at the next marina. We evolved into our roles. Mark
was the mechanic; David the social director; I the nervous
boat captain wondering if the bilge pump would come
back on. We really grew to depend on each other as whatever situation arose. Wonderful. Wonderful friendships!
A boat can be just a boat — a machine to carry you
from place to place on the water — or it can be a mechanism to build and strengthen the relationships in your life.
Much as we don’t like to admit it, boating is an adventure.
There are no guarantees that you will make it back to the
dock or to the next port. Sharing this adventure with others who also bear some of the responsibility is an experience that will bring you closer. Outside of my family, I
seem to have built my life around classic, wooden boats.
I am fortunate that I work on them everyday, and ride in
them almost every weekend — and the new friends have
kept coming. They, too, love, or have learned to love, the
simple pleasure of riding boats.
Not everyone understands the pleasures of just cruising — not fishing, not wakeboarding, not skiing — just
moving along to see what is around the next corner, even
if you have been around that corner a hundred times. The
joy is in the feel of the boat, the ride, and most importantly,
the company you keep. I can be just as happy circling a
two-mile-long lake as an endless river cruise as long as
good friends are along.
Hey, let’s go ride a boat! ©
Mark Sargent in Snorkel gear
and Jim Frechette.
Jim snoozing in back seat of
Old Paint.
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By Craig Stanfield
A
hhh, Keels and Wheels! For me, the Keels & Wheels boat
and car show — at the Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook,
Texas, south of Houston — is many things: a mini-family
reunion, a reuniting of great friendships, and a celebration of
good food and drink. Oh yeah, the boats and the cars are spectacular, too. The first weekend in May usually brings with it
spectacular Spring Texas weather, too.
That Thursday before the show, I towed my trusty 1967
Century Arabian down to the Lakewood Yacht Club’s lush
facilities in Seabrook Texas, then drove back to downtown
Houston. I had to decline the first of the socials that started on
Thursday night — the Early Bird dinner — for previous personal obligations. The next day, while many friends were helping launch the multitude of classics, I served my time teaching
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kids. My students, no doubt, realized that my mind was elsewhere. At 3:30 p.m., I raced out of the parking lot and drove
the 40 miles back to Seabrook. The Arabian was launched (by
my buddy’s ultra-cool ’58 Chevy Apache!), and I idled her to
the docks, where I was greeted by Show Co-chairman, Paul
Merryman and Dock Master, Bill Nalles. After tie-up, registration, hotel check-in, and cleanup, I joined more than thirty
members of the Antique and Classic Boat Society, Inc. (ACBS)
Southwest Chapter for hors d’oeuvres at a waterfront bistro
called Club Classic. Some arrived by car; I walked from the
Yacht Club, and at least a few arrived by boat. The Chapter
provided plenty of munchies. The bar owner took great care of
us, and by 11:00 p.m., the group had collapsed at the adjacent
Holiday Inn.
By the way, Texas is a big state; the Southwest Chapter is a
geographically large chapter. As such, we don’t get to see each
other regularly. While readying the boat and such, a 100-yard
yard walk turned into a 45-minute ‘catch-up’ and reminiscing
about old times. The four-day weekend was filled with those
“extended” walks.
Saturday was a full day. Crawling out of bed at 6:30 a.m., I
did a quick-and-dirty detail of the boat, and then rushed off
to the annual breakfast buffet/judging seminar from 7:30 a.m.
to 9:00 a.m. With nearly 75 boats tied up, my judging partner
Mike and I completed our duties by 11:00. a.m. (I find it amazing how the owners’ greasing of our palms quickens the task!)
A temporary membership in the Lakewood Yacht Club comes
with each boat registration. So I join my brother and sister-inlaw at the Club, dining while overlooking the inner harbor.
Trophies for the boat entrants were awarded poolside that
afternoon. (I received the coveted “Best Century” award provided
by the Century Boat Club!) After the crowds left for the day,
some of us participated in the sold-out dinner cruise on one of
two large yachts, while another several dozen dined on a fabulous
seafood buffet at the Club. The (either) severely withdrawn or
stoically elitist broke away in small groups for more intimate dining in the nearby resort area. Late nighters met at the waterfront
home of long-time Southwest Chapter principal, Dave Parker, to
“continue discussions of the merits of wooden boatbuilding.”
Before I forget, not only is Keels & Wheels a world-class show
of boats; it is equally a car concours, with several hundred beautiful classics clumped in the shady green, park-like settings. There
is always plenty to see and do on the grounds for the weekend.
Saturday afternoon features the Houston Classic Auction, held
through the combined efforts of Worldwide Auctioneers and
the LYC Concours Corporation. The likes of Boss 429s, Shelby
GT-500s, Ferrari Daytonas, and Jaguar XK-150s are found idling
thru the auction tent. Quite a feast for gearheads!
Sunday came bright and, mercifully, a little less early, with
a 10:00 a.m. opening. Luckily, our Southwest Chapter has its
own hospitality tent and “decompression area,” fully stocked
with beer, wine, water, soft drinks, fresh brownies, shrimp, and
whatever else people have brought to share — none of it fattening, of course. In addition, the Concours car and boat entrants
had access to the hospitality room on the other side of the
Lakewood campus, assuring everyone a closeness to beverages and snacks. Our Southwest Chapter board meeting was at
noon. This final day, the wind had abated some, and — as I had
friends stopping by though out the day — my boat was in and
out of the dock area numerous times. It was quite a thrill to
idle thru the narrow confines of the marina alongside a megayacht or a metallic-orange Corvette powered car-boat! The open
part of Clear Lake was still pretty choppy, but fine for my widebeamed, flat-bottomed classic. Haul-out was after 4:00 p.m.
As the weekend closed, a couple dozen of us Sundaynight stragglers caravanned to the LaBrisa Mexican Food and
Cantina for our annual closure of the weekend: live music,
dancing, enchiladas, and margaritas. Afterward, we made a pilgrimage to gaze at Chris and Judy Dorflinger’s “almost-readyto-splash,” forty-foot, prewar Elco, featured in the Fall 2008
Brass Bell. Not only is the boat breathtaking, but that night
in May it was sitting in an absolutely huge, 30-foot tall building that was well lit and spotless. Empty of everything but this
giant Elco sitting in the center — pitch black outside — it was
an OMG moment. What a place to have a nightcap!
With that…and much needed sleep, we put a close to the
2009 festivities. A show that posted record attendance. ©
Opposite far left: An overall view of Keels & Wheels from the Lakewood
Yacht Club looks more like Wheels & Keels.
Opposite near left: Russ Hagen’s 27-foot Shepherd In Recognition,
restored by Dave Watts at his Little Rock Boat Shop in Minnesota.
Above: Brass Bell Author Clay Thompson prepares for show in early
morning. Read his feature on page 32 of this issue.
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Q6767 My Beautiful
Century Arabian PArt II
By Craig Stanfield
Editor’s Note: Every so often, we at The Brass Bell receive a story so beautifully written
and filled with the very soul of our avocation that we don’t want to cut a word.This is one of
those real miracles, and we are presenting it in its entirety over two issues.Through sacrifice,
patience, and work, the Author, Craig Stanfield, has achieved a truly magnificent boat. More
importantly, he’s described his quest with a humility that too often escapes owners when they
end up with something really out of the ordinary. Read on and enjoy!
The Story So Far
By his early Teens, Craig had gained an appreciation of
extra-clean design, especially in cars. But when his Dad took
him to a boat show — and he encountered the late, wood
Century Arabian — it was love at first sight: as well as a bad
case of a young man badly bitten by the boat bug. He collected
every piece of Arabian literature he could lay his hands on, then
filed each lovingly away for a future he could only imagine at
the time.
Forty years later — still badly bitten by that awful bug, living aboard a 26-foot Chris-Craft Cutlass, and driving a 1964
Century Resorter — he went to his first wood boat show and
ran across the boat of his youthful dreams in real life: a Century
Arabian. After a lengthy correspondence, the owner agreed to
sell, and Craig graduated to Century Nirvana. Then came the
inevitable restoration, decks and sides first. When this was complete in 2004, it was time for a new bottom. After considerable
deliberation with Gary Hoyle at Lenire Yacht Renovation in
Seabrook Texas, Craig opted for two layers of ¼-inch marine
plywood, mechanically fastened to the frames using 5200 at the
frames and West System™ epoxy between the plywood layers.
That’s Where We Pick Up The story of Q6767
Century trivia…like the other major builder of the time, Century
set up shop on the shores of Lake Michigan in the quaint town of
Manistee, Michigan.Things change,, owners come and go, and production moves and the last speed boats were built in the mid Nineties.
Yamaha now owns the brand — manufacturing fine fishing boats.
The building site? It’s now a multi story nursing home…
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ith a plan hatched to replace the bottom, we complete
stripping the boat of the drivetrain, steering system, controls, and fuel tanks. The 285-horsepower Interceptor is placed
in a corner to allow me to play with it. Gary calls everyone he
knows who will show for beer; he places tires and soft cushions inside the gantry, and we rotate the boat. Due to my lack
of foresight at the beginning of the restoration, we have to be
extremely careful, as the deck has been sanded, stained, and
received numerous coats of varnish. The last thing we want is to
damage the already completed deck.
Once the bottom was visible, the Sawzall™ came out.
Additional repairs were needed and the new chines were
finessed a little more. The forefoot and stem were repaired.
Although Q6767 originally featured the optional bow eye, I
elected to not replace it.
We hauled the upside-down boat on its own trailer to a
nearby carwash. This was the first time this boat had seen the
light of day since 1998. Lots of quarters later, the old frames
were clean. We then took the Arabian back to the shop to dry.
More frames were repaired, and the new battens were installed.
The ply was scarfed together using a skillful hand and a
grinder. All seams were overlapped. The bow sections (due to
their compound curves) were cut into slender strips just small
enough to make the curves. Since the plywood is mahogany finished, the triangular area above the boot and below the chine at
the stem was stained as the topsides. The plywood bottom was
coated with Smith’s CPES™ (Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer),
a barrier coat, and two coats of Interlux non-antifouling copper.
It was dry and strong.
By early 2006, our local ACBS chapter had learned that the
Classic Boating folks would be flying in to cover our October
2006 Austin Hill Country Boat Show. Gary and I had a discussion, and he thought he might be able to fit in finishing the
boat. I evaluated my situation, and committed financially to
accelerate the work. At this point, I started sourcing bow lights,
Here you can see the width of the king plank.This reminds me of the
difficulties encountered getting things to fit on the higher elevation of the
deck. Originally the deck had vinyl covering over a thin padding to schmooze
the fittings into place. No such luck here!
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insignias, a new stern pole, and other items I knew the boat
lacked.
No hardware was on or in the boat, except the wiring, the
instruments, and the stuffing boxes. Oh, we were ready to go, all
right!
Century trivia…Century built their last wooden boats in
1968. Most Centurys’ HINs start with a letter (Q=Arabian,
M=Coronado, HD=16’ Resorter, etc).The second two digits are the
year.The final digits are the consecutive hull numbers, starting with
either 50 or 51. So, this boat is Q6767…a 1967 Arabian that is
either the 17th or 18th off the line.
Final varnishing and the dang white stripes!
Gary and I talk a lot about how much I want to spend on
the sides…the more time spent, the better she would look,
but…we were both aware of the old axiom that time was money.
We agreed on a happy medium. So he painted the bottom
bronze (note to self: next time around, she might be the correct black. Perhaps with the wider — and also available — boot
stripe. But I’m not a 100 percent on this…the bronze is so traditional). The boat is now turned upright — the same gantry
and friends, just more beer. Once right side up, the deck looks
none the worse for wear. Now, we stain the topsides and transom Interlux red mahogany followed by eight to ten coats of
varnish. They look good, and, since it’s a Century, there is quite
a bit of chrome to hang on.
A friend of mine, Dr. Jacob Deegan, had an empty shop
nearby that he made available for the final two deck coats. I rolled
while Gary tipped the varnish. Although unfortunately I caused
some puddling of the varnish, Gary was later able to use 3M
product Finesse-it™ II to work out these owner-inflicted issues.
A short time later, I found myself replacing all four sets
of the wheel bearings in the trailer (to be cautious), in getting ready for towing the 600 miles to the upcoming show in
the Texas Hill Country. (Yes, Texas is big!) After all, the trailer
hadn’t really moved in nine years or so. My goal was to replace
one set of bearings each day.
I remember going to the shop one afternoon after teaching, getting my aluminum Sears jack (she’s a beauty) out of
the back of the truck, and taking it to the shop to jack up the
trailer. Gary and his employees had gone home for the evening. I jacked up the trailer, placed jack stands under the side
beam of the trailer, then tried to remove the handle and jack to
aid working on the hubs. I turned the handle ever-so-slightly
counter clockwise to ensure a gentle lowering of the trailer (and
Q6767) onto the stands. Uh oh! I noticed the handle was rising slowly as the trailer (and Arabian) glided down…by the
time I knew things were going awry, it was too late. The rising
jack handle end wedged into the fresh — but lowering - bottom.
Shouting expletives at the jack and myself (unfortunately no
one was around to hear), I ran out to the truck to get my “factory truck jack,” planning to use one jack to release the other
from the bottom. About this time, the local Seabrook constables showed — wondering what this aging and agitated man
was doing running around a shop clearly after hours. I told
them I was in rather a hurry, as I was picturing all the damage
I had done to the bottom of the boat. Punched holes, maybe?
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Cracked frames, perhaps? I don’t think they understood, but
they did let me go. No real damage was done — but it clearly
showed I should have slowed down — or chilled — as I was getting a little too uptight. And, I hate that jack to this day.
The final — tedious — part of finishing the deck was taping the deck stripe templates on (we had used 3M™ 101 caulk
in mahogany color for the live deck seams). Rolls and rolls of
blue tape later, Gary used the same Interlux® can of white that
was previously used for the boot top. The paint work was complete…sorta! She was gorgeous and gleaming in the light, all
freshly done at this time (mid-September 2006), but we still
had a lot to complete before the boat would run.
And then the stripes refused to dry! What should have taken
one day took 14! The Interlux representative (Mike is a great
guy) sent the white paint can to their chemists. It still remains
a mystery as to what happened. Luckily for us, we used all
Interlux products, and they helped us out later. The non-drying
stripes weren’t the end of the world, but they certainly reduced
what could be done to the boat as we couldn’t even touch them.
Although I moped like a child for a while knowing the boat
show was out of the question (was it “missing the show” or …
my 51st birthday?), I soon got over it.
Resto part 4 upholstery/assembly (Cush for the Tush)
Since the deck was now 3/8-inch taller, Gary beveled the
edge, and we took a tip from Herb Hall at Sierra Boat Works:
we had Custom Rails1 in Seabrook weld up new corners in
wider open-back, stainless rub-rail material — matching the
new wider Taco2 rub rails. Gary then installed it. The transom
rail took quite a bit of “working” from both him and me to get
it to fit the tumblehome of the transom. Boy, did I breathe a
sigh of relief when the curved windshield and wings finally
went back onto the deck. I figured it would have been a bear to
find a replacement!
You know, there are things you just remember. Part of Gary’s
team is a charming guy named Don: a real man’s man. He lives
aboard a boat part of the time: the Wanderer from Captain Ron8
fame. Anyway, years ago Don was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in Northern California and unfortunately lost
one of his legs hitting a guard rail. When he works in a small
boat like mine, he tries to be as nimble as possible. So, it’s so
hard to get used to walking in the shop, walking up to my boat
(now sitting upright) with Don’s leg propped against the trailing edge of the topsides…
We ordered a new cutwater from Century guru A&A Marine
of Manistee, Michigan3. As I mentioned earlier, we decided to
eliminate the bow eye. That cutwater: now that was censored!
I ordered the new stainless piece over the phone on Friday,
but the A&A folks said it would take a couple weeks. I apparently had a senior moment — forgetting to mention that the
deck is now 3/8 of an inch higher. Monday morning, I got on
the phone to correct my error. Unfortunately, the welder had
done the deed on Saturday — almost two weeks early. At their
request, they s hip and I try it, but it’s just too short. I ship
it back, they weld more material on (it sounds bad, but looks
seamless), and ship it back. But…the boat may have a taller
deck, however, it was still the same length as a 19-foot Arabian.
The deck goes straight up. Stupid me! Between Gary Hoyle
The bottom is
installed.You can see
some epoxy that has
squirted out the edge
of the planks.
and Jason Zepeda of Custom Rails, we burned through several
hours cutting snippets of stainless, welding, and polishing to
get the cutwater to fit. It’s beautiful now.
The Upholstery…when I added it up, I felt as if I were supporting a third-world country! Luckily, I had just sold my ’64
Resorter. In retrospect, it paid for the interior. Geez! Anyway,
after studying photos and having many conversations with
Breidert on his Arabian, I order the complete upholstery package sans the deck vinyl and sun pads, from A&A. In building
their upholstery kits, the company uses original tooling and
dies, as well as — allegedly — the original little old ladies who
made the upholstery in the ’60s and ’70s. I ordered everything
in only the lighter Madrid color of the original two-tone. The
vinyl was installed on the components by Brian at Dockside
Designs. We replaced the original, heavy-duty, black flooring
with a similar but lighter vinyl. (Next time…carpet! Black vinyl
not only gets hot but the grooves can be unpleasant to the feet.)
Century trivia… you’ll notice that this Arabian has twin swiveling bucket seats.The vessels were also built with an available
left extension that makes the seating “L” shaped. Since either the
extended “L” settee, or the passenger bucket, are optional, a standard
boat would have nothing for the passenger to sit on!
Upon reviewing how the boat is shaping up, we look over
the cockpit and decide to buy solid-back, stainless, ½-inch
Taco railing to hide the edge of the deck. On an original boat,
the plywood deck edge would have been covered by the blue
vinyl deck wrapped around the edge of the covering board. We
attach blue vinyl behind the railing, acting as a curtain, to have
a seamless look between the cockpit crash padding and the deck
edge. The chrome ring around the cockpit really sets off the
deck. Furthermore, we weld the hatch flange around the two
engine hatches to make each appear monolithic
The tachometer was originally mounted on the blue vinyl
deck behind the wheel. As it would have been a travesty to
mount it through the new deck, we find another location and
end up mounting it below the deck in a more centerline fashion. Due to its weight — and my driving — it has fallen off once,
but is secure now.
The Engine/Drivetrain (The Mighty Three Ninety)
As the engine was sitting inside the shop, I tackled that
end and elected to have Gary’s shop replace the V-drive seals.
I pulled the heads, took them to my favorite machine shop
for a fresh valve job, ordered Cometic4 stainless head gaskets
(I couldn’t find a vendor for off-the-shelf marine head gaskets, and knew I would be using the boat partially in brackish water). Then came the new 750 Holley marine carb from
Summit5 resting on the intake off my Ranchero’s old 390 (now
replaced with a 428 Cobra Jet Mustang engine, by the way)…
an Edelbrock 390 Performer6. I had the starter rebuilt, and
installed a new fuel pump out of caution. A Pertronix Igniter5
was also installed. Then, of course, the mighty 390 cubic inch
Interceptor was painted Ford corporate blue. The original
chrome valve covers and brass spark arrestor looked just fine.
I took the empty gas tanks in my pickup to the local car
wash (the same one that cleaned the upside down Arabian
carcass), and used many, many quarters to flush the sludge
out, until only clean water was exiting the clean-outs. The
heated and soapy water did the trick. After installation and
new plumbing, Gary installed new Tempo senders. While in
the bilge, Gary’s team installed a new bilge blower and venting, a new inline fuel filter, an hour meter, new primary wiring,
and two new, Rule 2000® bilge pumps (the size: that was at my
request). The forefoot pump was wired to a Rule SuperSwitch®
hard-wired to the newly installed battery cut-off. Gary also
installed new marine switches, re-threading the knob studs to
accept the teardrop-shaped Century knobs and retainer rings.
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Century logo is heat
embossed on the center
section of the rear seat and
the backs of both swivelfront buckets. Also, the
buckets in this boat are of
the chrome-framed variety.
Some were built during
the same model year with
wood frames. I guess that
they ran out. Also, a few
Arabians have different
(smaller) scoops and smaller
windshield wings.
I think I went crazy
at this point! And
then they didn’t dry!
Geez!
Craig Stanfield and his Arabian.
Photo by Geoff Binney and Jacob Deegan)
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The Trailer
A few years back, I sold a ’66 Fairlane hardtop rolling chassis (the donor vehicle for the 428CJ that resides in my ’67 Ford
Ranchero) to Dean and Nell Cook. Dean’s a master machinist, and gearhead, and his wife Nell…a licensed plumber.. Over
time, we have become friends…and being a machinist, Dean
could do any portion of fabrication including welding! I hauled
the rig over to his urban-living/warehouse to modify the trailer
to help load the boat…we built the carpeted “rams” for the
pointy end, and the boxed sections on either side of the transom to accept normal 2x4s for guides. We also built a simple
“channel” for the forefoot to ride on to center the boat.
Reservations?
The boat was finished on Halloween, 2006. I towed her back
that evening to my home in the inner city of Houston…and
had a blowout one-third of the way along the 40-mile trip. By
myself, of course. Getting dark. Halloween night! No spare. Just
that wretched aluminum Sears jack…Geez!!! I figured it served
me right for my pouting earlier in the month. Anyway, Gary
answered his cell, and helped by waiting beside the boat while I
fetched a new tire for the rim.
That Fall and the next Spring, I got used to her in Lake
Conroe. Our Southwest ACBS Chapter’s annual show at Keels
& Wheels in May 2007 was her first show to attend. Q6767 was
awarded Best of Class and the Co-Chairman’s award. Nice!
Century Trivia…Prior to the arrival of industrial designer Richard
Arbib at Century in the early fifties, their boats were conservative and classical. Arbib was trained under Harley Earl at General
Motors, and was the first to use the wraparound windshield and twin
headlights in automotive design.The Hamilton Ventura electric watch
was his. He was very much a futurist and had many drawings similar
to the “Jetsons” cartoons. Arbib was brought into Century to drastically change the line.The first Century Coronados with their white
graphics and padded tops, and the two tone blue stained Arabians,
were both his. Later, he caused rockets to be stained into the wood
king plank, fiberglass cladding, aircraft carrier bows, t-top. Even the
Sabre 18 was all credited to Arbib. Nothing seemed sacred. He left
Century in the mid 60s.“I wanted Century to understand that there
were other ways of seeing what a boat is.” — Arbib.
A Last Word
Do I have reservations about the buying and restoring
Q6767? Absolutely not. I love the looks. The pleasure-pen
seating is great for socializing. The wide beam is good for my
enlarged …er, girth. She’s economical, yet a solid 50-mph boat;
however, she rides like a board (This ain’t no Bertram 31!).
The sexy aft deck is eight feet long, as slick as glass, with
untouchable transom corners. I haven’t hit anything yet, but
always have a serious boat hook in my hand when landing.
And…she’s a barefoot boat, although not all my friends deserve
to be “read the riot act” about their shoes.
Doing the job all at once (and borrowing the money from
the bank) would have no doubt lowered the total expenditure,
but I don’t think I would have been as happy with the results.
The boat wouldn’t have been as special. She evolved. The wood
deck, the stainless interior trim, the dark covering boards, the
tapered king plank, the monotone blue, …and on and on. And I
may have missed a blossoming friendship along the way had I
rushed things.
The best part? The people I have met in the saga of this
boat. After all, Q6767 is just a boat; it’s the people and our relationships amongst one another that are important. ©
JZ Custom Rails Inc., Kemah, Texas, Phone: (281) 334-7471
Check out Taco rails at http://www.tacomarine.com/
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Check out A&A Marine of Manistee at http://www.classicboating.com/
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Check out Cometic Gaskets at http://www.cometic.com/
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Check out Summit Racing at http://www.summitracing.com/
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Check out the Edelbrock 390 Performer at http://www.jegs.com/p/
Edelbrock/Edelbrock-Performer-Manifolds-for-Ford/751401/
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Check out Pertronix Igniters at http://www.pertronix.com/
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Captain Ron: a 1992 film starring Kurt Russell and Martin Short.
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Dockside
Mark Christensen
B y D o n Ay e r s
Don:Were you exposed to wooden boats at a
young age?
Mark: No — and that is a question I get
most of the time, being one of the younger
persons in this hobby.The strange thing is
that I had absolutely no exposure to them
when I was growing up. My first exposure
came in 2004 when I was working at the
Covenant Harbor Bible Camp, on Lake
Geneva in Wisconsin. Lake Geneva is well
known to wooden boating. I remember seeing a couple of wooden boats driving by and
thinking,“I don’t understand what people
see in those old wooden boats.”Those were
famous last words… During that summer, I
kept seeing more of them, and it really got me
interested — so that was my first foray into
the hobby. I was only 23 at the time.
working — my Grandfather has taught me
everything I know about the subject.The fortunate thing was that the camp had a ChrisCraft: a 1966 22-foot Sea Skiff, donated to
them about five years prior to my working
there.They had just put it in storage because
they had no idea what to do with it. At the
end of the summer, someone mentioned the
old boat, and I immediately wondered, where
is it and how much do they want for it?
After some negotiating, they actually sold
me the boat for one dollar with the understanding that if I later sold it, I would make
a donation. Here I was making $150 per
week, and I was going to restore a 22-foot
Chris-Craft; that should show you how
naive my thinking was. From that point on
I’ve been totally hooked.
Don: After you discovered you had an interest what happened next?
Don:Where and when did you learn about
the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club?
Mark:Working at the camp, I had limited
resources to actually purchase a boat, but I
started going online and looking up information: anything and everything I could find I
absorbed.
Mark: I found the club online sometime
around 2006 and joined up a year later.
I looked up the main names I had heard
such as Chris-Craft, Hacker, and the like,
but ultimately, I was looking for any and
all information about wooden boats. At
one point, I had it in my mind that I would
attempt to build one myself. I looked into
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Don: As you learned more about the history and all the different models Chris-Craft
Corporation made throughout the years,
what led you to your current project?
Mark: I’ve often wondered that, myself,
because my first boat was kind of an accident. And if someone had asked me now if
I would have picked the Sea Skiff, I probably would say,“No,” but in reality it was a
fantastic boat to cut my teeth on. So while I
was working on the Skiff, I kept an eye out
for that pre-war or early post-war boat that
had the look I was after. First I found a 1946
17-foot Deluxe Runabout and piddled with
that, but soon realized it was not exactly
what I wanted, so I sold it. In the meantime,
I sold my Skiff (which I have regretted ever
since) and kept looking. Utility models are so
practical, but runabouts are so sexy that I
was really having a hard time.
One design I could not ignore was the barrelbacks, and I told myself I had to keep searching for one. It was hard to find anything in
my price range, but I had heard of a boat up
on Green Lake,Wisconsin that was supposed
to be a barrelback, but I had my doubts, as
I couldn’t get any details about the boat.
This was around 2005, so I went up there to
see what it was, and, after checking the hull
number, discovered it was indeed the 17-foot
Deluxe Runabout, Double Cockpit Forward
Chris-Craft I’d been looking for — a 1942
mode l— the Lizann. I spent the next year
and a half trying to get the owner to call me
back. Finally she did, and we made a deal. I
absolutely love the boat and design, but ultimately I think I might end back up with a
utility someday.
Don:What would you suggest people — especially younger folks — do when they want to
get into this hobby or find themselves having
an interest and not knowing how to fill it?
D oc k s i de
Mark Christensen, at work in his shop.
Mark: That is an interesting question,
because I have had several friends close
to my age group express an interest, and I
ask myself how I can convey what I have
learned so far.The first thing I would recommend is that people start out with a
manageable project. My best friend Sam
(with a 1966 Century Resorter), and I
both jumped in — probably over our heads
with our projects.We soon realized it is very
easy to underestimate the amount of woodwork involved with even a light restoration. Maintenance and upkeep are part of
the equation, as well, and you really can’t
afford to do things wrong, or you might find
yourself in a dangerous and expensive situation. Right now, there are many good bargain
boats for which some of the hard work — like
a bottom job — has been done. Getting into
the hobby that way allows a person to manage the maintenance and upkeep, yet still
have some fun using a boat. So to sum it
up: If you start within your means and skill
level, the hobby will grow on you naturally.
Don: So being in the “young” category, where
do you see taking the hobby for yourself and
what aspects are important to you?
Mark:You know I love it when The Brass
Bell publishes articles that contain hull card
data. I’ll read through the data and look
for different ways the boats left the factory — especially special-order items. For me
this really paints a true picture of the history
of these boats. In the future I might look for
boats or certain models that had very unique
equipment. One series that really intrigues
me is the big, post-war Sportsmans with
twin engines, but certainly my eyes are bigger
than my wallet at this point. I hope to own
many wooden boats in my time. ©
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Riva owners, and it was clearly obvious they have a lot of respect for Chris-Craftpowered Riva Boats.
Prior to my arrival, I was hoping that I
could drive a Riva, and, if I was lucky, maybe it
would have a Chris-Craft engine.
Piero Gibellini, Founder and President of
the Riva Historical Society, was kind enough
to offer his boat Lucy — and although it was
not powered by a Chris-Craft engine — it was a
spectacular boat to drive.
For those of you who have yet to meet Piero,
he does not speak English. Neither do I speak
Italian, but that had no impact on our ability
to communicate — and in a matter of minutes,
Piero had me all checked out on the operation
of his 1968 Riva 19-foot Super Florida, hull
number 1026. Although the cockpit configuration is slightly different from American boats, I
found myself very comfortable at the helm. The
steering wheel is located on the port side of the
boat, and the gear shift lever is similar to a mid
Fifties car. Initially, I thought it was attached
to the steering column, however it is attached
to the instrument panel, and you simply shift it
up for forward and down for reverse — neutral
is in the middle. It is very smooth and can be
operated with ease from a sitting position or
standing up. One of the intriguing features of
the Super Florida is that the driver’s seat cushion that folds up and allows the driver to stand
behind the steering wheel, or use it to sit higher.
I noticed that all the Rivas had this feature,
and it gave the drivers the capability to look
out over the windshield for more visibility — a
really nice feature when docking or running in
rough seas.
The throttle control was also located on the
port side; it was a nicely designed lever that
traveled fore and aft. It was equipped with a
handy indicator arrow that read fast and slow.
The steering wheel was a large dish wheel that
was used on American cars; the horn button was a Riva design with a mini-three-blade
propeller encased in clear plastic. The instrument panel had a large, left-handed turning
tachometer, an oil pressure, temperature, and
an amp gauge. There was no fuel gauge; like
many of us Chris-Craft aficionados, Piero uses
a trusty measuring stick. The engine was a 220hp Riva-Crusader 350ci V-8; the only difference
The instrument panel of Piero Gibellini’s Riva Super Florida. Note sliding throttle mounted just forward of the helm seat. Also note
gearshift mounted on the instrument panel rather than the steering column.
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Riva Super Florida.
An overall view of Piero Gibellini’s perfectly outfitted Riva Super Florida.
A smiling Piero Gibellini—Founder of the
Riva Historical Society and author of Carlo,
the Legend, Riva the Myth — fills the tank
of his Riva Super Florida.
Side note: Piero bought Lucy from an Italian
gentleman — actually a Prince of Sicily — who
owned an aqueduct that brought water to a
city on the island. The boat was neglected; it
sat outside under a black cover, and weather
deteriorated the decks. The bottom is new;
the sides are original; but the decks had to be
replaced. Instruments were restored in the U.S.,
and the chrome was replated in Italy.
I noticed from similar Chris-Craft engines was
the exhaust water jackets. Chris-Crafts used
cast iron; Rivas used polished aluminum. The
reverse gear, a Paragon with Velvet Drive, was
very easy and smooth to shift.
Piero must have felt a lot of confidence in
me as we prepared to depart the dock. He told
me to take the wheel, and as we idled past the
zillion-dollar sail boats built there in Viareggio
by Benetti (www.benettiyachts.it), I thought:
It doesn’t get much better than this! When we
departed the port of Viareggio and headed out
into the blue water of the Mediterranean Sea,
I could taste the salt mist in the air and smell
the seaside aroma of a fishing port. After we
cleared the fishing boats, Piero gave me the sign
to accelerate, and I increased Lucy’s throttle.
Instantly, she sprang to life, planing effortlessly
on top of the light chop. We headed south and
paralleled the coast line with countless beaches
along a gorgeous scenic route. Off in the distance we could see the quarries in the mountains that provided much of the marble to build
the churches and monuments for which Italy is
so famous.
Running at 2,500 rpm, I made some turns to
port and starboard while Lucy maintained the
same attitude. There was no pitching or rolling,
and the boat didn’t slam as we cut our way thru
the waves. The trip south to the famous Arno
River was ten miles, and as we approached the
mouth of the river, we slowed to dodge shoals
of crab traps. At last, we turned north and made
our way to the city of Pisa. After a marvelous lunch and walking tour of the Leaning
Tower, we reversed the course and headed back
out into the Mediterranean for our return to
Viareggio.
Keep in mind, I have been driving all this
time and really enjoying all the history and
sights. The return trip was a little choppier and
Piero elected to drive so he could show me what
Lucy could do in rough water. We ran close to
3,000 rpm for almost ten miles; we were hitting
only the tops of the waves as we raced over of
the water. It was an exhilarating ride, and the
boat ran solid and strong. I was most impressed
that there was no pounding or slamming as we
traversed the rough water.
When we approached Viareggio, Piero
slowed once again dodge crab traps as we
made our way back into the port. I had to
pinch myself and ask if this was reality or
a superb dream. Here I was, on the other
side of the World, driving a Riva on the blue
Mediterranean Sea. What a thrill! Of the seven
boats on the trip, we were the first to return,
and we were washing salt spray from the boat as
we welcomed the other six Rivas returning one
by one. Everyone was surprised that Lucy was
already clean and ready for another run. When
all had returned, and the boats are clean, we
returned to Piero’s 1947 78-foot Motor Yacht
Red for Happy Hour and delicious Italian wine.
These Riva Historical Society people: they
really know how to live! ©
S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
Builder
Riva
Model
Super Florida, Hull Number 1026
Year
1968
Length
19-feet
Engine
220-hp Riva-Crusader 350 cid V-8
Fuel
25 gallons
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Piero Gibellini and Terry Fiest pose aboard Piero’s Riva Super Florida
Viareggio Days
May/June 2009
By Terr y Fiest
Each year, the city of Viareggio of Italy
hosts a festive event that involves the entire
Versalia region. It’s a time when everyone
comes together to celebrate their heritage and
enjoy the camaraderie and friendship in a gorgeous Seaside resort. Viareggio is the largest
municipality in the region, with an ancient
city center dating back to the 12th century.
Its name is derived from the Via Regia, a road
that joined the coast to the hinterlands during
the Middle Ages. Today, the city is a wellknown seaside resort, with its economy based
on tourism, trade, fishing, and floriculture. It
boasts an efficient tourist port for large boats
and is home to world-class Yacht builders
like Fipa, Perini, and Benetti. Also included
in the municipality is the village of Torre del
Lago, home of the immortal Opera Composer,
Giacomo Puccini.
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If you were fortunate enough to attend
the 2009 Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival in
Tavares (formerly the Mount Dora show), you
know that Rivas were the featured marquee
boats, and there were eight impressive Rivas on
display. Also in attendance was a contingent of
Riva boat owners from Italy, including Piero
Gibellini, founder of the Riva Historical Society;
Luigi and Alessandra Spaggiari, President of the
Italian Delegation of Riva Historical Society;
Raffaele and Gloria Turchi, Vice president of the
Italian Delegation.
Our Italian guests seemed to enjoy their visit
to Florida, and to show their appreciation, they
invited my wife Bobbie and me to join them
for the Riva Historical Society rendezvous in
Viareggio. Bobbie and I had been planning a
trip to Switzerland about that time, and after
we looked at the map, we decided that since we
were already in Europe, we must also plan a
subsequent visit south to that seaside resort.
Piero and spouse Mariella offered to be our
hosts, so after a long, spectacular drive through
the Alps from Switzerland, we arrived on
Friday afternoon May 29 and found our cozy
hotel located adjacent to the waterfront. After
a quick orientation with a map, we managed to
locate Piero and Mariella in the harbor aboard
their 1947 78-foot John Bain motoryacht, Red,
moored next to seven elegant Riva runabouts.
Piero was using his motoryacht as the focal
point for the event, and he and Mariella had
loaded it with wonderful Italian wines and an
abundance of comestibles. We had a Gala welcome in the best Italian style: wine flowed liberally as we started four fabulous days on the gorgeous Mediterranean Sea. Later in the evening,
we were treated to a lavish, four-course meal in a
Cabana on the water that was a favorite of Frank
Sinatra’s when he played there.
Saturday Morning, we all loaded in the
Rivas and departed the harbor in trail formation, standing out on the turquoise water of the
Mediterranean. We headed south for about 10
miles, riding close to the coast, and then entered
the mouth of the Arno River that flows inland
toward Pisa and Florence. At idle speed we navigated into the town of Pisa, where we moored
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at a tiny dock and tied the boats together
using fenders and anchors to maintain separation. After climbing a set of steps to the top of
a building overlooking the city, we enjoyed a
catered lunch complete with my favorite desert,
Tiramisu.
After the lunch, we walked to the town’s
famous Leaning Tower and visited a Church
that was built in the year 1200. Then we
returned to the boats and made our way back
down the river to the sea for our return to
Viareggio. Later in the evening, we dined at an
exclusive seaside restaurant.
On Sunday morning Mother Nature provided an opportunity for the grass and flowers
to be watered, so we all sat aboard Piero’s boat
and learned about Italy and its heritage. Lunch
was traditional fish and chips along with a
variety of Pizzas and a great sampling of fine
wines. Sunday afternoon, the weather cleared,
and we had a Riva boat parade along a canal
route that provides access to the city. The streets
were lined with people who loved looking at the
boats and hearing the sirens as we idled through
the canals. Later in the evening, we dined at an
exclusive beach club and enjoyed a style show
that featured gorgeous Italian models wearing
the latest swimming suit designs.
Monday, we all boarded a tour boat to cruise
the Burlamacca canal to an inland lake named
Lago Massaciuccoli. This canal system to the
lake — and the lake itself — provide an ample
supply of fresh fish to all the residents. The
canal ride was very scenic. As a surprise, we
stopped in the town of Torre del Lago, home of
Opera composer Puccini, where we received a
personal guided tour of his home — which has
become a museum with all his artifacts in place
just as they were when he died in 1924. Monday
afternoon we retuned to the harbor and all
gathered on Piero and Mariella’s Red for a final
farewell.
As we prepared to depart, a bit of sadness
set in and goodbyes were difficult. One of the
things I have learned in the 30-odd years I
have been involved in the wood boat avocation:
its not only about the boats, it’s also about the
people. The boats may bring us together, but
it’s the people and the relationships that evolve.
The Riva Historical Society and the Chris-Craft
Antique Boat Club are built from tradition: the
traditions of Carlo Riva and Chris Smith and
what they have passed on to all of us.
The memories of our Viareggio Days will
last a long time; Bobbie and I are very appreciative of the Riva Historical Society. Viva Riva! ©
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Piero Gibellini reading The Brass Bell
aboard his yacht, Red.
From left: Piero Gibellini, Bobbie Fiest, Mariella Gibellini, and Terry Fiest at a Viareggio nightclub.
Terry and Bobby Fiest pose with
the Riva Party before the famed
Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Rivas ready to go at Viareggio, Italy.
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37th Annual Concours
d’Elegance
Presented by the Tahoe Yacht
Club Foundation
June 19-21, 2009
By Terr y Fiest
The Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation leadership took a gamble and moved their prestigious
Concours d’Elegance show from August to
June — they won. It was a great show. The featured boats for the 2009 Marque were “Blond
Deck Runabouts,” boats produced in the late
Forties and Fifties that featured two-tone
deck designs with stunning bleached-blond
king planks and cockpit surrounds, streamlined hardware, rakish transoms, and big-block
engines. These blond-accented boats were the
grandest of the post-war runabouts.
At the conclusion of World War II, ChrisCraft transitioned from the famous barrelback
design to a more modern look by introducing
the 20-foot Custom Runabout for 1946 with
a blond king plank and deck surround — a
product of independent, contract stylist Don
Mortrude and Chris-Craft’s master Naval
Architect Bill MacKerer. The bleached accents
were in sharp contrast with the traditional red
mahogany stain, which covered the remainder
of the hull. Folding windshields, red leather
interiors, bleached stern poles, raked bow poles
and new transom design were huge steps for
Chris-Craft. The Custom was built for four
years, 1946 to 1949. Philippine mahogany was
in short supply immediately following WW-II,
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Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club President Terry Fiest (center, left) presents the
“Best Chris-Craft”Award award to Jack McManus (center, right) with Barry Ludwig,
Chief Judge (left) and Kirk Pumphrey Concours Chairman (right).
and most of the 20-foot Customs were planked
with Central, or South American genuine
mahogany, which gave them a richer appearance. They were considered the first of the
“Freedom Fleet,” and soon to follow was the
Riviera introduced in late 1949.
Rivieras were produced in three different
lengths: 16-, 18-, and 20-foot versions were
manufactured from 1949 to 1954. Most Riviera
features were taken from the Custom and
featured the same blond accents — at a lesser
price. For 1955, Chris-Craft ceased production of the Riviera and introduced the Capri,
with a raked wrap-around windshield instead
of the flat-panel windscreens of the Custom
and Riviera. The Capri followed the tradition
of blond king planks and cockpit surrounds
as well as featured the new bull-nose of its
contemporaries.
I have had the pleasure of being Lead Judge
for the Blond Deck Runabout Class for the
past 12 years at the Concours, and at Tahoe this
year, there was a large contingent of these boats
to be considered. This year’s Marque Class
blond-deck Best of Show winner was Snazzy,
a 1948 Chris-Craft 20-foot Custom Runabout
owned by Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club
members Jim and Marcia Piper of San Diego,
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This year’s winner in the blond-deck
category was Snazzy, a 1948 ChrisCraft Custom Runabout owned by
Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club members
Jim and Marcia Piper of San Diego.The
boat also won the “Best Runabout Under
23-Feet” award.
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California. The boat was restored by Dave
Wright Restoration of Fallbrook, California,
with Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club researcher
Brian Robinson providing the documentation. Snazzy also won the “Best of Show Under
23-Feet” award. There were a total of 79 boats
in the show, 31 of which were Chris-Crafts. The
“Best Chris-Craft” award went to Annabelle,
a 1939 19-foot Custom Runabout owned by
Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club members Jack
and Judy McManus of Burlingame, California.
The coveted “Overall Best of Show” award
this year went to Chris-Craft Antique Boat
Club member Martin Feletto for his spectacular 1929 Hackercraft 29-foot Dolphin Deluxe
Runabout, also restored by the dynamic duo of
Dave Wright and Brian Robinson.
As you may know, the Tahoe Yacht Club
Foundation is host for the show, and their
purpose is to provide a venue where they can
assemble such an event, display these treasures,
continue to educate the public, and offer the
opportunity for people to appreciate wooden
boats from the past and the present. They definitely accomplished their goal, and as I walked
the docks, I was amazed at all the magnificent
boats and how they are presented. The docks
and the layout provided by Herb Hall at Sierra
Boat Company are nothing short of spectacular, and all of this is surrounded by beautiful
mountains and gorgeous scenery. The weather
turned out to be spectacular with warm days
and cool nights, and although it may have
been a little cooler in June, the “Blonds were
still Beautiful.” The Lake Tahoe Concours
d’Elegance continues to be to most prestigious
classic boat show in North America. ©
Top: Hatches are open wide on Snazzy, a 1948
Chris-Craft Custom Runabout.
Bottom:“Best Chris-Craft Award:” Annabelle,
a 1939 19-foot Custom Runabout owned by
Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club members John
and Judy McManus of Burlingame, California.
Side note: Lake Tahoe is 22 miles long, 12 miles
wide, and has a shore line of 72 miles. Lake
Tahoe’s greatest depth of 1,645 feet makes it
the third deepest lake in North America and
the tenth deepest lake in the world.The bottom
of the lake is actually 92 feet below the level of
Carson City, Nevada.The lake holds more than
39 trillion gallons of water and — if completely
drained — would cover a flat area the size of
California to a depth of 14 inches, and would
take more than 700 years to refill!
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verification of time and place be undertaken before completing any travel arrangements. If there are errors or additions
on calendar listings, please notify The Brass Bell promptly so the corrections can be noted in the next issue and on
the Web site. For the latest information on these events and others, check the club Web site at www.chris-craft.org.
SEPTEMBER
11ˇ-12ˇ
th Annual Bluegrass
6
Vintage Boat Rendezvous
L ake Barkley State Resort, Cadiz,
Kentucky The Bluegrass and Greater Cincinnati
Chapters invite you to the 6th Annual show.
Organized cruise on Friday, show and awards
banquet on Saturday. For more information, contact
Mike Gresham at 859-987-9135.
11ˇ-13ˇ
6th Annual Grand Lake
1
Mahogany & Chrome Boat
Show Grand Lake, OK 60 antique and
classic boats from a five state region at the
Arrowhead Yacht Club on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake.
Sponsored by Heartland Classics Chapter, ACBS.
For more information contact Darren Arnold at
darren.arnold@cox.net, 918-259-3270, 918-6398279 cell, or www.heartland-classics.org.
11ˇ-13ˇ
2nd Annual Antique and
3
Classic Boat Show and Race
Boat Reunion Buffalo Launch Club,
Grand Island, NY Shuffle off to Buffalo for
our 32nd Annual Antique & Classic Boat Show
and Race Boat Reunion being held at the Buffalo
Launch Club, Grand Island, NY. Alan Frederick,
716-692-3611, 716-892-1425, 716-892-1426 (fax),
or Email fredmach@choiceonEmail.com.
11ˇ-13ˇ
th Annual Reedville
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Antique and Classic Boat
Show Main Street, Reedville, VA
Sponsored by Tidewater ACBS and the Reedville
Fishermen’s Museum. Saturday features antique
boat parade, nautical flea market, boat/model shop,
and water taxi. For more information contact
Clif Ames at 804-453-3506 or Email macames@
netscape.com.
11ˇ-13ˇ
harlotte Antique &
C
Classic Boat Show
Q ueen’s Landing, Lake Norman,
Mooresville, NC For more information www.
charlotteantiqueboatshow.com. Ed Longino at 800633-6224 or boss@longinodist.com
12ˇ-13ˇ
0th Annual Antique
1
& Classic Boat Show
Tuckerton, NJ Sponsored by the Tuckerton
Seaport and the Philadelphia Chapter of the ACBS.
Contact Brian Gagnon at 856-727-9264, by Email
at bgagnon@globalindustries.com or visit www.
acbsphl.org, www.tuckertonseaport.org, or call the
Seaport at 609-296-8868.
ntique and Classic Boats
A
and Car Show Downtown
Norfolk, VA Located in the newly renovated
Town Point Park, along the historic Elizabeth River
in Downtown Norfolk, VA. For more information,
visit festevents.org or contact James Scruggs, 120
West Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510 or scruggsj@
festevents.org.
18ˇ-19ˇ
9th Annual Smith
1
Mountain Lake Antique &
Classic Boat Show Mariners Landing
and Conference Center, Smith
Mountain Lake, VA September 19 is the
public show date. Contact Bill Goold at 540296-0501 or Email r-bgoold@b2xonline.com or
info@woodenboats.net. Mariners Landing and
Conference Center www.marinerslanding.com.
27ˇ
7th Annual Antique & Classic
2
Boat Show NJ Museum of
Boating (Rain date 9/20.) An ACBS judged
show, free admission/parking. 50–60 boats expected;
all types welcome, in-water or trailered. Marine
vendors, marine artists, flea market, antique British
cars, radio-controlled boats. Food available on site.
Contact Stu Sherk 610-296-4878, or Bob O’Brien
732-295-2072
18ˇ-19ˇ
25ˇ-27ˇ
intage Race Boat Regatta
V
Wolfeboro Bay, Wolfeboro,
NH Wolfeboro Bay will thunder with the sound
of more than 60 vintage race boats as they run
demonstration laps on a 1 mile oval course.
Spectators are invited to get up close and personal
with the boats and their drivers in the pit area from
9am-4pm on both days. For details call 603-5694554 or visit www.nhbm.org.
18ˇ-19ˇ
artin County Nautical
M
Flea Market & Seafood
Festival Stuart, FL Used boats, marine
engine parts, fishing supplies, nautical art, nautical
décor, diving, nautical antiques, fishing boats,
sailing, boating trailers. For more information,
contact Larry Burdgick at (954) 205-7813.
19ˇ
7th Annual Antique and Classic
2
Boat Show Stuart, FL Used boats,
marine engine parts, fishing supplies, nautical
art, nautical décor, diving, nautical antiques,
fishing boats, sailing, boating trailers. For more
information, contact Larry Burdgick at (954) 2057813.
19ˇ-20ˇ
he Geneva Lakes Antique
T
and Classic Boat Show,
Blackhawk Chapter of the ACBS. The
Abbey Resort, Fontana, WI. For more
information visit www.GenevaLakesBoatShow.com
or contact Matt Byrne at 630-802-2698.
OCTOBER
2˜-4ˇ
nnual Texas Hill Country
A
Wooden Boat Show Lake
LBJ, Horseshoe Bay, TX Poker run, boat
show Saturday, Friday & Saturday night dinners.
For more information contact Scott Reichardt at
830-598-4661 or hsbadmiral@hotmail.com or visit
www.southwest-acbs.org.
3‰
1th Annual Boat Show and
1
Cruise on the River Wrightsville,
PA Sponsored by Long Level Marina and the
Philadelphia Chapter of ACBS. Contact Brian
Gagnon at 856-727-9264, by Email at bgagnon@
globalindustries.com, or visit www.acbsphl.org.
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eynolds Plantation Benefit
R
Event Lake Oconee, GA A benefit
event for kids with serious health issues. Boat rides
and a picnic for the kids and families in association
with Make-A-Wish, Starlight Starbright, and
Brain Tumor Foundation for Kids. contact Jennifer
Mosher at 770-367-2742 or weemidge@yahoo.com.
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Pre WW-II Wood Boats
20-Feet and Under
1930 20-ft Chris-Craft Triple Cockpit Runabout Very rare classic. Fully restored. New Marine Power Sportpack engine with
very few hours. Professionally refinished in 2000 and 2003.
New prop, drive shaft, strut, rudder, fuel tank, steering mechanism,...NY (310) 472-3248 http://www.tradingdock.org/521
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1931 20-ft Chris-Craft 200 Triple This one is a winner: Best
Chris-Craft Portland Oregon Show, Second place Lake
Tahoe Concours d’Elegance 2007. Fresh 2007 Professional
Restoration by Chris-Craft family member. 5200 Bottom, all
new planking correct in every detail. Chris-Craft MBL 158-hp
6cyl... OR (503) 490-7031 http://www.tradingdock.org/769
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1932 18-ft Gar Wood Runabout Only 49 made, 5 known to
exist. Leather upholstery. Original engine included, 140hp Chrysler 6-cylinder rebuilt, less than 15 hours. Boat
restored in 2001 with new bottom/deck. Revarnished in
2007. Located in California. $55,000. (661) 399-8952 CA
http://www.tradingdock.org/1036
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1933 18-ft Chris-Craft 301 Madera is the best prewar 18-ft
Chris-Craft in the world. It was professionally restored in
2006 and won ‘Best Chris-Craft’ and ‘Best of Show under
23-ft at the prestigious Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance that
year. Best of Show at Lake Arrowhead in 2007... CA (760)
468-1009
http://www.tradingdock.org/1144
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1934 16-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout Beautiful restoration; including gauges, chrome work, running gear, ribbing hull and bottom. 1934 Chrysler marine (Model 52)
engine and 1934 vintage trailer $25,000 (970) 356-5871 CO
http://www.tradingdock.org/1874
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1934 18-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout Completely restored.
Restoration includes new 5200 bottom,new sides and new deck.
All chrome has been replated and the interior is new.There is a
new waterline cover and trailer included.The engine is a ChrisCraft... WI (262) 367-4913 http://www.tradingdock.org/201
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1934 18-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout Split Cockpit Complete
restoration. New 5200 bottom, new sides, new decks, all hardware rechromed, new interior, rebuilt Chris-Craft K engine.
Includes single axle trailer. $40,000. (203) 531-8535 or frankr@
optonline.net. CT
http://www.tradingdock.org/1633
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1935 19-ft Chris-Craft Custom This is a very unique boat in
that it is powered by a factory installed Ford flathead V-8.
Hull card confirms originality of the engine. This is a good
running boat with this unique power! The engine is a Ford/
Kermath with 85-hp.A cover and trailer are... OH (513) 2420808
http://www.tradingdock.org/1791
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1937 16-ft Chris-Craft Special Race Boat Price reduction.Invest
in a little history. A rare barrelback. Professionally restored
16-ft Special Race Boat, Racing Runabout. Restored to original shipping specs: Mahogany finish, 19 coats varnish, new
chrome, 5200 bottom, tan leather interior, period... CO (970)
http://www.tradingdock.org/540
409-9224
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1937 17-ft Chris-Craft Utility Project boat. Center steering with Model B engine. $1,700. (440) 322-8167 OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/499
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1940 15-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout, 75% restored
with 60-hp rebuilt Hercules Mod B engine, all hardware rechromed, includes new galvanized trailer. For
info and pictures, jwhart2@verizon.net PA (717) 737http://www.tradingdock.org/1477
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1937 18-ft Chris-Craft Utility Partially restored, all parts
ready to put in boat. Ford flathead engine ready to go, several board feet of mahogany to go with boat, brand new
trailer to go with boat, all brass screws to go with boat, everything for motor is chromed and ready to go... PA (717) 6271101
http://www.tradingdock.org/1942
1940 15-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Utility Beautiful authentic
restoration, runs great, 4-cylinder Hercules engine includes
custom trailer with spare, new tires, extra parts engine, all for
$14,500. See at Crown Point Classics, Hazelhurst, WI. (715)
358-7817 WI
http://www.tradingdock.org/1064
1938 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout All restoration has
been done professionally with copies of invoices documenting the work. Engine rebuilt and replacement 5200 bottom,
along with refinish by Lance Wilson make this a very sweet
package! West, no soak botttom, high performance cam.The...
OH (513) 242-0808
http://www.tradingdock.org/1790
1940 15.5-ft Chris-Craft Sport Utility This classic wooden
mahogany boat was restored in 2002 by Classic Restorations
of Philadelphia, PA.The boat is in wonderful condition, even
the gauge cluster and upholstery were redone (I did take some
liberty with the upholstery, it is styled after a... SC (864) 5540415
http://www.tradingdock.org/551
1938 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout Hull No. 71263.
Engine Model K, 95-hp six cylinders. Tonneau cover. Full
waterline cover. Bilge pump & blower 12 volt system. Leather
interior All equipment functions properly and is in good condition. 3M 5200 bottom, extensive engine... FL (407) 5805317
http://www.tradingdock.org/1081
1940 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Barrelback #71615 Hull is completely done, chrome is done, engine is done (K-85). Needs
to have the wiring and interior installed. Has original cradle. Includes new trailer. No time to finish. Call Jim at (906)
932-6063. $45,000. MI
http://www.tradingdock.org/1777
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1938 19-ft Chris-Craft Custom Runabout Chrysler 6-cylinder 105-hp, 5200 bottom, full professional survey 2007, newer
finish, excellent hull and gauges, spotless bilge. Boat is located
in So. Cal. Call Chris for pics and survey info. CA (702) 7686070
http://www.tradingdock.org/1804
1941 16-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Utility #58004. Earliest 1941
Utility that I know of. Complete restoration back to original.
Blue instruments, brightwork rechromed, sound B engine
and transmission, green upholstery. $23,500. Time and age
has necessitated a reduction in my wooden boat hobby. OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/1598
1939 16-ft Chris-Craft 928 Special Race Boat Miss Miami
V, red, white, blue; new frames, stringers and bottom. Fresh
throughout with KBL, red leather, custom trailer, cover,
many spares, correct title. Boat has racing history, selling
directly from storage. $40,000 MD (410) 586-2182 MD
http://www.tradingdock.org/1590
1941 16-ft Chris-Craft Hydroplane Professionally designed
and built replica of the very rare barrelback. Completed in
2006. All mahogany construction with 5200 bottom, correct
hardware rechromed, rebuilt Powell gauges, rebuilt KBL 131hp engine, 12 volt. Custom trailer, full cover. 1st place... MI
http://www.tradingdock.org/892
1939 19-ft Chris-Craft Barrelback Needs restoration. $50,000. Will consider offer. Contact John Hansen
at (608) 313-0655 or jhskippylynn@aol.com WI
http://www.tradingdock.org/1992
1941 16-ft Chris-Craft Utility #58113. All there, needs restoration, usable as is but aged. Was amusement tour boat on
Chippawa Lake in Ohio. $8,500. Time and age has necessitated a reduction in my wooden boat hobby. Individual
prices firm, package deals on 2 or more.All boats have... OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/1597
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1939 19-ft Chris-Craft Custom One of fewer than 100 19-ft
barrelbacks built with the distinctive single covering board
and Bugatti windshield, this boat has undergone a complete
restoration and is in impeccable condition. All new woodwork including new 3M-5200 bottom over... MI (616) 3967248
http://www.tradingdock.org/1353
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1939 19-ft Chris-Craft Custom Barrelback Owner states‘engine
rebuilt by Drake.’Fully replaced 5200 bottom, including many
new frames and chine. The engine is an M, 6-cylinder with
50 hours and 130-hp. A 1 axle Elite trailer is also included.
OH (513) 242-0808
http://www.tradingdock.org/1792
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1941 17-ft Chris-Craft Utility All original for restoration
with Model B engine and trailer. $5,500. (440) 322-8167.
OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/498
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1941 19-ft Chris-Craft 106 Custom Barrelback Fully restored
true “torpedo nose” barrelback. 5200 bottom, rebuilt 95K
engine, new wiring, original 6 V system. Includes full waterline cover and homebuilt double axle trailer. In the water every
year and running great. Serious inquiries only, cc41boatr@
gmail.com NY
http://www.tradingdock.org/1838
1927 30-ft Hutchinson Runabout Triple cockpit being sold
with restoration only. This boat is in nice original condition and in the beginning stages of restoration. Only 3
30-footers known to exist with an excellent history. Call
for more details. Aaron (952) 448-5412... MN (952) 2975414
http://www.tradingdock.org/1727
1930 38-ft Chris-Craft Commuter This boat was originally
owned by John Rodi who had one of the original ChrisCraft dealers in Chicago. Boat to be sold with restoration only. Work done by Nelson Boatworks. This is a gray
boat. If interested please give me a call. MN (952) 4723687
http://www.tradingdock.org/1615
1941 19-ft Chris-Craft 107 Custom This is one of the nicest
19-ft Barrelbacks in the country. Professional keel-up restoration in 2003, Mary Sunshine won First Place and ‘Best of
Show under 23-ft at the Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance
that year. Hull# 48873 has top-option original MB 145hp...
OR (760) 468-1009
http://www.tradingdock.org/869
1929 26-ft Chris-Craft #7 Triple Zero time, beautifully restored,
show worthy, custom trailer, 440 Chrysler built to perform with
lots of polished stainless and chrome. All hardware correct,
one of the nicest examples of this boat in the country, green
leather WY (307) 234-0382 http://www.tradingdock.org/845
1931 22-ft Chris-Craft Runabout Excellent original condition, Chris-Craft 350 cid engine; original 75-hp Chrysler
Crown included. Low hour, boathouse kept boat. Includes
custom built tandem trailer. $44,500. (239) 776-6022 MI
http://www.tradingdock.org/893
1929 26-ft Chris-Craft 26-ft Double Upswept This is hull #738,
a project boat with a new professionally restored 5200 bottom,
which includes a new keel,frames,chines,stem,engine stringers,
and all new mahogany double planking.The bottom is painted
green and the bilge is correctly painted gray... MI (616) 3967248 or (214) 682-4554
http://www.tradingdock.org/1217
1931 26-ft Chris-Craft Triple Model 212, Hull #10114,
very rare, boat name Alalou II, the “Matriarch of Lake
Winnipesaukee”in NH.Only 22 were built & only 5 are known
to exist. All original gauges & hardware. new Bottom,... NH
(617) 835-6430
http://www.tradingdock.org/581
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1941 19-ft Chris-Craft Custom Fully restored in 2002, pristine
and achieving the mark of excellence in workmanship throughout the boat. Fine quality of leather upholstery, detailed instrumentation and engine correctness.Asking $80,000. Interested
parties may call George or Bev Haineault... (Non-US) (613)
537-8836
http://www.tradingdock.org/1001
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1941 19-ft Chris-Craft Custom You have a U22, I have a very
sweet fresh restored barrelback. I have dogs and a wife that like
to putt around, and you want to upgrade to a nice show boat
and zip around. Lets talk! Nothing is selling, maybe it’s tradhttp://www.tradingdock.org/1473
ing! VA (703) 237-3432
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1942 17-ft Chris-Craft Barrelback Total professional restoration completed in 2005. Only wet once at that time for trials. 5200 bottom, all new decking, planks refastened, all hardware replated. 6-cylinder Hercules KBL engine professionally
rebuilt. Boat totally rewired (12 V) Boat is 95%... NH (978)
973-4161
http://www.tradingdock.org/1925
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1952 18-ft Penn-Yan Runabout Gray 6-100, restored, many
awards, rare. $15,000. Also 1960 17-ft Thompson outboard;
#55658, 75-hp Johnson, boat is original and top, Best of Show
1994, excellent condition, stored inside. $10,000. Selling due to
illness.NY (585) 594-8533 http://www.tradingdock.org/1268
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1955 20-ft Chris-Craft Continental Runs great. Original
KLC 125hp engine and hull, varnish in good condition,
newer upholstery, custom cover, convertible top, single-axle
trailer. See photo online $25,000 Call Ron at WI (708) 4429753
http://www.tradingdock.org/1148
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2008 19-ft Chris-Craft 19-ft Barrelback This is a new 20 foot
three inch Ken Hankensen designed barrelback. The hull is
cold moulded three layers , two plywood and one solid African
mahogany.The finish is 8 coats of Epiphanes high gloss varnish. Hardware is either polished stainless steel or hand made...
FL (904) 261-6858
http://www.tradingdock.org/1757
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2008 20-ft custombuilt 19-ft Chris-Craft Reproduction West
system cold molded mahogany over Douglas fir. Powered by a
fresh Chevy Vortec 350 hi-performance fresh water cooled.All
under water hardware bronze, with exception of stainless steel
shaft. 14 x 12 prop. Good trailer available, not the one in photo.
Feel... FL (904) 261-6858 http://www.tradingdock.org/1514
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21-Feet and Over
1915 22-ft Brooks Long Deck Launch Rare. Universal Model
BN, 4-cylinder. Boat just completed a restoration in Oct. 2008,
have registration and trailer.Won Clayton Award for surrey top
and canvas wrap-around windshield and roll up sides. $20,000.
(585) 594-8533. NY
http://www.tradingdock.org/1603
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1927 26-ft Chris-Craft Triple Cockpit Professionally restored.
New Mercruiser 454 engine.Very low hours.Chris-Craft family
boat. Located in Leland, Michigan (Traverse City). Portfolio of
restoration available upon request.Trailer included. $89,900...
MN (612) 240-8266
http://www.tradingdock.org/1085
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1929 26-ft Chris-Craft Runabout Upswept decks, restored
by Cuthbertson in the 90s, boathouse kept and professionally maintained, mooring cover and Tonneau covers,
excellent condition, 454 Crusader engine. $67,000. Boat
is in NH. Call (603) 569-8699 or cell (843) 333-1308. NH
http://www.tradingdock.org/957
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1929 26-ft Chris-Craft Triple Cockpit Upswept A classic with
totally rebuilt 427 Chris-Craft 300-hp,V-8 engine.A beautifully restored and fast boat. Both full canvas and cockpit covers. Leather seats.Tandem trailer. $99,000. Call (305) 720-4733
Or (352) 383-4622 FL
http://www.tradingdock.org/1038
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1929 28-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout There are only a
few of these wonderful boats left and they are very rarely
for sale. This boat can be verified as one of, or the earliest,
known. Don’t settle for a reproduction or 26-ft model when
you can have the best of the elegant early triples... CA (916)
765-1234
http://www.tradingdock.org/1415
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1930 21.5-ft Dodge Water Car Very good condition. Dodge
Boat & Plane Company embellished this rare model with a
special hardware package that included folding windshields
on both cockpits, double hatches with two chromed grab bars,
fancy cluster gauges, a Deusenberg steering... MN (952) 4713300
http://www.tradingdock.org/874
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1930 22-ft Gar Wood Custom Runabout Full restoration,all new
wood, chrome, wiring, gauges, upholstery, West System bottom, waterline cover, two axle trailer. $85,000. Don Veihmeyer
(530) 344-9316 CA
http://www.tradingdock.org/1295
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1930 24-ft Chris-Craft Triple Cockpit A classic fully-restored
1930 Chris-Craft 24-ft Triple.This exceptional boat is turnkey and has been a proven show winner. Original Chrysler
Imperial Engine. Beautiful Leather interior. Custom tandemaxle trailer. During restoration the boat received... MI (616)
396-7248
http://www.tradingdock.org/1146
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1930 24-ft Hackercraft Triple Cockpit 454 engine, very good
condition, looks very good, cover. Fresh water, excellent
2-axle trailer, recent refinish and engine. Sell or trade for
classic car. Contact Charles Hippler, (207) 623-3357. ME
http://www.tradingdock.org/1746
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1930 26-ft Chris-Craft Triple Excellent condition with green
leather upholstery, restored instruments and rechromed hardware. Looks great with new decks, a refastened original bottom and refastened sides. Original A70 motor was rebuilt by
previous owner. Waterline cover included... MN (952) 4713300
http://www.tradingdock.org/875
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1932 24-ft Brooks-Hacker Double Custom-built.White cedar,
mahogany over white oak. Original build contract, materials bills, and Dept of Commerce registration. GM 350,
Velvet Drive, blue leather, nicely-detailed, custom tandem
trailer, cover. Selling directly from storage. MD (410) 586http://www.tradingdock.org/1589
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1934 33-ft Hacker Sport Fisherman With Kermath 6, sound
boat. $28,500. Little Rock Boat Works. (320) 393-3370. MN
http://www.tradingdock.org/662
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1937 26-ft Gar Wood Deluxe Cruiser Extremely Rare! One
owner boat since new. This boat has been in the same family and on the same lake in Oklahoma since its delivery in
1938.The boat is in the water and has been well cared for all
of... OK (405) 503-9438
http://www.tradingdock.org/668
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1938 32-ft Chris-Craft Double Cabin Cruiser A wonderful
example of a 1938 cruiser in almost original condition. Late
model, single screw 350 engine.This boat is listed in the hull
registry: hull# 32118. The boat is in Madisonville, LA, having participated in the Wooden Boat Festival. LA (504) 2205131
http://www.tradingdock.org/1408
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1938 35-ft Chris-Craft Double Cabin Enclosed Born Again.
This lovingly restored Pre-War beauty is a rare example of
the thirties art-deco period. Well appointed and seaworthy
this fine cruiser will do you proud whether you choose to
long range cruise or collect trophies with her. Great attention... TX (713) 724-6049
http://www.tradingdock.org/965
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1939 36-ft Chris-Craft DCEB ... VA (804) 4533506
http://www.tradingdock.org/678
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1940 22-ft Chris-Craft 22-ft Deluxe Utility Beautiful completely
restored (2006), 5200 bottom, Model M engine, completely
rebuild,October 2008.Very nice low trailer,custom seat in front
of engine box, pictures show wicker chairs which are also available, Email for pictures and more information... CA (949) 2463299 or (530) 470-8785
http://www.tradingdock.org/1234
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1940 22-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Original and intact except
for modern V-6 power.This needs a bottom but the rest will
do with finish and light woodwork. This has a Lake Placid
NY history. $14,000 or $16,000 with new trailer. (860) 6934811 CT
http://www.tradingdock.org/1592
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1940 33-ft Chris-Craft Dual Cabin Enclosed Bridge Cruiser
(Quarter Deck Design). Hull #33647, sound condition,
correct hardware, MR engine, some restoration done
with much left to do. Hull, deck and interior stripped.
Newly rewired. Same model as featured... CO (303) 7895206
http://www.tradingdock.org/319
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winning restorations, complete
reconstructions, and rebottoms, on all
antique and classic boats, up to
forty-feet in length. Our new 5,000
square foot workshop in Crandon,
Wisconsin was specifically designed
for boat restoration. We take pride in
the highest level of workmanship, the
highest grade of materials and
excellent communication.
Call Steve Bunda at 715.478.3186
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1941 23-ft Gar Wood 23 Streamliner Tahoe Tessie, is a rare
opportunity to own one of only seven original Gar Wood
Streamliners still in existence of the 23 originally built from
1938-1942. The unique rear-engine, barrelstern and barrel
bow design was unprecedented when it was introduced...
CA (760) 468-1009
http://www.tradingdock.org/1071
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1954 33-ft Chris-Craft Capitan Sleeps 6, twin LM-318 225hp
V-8s, AC/DC fridge, electric stove, microwave, Lectra-san
head, AM/FM/CD, VHF, 6.5 kW genset. Kept under covered berth. $20,000 OBO. (209) 768-5989 or leutz@inreach.
com. HI
http://www.tradingdock.org/833
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Post WW-II Wood Boats
20-Feet and Under
1950 17-ft Hercules Special Runabout 95-hp,nice user boat.Boat
was completely redone in 1999, all bad wood replaced. Ronald
http://www.tradingdock.org/1336
(330) 654-3790 OH
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Any Year Any Make Any Model We would like to be one of
your sources for Classic Boat Parts. We buy and sell good
usable parts. Visit us at: www.classicboatwork.com .We
are located in California. eBay: classic_boatworks; 100%
positive. Thank you, Dean and Angela CA (916) 223http://www.tradingdock.org/1938
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1946 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe KLC, 6-cylinder, dual axle
trailer, cover, newer varnish. Asking $23,000. Contact Jeff
at (260) 856-2528. IN
http://www.tradingdock.org/1062
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1947 16-ft Chris-Craft Rocket Outstanding condition.
Approximately 120 miles on the motor. Rebuilt hull with
west system. New interior. Comes with tandem trailer. Email
misenglewood@aol.com for more photos. FL (941) 4608371
http://www.tradingdock.org/1278
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1947 16-ft Chris-Craft Special Sportsman Professionally maintained, fresh white sides and red bottom finish, recent cover
and red interior, trailer, 95-hp K engine. $9,500 (574) 457-4618
or (574) 529-3834 IN
http://www.tradingdock.org/1572
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1947 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout Model K 95-hp.Tahoe
boat Sierra. Looks good, runs good. Cosmetically restored,
water-tight sealed bottom, new cushions and cover. Good
trailer. See book Mahogany Memories page 77.Asking $13,500.
(209) 304-9304 (cell).CA
http://www.tradingdock.org/1621
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1947 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout New restoration, West System bottom, all new wood, chrome, wiring, upholstery, gauges. Good trailer. (530) 344-9316 CA
http://www.tradingdock.org/490
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1948 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout Restored, original bottom, engine and hardware. Trailer included.
$10,500. Call (419) 841-8375 or ciffland@rose.net. OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/1008
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1948 18-ft Chris-Craft K-62496, KLC, hull U-18-344,
beam 7-ft 5-in, 95-hp. Good condition, motor running very
well, last in water Summer 2006, 5-year single galvanized
trailer included. Located in Quebec City, Canada. Asking
$9,500 OBO. Pierre (418) 688-4246, pierret@qc.aira.com,...
http://www.tradingdock.org/1030
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1948 18-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Utility Very nice 18-ft deluxe
utility with original engine and transmission which have been
totally rebuilt.All new custom upholstery (dark green).New
rubber “diamond” tread deck covering. All wood is in very
good condition. New bilge pump and blower... MI (231) 5374779
http://www.tradingdock.org/641
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1948 19-ft Chris-Craft Racing Runabout Original 158-hp MBL.
Numbers match R-19-137. Original instruments, hardware,
steering wheel, etc. New bottom. Older restoration but excellent condition. Runs great.Always boathouse kept. No trailer.
GA (404) 351-5859
http://www.tradingdock.org/1506
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1948 19-ft Chris-Craft Runabout This is a project boat
with original MBL. Has been disassembled but all patterns are there. Please call or Email for details. No
trailer, delivery possible in Northwest. WA (360) 4570171
http://www.tradingdock.org/464
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1949 20 Century Seamaid Completely restored. Rare ebony/
mahogany stain combination used on just a few Centurys.
Boat has wood ceiling planks and wood dash instead of commonly used upholstery, Restored Graymarine 140-hp. New
tandem trailer. Gorgeous boat. $55,000. (320) 393-3370. WI
http://www.tradingdock.org/1623
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1950 20-foot Century Seamaid Rare! Professional restoration 90% complete. Keel, stem, framing examined—perfect. New planking includes bottom, sides with new battons, transom and decking. New features: Crusader/GM 350,
leather interior, electronic gauges... Negotiable MI (231) 723http://www.tradingdock.org/667
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1950s 13.5-ft Chris-Craft Kit Boat Padded seats, nice
V-windshield, mahogany deck, Tahoe boat, stored since
1965. Solid hull but needs repainting. Comes with trailer
and Scott 22-hp motor. Asking $500. (209) 304-9304 (cell).
CA
http://www.tradingdock.org/1620
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1950 17-ft Chris-Craft Special Runabout 95 Hercules, good
user boat, was completely redone in 1999. Contact Ron at
(330) 654-3790. OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/1616
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1950 18-ft Chris-Craft Riviera Excellent condition, all original,
all working gauges,brightwork in place,new seats,revarnish and
new bottom paint,105-hp KL Hercules.Custom tandem trailer
and cover.Stored indoors in Benton,KY.Email at labaha@clas.
net. KY (573) 450-2424
http://www.tradingdock.org/1747
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1950 18-ft Chris-Craft Riviera Totally restored, runner-up at
Tahoe Concours. Custom trailer, dual axle, cover, rebuilt KBL
engine, 5200 bottom, deck and sides.A superb example, don’t
wait. Boat at Tahoe. $35,000. Contact Karl at (503) 358-3522
or karl.v@att.net. OR
http://www.tradingdock.org/1768
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1950 18-ft Chris-Craft Riviera Almost mint condition.
Original steering wheel, gauges and KLC engine. Complete
engine rebuild last winter included new starter, generator,
stainless steel intake and exhaust valves and new oil filter
system, motor mounts, rebuilt carb etc and now has... WA
http://www.tradingdock.org/1471
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1951 18-ft Chris-Craft Riviera Has the original KL 105-hp
engine, completely rebuilt, including new starter, generator,
carb, water pump, oil pump and other accessories. All new
wiring harness connected to refurbished original gauges
and dials. Complete restoration in 2000... TX (936) 5821318
http://www.tradingdock.org/382
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1951 19-ft Chris-Craft Racing Runabout Beautiful
Racing Runabout with 158-hp MBL original engine.
Fiberglass bottom layer done by Sierra. Show quality, 2nd
place finish 2008. Stored indoors, but last used 2008 CT
http://www.tradingdock.org/1759
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1951 19-ft Chris-Craft Holiday Over 1000 hours have been
spent on this restoration. Included in this rebuild;new stem
and gripe, cold molded bottom, (no soak-no leak), new top
planks, new deck planks. Frames replaced as needed, new
transom planks, new fuel tank, original motor replaced...
MA (413) 772-0306
http://www.tradingdock.org/1516
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1952 17-ft Chris-Craft Special Runabout Fully restored with
detail to originality. Custom trailer included. $25,000..Many
awards..Ken Brendle, jkb51@bellsouth.net NC (704) 8739754
http://www.tradingdock.org/450
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1952/54 ? 17-ft Chris-Craft Special Runabout Vintage ChrisCraft w/matching trailer. Original 6 Engine, Model K, #55713
inboard. Circa 52/54 17-ft Chris-Craft Special Runabout
speed boat. Hull # SR171420. Boat has been stored under the
same roof for the last 30 years. Previously had been restored...
MN (651) 436-7032
http://www.tradingdock.org/339
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1952 18-ft Chris-Craft Riviera With trailer, absolutely no
rot, only needs finishing and two warped topside boards,
K engine. $7,200 OBO. Marvin (802) 863-6135 VT
http://www.tradingdock.org/1466
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1952 20-ft Chris-Craft Riviera Only 288 of these boats produced by Chris-Craft.Very restorable condition and all original parts. Chrome has been done and engine has been overhauled. Has trailer and we will deliver within 300 miles. Please
call or Email for more information.$20,000... MI (616) 3938050
http://www.tradingdock.org/677
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1953 18-ft Lyman Islander Absolutely beautiful condition with
ceiling boards and side steer. 2007 best utility under 20-ft at
the Whitefish Chain Antique Boat Show. New paint, varnish,
bottom paint, flooring and only used once last year. Rebuilt
and...MN (952) 297-5414 http://www.tradingdock.org/1728
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1953 19.5-ft Century Resorter I am the third owner of this boat.
It was sold new in Lake Muskoka in 1953, then traded into the
Century dealer there in 1963 where it was kept in storage by the
Century dealer that took it in trade in 1963, until his death...
CO (303) 819-4336
http://www.tradingdock.org/1046
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1954 17-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Excellent user boat, ready
for summer 2008, strong original K95 6-cylinder, non-soak
bottom allows for easy trailering and daily use and worryfree mooring, professionally applied fiberglass below waterline only retains classic looks of the boat, new upholstery... NJ
(201) 673-2411
http://www.tradingdock.org/1052
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1955 18-ft Chris-Craft Cobra Professionally restored to the
highest Concours specifications. New bottom, sides, and
deck—all cold-molded. Original KBL tri-carb 131-hp engine,
completely restored. Everything about this boat is ‘as new’
and it is has won more awards than any Cobra... CA (760)
468-1009
http://www.tradingdock.org/1891
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1955 18-ft Chris-Craft Continental Rebuilt KBL 131-hp
engine. In the water and ready to go. Very sound and original. Newer varnish, bottom painted, boat has been professionally maintained as long as I have owned it(Oct
2003). AM-FM stereo CD, cover, depth... IN (219) 6290238
http://www.tradingdock.org/1155
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1955 20-ft Chris-Craft Continental Original KLC 125-hp,
bottom and varnish in good condition. Newer upholstery,
custom cover, convertible top, runs and floats great. Includes
single axle trailer. $25,000. Contact Ron at (708) 442-9753.
IL
http://www.tradingdock.org/1695
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1955 20-ft Chris-Craft Holiday Hull #20-H-100. Completely
restored. West System Bottom, original engine 105-hp
Hercules, $5,000 complete rebuild 2006. Includes tandem
axle trailer. $25,000. (920) 733-2002 or DLN@new.rr.com.
WI
http://www.tradingdock.org/784
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1956 14-ft Wolverine Runabout Unused, 100% restored, newly
varnished inside & out, seats 5, lightweight (bow & stern handles), watertight double mahogany cold-molded epoxy hull,
electric horn, bowlight, sternlight, Wolverine burgee & staff,
25-hp Johnson, and trailer included... $6,800 PA (610) 2964878
http://www.tradingdock.org/894
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1956 16-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier I am selling my 1956 Restored
Chris-Craft. This boat, motor, and trailer are all collector’s
items and have been 100% restored. The boat has been in
commercials and advertisements (sprint and DC shoes to
name a few). I have hundreds of pictures and brochures...
CA
http://www.tradingdock.org/1368
1958 14-ft Chris-Craft Barracuda Kit Boat I bought it
in 1958 or 1959 and never got around to building it. It
has been in the boxes and never opened until a few weeks
ago (only one box of the two were opened) to inspect the
contents and take pictures. Contents... MO (314) 7740580
http://www.tradingdock.org/1383
1959 18-ft Chris-Craft Continental Up for sale is my 18-ft
1959 Chris-Craft Continental...these were the top of the line
Chris-Craft utilities for the late 50s. They cost $4,270 new,
more than a new Corvette cost back then ($3,875)! This is
a very desirable plank-on-frame (not plywood),... TX (512)
567-5019
http://www.tradingdock.org/1962
1956 18-ft Century Resorter Wood runabout 100% original. Nordberg Knight 6-cylinder 155-hp engine. 837
original hours. Through-hull exhaust. Super nice original interior. Excellent steering wheel... MA (508) 4786060
http://www.tradingdock.org/1924
1958 14-ft Chris-Craft Grayling Fairly rare 14 foot 1958
Chris-Craft runabout kit boat (Grayling model), with
period perfect 1957 Johnson Seahorse 35-hp outboard
and 1958 Biltwell trailer, all in excellent condition. Original
items include bow flag, stern flag, steering... WA (206) 5532295
http://www.tradingdock.org/1667
1959 18-ft Chris-Craft Continental Completely restored with
5200 bottom, new upholstery with 283 Chris-Craft engine.
Asking $19,500. Also have 20-ft Greavette Sheerliner and
20-ft Chris-Craft Launch. Call for more information. Tom
Neff (478)968-5634 GA
http://www.tradingdock.org/647
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1956 18-ft Chris-Craft Continental Hull professional refinished and rechromed(no pitting), re-built original KLC 6-cylinder engine, everything works, runs excellent and looks great.
cell (262) 490-2747 WI
http://www.tradingdock.org/1683
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1956 18-ft Chris-Craft Continental This boat is structurally
sound, and in good running condition, but needs external varnish work on the deck, sides, and transom. KL engine completely rebuilt four years ago. Comes with dual axle trailer,
original flags and hardware, including windshield. MI (231)
http://www.tradingdock.org/1333
330-0584
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1956 18-ft Chris-Craft Holiday #K170-796. Very original
“unmolested” boat, 25 years on small lake, used 2 weeks each
summer then placed in storage. Original upholstery, brightwork rechromed and fresh varnish, strong 105-hp engine
with dual carbs. $19,000. Time and age has necessitated...
OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/1599
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1956 20-ft Chris-Craft Continental Fully restored with
black alligator trim, burgundy interior. Refinished 2008.
Original engine w/12V conversion. Runs exceptionally
well. Custom tan waterline cover. In water 2008. 2005 EZ
Loader aluminum, 2 axle trailer w/brakes. WI (262) 2032270
http://www.tradingdock.org/1755
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1957 15-ft 1-in Century Palomino 35-hp ’57 Johnson
Javelin. Completely restored 2007. 1st Place Lake
Hopatcong/Tuckerton Shows. New Load Rite trailer.
Asking $9,950. NJ (908) 638-4081. Pictures on request! NJ
http://www.tradingdock.org/1225
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1957 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe $20k spent in the past 8 years.
KFL engine, missing 2 carbs, have prop shaft, nice Windsor
trailer, boat is in excellent condition. SN# D-17-2133 can
help with delivery. Call Scott (508) 269-6666... MA (508)
478-6060
http://www.tradingdock.org/1909
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1957 17-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Hull Ser. No. CC-17-3474
with 131-hp KFL engine. Boat has been loved by previous
owners and has not had to have major restoration. The hull
was stripped, stained and 10 coats of varnish applied about 3
years ago.The engine has less than 35 hours since a full... FL
(561) 622-9279
http://www.tradingdock.org/887
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1958 14-ft Chris-Craft Zephyr Kit Boat Reduced by $2,500
to $6,000.Was $8,500. Need to sell by spring. Refinished and
updated in 2006 by a Chris-Craft professional restorer.This
boat was in near perfect condition when I purchased it about
3 years ago.The following is a partial list of restoration... DE
(302) 229-9853
http://www.tradingdock.org/1237
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1958 17-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier Utility Excellent condition. Hull Refinished 2000. Engine overhaul 2004. Runs
great and looks beautiful. Custom built 2002 aluminum Loadmaster trailer. Boat is ready to enjoy this summer. Too many boats, this one has to go. VA (757) 875http://www.tradingdock.org/824
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1958 17-ft Chris-Craft Runabout Beautiful all original 1958
Chris-Craft Runabout.The boat is in excellent condition, no
dings. Always garaged and rarely used. Recently completely
gone through by dealer and runs strong and perfect. It has
the original KFL Hercules 6 motor with the... CA (530) 4236337
http://www.tradingdock.org/1976
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1958 17-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Hull #CC-17-3902 (matching numbers). Restoration 75% complete, lots of new wood
and varnish, bottom refastened, caulked, and painted. Rebuilt
95-hp K engine (hard seat and new rubber water pump), new
boat cover, Correct-Craft roadworthy trailer. Call... KS (785)
273-0016
http://www.tradingdock.org/1744
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1958 20-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman/Utility 6-cylinder Hercules,
Paragon Transmission, 12 volt electrical, everything works,
running and in the water this year. Time for re-varnish and
upholstery.Can demonstrate for serious buyer.Matching 1984?
Custom Hauler trailer, new tires and bearings. Will deliver...
ME (207) 625-3552
http://www.tradingdock.org/1226
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1959 15-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier This is a great little boat.
It has a rebuilt 283 and runs perfect. All gauges, lights and
horn are in nice condition and in working order. The interior is in great shape. The throttle has been moved to the
side but the original is still on the boat... TN (865) 4509836
http://www.tradingdock.org/943
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1957 17-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Good overall boat, needs top
coating.KFL engine,cover,Correct Craft trailer.$5,000.Charlie
Penn (574) 529-3834. IN
http://www.tradingdock.org/1780
1959 17-ft Chris-Craft Ski Boat Original 283 engine, last
used in 1990, stored indoors. Fresh water use only. Owned
since 1969. Original Chris-Craft tandem trailer. Hull CVAC
17 07. Tahoe Boat. $9,500. (925) 462-0716 or cgmgear@aol.
com CA
http://www.tradingdock.org/1718
1957 18-ft Century Arabian With trailer. $14,500.
Little Rock Boat Works. (320) 393-3370. MN
http://www.tradingdock.org/664
1959 17-ft Thompson Sea Coaster Little Dude trailer, 25-hp
Evinrude, needs restoration, not in water this year. (860) 6938245 CT
http://www.tradingdock.org/1349
1957 18-ft Chris-Craft Holiday All original boat, new varnish
and chrome, 6-cylinder twin carb engine, with trailer. $20,500.
(440) 322-8167. OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/497
1959 18-ft Chris-Craft Capri Great little Capri. V-8,
185-hp, West bottom, new varnish, great shape, newly
upholstered. Trailer, cover, fresh water only. $21,500.00
or bring offers. Ed Brady (561) 622-4186. FL (561) 6224186
http://www.tradingdock.org/634
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1958 14-ft Yellow Jacket Riviera 35-hp Johnson motor and
Gator trailer. Boat, motor, and trailer completely restored.
$8,000 (574) 453-4175 IN
http://www.tradingdock.org/1591
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1959 18-ft Chris-Craft Continental Three year old traditional
bottom repainted every year. 40 hours on original motor rebuilt
top-down. Lots of new chrome-restored steering wheel-all
parts match and correct(stern pole all deck chrome). This is
a Tahoe boat-great family boat-solid runner... CA (530) 5833126
http://www.tradingdock.org/330
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1959 19-ft Chris-Craft Capri 100% original classic.All original parts from new, even the seat coverings are original, dials
wheel etc. This classic has won numerous concours prizes
at the annual Windemere Classic Speedboat Rallies best in
show and Foreign boat (U.K.) Featured front... (Non-US)
http://www.tradingdock.org/774
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1959 20-ft Riva Florida Owner is selling in order to move
up to a Riva Ariston. This boat has placed first at Tahoe
Concours and “Best of Show” at Houston’s Keels &
Wheels Show. The engine is an MCL 6-cylinder with 10
hours, and 201-hp. A cover and trailer are... OK (513) 2420808
http://www.tradingdock.org/1789
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1960 19-ft Chris-Craft Capri Showboat is just refinished,
excellent upholstery, near perfect overall, original 283
cu. in. 185-hp V-8, 700 hr. Always kept in private boathouse, featured in Mahogany Memories, photos available. $26,000. Contact W. Bruce, (901) 233-7589... GA
http://www.tradingdock.org/834
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1960 19-ft Chris-Craft Capri Three owner boat with original wood that has had regular maintenance. Great running 283. All lights, gauges in working order. Throttle
moved from dash to side control. Seats have been recovered, flooring and side panels original. TN (865) 4509836
http://www.tradingdock.org/1082
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1960 20-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff Open All original equipment.
All parts including flag post, swim ladder, etc. Fully rebuilt
Chevy 283 V-8 engine. Original factory delivery invoice (June
1960) to Burlington,VT marina.Always on fresh water.Very
sound condition…no rot or damage. Refinished... NY (518)
963-7217
http://www.tradingdock.org/1320
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1961 17-ft Chris-Craft Skier Solid boat,all good wood and hardware plus two new props, sound running 283 V-8. Boat is turnkey,excellent user boat,new galvanized trailer.Sacrifice $13,000.
(225) 559-3093 GA
http://www.tradingdock.org/974
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1961 19-ft Chris-Craft Continental This is a very sound hull
which at this time is inverted for work on the bottom and
sides. Everything has been stripped out. Engine has been
topped and runs like new. Boat has all the original hardware
and windshield. All seats are in good shape... AZ (928) 5951421
http://www.tradingdock.org/814
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1961 19-ft Chris-Craft Capri Runabout With
trailer. Must see to appreciate WA (509) 7659606
http://www.tradingdock.org/1220
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1962 16-ft Chris-Craft Ski Boat #CUA-160-211,V-8 engine,
solid hull, brightwork rechromed, fresh varnish, 500 hours
on engine. New Nautolex on foredeck, topside and rear
deck now mahogany with chrome vents and step-pads.
Reupholstered in red and white. $17,000. Time and age
has necessitated... OH (440) 322-8167 or (231) 347-5358
http://www.tradingdock.org/1600
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1962 16-ft Chris-Craft Ski Boat Original solid boat,
new upholstery, varnish & chrome. 283 Chris-Craft
engine with trailer. $21,000. (440) 322-8167. OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/496
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1962 16-ft Cruisers Inc Seafarer Open windshield runabout.
Total rebuild-refinish. New 60-hp Merc with Teleflex steering. Deck fill 25-gallon tank. New trailer. Never in water.Very
nice. Located in Chicago suburb. $5,000. (630) 860-1533 IL
http://www.tradingdock.org/1752
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1962 18-ft Chris-Craft Holiday High output motor, bottom
planks removed, ready to restore. Excellent patterns from
existing frames & planks. Matching numbers, documentation, excellent chrome parts, engine caddy on wheels, boat is
stored on custom caddy on wheels, Danenberg style steam...
http://www.tradingdock.org/1936
FL (352) 592-0841
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1962 19-ft Century Resorter Excellent restored condition with
new bottom,sides and decks.New upholstery,rechromed hardware.This boat has the optional fold out lounge,sliding top and
rear boating ladder. Original rebuilt Graymarine Fireball V-8.
Trailer... IL (630) 802-2698 http://www.tradingdock.org/856
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1948 25-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Sedan Excellent condition.
Classy and comfortable sedan with lots of head, leg and elbow
room, unlike other shorter models.Ventilating windshield and
real glass side windows. Room in the back for 2-3 deck chairs.
New upholstery, new bottom, new decks, refastened... MN
(952) 471-3300
http://www.tradingdock.org/876
1952 47-ft Chris-Craft Buccaneer This immaculate, fully
restored, 100% turnkey, ready to cruise and live-aboard, classic 1952 Chris-Craft Buccaneer is for sale. Price just reduced
for quick sale! This classic has just finished a complete 2 year
restoration. It is probably the finest 1952... FL (321) 7951201
http://www.tradingdock.org/304
1949 22-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Newly rebuilt ML engine.
Located in Mt Dora. $30,000. (352) 383-2970 or rabet1955@
embarqmail.com. FL
http://www.tradingdock.org/1801
1953 22-ft Chris-Craft Express Cruiser ... OR (503) 8810821
http://www.tradingdock.org/1602
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1949 22-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman U-22 Rebuilt 130-hp. ChrisCraft M engine, new epoxy bottom in 2004, rechromed hardware 2004 new original style blue upholstery 2006, waterline
cover and excellent tandem axle trailer, $32,500 CA (559)
816-8461
http://www.tradingdock.org/1861
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1949 33-ft Chris-Craft Cruiser Just reduced! Classic cruising
boat, with flying bridge, dual controls, hydraulic steering, new
181 CID Chevrolet engines in 2005, Borg-Warner transmissions. Owner put a lot of work into this one before deciding to
give... WA (360) 341-4350 http://www.tradingdock.org/878
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1949 47-ft Chris-Craft Cruiser w/ Flying Bridge This classic,
“hollywood yacht” (as my friends call her) beauty has had a
lot of work already done. The renovation is continuing, but
due to illness and financial problems, I am not able to complete my dream of turning this magnificent lady around...
http://www.tradingdock.org/1077
NC (252) 902-6220
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1963 17-ft Chris-Craft Custom Ski Boat 283 rebuild,
200-hp, no/low time engine, single axle trailer, cover.
Asking $14,500. Contact Jeff (260) 856-2528. IN
http://www.tradingdock.org/1063
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1950 22-ft Chris-Craft U22 Sportsman 1950 Chris-Craft U22,
complete restoration.West System bottom 15-coats.Replanked
mahogany sides, deck and ceiling boards Restored gauges &
banjo wheel. 2008 Award winning beauty at Mr Dora/Tavares
show. 158-hp MBL. New upholstery. Magic Tilt trailer... FL
(352) 343-6561
http://www.tradingdock.org/1200
1963 20-ft Chris-Craft Holiday Original Lake Tahoe boat:
New bottom frames, engine stringers. Sides refastened.
Needs new bottom (have mahogany). 100% complete boat,
model 431 engine, all hardware, chrome, upholstery and
Windshield.All original gauges, spotlight and waterline cover.
CA
http://www.tradingdock.org/467
1950 23-ft Chris-Craft Holiday This is the original 1950 23-ft
Holiday design with the reverse-raked, curved transom. We
(at Riddle Boatworks) have the full complement of hardware
and running gear from Hull #13, plus the stamped serial
number. We will build a new (reproduction) Holiday... OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/1110
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1968 20-ft Chris-Craft Holiday 283 cu. in., 185-hp, partly
restored, good hull, located at Portage Boat Works, Portage
Des Sioux, Missouri. (636) 250-3519 or (314) 614-1375. MO
http://www.tradingdock.org/783
1951 22-ft Chris-Craft Sportman This boat has been 100%
restored. Nothing has been left out. Boat house stored its entire
life. Just put in the key, start and go.Will forward pictures and
more, with request MI
http://www.tradingdock.org/940
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1951 38-ft Chris-Craft Double Stateroom Salon Complete restoration in 2001. Equipment includes twin Chris-Craft 283s, 5
.0 kW Kohler generator, Heart Freedom 25 Inverter, Cruisair
reverse heat / air, Sealand Vacuflush, Polar fridge / freezer...
(Non-US) (416) 414-4510 http://www.tradingdock.org/297
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1946 22-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman (Custom Sedan) MBL
Engine (low hours, high compression) Burgundy interior.
Cradle trailer. Well restored, original bottom. Great user
boat. Excellent condition inside and out. Asking $24,000.
Contact Jeff at (260) 856-2528 or (574) 529-3384 IN
http://www.tradingdock.org/1061
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1946 22-ft Chris-Craft U-22 Sportsman Utility Beloved family
heirloom since 1959. The Barbie is a 1946 Philippine mahogany
boat (wood and varnish) with a Model M engine and a middle
seat. In 2008, a new epoxy bottom was put in by Bill’s Marine
in Algonac, Michigan (originally part of Cuthbertson’s)... MI
(313) 410-6672
http://www.tradingdock.org/1865
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1948 22-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman 90 percent restored. New
hull, bottom repainted, and new varnish. Gauges are rebuilt
and new upholstery. It has all the bright work and a metal
windshield frame.The engine turns over but has not been run
since 1981. Records and pictures of all the work... VA (434)
927-5039
http://www.tradingdock.org/1823
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1948 25-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Twin engine with trailer.
$110,000. Little Rock Boat Works. (320) 393-3370. MN
http://www.tradingdock.org/660
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1951 47.6-ft Chris-Craft Buccaneer Radical heart surgery
stopped this renovation. I have owned the Valiant Lady for 30
years. She has been repowered with Chrysler Hemis low 700
hours.All new 12 volt and 110 circuit breaker panels.All wood
work professionally done. New mahogany upper windshield,...
NY (516) 455-3928
http://www.tradingdock.org/1022
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1952 22-ft Chris-Craft U-22 Sportsman Recent 3M 5200
bottom, refastened and varnished 1/08, all new chrome, new
windshields, new linoleum flooring, cover and tandem trailer
included. 130-hp M engine runs great, beautiful boat. GA
(706) 717-0139
http://www.tradingdock.org/980
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1952 42-ft Chris-Craft DCFB Classic bullnose cruiser finishing a six year refurbishing. New wiring, twin 454 enclosed
cooling Mercruisers, hull refastened and CPES, topsides
stripped and refinished, interior stripped and refinished,
deck refastened. Includes Goode winch, anchors... VA (202)
557-1102
http://www.tradingdock.org/385
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1953 22-ft Shepherd Speedboat Have owned for past 20
years. Professionally maintained, new correct upholstery
and linoleum, rechromed, new cover 2009.Tandem axle road
trailer. $15,000 firm. Call (440) 967-4375 after 6 pm. OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/1779
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1953 22-ft Shepherd Speedboat New upholstery, new correct
marble linoleum, 135 Graymarine, tandem axle road trailer,
professionally maintained. $16,900. (440) 967-4375 after 6
pm. OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/1279
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1954 26-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff Good shape, no rot,
needs paint and varnish. Rebuilt Model M motor, low
hours. $4,000. Call Les at (440) 934-4435 x 2252. OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/1831
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1955 33-ft Chris-Craft Commander Comfortable classic
cruiser layout with galley to starboard, dinette to port, a large
hanging locker and enclosed head with manual toilet, and a
V berth forward. Original M series Chris-Craft engines in
good running condition. Fuel tanks replaced in 2006... MD
(410) 212-5264
http://www.tradingdock.org/927
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1956 21-ft Century Coronado Very good condition.Hemi power,
interior very good, paint and varnish could use freshening,
two axle trailer almost new. $17,000 OBO. (608) 987-2803
or ivey@mhtc.net. WI
http://www.tradingdock.org/580
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1956 23-ft Chris-Craft Continental Project boat, has
most hardware, $4,500 or offer. Contact John Hansen
at (608) 313-0655 or jhskippylynn@aol.com. WI
http://www.tradingdock.org/1991
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1956 33-ft Chris-Craft Futura Express Cruiser Twin 283 V-8,
teak deck, teak cockpit, beautiful bright interior, always kept
in boathouse, 2007 boat show winner. First time offered,
survey available. $25,000. Tony Mollica, 110 Cherry Hill,
Syracuse, NY 13214, asmollica@aol.com, (315) 446-5654.
NY
http://www.tradingdock.org/650
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1956 35-ft Chris-Craft Constellation 99% original wood
and hardware, flying bridge, wheelhouse enclosure, swim
platform added. Hull sides, West System with copper sheet
and 5200 glued screwed bottom. Engines rebuilt 351 cid
Mercruisers, Electrosan and tank, stainless fuel tanks, custom... NJ
http://www.tradingdock.org/692
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1956 35-ft Chris-Craft Constellation 99% original wood &
hardware, additional flying bridge and enclosed wheelhouse,
see org. 692 Winter 2008 Trader. Looking for a caring new
owner for solidly rebuilt with minimum maintenance wood
classic. Ready to use for next 50 years and very strong... NJ
http://www.tradingdock.org/953
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1956 55-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Celebration Chris-Craft
is well known for their beautiful and seaworthy motoryachts
such as the Constellation. The Constellation, affectionately
called “Connies” by their loyal...$45,000.00 NY (716) 3979200
http://www.tradingdock.org/1066
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1957 21-ft Century Cornado 300-hp Cadillac Crusader
engine. Could use revarnish Last refinished in 2000.
Retractable hardtop, fiberglass hull. Dual axle trailer
included. More photos available on request. CA (520) 4447641
http://www.tradingdock.org/1999
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1957 26-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff ... NY
http://www.tradingdock.org/1059
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1957 30-ft Chris-Craft Seaskiff Open Hardtop Perfect boat
for cruising Lake Tahoe at bargain price! Comfortable and
spacious with over $60k invested. Hull #502 in excellent
condition. Reconditioned in 2007 including new mahogany
deck and cabin.Twin 105-hp KL engines with 12 V electrical.
Always... NV
http://www.tradingdock.org/1879
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1957 33-ft Chris-Craft Futura Rare ownership opportunity.
Believed to be the only Futura to leave the factory with black
hullsides. Custom restoration with attention to every detail.
Multiple show winner. Black Beauty is a true Gentleman’s Day
Cruiser! MI (810) 329-8779 http://www.tradingdock.org/935
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1958 26-ft Chris-Craft Clipper Sedan This boat is in show
room condition. Equipped with air-conditioning, refrigerator,
2500 watt inverter.Two twin blueprinted engines completely
restored with serial numbers matching original purchase order.
Engines are 2 6-cylinder Hercules flat head... (Non-US) (450)
346-1281
http://www.tradingdock.org/1244
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1958 31-ft Chris-Craft Constellation With new 3 axle aluminum trailer, no rot, great condition, new camper canvas, sleeps six, port steering, 2 6-cylinder Chryslers, runs
excellent. $18,500 OBO. Marvin (802) 863-6135 VT VT
http://www.tradingdock.org/1465
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1958 35-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Can you or someone you
know take on this project? $2,500 Finder’s fee if your contact completes this sale. Or, if you are the buyer, take $2,500
off the initial purchase price. We made a commitment to the
former owner that we would do our best to see this... OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/1478
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1959 24-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman 283 V-8, needs planks, with
tandem trailer. $7,500. Little Rock Boat Works. (320) 3933370. MN
http://www.tradingdock.org/661
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1959 27-ft Chris-Craft Constellation All wood boat on boat
stands, no trailer. Single Chris-Craft 283 engine, Onan generator both out of boat. Started restoration, some minor rot,
now needing completion. All components available. Was in
water the entire time from 1959 until spring 2006,... SC (864)
288-6720
http://www.tradingdock.org/414
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1959 28-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Twin 283 Chevy’s,
Electronic ignition, rebuilt Carbs, New shifters (not ChrisO-Matics), professional restoration of hull, decks and gunnels. New vinyl on cockpit floor and cabin top, all cockpit
wood refinished. Original condition throughout most of boat...
OH (440) 934-6733
http://www.tradingdock.org/1545
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1959 30-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff Twin 283s raw water cooled.
Port engine rebuilt with 50 hours, starboard engine old, but
runs strong. Cockpit and cabin roofs recovered in fiberglass.
Upholstery in cockpit and cabin, redone and in very good
condition. Engine instruments rebuilt. Many... CT (203) 8531144
http://www.tradingdock.org/477
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1959 30-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff A great restoration project, this
skiff is rare in the sense that Chris-Craft built a lot of 22-30-ft
skiffs with single engine power, but not so many twins due to
the added expense.This boat was built in Salisbury,Maryland...
NJ (609) 242-7826
http://www.tradingdock.org/697
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1959 40-ft Chris-Craft Conqueror This boat has been a
great live-aboard for the last two years, and it also makes
a great cruiser. The bottom was refastened 2005, and it
was re-powered 1990 with two Marine Power 454s (330hp). Air Conditioning/heat is provided... RI (443) 994http://www.tradingdock.org/374
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1960 32-ft Chris-Craft Commander marriage split up
must sell ASAP. Paid $15,000.00 in year 2000 please
make me an offer. Very original, always indoor storage, I
cannot afford to keep her. Laurie (Non-US) (416) 9517372
http://www.tradingdock.org/1399
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1960 36-ft Chris-Craft Constellation This fully restored
“Chris” is ready for cruising. It sleeps 4 comfortably with a
large V-berth and twin bunks. The galley is equipped with
a propane stove/oven, on demand hot water heater and
AC/DC refrigerator. Last surveyed in 2006 OR (503) 8030449
http://www.tradingdock.org/976
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1960 36-ft Chris-Craft Constellation w/Fly Bridge Major
restoration done. Thousands invested. 3rd owner since new.
Turns heads at Catalina. Great family weekender. Repowered
with twin gas Panther Marine 350 engines recently serviced.
210 hours on engines. Heat rxchangers, new transmission...
CA (805) 202-1021
http://www.tradingdock.org/1636
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1961 28-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Classic collector’s item,
restored to mint condition, none nicer anywhere. Twin 350
engines, fresh tune-up and carburetors rebuilt last year.
Runs beautifully, 80 gal. fuel. 12 knots on 10 gph. Fresh
bottom paint and seal. Electric flushing head. Hart... AL
http://www.tradingdock.org/1238
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1961 30-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff Open The classic lake boat
for family and friends This is a fantastic boat for entertaining friends and family. She is a head turner where ever you
go. In 1961, Chris-Craft built a few large open boats on large
cruiser hulls.This boat has a small V-berth... MN (612) 2752455
http://www.tradingdock.org/1028
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1962 26-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier This boat is a one owner.
My father bought it new and recently passed. It has spent
the majority if its later years in storage. I had it in the water
last in 1989 and it ran great. Has 283 V-8 motor, kitchenette, bathroom, dinette, etc.(see pictures)... OH (740) 4468217
http://www.tradingdock.org/645
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1964 21-ft Chris-Craft Continental Super Sport ... IL (309)
452-9823
http://www.tradingdock.org/906
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1964 22-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier Excellent condition.
Motor and transmission have less than 150 hours on
them. 350 Graymarine engine. Complete fresh cooling
system. VHF radio, CB, depth sounder. Always cleaned
and stored covered. Spare props. Bimini... WA (253) 9461680
http://www.tradingdock.org/565
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1964 23-ft Lyman Fresh paint, new 350 cid engine, with tandem trailer. $16,000. Little Rock Boat Works. (320) 393-3370.
MN
http://www.tradingdock.org/663
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1965 23-ft Chris-Craft cuddy port hole It is on a trailer. I
can deliver it for gas if it is Southern California. The trailer
does not go with the boat. It was last used in 05 has 05
stickers and lien sale paper work that is correct to register the vessel. The motor is a 305 Gray... CA (909) 3920027
http://www.tradingdock.org/1154
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1965 24-ft SeaSkiff Standard Make an offer, she needs a
good home. Solid hull restored. New vinyl and decking
restored. Interior stripped out, ready to start reassembly.
New frame for windshield. All parts and pieces are there, no
surprises. I will disclose everything I know... MI (616) 5664590
http://www.tradingdock.org/1259
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1965 30-ft Chris-Craft constallation This boat was under
water (at the dock) in Smith Mountain Lake, VA. I salvaged
her with all the good intentions of restoring her to her former glory. She has been dry in a pole barn since salvage in
2000. Due to a serious health issue I can not do any... VA (540)
833-2665
http://www.tradingdock.org/1535
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1965 46-ft Chris-Craft Constellation New bottom job, surveyed 2 years ago for $75,000 value.Two 429 engines, generator,
sleeps 8, three marine air conditioners. Located at Grand Lake,
Oklahoma. Fresh water wooden boat.Asking $75,000. Contact
Fred at (918) 639-3061.
http://www.tradingdock.org/1778
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1962 32-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Twin Chrysler 318s, 1000
hrs. each. Excellent restored condition, ready to go. New transom, new upholstery, original hardware and gauges. Hull is
sound and watertight. Boat has been completely stripped,
stained and varnished. Copy of original factory... IA (563)
324-6399
http://www.tradingdock.org/273
1966 28-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff 1966 Chris-Craft 28’Sea Skiff
A true Classic Professionally Restored 2000-2003 This boat
is truly a 10 New Bottom 60% of Top Sides Replaced New
Decks New Cabin and Hard Top New Transom Re-Powered
in 2004 (5.7 Marine Power) New fuel Tank New Electrical...
NY (631) 320-1623
http://www.tradingdock.org/1020
1962 35-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier Tri-Cabin One of a kind, lovingly restored Cavalier. Ten years in the making. 1996 Best
Classic Cruiser at Clayton. Mahogany ply hull treated to 3
coats of epoxy before primer and paint. Boat completely pulled
apart and rebuilt. Only top of the line parts and fittings...
(Non-US) (416) 407-7129 http://www.tradingdock.org/397
1966 45-ft Chris-Craft Constellation FlyBridge, Double
Planked Mahogany, Teak Decks, Handrails, Swim Platform,
Twin 300HP-427s w/450 Hrs. 6.5 KW Kohler Gen w/ 250
Hrs. 2 Cruisair A/C units. Vacu-Flush Heads. 12V/110V
Inverter System with built in Rectifier. Centerline Queen
Master Aft... MN
http://www.tradingdock.org/1651
1963 28-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier Futura Twin V-8 185-hp with
manual transmissions.Sleeps 4.New fuel tanks,upholstery, top,
side and aft cockpit curtains in 2002. Complete refinish and
new planked mahogany transom in 2005. Currently docked
on Lake Texoma, 100 miles North of Dallas. No trailer... TX
(903) 463-5211
http://www.tradingdock.org/1869
1967 25-ft Chris-Craft Sea Hawk Sportsman Sea Skiff 1967
25-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff Sea Hawk Sportsman 327 210-hp.
125 ibs compression all cylinders, electronic ignition, canister fuel filter. No hull rot or wood delamination.Topsides just
stripped sealed and painted.2002 upholstery, lobster red and
near... MI (269) 217-4897
http://www.tradingdock.org/530
1963 37-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Twin 320-hp Crusaders.
Mahogany hull in excellent condition and minor wood work
required on deck. Fly bridge, camper top, refrigerator, air,
three burner Princess stove w/rotisserie, newer electric toilet. Two 100 gallon fuel tanks, potable water system,... WI
http://www.tradingdock.org/1411
1967 26-ft Lyman Cruisette Hardtop Great condition,fresh paint
and varnish, recent survey, 210hp Ford Interceptor with less
than 500 original hours. Stern thruster, Brand new galvanized
tandem axle trailer, aft cover. $30,000 Tim Robinson (530) 2773204 WA (760) 468-1009 http://www.tradingdock.org/1367
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1963 37-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Just reduced. A fully
restored classic lake and river cruiser, ready to cruise or live
aboard in luxury and style. If you were ever interested in
owning a Classic wooden Chris-Craft, but were concerned
about repairs and refurbishing, then this boat is... OK (405)
503-3837
http://www.tradingdock.org/684
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1967 28-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff Sportsman Twin stock
283s, low hours, recent paint, newer canvas and upholstery,
spare shafts and props, swim platform, electric anchor. IN
http://www.tradingdock.org/1756
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1967 30-ft Chris-Craft Constellation ... (Non-US) (250) 6560588
http://www.tradingdock.org/975
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1967 38-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Tri-Cabin Floating apartment at a reasonable price. If you are ever interested in owning a classic wooden Chris-Craft, this is the perfect vessel for
use and enjoyment while restoring and/or upgrading this classic... CA (415) 456-3998
http://www.tradingdock.org/618
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1967 40-ft Chris-Craft Corinthian FBSF Price reduced!
Beautiful, refurbished, refit, refinished, refastened, rewired,
repowered 06w/twin 454EFI/ZFs, and ready to run. 20 year
love affair, ready for younger owner. Will deliver East Coast
FL (941) 473-7746
http://www.tradingdock.org/462
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1967 43-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff This boat is in great shape and
is one of only 19 built in 1967.This model was only produced
from ’66-68 and a total of only 66 were ever built.The features
are: Twin Ford 427 Cobra engines with 1100 hrs. Converted
to... TN (423) 899-1985
http://www.tradingdock.org/1808
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1969 38-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Mint condition.Twin 327Q
(230-hp) engines, rebuilt & maintained in excellent condition.
6.5 kW Kohler generator (800 hrs),A/C, heat, reverse cycle, all
cabins.Auto pilot w/remote.Complete Sunbrella bridge enclosure,... MI (313) 815-8813 http://www.tradingdock.org/556
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1968 57-ft Chris-Craft Connie Bristol condition-enhanced.
The finest of it kind worldwide. No cost spared during
recent thorough professional restoration. Too many features to list. 2 DDA 8-71s with very low hours. Fresh water
boat, religiously maintained... Negotiable MI (231) 723http://www.tradingdock.org/666
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1969 57-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Many more photos and
additional information can be found here: http://1969ChrisCraftconstellation.blogspot.com/ Enjoy! She’s a true ‘10’
To request further information or to arrange a viewing
please contact us at dsims@zyachts.com. TN (877) 4671237
http://www.tradingdock.org/1475
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1980 (Refitted in 2000) 38-ft Chesapeake Bay Deadrise
Work boat/ Sport Fishing Style Built on the Choptank
River in Cambridge, MD. Registered with Customs House.
12-ft beam. Powered by a 3208 natural Cat, 210-hp. Under
3000 hrs. Dual Controls in main cabin and starboard aft.
Radar, Depth and Fish Finder, Compass,... NC (252) 9862239
http://www.tradingdock.org/302
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1991 21-ft Hacker Twin Cockpit Crusader 350, approx. 400
hours, second owner, new bottom 1998, boathouse kept
Lake George, New York. No trailer. $28,000. Contact winterdhorton@aol.com or California (626) 799-1533. NY
http://www.tradingdock.org/780
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1999 24-ft Hackercraft Runabout This boat was built after the
‘green ash’ problem. With low operating hours and a recent
refinish, this should be a very easy and fun boat to own!
Owner has been compulsive in the maintenance of this boat.
The 350 cid V-8 engine has 120 hours on it and is... OH (513)
242-0808
http://www.tradingdock.org/1793
1970 17-ft Chris-Craft Ski Boat 1970 Chris-Craft 17-foot
Corsair (early fiberglass) Ski Boat, 230-hp 327cid, engine
and tandem axle trailer $11,000. Boat is all original and ready
to go. Projected long term North Florida drought forces
sale. (850) 562-3767 or via “Contact Seller”... FL (850) 5623767
http://www.tradingdock.org/348
1972 29-ft Chris-Craft Catalina Reduced, to well below April,
2009 NADA value of $5,200. Transition model? (Fiberglass
hull & fabric-covered wood deck/cabin exterior, wood interior); Original upholstery; Single 350Q (re-built); Freshwater;
2nd owner; Good project boat!; Trailered... MO (816) 8610339
http://www.tradingdock.org/794
1970 18-ft DelQuay Fisherboat Built in England, FG lapstrake hull, single cylinder 8hp Saab diesel completely
rebuild with factory parts, tiller steering, full feathering propeller all on an EZ Loader trailer. An exceptional life boat,
club launch, tender or ICW cocktail cruiser. NY (607) 7493684
http://www.tradingdock.org/1476
1973 23-ft Chris-Craft XK 22 Sweet Alsuma, 500-hp Mercury,
Bravo X outdrive, Lab racing prop, new 2.25-in transom,
Vessel view/smart craft, Corsa silent choice, Stainless Marine
4-in exhaust, new chrome, new paint, mahogany/maple decks,
new windshields, mahogany dash panels. Custom... OK
http://www.tradingdock.org/1666
1972 19-ft Aristocraft Nineteen Looking for a bit of nostalgia? This 1972 Aristocraft, 19-ft boat features a sliding hardtop and removable windows. A bimini top is also
included. Lots of fun and a real eye catcher on the water! As
you can see from the pictures, she’s in great... NJ (973) 2348437
http://www.tradingdock.org/1878
1974 22-ft Chris-Craft Tournament Fisherman 1974 ChrisCraft 22 Classic Tournament Fisherman. Classic completely
restored in 2006 and again in June 2009 (sounds crazy but it
was not perfect the first time). I am in the marine industry and
have bought another boat to restore. 2007 Indmar 350FI...
FL (941) 587-6000
http://www.tradingdock.org/1932
1974 17-ft Mastercraft Competition Ski This boat was damaged in a hurricane many years ago. The damage has been
repaired, and gelcoat cracks have been ground and filled, but
significant cosmetic work (sanding & more filling and paint)
remains. Engine (Holman-Moody 351W) has been rebuilt,...
http://www.tradingdock.org/978
TN (931) 409-7375
1976 22-ft Chris-Craft XK 6.9 Meter Hull number eleven of
twenty produced. Completely original and in very good condition. I believe it to be the very best example of the twenty
boats that were built that exist today. Contact John Hagan
at (502) 553-0761 or Email johnhagan@insightbb.com. KY
http://www.tradingdock.org/1963
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1978 17-ft Chris-Craft Super Sport Chevy V-8,ski tow,boarding
ladder, cockpit cover, other factory options. Excellent condition,
documented, newer trailer.(501) 329-1117 or ebuchanan@
alliancecable.net AR
http://www.tradingdock.org/1385
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1964 38-ft Chris-Craft Commander Sportfisherman Fiberglass,
low hours, flybridge, 6 kW gen set. Second owner, excellent
condition. $42,500. Lying Santa Barbary, CA. (805) 564-1495.
CA
http://www.tradingdock.org/500
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1966 27-ft Chris-Craft Commander This is hull # FXA-272035-H. She is a 1966 Commander Express with Hard-top.
Originally she had a single 327F for power. We replaced that
with a 350 over a decade ago. This is raw water cooled and
needs to be replaced again. A leak developed in the manifold... CT (203) 263-0656
http://www.tradingdock.org/445
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1966 27-ft Chris-Craft Commander 327 cid 210-hp Chris-Craft
engines. Pictures available. View on www.bridgeyachts.com
(Non-US) 15197335636
http://www.tradingdock.org/344
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1967 38-ft Chris-Craft Commander Sportfisherman Three
cabin fiberglass yacht in excellent condition. Dual controls,
low hours F.W. Fords, 6.5 kW gen. $42,500. Phone(805) 5641493 CA
http://www.tradingdock.org/832
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1966 17-ft Century Fibersport Rebuilt Chrysler 318 210-hp with
Paragon transmission, excellent white bottom, no pits whatsoever, fairly new seat covers, all other interior good user cond.
Interior is gray and red, everything works except tach, good
dual...MS (662) 226-2015 http://www.tradingdock.org/1555
1971 42-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Twin 427 Ford engines,
6.5 kW Koehler generator, all original and in excellent running
condition,hull and bottom planking professionally restored and
painted in 2004/2005.Many extras.$36,500 (US).Phone: (416)
485-8660 (Non-US)
http://www.tradingdock.org/1560
1969 19-ft Chris-Craft Commander Super Sport Original
description from Chris-Craft promotional brochure: 42 mph
230-hp V-8. Exceptionally large cockpit for a boat this length.
A three-place stern seat is standard. Twin bucket seats forward and ship-side... TX
http://www.tradingdock.org/1414
1972 23-ft Chris-Craft Lancer First of all thank you for looking. For your consideration I am offering this 23-ft ChrisCraft Lancer inboard.This boat is absolutely beautiful and has
been cared for and maintained meticulously. Engine rebuild
3/07 by Harpur’s Marine,Wilmington, CA... OK (405) 9901858
http://www.tradingdock.org/1923
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1976 30-ft Chris-Craft Sportfisherman in Bristol condition.
Twin 350s full inboard. Elect head w/mac. 25-gal water,
40-gal holding tank, 186-gal gas. All new electronics. Color
21-in screen, with depth/chart plotter! All new batteries and
inverter.Two live bait bags, Super clean inside and... CA (626)
447-7464
http://www.tradingdock.org/1490
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21-Feet and Over
1968 42-ft Chris-Craft Commander Fiberglass, FWC 454s
580 hrs, generator,A/C, aft cabin, refrigerator/freezer, stereo/
TV/DVD/VCR, color GPS, aft deck enclosed, side Dutch
doors, sliding glass windows, new water heater, redecorated,
prestine. (631) 581-9149 or alandmarion@verizon.net. NY
http://www.tradingdock.org/547
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1977 22-ft Chris-Craft Tournament Fisherman Classic restored
Chris-Craft Inboard Diesel Center Console.If you want to own
a perfect Fish/Picnic boat, not many like this.Yanmar runs perfect with less than 100 original hours and is 1987 with all new
hoses...FL (904) 219-2470 http://www.tradingdock.org/1840
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1978 29-ft Chris-Craft MXK8 2 years renovation to
a perfect condition. The boat is located in Sweden.
Price: Offer Email: ges_28@hotmail.com (Non-US)
http://www.tradingdock.org/1102
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1979 22-ft Chris-Craft Tournament Fisherman Classic inboard
center console perfect for the Chris-Craft classic glass enthusiasts. Vessel has undergone extensive restoration by custom
boat builder, completed in 6/08. Hull and deck was refaired
and painted w/Awlcraft2000 paint. Longitudinal deck stringers... FL
http://www.tradingdock.org/1941
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1979 23-ft Chris-Craft Scorpion Classic runabout with cuddy
cabin, 260-hp Merc Cruiser I/O. New hull paint bottom
and sides, new upholstery, new carpets, new Karavan tandem axle trailer with brakes. New hatch, teak refinished.
Sacrifice $8,500. Video $15. John Pole (651) 768-8888. MN
http://www.tradingdock.org/655
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1982 38-ft Chris-Craft 381 Catalina Large cruiser or liveaboard boat (14 foot beam), entry level yacht size, queen
size bed aft berth, complete new port motor with warranty,
New bottom paint 8/2009, zincs, detailed, (1) shower room,
(1) full tub with shower, double cabin, newly remodeled...
FL
http://www.tradingdock.org/1982
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Tr a d i n g
Contemporary Boats
20-Feet and Under
1964 16-ft Aluma-Craft Cordella Classic runabout with 90-hp,
V-4 OMC I/O. Very rare, 1 of 10 made from 1964 to 1967.
Excellent condition, excellent original interior. Mooring cover,
trailer with spare.Many extras.Sacrifice $1,800.Video $15.John
Pole (651) 768-8888. MN
http://www.tradingdock.org/654
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2005 18-ft Glen L Gentry Light Em Up is an 18-ft Glen L
Gentry. Boat has less than 50 hrs since completion. West
System construction throughout. 3 ply (5/8-in) hull, bottom and decks. New 350 Chevy and Velvet Drive transmission. Beautifully finished mahogany decks and... FL (352)
348-8554
http://www.tradingdock.org/1245
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2006 17-ft Reardon Launch Cedar on oak, epoxy encapsulated, console controls, 10-hp Nissan, fitted cover, 07 Skippers
Choice ACBS Horseshoe Bay,08 First in Class Eagle Mountain
Show, trailer available, call for photos. $18,000.TX(817) 5790936 TX
http://www.tradingdock.org/1337
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21-Feet and Over
1962 47-ft Chris-Craft Roamer Riveria Steel Hull 13-ft beam,
sleeps 8, full galley, stove with oven, refrigerater, two heads (one
with shower),30 & 50 amp service,electric heat,twin 454s fresh
water cooled engines,Borg Warner gears,less than 1500 hours...
http://www.tradingdock.org/1899
NH (603) 765-2699
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2007 30-ft Custom Gentleman’s Racer Barnstormer is a one
of a kind boat designed by Naval Architect Charlie Jannace
and built by Granville Boat Works.Twin ZR6 6-liter, 400-hp
Pleasure Craft Marine engines, V-drives with 1.29:1 reduction. 50 MPH. West System construction throughout... FL
(352) 348-8554
http://www.tradingdock.org/1246
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Engines, Powertrain, & Parts
Transmissions
Paragon Transmissions 2 Paragon Transmissions, 1st oneRH Model# HF 7A15R Serial# 5E4465, Reduction
Model# BA 15R Serial# 5E4466 RH, 2nd one-LH
Model #HF7A15L Serial# 5F7132, Reduction Model#
RA15L Serial# 5E7133. These transmissions are out
of a 1960s Chris-Craft w/283 Chevys... WI (262) 9947561
http://www.tradingdock.org/566
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Rebuilt Paragon HJ-7 internal drum assembly with gaskets, no castings, and one used hydraulic pump. $650.
Morse Turner (309) 263-2978 or mdt64@webtv.net. IL
http://www.tradingdock.org/1080
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Outboard Motors
West Bend 30-hp Only used for less than 5 hours total, sat
in garage ever since. Have the control cables, original owners guide. Email EdinAz@qwestoffice.net or call (602) 7881277 AZ
http://www.tradingdock.org/1702
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New Old Stock Antique Johnson Outboard Motor Parts from
1922 - 1953. Thousands of parts. Call for a quote and your
needs. 350 - 400 antique outboards to choose from. Most
makes and models. Call for pricing. John Pole (651) 7688888 MN
http://www.tradingdock.org/1504
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Outdrive Units
Two sets of Bravo I 1.36:1 Gears Pinion shafts come
with roller bearings. Less than 50 hrs. $600 for both.
Morse Turner (309) 263-2987, mdt64@webtv.net IL
http://www.tradingdock.org/1079
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Parts
1957 312 FordY-Block Interceptor Marine Drive Parts Offering
in a package, or individual parts or pieces is this mid fifties
Ford Y Block 312 Interceptor Marine Drive.... Engine was
last started aprox. 5/20/2009.What I believe to be a Dearborn
Marine Transmission, went smoothly from forward to neutral... MI
http://www.tradingdock.org/1858
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2 Bronze Shafts Out of our 1968 Chris-Craft, they are
1 3/8 in diameter shafts 11-feet 3-inches long. And
are in excellent condition. $200.00 WI (262) 9947561
http://www.tradingdock.org/567
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A 120 New Parts (4) copper head gaskets, oil dipstick, intake
and exhaust manifold gaskets, brass intake heat fittings, intake
heat restrictors, crank gear, (1) used pair very good exhaust
manifolds. Jim Aamodt (612) 710-4134 days, (952) 938-1211
http://www.tradingdock.org/649
evenings. MN
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Exhaust Manifold Used 1931 Dodge Lycoming
straight eight intake and exhaust manifold. No carburetor. Call David for more information CA (619) 9725995
http://www.tradingdock.org/1897
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Fuel Tanks Custom and reproduction. Built to US Coast
Guard specifications. Jeff Reynolds, Rayco Mfg Co.,
6060 28th St East, Unit 1, Bradenton, FL 34203. (941)
751-3177 or www.raycotanks.com. Visa/MasterCard FL
http://www.tradingdock.org/549
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Graymarine 401 cid Heads Nice pair of Graymarine/Buick
401cid (nailhead) heads for sale. Hot tanked and Magnefluxed.
Good shape! Can ship. Buyer pays actual ship cost. Can, will
box well for small fee. morr421@mchsi.com IA (515) 2431845
http://www.tradingdock.org/1140
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Hacker Pre 1928 Air Vents Used pre 1928 Hacker Air Vents, I
have four will sell for $100.00 each.Call David for more information. CA (619) 972-5995
http://www.tradingdock.org/1889
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Hacker Pre 1928 Instruments Restored instruments in cluster for pre-1928 Hacker.Will consider trade for 1934-38 Gar
Wood instruments. Call David for more information CA
(619) 972-5995
http://www.tradingdock.org/1888
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Hacker Pre 1928 Steering Box Used Steering box, complete
with wood wheel and controls. Call David for more information CA (619) 972-5995 http://www.tradingdock.org/1887
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New Scripps Heads & Gaskets Aluminum 356 T-6 alloy w/
SS thread inserts Early and Late Style for 150 series 6-cylinder and 300 series 12-cylinder, fully machined $800.00
ea New Copper head Gaskets $90 ea or 3 or more $85
ea. George Shinn, Vintage Boat Services FL (352) 5681872
http://www.tradingdock.org/391
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Reproduction Parts Reproduction parts for Chris-Craft,
Dodge, Gar Wood & Hacker runabouts & utilities.Authentic
best-of-show quality hardware since 1979. View catalog at www.californiaclassicboats.com. Printed catalog $6
(refundable with $50 order).Al Schinnerer,... CA (562) 4948482
http://www.tradingdock.org/770
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Sterling Petrol Carburetor, Dolphin Series Used Carburetor
for Sterling Petrol, Dolphin series. Also have starter
motor. Call David for more information. CA (619) 9725995
http://www.tradingdock.org/1886
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Sterling Petrol, Dolphin Starter Motor USed starter
motor for a Sterling Petrol, also have carburetors for
sale. Call David for more information. CA (619) 9725995
http://www.tradingdock.org/1885
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Windshield Brackets Post-war Gar Wood Deluxe and 18-ft
utility style, $500-400, depending on chrome, have several. Also GW Speedster style repro castings, $400. Misc
bracket sets for outboards, $100-200. Also fixed 19-ft Capri,
U-22, and 18-ft Continental windshield parts. Boyd... CT
http://www.tradingdock.org/1750
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Zenith Carburetors for K motors and M motors, $100 each
plus shipping. Flame arrestors for K and M motors, $50
each plus shipping. 283 V-8 flame arrestors for four barrel
(2 pieces), $80 plus shipping. John Pole (651) 768-8888. MN
http://www.tradingdock.org/1502
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Inboard Engines, Outboard Motors, Parts 1930s Chrysler
Crown M-2 complete, $400. 1950s Graymarine 4-cylinder
60-hp, $200. JXLD Hercules needing Chris-Craft marine
adaptor parts, $200. NOS prop shaft for U-22, $200.Various
bronze props, $200 each. Antique outboards, 450 to choose
http://www.tradingdock.org/786
from. John... MN
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Model B Engine Parts Mr. B. Specializing in Model B
Engine Parts and show quality remanufacturing of engines
and accessories. Good stock of new and rebuilt starters,
generators, distributors, fuel and water pumps, plus all
internal parts. Gasket sets, manifolds, brass exhaust... TX
http://www.tradingdock.org/971
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Hardware & Rigging
Cabin
’67 37-ft Chris-Craft interior Nice complete blue cushion set,
many drawers and doors, stainless, flybridge and ladder, swim
platform w/ lights, headlights, light mast and base. Came
from a Roamer Riviera, but same as any from Holland Also,
cockpit bi-fold doors from ’65 3? Chris Gary... TX (281) 6396361
http://www.tradingdock.org/1609
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1954 U-22 NOS Prop Shaft Bronze. $250. 1956 Century
16-ft NOS windshield with frame panoramic/plastic type. $300. 1948 Century 18-ft Resorter hardware,
Banjo wheel, etc. $300. 1950s Chris-Craft Cruiser hardware, gauges, Ivalights tall, short. $300 each... MN
http://www.tradingdock.org/656
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Miscellaneous
Nautical Merchandise For Sale
All original Chris-Craft Folding Bicycle The “Cabin Boy” was
made in Italy for Chris-Craft. It was available as an accessory when you purchased your new Constellation sometime in the 1950s(?). The original decals (Chris-Craft and
Cabin Boy)are on the frame in great condition.All the... WA
http://www.tradingdock.org/1222
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Chris-Craft Post War Seat Cushion Tags Set of 6 on original
muslin material.$28.00 (incl S/H) (716) 692-3611,588 Sweeney
St,N.Tonawanda,NY NY
http://www.tradingdock.org/1568
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Five Classic Chris-Craft paintings Set of 5 beautiful original acrylic paintings of various classic Chris-Craft runabouts. All details authentically correct. Sizes:17-in x 21-in
& 17-in x 27-in. See entire collection at www.shaffett.com,
or contact richardshaffett@hotmail.com for... FL (941) 9556761
http://www.tradingdock.org/472
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Original Chris-Craft Folding Bicycle Called the “Cabin Boy”,
original decals Chris-Craft and Cabin Boy,good condition.$800
OBO.(585) 594-8533 NY
http://www.tradingdock.org/1595
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original muslin cloth. Set of (6) each $30.00 - total
includes shipping & handling. (716) 692-3611 NY
http://www.tradingdock.org/1719
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Vintage Personalized Boat Signs For your home, office or as
a gift. Personalized Vintage Boating Signs. Personalize with
Name, Lake etc. Signs are available in various sizes and prices.
Order on-line at www.accentyourhome.net. Go to catalog/
personalized signs/boating. Or call (800) 634-4514... WI (262)
569-7847
http://www.tradingdock.org/1584
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Wooden Boat Print Shirt Here is a beautiful new
Wooden Boat Hawaiian shirt design. Very cool indeed,
and in three colors. http://captainscloset.com/product_
detail.php?cat=1 &id=571 www.captainscloset.com FL
http://www.tradingdock.org/1047
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Trailers, Lifts, and Cradles
New Eagle Boat Trailers Custom fit for your wood boat.
Quad solid bunks, chrome wheels, brakes, LED, prop cage,
swing tongue, load guides, powder coated axles, diamond
plate step pads, tall winch stand, and more. Steve Bunda,
(715) 478-3186 or antiquewoodboat@frontiernet.net WI
http://www.tradingdock.org/1266
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Multiple Item Listings,
Restoration Services & Supplies
Multiple Item Listings
1942 Barrelback 2008 Replica, Call Classic Restoration and
Supply For more details at 215 805 4933 PA (215) 8054933
http://www.tradingdock.org/949
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3 Award Winning Boats 1) 1948 Chris-Craft 17-ft Deluxe
Runabout Lil Duck. 1st place TYC Concours, Best Owner
Restoration TYC Concours; Most Original/Best Preserved
5th Annual ACBS International Show at Lake Tahoe. Boat has
been totally restored and has less than 2 hours on it. Custom
trailer and full waterline cover. $35K. 2) 1946 Chris-Craft 22-ft
U22 Sportsman, Monique. 2nd place TYC Concours; Best
Classic Utility 22-ft and over, 5th Annual ACBS International
Show at Lake Tahoe. Boat has 10-15 hours on a total restoration. Comes with a “DHM” 2-axle custom trailer. $45K.
3)1950 Chris-Craft 19-foot Racing Runabout, Salute. Best
owner Restoration,ACBS meet at South Lake Tahoe. Boat is
a total restoration with 10-15 hours on it. Custom trailer and
full waterline Cover. $55K... CA http://homepage.mac.com/
mattnoah (916) 652-4689 http://www.tradingdock.org/1117
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Multiple Boats for Sale 1927 26-ft Chris-Craft Triple, 1931
22-ft Chris-Craft Triple, 1932 18-ft Chris-Craft Split Cockpit,
1936 18-ft Chris-Craft Double Cockpit, 1938 19-ft ChrisCraft Custom, 1939 19-ft Chris-Craft barrel, 1941 17-ft ChrisCraft barrel, 1941 Chris-Craft Deluxe, 1947 22-ft ChrisCraft... Contact Classic Connections Ltd. at (231) 922-0221
MI
http://www.tradingdock.org/1628
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Vintage Motor Engine Transmission & Parts Many Hard to
find items. All makes, many models. New, used & rebuilt for
sale.Worldwide shipping Contact information (312) 324-0000
gladys6661@hotmail.com Marine mechanic 35 yrs Exp &
Knowledge. Now doing restoration services during Winter
months... (Non-US)
http://www.tradingdock.org/1542
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Services
Wanted
35’x14-ft Covered Slip On Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri;
ideal spot for antique yacht, 1 mile off main channel, 10.5mm; 10,000lb lift; live-aboard ok; accomodations also available; very accessible! $150/month (includes
limited 120 V power) (816) 806-4177 MO (816) 8610339
http://www.tradingdock.org/795
1932 Chris-Craft Engine Engine for 1932 Chris-Craft 18-ft
301 for correct restore.Would take Chrysler Crown CM, Gray
Phantom 6, or Chris-Craft motor. Need complete engine with
trans, carb, manifolds, starter/gen, and dist. I have a LM complete but no trans. Either would work, complete... TX (936)
588-6626
http://www.tradingdock.org/793
Classic Boat Upholstery Established in 1975. Mayeaux
Upholstery is experienced in the restoration of Classic Boat
Interiors,Tops , and Covers. Expert craftsmanship. Many show
winning interiors.References on request.www.JacksUpholstery.
com OR (503) 267-8824
http://www.tradingdock.org/853
55-57 Capri Windshield Parts I am looking for a few windshield
parts for my 1957 19-ft Capri. I am missing the Starboard end
piece (elbow) and the top frame rails. If anybody has these
pieces and would like to part with them or any other Capri
parts, let me know. CA
http://www.tradingdock.org/1412
Compass Repair Compass repair and adjusting.All makes and
models supported.Kelvin White and Danforth models used on
most Chris-Craft a specialty. Simple repairs to complete restorations available.Worldwide satisfied customer base.Reasonable
prices. WA (888) 539-2757 http://www.tradingdock.org/932
Bimini Top Chris-Craft 1957-1959 Wanted, original Chris-Craft Bimini top for a 1957-1959 ChrisCraft Sportsman. Call Bruce Quinlan MO (660) 6212072
http://www.tradingdock.org/1927
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Maritime Classics Restoration and Repair Maritime Classics
Restoration and Repair has 20 years of hands on experience
and a life time of wooden boat knowledge. From minor repairs
to award winning restorations we pay attention to every detail.
We service coast to coast and would love to have... MI (503)
http://www.tradingdock.org/1470
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Restoration Dockside Boat Works specializes in Antique and
Classic Award Winning Restorations. From new bottoms to
engine rebuilding and every trhing in between, we are adept
at all phases of restoration. Please visit www.docksideboatworks.com Located at 11791 Cordova,... MD (410) 8201612
http://www.tradingdock.org/1641
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The Wooden Runabout Co.LLC Award-winning restorations
and new construction preformed by craftsmen with over 25
years of experience. Visit our website at www.woodenrunabout.com to see current projects including the restoration
of an ultra-rare 1936 Chris-Craft 19-ft special race boat... MI
(616) 396-7248
http://www.tradingdock.org/351
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Transport Boats,Engines,Nauticals in North America. Insured,
references. Dave Ryel, PO Box 154, Fredonia, NY 14063. Call
work (716) 679-7011, fax (716) 679-9549, (716) 680-2707. NY
http://www.tradingdock.org/900
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Supplies
Linoleum Green marble linoleum, burlap backing, correct
color for authentic restoration.Width 4 ft, length 6-1/2 ft. Only
$100.00 plus shipping. A steal. Grant Winterfield (440) 9674375 after 6 pm. OH OH
http://www.tradingdock.org/847
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Library
Literature & Catalogs
Chris-Craft Owners Manual Original Chris-Craft Boat
Owners Manual in good condition, no missing or damaged pages.Catalog is a light blue in color and is dated
1957 Alogonac, MI. scri1@bellsouth.net SC (803) 7140927
http://www.tradingdock.org/576
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Orginal Chris-Craft Manual Original Chris-Craft Operation
Manual for Marine Engines 4 & 6-cylinders.This is a original manual and is reprint #5 published in 5/67.This manual
covers all segments of the Chris Engines and Transmission.
This is a great original manual in very... SC (803) 7140927
http://www.tradingdock.org/575
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Original 1940 Chris-Craft Line Drawings I have about 40
original 1940 Chris-Craft line drawings that are printed like
a blue print. They were all printed in 1939 for the 1940 year.
They cover from the 55-ft Motor Yacht to the to the 25-ft
enclosed cruiser covering 14 different models between these...
CA (530) 546-2551 xx3
http://www.tradingdock.org/401
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Classic Boating Magazines Want to buy: Classic Boating
Magazines numbers 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 17, 18, and 19.
Contact me at woodboat@chartermi.net MI (989) 832http://www.tradingdock.org/1821
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Mast Wanted I am looking for a mast with mounting
base and hardware/light for 1959 32-ft Commander. Any
condition. Contact:eames@net-link.net MI (269) 2076768
http://www.tradingdock.org/738
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Post War 33-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Enclosed Cruiser ... TX
(512) 695-1334
http://www.tradingdock.org/1007
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Owner Financed 40-ft Plus Power Boat Wanted For a Good
Cause. I would like to buy a 40-ft plus power boat, project
boat or a boat that needs TLC/upgrade. I have done work on 4
navy ship upfits, restorations, and I have a business in Historic
Preservation, restoration in housing industry in Charleston
SC. I need to have... SC
http://www.tradingdock.org/1380
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1960s Era Mercury“Tall Silver”Outboard Motor 40-70-hp to
go on 16-ft Thompson Lapstrake. Prefer restored. Thanks!
Contact george@larsenbaker.com or (520) 296-0200. AZ
http://www.tradingdock.org/785
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1940s 15/19-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout in need of
minor restoration and refinish. No major repairs. Some
wood work replacement OK. Trailer a plus. Best price
please. Jim (757) 789-5141, 7-8 pm EST. Thanks! VA
http://www.tradingdock.org/554
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Visit www.TradingDock.org for more ads
On the water.
At the show.
Under the microscope.
In your portfolio.
Nelson restorations perform.
Nellita, a 1941 19-foot Chris-Craft Custom, ACBS International Boat of the Year—Restored. Photo by Don Emery
Nelson Boatworks
lson Boatworks
www.nelsonboatworks.com
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Q:
This photo is captioned, “Engineering Layout Loft,” and it dates from the early fifties.
Can you identify the factory in which this photo was taken? Send us your answer by mail,
or Email to cciq@Chris-Craft.org.
SUMMER 2009
VOLUME XXXV
NUMBER 3
IN THIS ISSUE:
New in this issue,
Pocklington’s Perspective.
Meet members Pam and
Scott Reichardt In Profile.
Salvage! Martha Wolf gives us
the straight scoop on vintage
nautical accessories.
Wheel, throttle, and gearshift.
Why things happen the way
they do
Keels & Wheels. Even boat
shows are bigger in Texas.
Q6767. A beautiful Century
Arabian, part II
Vintage boating. It’s all about
“Friend” Ship
Terry Fiest takes his boat test
to Italy in Take the Helm.
Our Readers Respond
Last issue’s question:
Q:
The Brass Bell is a publication of
The fishing enthusiast below is a retired Chris-Craft
executive. Can you guess his identity? Hint: This is not
on Lake St. Clair!
Wes Dickman, member and ex Chris-Craft Executive writes:
“The fisherman shown in the photo is none other than Herb Pocklington.
The photo was more than likely in the Bahamas.”
A:
Great job Wes. You were the first respondent, and correct
as well. See all of the CCIQ responses on Boat Buzz at:
http://www.Chris-Craft.org/cciq
112 14th Street S.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
www.Chris-Craft.org