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On the Cover: The Quiver, a 1959 Chris-Craft 19-foot Silver Arrow, leaps up on plane. Owned by members Ralph and Bonnie Wallen of Kelseyville, California, The Quiver is hull number 86 out of a total run of 92 manufactured by Chris-Craft from 1958-1959. Photo By Trent Pridemore.

3 4 6 8 19 From the Club Letters Beacon Your Turn Profile

9 12 15 25 Hey, New Boat An Introductory Look AWOL VIII…a Flippin’ Boats Owner: Some Things at (blush) Bottoms Magnificent Survivor to Watch For From the Sixties

30 36 46 53 56 Retrospective Purist Woodsmith Take the Helm Riva Connection 60 65 67 80 Reviews Calendar Trading Dock CCIQ

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2 T h e B r a ss B ell From the Club Volume XXXV, Number 2 Spring 2009 rowth. It’s what all non-profit organizations yearn for, isn’t it? For the Chris- GCraft Antique Boat Club, growth indicates we are bringing more antique and The Brass Bell is a quarterly publication of the classic boating enthusiasts into the fold — to learn from our combined experiences and Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club to share their own with all of us. The first and second quarters of 2009 have been quite good for this club. We con- Executive Director, Emeritus: Wilson Wright tinue to grow at an average rate of two new members per day, and in fact, we have sur- President: Terry Fiest passed that rate of growth, welcoming over 300 new members in the past 60 days. Vice President, and Director of Research: This growth in membership has many benefits to all of us. More members than Don Ayers ever are contributing on our web-based discussion forum, Boat Buzz. We have more Director of Marketing & Membership, hulls being added to our online Hull Registry. And, as we collectively educate more and Treasurer: Bill Basler enthusiasts, we stand a better chance of protecting more antique and classic vessels. Director, Dick DeFazio Finally, as our membership grows, the quantity of Brass Bells that we print increases, Managing Editor and Secretary: Bill Baldwin driving the cost per copy down. This is good for all of us as we seek to offset rising Associate Editor: Martha Wolf postage costs. But, growth has its challenges as well, especially for a small non-profit club operating with very limited staff resources. Annual Membership (US) $35.00 USD In the past couple of quarters, we have seen the number of boat-related inqui- Annual Membership (Non-US) $50.00 USD ries grow in volume to the point where it is very challenging fielding each and every Magazine apportioned at $6.50 per issue one — though we are doing our best to do so. Also, my business has been challenged by our current economy, and this has meant that I have had to be very conscious of how I 112 14th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 am spending my time. Phone: 319.247.7207 With this said, this Spring Brass Bell is late....again. DARN! I assure you that we Web site: www.chris-craft.org are doing our best to get things back on track. The growth of the Chris-Craft Antique Email: [email protected] Boat Club has been tremendous, and we are eager to manage this growth a bit more effectively and to get the delivery of Brass Bells back on track. CONTRIBUTORS Thank you all for your patience and understanding. © Bill Baldwin Trent Pridemore Seb Borrello Bill Reardon Terry Fiest Craig Stanfield Mariella Gibellini Dale Tassell Bill Basler John Justice Clay Thompson Director of Marketing & Membership Jack McCarthy Dave Zinnecker Herb Pocklington

The Brass Bell (ISSN 1527795X) is published The Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club is dedicated to research, documentation, and preservation of all quarterly by the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club. classic Chris-Craft boats. As the longest-standing marque club in the world, our purpose is to exchange 112 14th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA information, build camaraderie among members, and provide education about classic Chris-Craft boats. 52403-4025 USA. Periodical Postage Paid at Cedar Rapids, IA

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You can read more Letters online at http://www.chris-craft.org/letters

I just received the Winter 2009 You’ve done a marvelous job with Brass Bell, and as usual it was well The Brass Bell. It is very enjoyable worth the wait. Every time a new and informative to read. issue of The Brass Bell arrives I feel — Bob Wright like a kid at Christmas opening presents. Thanks again for all your I ordered a copy of View From the efforts. — Dave Wenman Bilge by Don MacKerer from the club web store just a few weeks ago. Please stop that! The cover page I found the store to be easy-to-use, on the winter Brass Bell issue is so and I had my signed copy within breathtaking I couldn’t look inside. days. Great service! I savored the magnificent beauty for The Brass Bell welcomes the longest period, looking, hold- The book was highly entertaining — letters from our readers. ing at arm’s length. While I’m in very nicely written, and beautifully Please send all correspondence this — well — mood, I just can’t open designed. If this work is indicative of to [email protected] or to the address below. Letters the pages side enough to look into the quality of publications one can may be edited for publication. the corners, for fear of “training” the expect from the Chris-Craft Antique Please include your full name, pages open. Pure misery! Actually I Boat Club Press, I will certainly postal address, and Email love it. — Hubert (Rob) Roberson order future titles as they come to be. address when writing. It was great to see Lenore on the I have read most of the well-known The Brass Bell cover of The Brass Bell docked near Chris-Craft restrospective books The Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club a vintage Les Cheneaux Island numerous times. I was pleasantly boathouse. (The home behind the surprised — and very happy — that 112 14th Street S.E. boathouse was recently completed.) View From the Bilge offered me new Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 She is one of a dozen or so wood insight into the early years of boat- cruisers still in regular use here in building. This was not the same old this area which is home to hundreds regurgitated content. Truly a pleasure of wood runabouts and utilities. This to read! I would highly recommend Marquette Island location is about a View From the Bilge to every vintage mile and a half from the first Chris- boating enthusiast. — Donald Estes Craft dealer, Mertaugh Boat Works.

Keep up the good work on The Brass Bell and keep looking for those cruisers; they were the reason Chris-Craft was in business for so many years as the “World’s Largest Builder of Motor Boats.” — Gerry VandeVusse

Best regards, thanks a lot for your fantastic work! I appreciate your activities a lot! —Philipp Hitzbleck, Germany

Great club and magazine. Keep up the good work. — Jon Vesey

4 T h e B r a ss B ell 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.

VViewiew FromFrom thethe BilgeBilge By Donald MacKerer Order your copies via the new Chris- Craft Antique Boat Club Online Chan- dlery 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: [email protected]

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legends of algonac

Algonac Museum in a ‘Legends of Based on the best available infor- Algonac Park’ where they can view films mation, completion of the Memorial is and photos as well as read about these anticipated for July 1, 2010 and the new World-famous citizens in the place were building for September 1, 2010. Big unique visions created an industry that plans, indeed, but Herb Pocklington’s life reached around the world, provided thou- is all about big plans — and their suc- sands of good jobs, developed new tech- cessful completion. He began his career nologies, and gave birth to an exciting, as a factory worker unloading box- competitive sport that continues to thrill cars at Chris-Craft Corporation. Later, millions. he served as a buyer, Public Relations Specific objectives of Pocklington’s Director, Advertising Manager, Director overall concept include: (a) enhanced of Product Planning and Styling, and information exchange among all boating CEO of International Operations, resid- organizations through specialized coming in Switzerland. His Overseas manage- munication ment experi- links within ence includes the Center, service as (b) pro- Chairman vide special- & CEO ized facilities of Chris- f you haven’t heard of Herb where both Craft S.A. IPocklington, you’re going to — soon. American and (Switzerland) Herbert L. Pocklington — native international and Chris- of Algonac, Michigan and the old- boating asso- Craft Italia. est living senior executive of Chris- ciations can He has trav- Craft Corporation during the Golden interact in an eled to 66 Years — is on still another mission. This atmosphere countries and time he will help create a life-sized of sharing and cooperation, and (c) bet- established manufacturing operations memorial to both Christopher C. Smith ter inform the general public about the in Australia, Chile, Italy, Netherlands & and Garfield A. Wood in a park beside importance the boating industry has Uruguay. He Retired in 1992 as President the St. Clair River, where pleasure-boat played — and continues to play — in of Hatteras International, a multina- building and racing began. A secondary, promoting honest, clean recreation for tional boat manufacturer, and has contin- but no less important mission, involves everyone. ued to achieve worldwide fame as a man creation of a Memorial Hall of Fame, to With a target audience reach- who can be counted on again and again, expand the existing Museum in docu- ing a world-wide boating community, to make good things happen for good menting the history of these men and Pocklington’s funding plans begin with people their industries and to offer opportunities major local support in Algonac itself, but Pocklington resides on Merritt Island, to view an ever-increasing collection of reach well beyond the city limits, promot- Florida, and can be reached at hlpock- films, historical documentation, and plea- ing the Center’s new capabilities to vari- [email protected]. © sure-boating artifacts — including boats, ous planners and their groups, scheduling themselves. boating meetings, rendezvous, and con- “We can no longer give a tour of the ventions. “Naming rights” for the build- Smith or Wood homes, much less their ing will be considered but not actively factories,” Pocklington declares, “but sought. we can welcome people to an expanded

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Ralph Lauren calls on D.D.T. n the world of upscale men’s and Iwomen’s clothing, it could be argued that no company presents a more well- choreographed and executed brand image than Ralph Lauren. For their recent in-store, point-of-sale campaign, Lauren’s advertising agency of record called for the beauty of an antique Chris-Craft runabout as backdrop for a photo shoot staged on Biscayne Bay, Florida. Specifically, the 1946 Chris-Craft 20-foot Custom, D.D.T. (an acronym for the owners name, Dale D. Tassell), was trailered to Biscayne Bay for the shoot which yielded images used on large, in- store posters in Ralph Lauren stores. Dale was on site for the static shoot, arriving at 6:00 a.m. The photos were taken at 4:30 p.m., with the low afternoon Florida sunlight working its magic. Dale was somewhat hesitant about exposing his beautifully restored Custom to saltwater, but with a closed cooling system and a thorough rinse after the shoot, all is well with D.D.T. Ralph Lauren has a long-standing track record of using classic Chris-Crafts as part of their marketing efforts. More information can be found in our online archive at www.chris-craft.org/archive. Search for keyword “Lauren.” Dale Tassell is a longtime Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Member, and professional boat restorer residing in Mt. Dora, Florida. ©

S pring 2 0 0 9 7 to the thought provoking (and somewhat odd) photos we can find? This little gem is straight from the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Archive. 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 Matt Smith is our winner this issue.

“Contesting his points deduction for an incorrect four wire banjo wheel, Herb pleads his case to the Chief Judge” — Matt Smith

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Hey, New Boat Owner: Some things to watch for

By Jack McCarthy

Caption Contest uring the 30-odd on modern, com- Submit a clever caption via Email to: Dyears I’ve owned puter-controlled, [email protected], The Wooden Boat Shop fuel-injected engines or by snail mail to: Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio, work on your ancient, Brass Bell Caption Contest I’ve mopped up gallons inboard flat head Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club of tears shed by people inboard is simply a 112 14th Street SE who have recently pur- way to both mess up your Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 chased a wooden boat and engine and make an enemy are now in trouble because of the mechanic. He has no The winning caption will be printed quarts of non-marine-grade they made one or more sim- clue about updraft carburetors, with the photo in the following issue. stuff off the shelf. More than ple — perfectly logical — errors. non-sparking starters, gen- Entries for the Spring 2009 issue must likely, these — mostly hon- It’s a whole new world wait- erators, distributors, or alter- be received by April 1, 2009. est — clerks are not boaters and ing for the neophyte in this nators. He may tell you that The contest is open to Chris-Craft know only what they learned antique and classic boating an automotive starter is the Antique Boat Club members. in a 15-minute orientation avocation, and, like any other same — but a spark from one when they took the job. It is world, nice as it may seem, can blow up your boat — and always best to buy from a full- there are some pitfalls to be you. Moreover, on V-8 engines, time marine supply house or a dealt with until you know the a marine carburetor costs professional, full-time restorer. territory. The following may twice as much as an automo- help a few of you avoid some tive carburetor — but it looks JOE, THE AUTO MECHANIC of the more common snares. the same. Also, that marine Question: “Jack, I’m get- carburetor doesn’t vent to the ting tired of being towed in on VARNISH atmosphere. These also are Sunday afternoons. My neigh- Question: “Jack, I bought the same people who — inno- bor Joe, he’s a mechanic with this wooden runabout last year cently — put engine oil or gear Autobahn [name changed to and I varnished it. Now, the lube 80/90 in a Borg-Warner protect the guilty] Dealership, varnish is peeling off. What did Velvet Drive transmissions and but he can’t seem to put a I do wrong?” mount items using iron fas- good fix on it.” My first question to this teners instead of brass, bronze, This is a tough one, because individual is “What kind of or stainless-steel. It is of the a lot of things have changed varnish did you use?” Most utmost importance to have in the many decades since of the answers I receive have or work with an experienced your boat engine was pro- to do with purchasing var- marine mechanic familiar with duced — including the guys nish from local hardware antique or classic iron. who work them. Having an stores — large and small — and auto mechanic who is trained clerks who pull a couple

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ENGINE OIL HF-2: these transmissions do and water temperature gauges, Question: “Jack. This here not share the engine crankcase; color code these wires, too. old Chris-Craft book I’ve got therefore they require auto- Also wires to the coil and start (I’m scratching my head and matic transmission oil. pole on the starter solenoid guessing maybe the zillionth should be a different color. If reprint of Operator’s Manual WIRING you should have any questions for Chris-Craft Marine Engines Question: “Hey Jack: I just about gauge size, call a pro- 4 & 8 Cylinders?) says I should got this funny smell when I fessional. Alone and inexperi- use S.A.E #30 Motor Oil., but switched on the ignition in the enced, you can get into a lot of I want to use the best in this garage, and now the running trouble here. old Chris-Craft. What do you lights don’t work. What’s up Note: often your restoration suggest?” with this?” professional will have Chris- This question about oil is Wiring is another subject Craft and Graymarine manu- so important, it’s critical. You with more problems than you als that he or she can copy and should never, ever use anything can shake a stick at. First of send to you. but single-viscosity oil. Be it all, never use aluminum crimp 40W or 30W, never use multi- connectors. Use the solder THE MORAL TO THESE STORIES viscosity oils like 10W30. Also, type, which are activated with The moral to all of these for boats with manual trans- the use of a heat gun. Crimp subjects is the same: if you missions, never use any anti- connectors will eventually plan to work on your boat, friction additives like, “Slick corrode because of moisture make sure you have the proper 50,” “STP,” or others. Manual and dissimilar metals (cop- information right off so you transmissions share engine per wire against aluminum), know what you’re doing before oil with the engine. The rea- and they will eventually come you even start. Of course, the son for not using these anti- loose. Also, always wire-tie easiest way to get quality work: friction products on the older loose wires together, then use have your professional boat engines is that the bimetal loop supports so the wires do restorer to do the job for you. clutches depend on friction not lie in the bilge. Make sure Usually, he’ll be more than to engage to forward motion. everything is fused. You can glad to give you a fair price for We do not want these clutch use inline fuses that are wired the job plates to slip, generate heat into your positive wire. Also, Check out Jack McCarthy or warp — treated oil is sim- color-code wires, make sure and The Wooden Boat Shop at ply too slippery. If you have all (+) positive wires are the [email protected]. © a hydraulic transmission like same color and all (–) ground a Velvet Drive or a Paragon wires are the same color. On HF-7 or the 300 series of the boats with electric oil pressure

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Unless you’ve been around a while, a “new” antique or classic boat can present a confusing, new world. Photo by Bill Baldwin.

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Restoration of 1929 Sea Lyon showing major frame replacement.

By Bill Reardon

Editor’s Introduction: During the past five or six years, a zillion or ing in water unattended.” Dealers knew that if, after 48 hours, more words have been published about original vs. non-soak boat bot- the bilge pump was still cycling, they had a problem boat, toms — so many words that it seems everyone in the avocation must Today, the same is true. If your boat still has its original bot- know everything there is to know about the subject. However, all the tom, it is a good idea to fill the bilge with a half inch of water new faces in the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club lead us to believe a before launching, and observe the rate of leaking while the boat good, introductory overview of the whole subject might be a welcome is still safely on the trailer. I recently observed the launching of addition to this Brass Bell. Therefore, here is a beginner’s introduction a beautifully refinished Century. The owner backed the boat off to bottoms written by one of the most-respected, senior restorers in the trailer, went about 150 yards, then immediately returned to the business. Of course, all us old-timey experts-in-everything will skip the trailer with six inches of water in the hull. The boat would ahead to something more challenging... have gone completely under in 15 minutes or less. Nearly all boats have double-planked bottoms; the inner f you own a Chris-Craft or similar boat built between the planking as a rule is thin wood (usually quarter inch) and laid Ilate 1920s and the late 1960s — and are running on the origi- diagonally. The outer planking, somewhat more robust, is laid nal bottom — you need a new one. Leaking and structural fail- lengthwise. Unusually, Dee Wite runabouts had both layers of ure are already problems you face. planking running lengthwise, and staggered1. During construction, Chris-Craft placed canvas in a bedding ORIGINAL BOTTOM MATERIALS compound between the layers of wood, but rarely have I found Delivery of a new Chris-Craft to the dealer during the much in the way of surviving canvas during restorations — it “Golden Age” was accompanied by a big red card reading, simply disappears with time. Chris-Craft switched to quarter- “NOTICE TO DEALER,” which, among other items of good inch plywood for the inner layer in the late Fifties and solved advice, advised, “Allow 48 hours for hull to soak up before leav- the need for soaking up.

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Some builders reinforced frames with steel.

To my knowledge, only Century used a single-planked bot- Reworking the bottom will reveal the problem areas all too tom. If you have a Century with the original bottom, keep a life well! I’ve had to replace all the framing in more than one boat preserver handy; better yet, wear it. I’ve restored. Later model Rivas used a factory-fabricated and molded, two-ply bottom, one each for starboard and port. Replacement REPLACEMENT BOTTOMS panels can still be ordered from Riva World in Sarnico, Italy. The next problem is what kind of replacement bottom to Carlo Riva was a leader in boatbuilding methods. use. Many solutions exist, but most restorers specialize in a certain kind of construction. Here’s a list of what you can expect: OTHER PROBLEMS Now, let’s look at the other problems, all lumped together 1. Replacement to Original Design: This is the solution under the heading of “Structural Failure.” When pounding for the purist and probably the most expensive. When through the waves, the bottom naturally deflects, placing stress you open the engine hatches, the bilge looks as it did on plank-to-frame connections as well as frame-to-frame con- when leaving the factory and the bow planking is visible. nections. It is common to find the brass screws sheared off and This method can be enhanced with epoxy encapsulation. the frame bottom split along the line of screws. This weakens 2. Cold Molded: This replacement consists of dual quar- the screws’ grip and can result in a plank being separated from ter-inch plywood panels with staggered seams. Boats of the frame. When this happens, the inner planking can keep out 20 feet and over require three layers of plywood. Six- some of the water, but you must head for shore and hope it’s inch strips are used at the bow because of the compound close! curve. Often, frames are sistered at the plywood seams Another form of structural failure is rot, most commonly and battens are notched into the frames. The bow will found in the transom and bow areas of the boat. Sometimes, appear smooth. it seems to be everywhere — and not always readily visible.

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3. 5200 Bottom: This replacement system consists of a 6. Riva Bottoms: There are a number of servicing facili- plywood inner layer covered by longitudinal planking ties for Rivas in the U.S. As mentioned above, new, bidi- as original. The planks are set in a bed of 3M™ Marine rectional bottoms using the same materials and meth- Adhesive/Sealant 5200. The Complete Wooden Runabout ods originally used can be ordered from Riva World in Restoration Guide by Don Danenberg covers this system Sarnico, Italy2. in great detail. The cost of a new bottom varies with the restorer, but gen- 4. Epoxy Encapsulation: This replacement system is often erally starts at about $9 thousand for a 17-foot domestic boat; referred to as “The West System®,” a registered trade- larger boats cost appreciably more — if applying a new bottom mark of Gougeon Brothers Inc, USA. Inc. (Bay City is the only job being accomplished! Unforeseen frame repairs can Michigan) and uses West System brand epoxy, a versatile, increase the price appreciably. On that 17-foot domestic boat, 2-part, marine-grade epoxy that bonds and coats fiber- for example, replacing all the frames, keel, and stringers can add glass, wood, metal, fabrics, and other composite materi- another ten thousand dollars to the job. als. Application of this method is identical to the cold- It’s also logical to refinish the entire boat at this time, as the molded system with the addition of epoxy on each side hardware is (very probably) off and turning a boat over (see this of each layer of plywood. The exterior receives a layer of issue, page 25, “Flippin’ Boats”) almost always causes a scuff or glass cloth embedded in and over-coated with epoxy. The two, adding to the final cost. final product is similar to to a Riva bottom. If you are considering the purchase of an antique or classic 5. Fiberglass Bottom: All other bottom systems require boat, the importance of a survey by an antique-and-classic boat the hardware to be removed, engine, shaft, propeller, and professional is essential — and not a run-of-the-mill “Marine rudder to be pulled and the hull to be turned over.. In Surveyor” who specializes in Tupperware. If you are a proud, this system, the bottom of the upright boat is sanded to new owner of an antique or classic boat with an original bot- bare wood to the waterline, then two or three layers of tom, the information above will be helpful in your discussions glass cloth are embedded in epoxy. It’s messy working with a restorer. under the hul, but it can be done. This system has worked Bottom line: operating a safe boat is the only way to go. © well at Tahoe, where Summers are short and cool. Rot at the Lake Tahoe elevation is not as much a problem as in 1 Interestingly, Dee Wite also used copper rivets to attach the side planking to battens and frame most other parts of the country, but moisture that accu- connections, as well as attaching the decks with screws, top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top. mulates in the hull is trapped and rot can start. This is the 2 Italy’s Riva RAM, located Northeast of Milan employs a fascinating restoration process of least expensive system, does not address other problems removing the outside veneer surface and refastening a new single layer. However, this method associated with it, and has destroyed many a boat. requires shipping the entire boat to Europe.

Selected frame replacement on 1959 Chris-Craft 17-foot Ski Boat.

If your boat still has its original bottom, it is a good idea to fill the bilge with a half inch of water before launching, and observe the rate of leaking while the boat is still safely on A boat ready for the planking the trailer. layer of a 5200 bottom.

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By Bill Baldwin and Dave Zinnecker

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t’s a ZinnCraft, and like as not, out on the lake, you’re looking Iat Dave Zinnecker of Burnet, Texas driving AWOL VIII, the handsome Sixties-era mahogany utility he helped build when he was a high-school student working part-time in his Dad’s boat works: the ZinnCraft factory in Houston, Texas. Founded by Dave’s Dad, Ralph Zinnecker, in October, 1952, ZinnCraft turned out very few inboard hulls like AWOL VIII. Almost exclusively the company built outboard-powered boats, typically 15 to 19 feet in length. The hulls were fabricated from four large pieces of plywood: two for the sides, two for the bottom, all cut from single sheets of 3/8-inch mahogany plywood. Frames and ribs were sawn from mahogany lumber. Before the bottom sheets were attached, the lower frame was first covered with ¼-inch plywood, giving the bottom a total plywood thickness of 5/8 inches. At its peak, ZinnCraft Company employed as many as 25 workers. All of the approximately 1,100 ZinnCraft boats — including the rare inboards — were designed at a drafting table by Dave’s Dad, a man whose education consisted of three years’ study toward a Mechanical Engineering degree — and a great deal of practical knowledge gained by building boats since he was a teenager. Previously, he’d worked a number of years for his elder brother at Red Head Boats, also a Houston firm; however, he had been forced to go into business for himself when his brother retired. Dave describes his Dad as, “…an extremely intelligent man, who seriously applied his boat-building experience and his engineering training to the business of building boats. He could not only design, but was good with his hands, personally building the jigs that would position all of the key structural ele- ments during the actual construction process.” Dave’s ZinnCraft, AWOL VIII, is a unique boat in every respect. At 44 years of age, it still turns heads and has the quint- essential Classic look of a Sixties inboard utility — anything but dated. The boat was intended to be a high-performance boat primarily for pleasure riding and water skiing. It is powered by a Graymarine VC-280 engine — one of the largest marine engines available in 1964 — its performance was considered outstanding in its day. The VC-280 is a 401-cubic-inch Buick V-8 that Graymarine marine converted, and it still has no trouble keeping up with the crowd. It has the original Velvet Drive hydraulic transmission and a modern single-handle throttle/ shift lever, making it very easy to operate. Dave’s father was a perfectionist when it came to how his boats handled, and AWOL VIII is certainly no exception. It

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David Zinnecker shows off AWOL VIII on Lake LBJ, Texas.

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rides very smoothly, turns exceptionally well, and is stable in knew; when he arrived, he discovered his nephew was storing rough water. With its center-mounted, large-displacement V-8, the boat in a carport, and the East Texas sunlight was ruin- it pulls water skiers much better than Dave’s contemporary ing everything. In a command decision, he hooked the trailer “Tupperware” SeaRay. Dave sums it all up when he says, “I to his car and immediately pulled the boat back to Houston. think what I like most about the boat is when we are cruising Soon afterward, he sold the boat to Dave on the understanding down the lake is the deep sound of the big V8 and the number that the restoration would proceed without delay and would be of heads it turns. Everyone stops to look at it, and many give us accurate. a “thumbs up” gesture as we go by.” During his restoration, Dave discovered that the boat had But much as the young Dave loved this beautiful utility, the been used very little in the years (1964-2003) since it was new. boat — unnamed at the time — was “merchandise,” after all, and The engine had only 95 hours of run time, but because it had was sold, slipping through the teen-ager’s fingers for years — out not been started since 1983, Dave assumed it would be “rusted of sight, but never out of mind. After the Millennium, Dave rou- up.” He was pleasantly surprised when, after rebuilding the car- tinely searched for ZinnCraft boats on the Internet as well as buretor, water pump, and fuel pump — along with replacing other sources, and the boat that would eventually be named some wiring and electrical components — the engine fired right AWOL VIII showed up when a man wrote in a contemporary mag- up without first being pulled from the boat. azine asking for information about the boat because he intended Dave did all the restoration himself, relying on his experi- to restore it. From his description, Dave immediately knew which ence with the boat as a young man. Not a single piece of wood boat it was because the only other one was in a landfill. required replacing, or any of the original hardware — even the Dave wrote to the man, explaining that he was the eldest son prop, shaft and strut were original. Essentially, the boat got of the builder and knew the boat in great detail. He remem- only a cosmetic restoration: “Strip the varnish to bare wood bered also what the original owner looked like and that he had and restore the finish,” as Dave puts it. He admits that did a bad leg as a result of polio. In a few weeks, Dave received a send out the upholstery for replacement and the hardware for response from the original — and contemporary — owner, one re-chroming. Bob Schweinle, who turned out to be the uncle of the man who The pictures of this handsome Sixties-era boat attest to wanted to restore the boat. Ralph Zinnecker’s inherent skill not only as a boat builder but Schweinle declared the boat was in good condition and reit- also as a designer who was at least the equal of his peers during erated that his nephew intended to restore it. Dave immediately the “Golden Age” of Classic boats. Dave sums it all up in two countered with a request to buy the boat and restore it himself, sentences: “If I were asked to pick any boat that my dad made, but Schweinle declined because he had pledged the boat to his … this would be the one I would pick out of all eleven hundred nephew. Nevertheless, Schweinle did promise to go inspect the that he made. I believe that this is a gift from God!” © boat where it was stored in East Texas, then send Dave pictures. His trip turned to be more critical for the boat than anyone

18 T h e B r a ss B ell Profile Ralph and Bonnie Wallen ...and The Quiver

By Bill Baldwin. Photos By Trent Pridemore

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Originally from Oregon, Ralph spent much of his adult life According to Ralph, The Quiver is a fun, exciting boat to in California making a living in lumber and building materi- cruise in. The outward-canted fins work as spray rails and help als until 1998 — that’s when he and spouse Bonnie (the former keep rear-seat riders dry. It handles much like other wooden Bonnie Doyle) went right out, purchased a 1954 Chris-Craft boats in tight maneuvers. The seating arrangement is designed 20-foot Holiday, and named it BriToria, for their two grand for four passengers and a driver. Movement about the boat daughters, Brianna and Victoria, 16 and 12 years old, respec- while underway is not easy. The space between the rear seat heel tively. As it turns out, Ralph’s very first wooden boat ride was board and the motor cover is just adequate. John Matzen, The in BriToria — when he and Bonnie purchased it. And that same Quiver’s, previous owner, had started the restoration and fin- Holiday will always be their favorite boat, even though ished the bottom. From the water line down the boat is done The Quiver is much more exciting. in the original 11/16-inch Philippine mahogany. The planked The Quiver? bottom makes it necessary to swell the bottom planks after a Ralph may be late getting into this antique and classic boat period out of the water. This characteristic — and a price of game, but he’s not a man to be satisfied with the more mun- $5130 during recessionary times — probably influenced the dane boats in the avocation. That’s not to say BriToria is in any short, two-year, production of this classic. way mundane — none of our antique and classic boats are. The Quiver, however, happens to be among the most unusual RALPH TELLS ABOUT RESTORING THE QUIVER Chris-Craft sport boats ever built. One of Marine Architect When the Wallens purchased The Quiver, they were not fully Don Mortrude’s last designs for Chris-Craft, this, 19-foot util- aware of the boat’s inner construction. From an earlier Brass ity is built of fiberglass over a wood frame — with a wood bottom Bell profile they located Al Casby who owns nine Silver Arrows below the boot stripe. You all know what it is, but how many have and has established himself as an authority on this model. seen one in the flesh? (Perhaps, “…in the gel coat” might be Casby, pointed out to Ralph the spruce hull seams under the more appropriate?) The Quiver is one of the 92, ultra-collectable gel coat. He also informed them that their hull, number 86, was Silver Arrows that rolled out of the Chris-Craft Cadillac plant one of the best survivors he had seen. Most of the unrestored in 1958-1959. Check one out on page 152 of Jerry Conrad’s Silver Arrows — or those improperly stored — have very obvi- Chris-Craft, The Essential Guide. Since Ralph and Bonnie first ous cupping of the hull wood telegraphed through the gel coat. showed The Quiver at the Tahoe Concours in 2005, the boat has The windshield that came with the boat when Ralph picked won many top awards1, including the “Best Chris-Craft 2008” it up had been in storage for a long time. As a result the kraft award last year at the ACBS International Show held at Coeur adhesive paper had vulcanized to the Plexiglas. After research- d’Alene, Idaho. ing all the strippers, chemicals, and methods for removal, he spent two days cleaning the windshield to perfection —

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S pring 2 0 0 9 23 PROFILE two square inches at a time. Unfortunately, when fitting it to the family’s local marina, mentioned that he had a pair of early fiber frame it cracked completely across one side while drilling the glass water skis and Ralph could have them. They are Kimball final mounting hole. After locating a replacement Ralph had it Glass, skis manufactured in San Francisco in the late Fifties professionally installed. Ralph detailed the bindings and took the skis to the painter The most challenging component of the restoration was The who was going to paint The Q, as the Wallens often refer to their Quiver’s anodized-aluminum dash. The channeled aluminum boat. Al Casby, had given Ralph the paint color he had found to material used on these boats is not available; therefore Ralph be the correct color match for Silver Arrows. needed to work with the one he had. Milner Anodizing in Santa Ken Roux Auto Body in Cloverdale, California mixed the Rosa, California worked with him until the original was as paint and painted the skis the matched color. Noting Ralph’s good as new, which required them to process the material three enthusiasm upon seeing the color on these skis, Roux painted, times. The main problem was that Ralph didn’t know what the striped, and detailed them to match the Silver Arrow lines. finished product should look like. Under an instrument bezel, Ralph considers they now look as if they could have been an the dash showed a gold tone, so he thought the original fin- official Chris-Craft Silver Arrow accessory. Later when Ralph ish should be gold. After asking the anodizers to finish it gold, took the skis to Scottsdale to confirm the correctness of color, he had a discussion with Al Casby, who straightened him out Casby placed an original paint chip from one of his Silver on the proper finish. Ralph again had it stripped and redone Arrows on the ski and it was temporarily lost from sight — fur- in natural aluminum. Then because the dash had been drilled ther proof that without friends and support he would have for an Iva Lite control and power knob, Ralph had to find and never gotten the job done. install a replacement before his work was complete. In conclusion, Ralph staunchly maintains that restoring As the restoration approached completion, Ralph still had The Quiver would have been an impossible undertaking with- not located the correct vernier throttle control and cable. out the help and support of friends and contacts — as well as After he spent many hours on eBay, made several phone calls, the additional volunteer hands often needed. Because of those and endured fruitless visits to parts houses, John Lahti, one many giving friends — who wanted to see the restoration fin- of Ralphs’ good friends — as well as one of his earliest men- ished so they could talk about something other than Silver tors on wooden boating — simply showed up with the correct Arrows — The Quiver is a beautiful trophy boat. As impor- knob, cable, and brackets in hand. He had taken them out of his tant as Parts-Chasers and Good-old-boy support, Ralph feels Continental, which is one of the few boats to use the same sys- that it is just as important to have regular meals, reminders of tem. John also located a number of rare fasteners Ralph could appointments,and someone to remind him when he has been in not locate. On Silver Arrows, the stern fuel cap/lift ring trim the shop too long. For that and for a sublime marriage, he espe- is secured by two, 5⁄16- by 3 ½ -inch R&P (Frearson), oval-head cially thanks spouse Bonnie. machine screws, which from Ralph’s research were not avail- If friends or past contacts recognize Ralph or Bonnie from able. Lahti found them while looking at a boat he was hoping to this article, they ask that you please contact them at rbwallen@ buy and brought eight of them to Ralph. gmail.com. As you can gather from the experience of restoring Ralph feels that Lahti’s largesse is simply one more reminder The Q, they are nostalgic. © of the camaraderie enjoyed in the antique and classic boat avocation. The matching water skis he displays when showing The Quiver are also a gift from a friend. When he first started talking about restoring his Silver Arrow, Tony Braito, Manager of his

1The Quiver’s trophies include:

2005 Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation Concours — Lake Tahoe, California “First in Class,” and “Best Chris-Craft”

2005 ACBS International Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri “First in Class,”and “Best Under 23-feet”

2005 Shrine Concours — Sacramento, California “Best of Show”

2006 Wood and Glory — Lake County, California “People’s Choice Award”

2006 ACBS International — Lake Tahoe, California “First in Class,” and “Best Under 23-feet”

2008 Wood and Glory — Lake County, California “Best of Show”

2008 ACBS International Coeur d’Alene, Idaho “First in Class — Preserved Classic Utility” and “Best Chris-Craft”

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By John Justice

s it finally time to replace that leaky bottom with one of the “A Horizontal Turning Cage,” he replied with that kind of Ino-soak variety? Maybe you have a suitable place to do the shrug that implies he’s talking to someone just above the I.Q. work — and are willing to take on such a project — but there level for Moron. “It’s all very simple: ya’ get a couple of big isn’t room (in your workshop or your budget) for an overhead wheels, some formers, maybe some bearings, put ’em together, beam or gantries. and you’re all set.” That was my situation. Most basically I wanted something After somewhat more discussion, I discovered that this con- that could invert a Chris-Craft U-22 inside my 20- x 30-foot sisted of two vertical plywood wheels — one surrounding the workshop. However, I came up with a number of other require- foredeck and one surrounding the stern — that are joined into a ments as well: single unit by horizontal planks: “formers,” in his words. Each wheel would consist of two halves joined to facilitate installa- MY REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION tion and removal. The complete boat-and-cage assembly would 1. That “something” must be constructed easily. I am much be placed on bearings and rolled in place. more interested in working on boats than boat-turning Bingo! machines. Actually, it wasn’t nearly as difficult as it appeared to be. 2. Once constructed and used, it be removed easily from Figure 1 shows the Horizontal Turning Cage I came up with to the work area. My indoor room is limited. transform Baker’s vision into workable reality. Since its comple- 3. It can’t cost more than I am willing to spend on some- tion, it has satisfied all eight of my requirements — including thing that won’t pull me on water skis. bonus points — having been disassembled a number of times 4. It doesn’t require a large rollover crew; crews cost beer, for storage, transported to other sites, and used to turn numer- which I would rather drink myself. ous boats that subsequently received new bottoms. Not bad for 5. It doesn’t leave the hull suspended in the air. I hate it what started out as a simple set of practical requirements when that happens. 6. It doesn’t require welding; see 4, above; substitute “weld- SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ers” for “large rollover crew.” PARTS LIST COMPILED AFTERWARD 7. It won’t become a storage problem or an eyesore in my Drywall screws, box 1 ea. back yard. ¼- x 3-inch bolts/nuts/washers bunch of ea 8. It is safe both for the boat and the rollover crew. 12-foot sections, 2x4 3 ea 9. **I’ll give bonus points if it can be easily moved to Sheets, ¾-inch CDX plywood, 8 ea (See Figure A) friends’ workshops. THE WHEELS BILL BAKER’S DESIGN SPECIFICATION I placed two pieces of ¾-inch, 4- x 8-foot CDX plywood Given those requirements, my friend Bill Baker (a wonderful sheets side-by side to form an 8- x 8-foot square. Next, I resource for all sorts of things) put his mind to work for a while, placed two more 4- x 8-foot pieces on top of the square, posi- then suggested I build a “Horizontal Turning Cage.” tioning these slightly on a diagonal. (See Figure B) This diago- “A what?” nal positioning formed overlaps that I would, later, use to bolt

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Figure 1: Bill Baker’s Horizontal Turning Cage in the flesh, in the act of turning an 18-foot Century Sabre.

Figure 2: U-22 upside-down in Cage. Note width of shop; it is left as an exercise for the reader to determine another way to turn a U-22 in this space without first taking it outside.

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the upper and lower halves together. This done, I marked an 8-foot circle on the square, then screwed the pieces together with drywalls screws, placing the screws 3-inches inside the circle — except in the overlap area. Finally, I cut out the circle. (See Figures C, D, and E); note that the two halves are not yet screwed together (See Figure F). Now, it was time to draw lines for the opening for the hull (Figures G, H), leaving plenty of room to fit to an estimated cross section at the point where the wheel would go. When I was sure of my estimates, I cut the Figure A opening. (See figures I and J ),then built the second wheel in the same manner I did save the cut out pieces — scraps — as I planned too use them for fitting the wheel to the hull and to reinforcing the overlap areas. Finally, I screwed the wheel halves together. Each complete wheel was 1 ½-inch thick, except the overlap areas, which was 2 ¼ inches thick.

THE BEARINGS I used four 30-inch sections of 2- by 3-inch channel iron, a collection of short pipe sections from ½-inch ID to 2-inch OD, Figure B and four pieces of ½-inch, threaded rod four inches long. Four ½-inch bolts that are four inches long can be substituted for the pieces of threaded rod. These bolts or rods are the center of the concentric pipe “bearings” (see below) and serve to bolt the bearings to the channel iron, as well. If your workshop is large enough you could roll The Cage with the hull inside it across the floor, but in my case I needed to roll it in place. A bearing assembly on the floor under each plywood wheel allowed this to happen. (See Figure 3). I made each bearing assembly from two, parallel, 30-inch sections of 2- x 3-inch channel iron, installing a roller at each end of the assembly — 27 inches apart. My rollers were three inches wide, Figure C made from progressively larger diameter pipes over a ½-inch rod, with lots of grease inside each pipe. The rollers ended up as two-inches in diameter. This may be a case where bigger might have be better. I used what was readily available.

USER GUIDE: INSTALLING THE WHEELS It took a lot of careful preparation, but I began with the hull well braced, leveled, and blocked securely. I positioned the keel about 18-inches off the floor — just about what I thought would center the boat in the wheel. Next, I positioned one half of a wheel beneath the hull, slid the matching half into place above, and bolted them together, using a scrap of the plywood Figure D to reinforce the joint. It is critical that the hull and the wheels do not shift during the rollover. The wheels and the hull must become a solid assembly that doesn’t shift position, so I took pains to do everything carefully. With the completed wheels in place, I secured each to the hull by bolting plywood scraps between the wheel and the hull, padding as necessary to protect the boat. NOTE no screws from the wheel pierced the hull. The padded plywood scraps rest snugly against the hull but are bolted only to the wheel. Just as it is critical that the wheels fit snugly to the hull, it is also important that the wheels remain equidistant from each other, forming a strong, cage-like structure. I did this by con- Figure E necting the wheels using 2 x 4s of the same length as horizontal

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Figure 3: A bearing unit: key to rolling the Horizontal Turning Cage in place. formers, placing them well away from the edge of the wheels, while constantly squaring the wheels to each other and the hull. I used galvanized stud hangers screwed both to the wheel to place the formers, but you could also nail everything directly. Three formers ensured that the wheels are equidistant; you could use more. Figure 2 is an aft view of my U-22 encapsu- lated in the cage turned bottom-up.

THE ROLLOVER (First Experience) First, I placed the bearing assemblies under the wheels, then lowered the cage assembly so that the wheels fit into the bearings and squarely on the rollers. At this point, I was ready to turn for the first time. The first 45 degrees was easy to roll by hand. After that, things changed considerably. In fact, I had to use considerable force to move the boat at all. To continue, I installed ‘cogs’ (see Figure 4) that allowed use of a floor jack to do the heavy lifting. This extra force required turned out to be a really good thing — for example the dreaded dramatic ‘over-center’ weight shift never even began. Throughout the operation, we were able to control everything much better than I had even hoped. I used a couple of 6- x 6-inch blocks to scotch the wheels when I needed to stop the rotation. In fact, I placed 6- x 6–inch blocks on each side of the bearings, just in case the hull and wheel assembly came out of the bearings. Of course, it didn’t, but why engineer something if you can’t over-engineer every once in a while? Once the hull was upside down, we removed the plywood wheels, leveled the hull, and replaced the old, leaky bottom. We stored the wheels where they are out of the way; they fit easily under the hull. Figure 4: These last-minute additions to the wheel allowed the use of a floor jack to overcome the inertia and bearing friction built HAPPY ENDING into the Horizontal Turning Cage. Editor’s note: we of the Brass There you have it: another method for inverting our boats. Bell staff sincerely believe that this inertia and friction were part It may not be the best answer for everyone. It doesn’t work of the Author’s initial design and included for safety. for boats that are wider than about 7½-feet, and it isn’t as fast as rolling with a sling (sometimes, that’s a definite blessing!). Nevertheless, it might be just the thing for your situation. It worked for me, and I intend to use it to when it is time invert the hull again. If you find ways to improve on this technique then please share them via Boat Buzz. ©

*Important Note: Shop practices, such as flipping boats can be very dangerous. The method illustrated in this story worked for the author using extreme caution and proper safety precautions. It is the responsibility of each Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club member and/or reader of The Brass Bell to devise a method that works safely. The Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club, The Brass Bell, and its contributors cannot review shop practices, workmanship,or safety procedures, and therefore cannot be held liable for any shop practices or accidents that may occur.

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What I learned from a recent flip.

Author John Justice sends the results of a recent flip that restored his U-22 to a right-side- up orientation—and suggests a few improvements for the next rollover cage.

Bearing assemblies The bearing assemblies were made from on-hand material. As built, the they need to be shimmed about ¾ of an Figure F inch on each end because the wheels aren’t perfectly round. I’ll bet our readers can suggest improvements. I also think bearings that are higher off the floor and thus farther apart would be an improvement. They should be easier to roll and more forgiving of imperfections on the edge of the wheels.

The cage assembly Keeping the wheels and hull assembly rigid is essential. The three formers that worked fairly well when doing the initial flip didn’t hold things steady enough for the return flip. Adding cross braces tightened things up sufficiently. Figure G Only one side of the wheel is needed to roll the wheel 180 degrees. Use braces on the side that won’t have to go through the bearings.

The wheels themselves The edge of the wheels should be smooth and round. An uneven edge will cause extra effort in rolling, which may force the wheels to roll out of the bearing assemblies rather than inside the bearing. Lesson: make the wheels as nearly round as you can, and put a large scotch block on each end of the bearing assemblies just in case the whole assembly tries to roll across the floor. Figure H Placement of the hull in the cage Try to get the hull’s center of gravity close to the center of the wheels. The return flip was much easier than the initial inversion. Apparently the initial flip was working against gravity, thus requiring significant force. No ‘cogs’ or floor jack were required to right the hull. Placement of the hull in the wheels is much more important than originally thought.

Figure I

Figure J Extra braces added on one side to keep the turning cage better aligned.

S pring 2 0 0 9 29 Retrospective Fleeting Beauty financing kills a gorgeous line of true barrelbacks and advanced utilities

By Bill Baldwin

ll too often, it simply isn’t enough to make a great product: Ayou’ve got to have Lady Luck behind you as well — and a good business plan. Such was the case of the Van Mar Boat Company founded in June, 1951 by Vordaman (“Van”) Van Bibber, a veteran U.S. Navy carrier pilot (F4-U Corsairs) and graduate of the University of Michigan with a Master of Science in Naval Architecture plus a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois. A man with great natural “feel” for what a boat should look like, an education to guide him in how they should be constructed, and excellent woodworking skills, Van designed a line of boats so far ahead of their time that only in the late Seventies would MasterCraft and Supra ski boats, among other manufac- turers, begin using the ”powderhorn1 sheer he incorporated to make his offerings look speedy — and act that way, too. To lovers of mahogany, the most memorable Van Mar boats were planked-hull “Dolphin” runabouts and Utilities. The longitudinal character of the mahogany accentuated the lines of the boats, and like all boats of their vintage, they were finished with a sealer and many coats of varnish.

DOLPHIN RUNABOUTS Dolphin runabouts came in 16-, 18-, and 20-foot sizes. They were configured as what Chris-Craft termed, “double cockpit forward.” With generous beam and short foredeck, these Dolphins had a completely unique, wide-shouldered, husky appearance emphasized by the futuristic “powderhorn” sheer that lowered freeboard at both bow and stern bow and gave the boats the deliberate hump that most modern ski boats possess today. Abaft the front seat, the hull tapered to a tiny barrelback that provided an almost torpedo-stern look — accentuated by a scribed-plank deck plan that ended in a point centered on the barrel. In motion, they were beautiful! Van Mar foredecks were free from the fru-fru that cluttered decks of so many otherwise beautiful boats of the Fifties and Sixties. Dolphins’ forward decks contained two chocks, a com-

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Stern view of an 18-foot Dolphin runabout—obviously meant to be an advertising photo.

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16-foot Dolphin utility. The powderhorn bination bow light (which one supposes would have held a jack sheer is very apparent in this photo. staff and pennant had Van stayed in business long enough to develop the pennant), a lifting ring that also served as a forward cleat, and the drooping, Streamline Moderne, two-pane windshield shared by nearly all “speedboats” from the Thirties until superseded by wrap-around windshield styles of the Sixties. Eighteen-foot Dolphins’ long turtle deck featured four Chris-Craft-like “bear-claw” vents, two facing forward behind the back seat — and astride the engine hatch — plus two more facing aft just behind the hatch. The engine hatch itself was wide and obviously designed by someone who understood what it was like to work on an engine in the cramped space provided by the average runabout. Toward the stern, a second, smaller hatch provided access to the steering gear. Clearly, Van Bibber was an architect who cared for mechanics as well as passengers. The 25-gallon gas tank sat midway along the turtle deck, with its filler tube and cap centered between the two aft hatches. A lifting ring and sternlight socket — with typical stern pole and globe — completed the aft hardware set, with the latter set nearly at the apex of the scored-plank section of the scored-planking. The exhaust tube exited the hull through an attractive square bezel slightly offset to port.

18-FOOT DOLPHIN RUNABOUT SPECIFICATIONS »» Years Built: 1951, 1952 »» Hull Numbers: Not Numbered »» Length: 18 feet »» Beam: 56 Inches »» Draft: 20 inches »» Freeboard: 36 inches (maximum) »» Height: 48 inches »» Fuel Capacity: 28 gallons »» Weight: 2,800 pounds minimum, 3,700 pounds maximum »» Hull materials White oak framing; mahogany planking »» Bottom Color: Copper bronze »» Waterline color: white »» Hull Side color: Natural Mahogany »» Deck Color: Natural Mahogany with white planking stripes »» Upholstery: Blue and white Leather »» Engines Options: Chrysler and Graymarine 6-cylinder engines

DOLPHIN UTILITIES An 18-foot Van Mar Dolphin runabout Dolphin Utilities came in two lengths, 16- and 18-feet at speed. Note the level ride as well as low long. From the front seat forward, they closely resembled the freeboard at the bow resulting from the Runabouts and their overall powderhorn sheer. Aft, the hull powderhorn sheer. flowed to a much more conventionally wide transom, albeit with noticeable tumblehome. The planked engine box sat

S pring 2 0 0 9 33 R e t rospec t ive directly aft of the front seat, much in the manner of the some- Right: 18-foot Dolphin Runabout at speed. Note extreme what earlier, 16-foot Gar Wood Ensign. Specifications were tumblehome. commensurate to those of the Dolphins Below: Overall view of an 18-foot Dolphin runabout. Note the uncluttered decks and ample seating for six. ABOUT DOLPHINS Both mahogany-planked boats were very fast for the horsepower installed; they were also highly maneuverable. In a video Van Bibber supplied to The Brass Bell, the little boats appear to be whizzing along at a high rate of speed and turning on the proverbial dime. In motion, they are especially beautiful, particularly the wide-shouldered little runabouts with their unique barrel sterns. In the video, it’s difficult to tell that they aren’t 1 As differentiated from the more common, bow high, reverse torpedo-stern boats. sheer characterized by the iconic Elco PT boats of the Forties. Van Mar customers loved everything about the boats except that some complained of hard riding at high speeds in a chop. But that was true with nearly all the boats of the era. Flat bottoms allowed hulls to plane off easily with the dearth of power available from Fifties-contemporary engines; unfortunately, those same flat bottoms tend to pound in any kind of a sea. And, “Deep V” hulls — in combination with the high horsepower engines required to keep them on the plane — were still nearly a decade in the future. Van Mar salesmen should have encouraged the complainers to drive an 18-foot Chris-Craft Riviera through choppy water — now that’s a rough, wet ride!

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The Van Mar Boat Company — founded in June 1951 — was shut down far too soon in January, 1953. Despite adequate boat orders in hand, the company was so poorly set up it could not continue past that date as a viable entity. Indisputably — demon- stratively — Van was a brilliant engineer,a natural stylist, but he had neither experience nor training in that perpetual buga- boo of all great Engineers: business practices are boring. Van Mar Boat Company was set up without a prospectus or even a business plan. Van himself could not qualify for reasonable loans or acquire financing because he had no references showing experience in the business world. Because of this, he could not purchase large, discounted quantities of lumber, fastenings, fittings, engines, and varnishes. Supplies were generally purchased on a weekly basis, depriving the company of any possible economy of scale — one of the great factors contributing to Chris-Craft’s prosperity. Frequently, deliveries of boats were delayed because one small, but important, part was missing. Van remembers an article in a local newspaper reporting that a major trouble with the Van Mar Boat Company was boats were never finished when you wanted them delivered. In order to stay in business, Van began making molded-plywood boats, permitting his company to operate with less skilled labor while increasing production. But it was all for naught, and the Van Mar boat company shut its doors, after producing far too few of these advanced little boats. Van himself soon went to work as a Naval Architect for Owens Yacht Company, where he designed a line of good-looking boats for that very successful manufacturer Afterward, at the Bureau of Ships, he became one of the nation’s leading authorities on hydroplanes and designed the 220-foot research ship U.S.S Plainview, at the time, world’s largest hydrofoil vessel — but that is another story, for another edition of The Brass Bell. ©

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By Clay Thompson

peedy, quick, fast, swift: we have forever “thingy” that proves my $1,000 optional They didn’t always give a particularly accu- Sheard these terms associated with boats. Hemi engine is giving me the extra three rate reading, but you at least got some idea Somehow, conversations among boaters miles per hour I wanted? How can I prove it of how fast you were going — and certainly somehow always come down to speed. I to my friends? relative readings were useful. Nash made a take my boats to shows, and invariably an That missing thingy is a speedometer. “Skidometer,” a neat kit that installed right onlooker blurts out, “How fast will it go?” You know, the gauge that is front and cen- on your water ski, giving the skier a read- I usually answer with a best guess or just ter in every automobile you’ve laid eves ing directly off the ski itself! There were quote what I remember is the manufactur- on — but nowhere to be seen in your wood even some handheld versions that could er’s estimated top speed1. The admirer will boat. I checked and checked: nope, no be dipped in the water alongside the boat. immediately evaluate whether that’s accept- speedometer in any of my old boats. Even We have hand-held versions of instruments able; I watch his or her face and wonder if the beautiful Riva boats, with their exquisite today, but don’t dip your GPS in the water; that number meets expectations. Certainly, dashboards, bristling with all sorts of gauges, it won’t last very long if you do! the bigger the number, the more that have no speedometer! It’s a good bet that speedometers weren’t onlooker is impressed. I think it must have been a conspir- included in boats because that advertised But let’s really consider that “manu- acy; boat builders had access to them, all speed might not typically be attained with- facturer’s estimated speed” for a moment: right — but refused to make them standard out — well, you know — smooth water and Chris-Craft surely advertised one for nearly equipment. Actually, there were a few years perfect conditions. With no speedometer, every model. That “estimated” speed also where Chris-Craft offered an official Chris- you were happy with your boat, the sound increased as one pondered the purchase of Craft speedometer as an optional item. But of the engine, and that wind in your face. optional engine combinations. Of course, as they were rarely ordered then and are a With one — staring implacably from dash- you spent more money, you could go faster. prized accessory to find today. board and not indicating what the catalog It’s almost as if Chris-Craft Marketing The outboard guys were another story: promised — customer service might get a guessed what we wanted. Well, Duh: More they seem to have had speed-reading a lot phone call if its reading didn’t meet your Speed! But, after that new boat purchase, more under control. Speedometers were expectations. © did we then have any idea how fast we were abundant in many outboard motor boats. going as we flew across the water?Never! The boating aftermarket business always 1 Chris-Craft typically put this as, “Speeds to 44 We only knew that our hat just blew off, the offered speedometers in all shapes and sizes. m.p.h.![sic]” This example from the Chris-Craft wind was in our face, and we were moving They could be dealer-installed or added at for 1950 catalog’s entry about the “19-ft Racing pretty darn fast! any point, by the owner. Airguide was one of Runabout,” page 12. However, on page 70 of Hey, something is missing here! We the more popular brands. Other manufac- the same catalog, under “Shipping Weights and glance down at the dashboard: oil pressure, turers included Aquameter, Frico, Finson, Dimensions,” the catalog states in no uncertain temperature, and fuel are OK: all things and Truspeed. These came in kit form and terms: that need to be OK. We know how fast the were installed easily. They typically used a “See price schedule for horsepower and speeds engine is turning as we check our tachom- water-pressure pickup mounted to the hull of all models. All speeds shown herein attained eter reading. But what does that really tell at the stern, and a tube carried the pres- over certified course at Algonac under favorable us about our speed? Nada! Where is that sure to the gauge mounted on the dash. conditions and are not guaranteed.”

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Through-hull pickup for Chris-Craft Speedometer.

Top: Chris-Craft Speedometer mounted in instrument panel of 1954 Chris-Craft 18-foot Riviera being shown at Tahoe.

Above: Chris-Craft Speedometer gauge matches instruments used in 1951-1954 Chris-Craft boats.

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Q6767 My Beautiful Century Arabian

By Craig Stanfield

Editor’s Note: Every so often, we at The Brass Bell receive a story so beautifully written I’ve got a couple other boats, too. There’s Allan “Brownie” and filled with the very soul of our avocation that we don’t want to cut a word. This is one of Brown’s twin-screw 24-foot Nova (we’re restoring #121 as I those real miracles, and we are presenting it in its entirety over two issues. Through sacrifice, write this), and — the late wood Century Arabian. patience, and work, the Author, Craig Stanfield, has achieved a truly magnificent boat. More About the Arabian: I wrote to Century in Manistee, importantly, he’s described his quest with a humility that too often escapes owners when they Michigan to get those brochures back when I was in middle end up with something really out of the ordinary. Read on and enjoy! school (they called it “Jr. High” at the time), and I remember Dad taking me to the 1967 San Antonio boat show. The rowing up and passing through life, we lean toward things Ray Russell Century dealer had a new one on display. OMG!!! Gwe admire. Maybe it’s something that provides a pur- It may just have been a re-decked 19-foot Resorter, but what pose to us or to others: Good engineering? Maybe it’s some- a looker! Two-tone blue, buckets, console, honkin’ Ford V-8! thing we just like to look at: Good design? Who knows? Some Geez! I kept all my Century stuff from that day. of these desires come and go; others stay with us. Marketing Century trivia…The 1967 Arabian was actually a model that mavens talk about collectors who acquire “markers” of a period came out in mid-1966 after a hiatus in production. The brainchild in a attempt to relive their past, but that’s not what I’m talking of Industrial Stylist Richard Arbib, Arabians were originally built about. There are — just to us — unique things that are both time- in 1956-1958 as 18- foot, double-cockpit runabouts, and from less and attractive. You know what I mean: a mid-60s Chevrolet 1959 until 1961 in 19- foot format. They were discontinued in Corvette may or may not trigger fond recollections, but the wood at the end of 1968. Offered with two FOMOCO power offer- design is beautiful, at least to most of us. ings (285-horsepower, 390 cubic-inch Interceptor and the mighty In my case, I’ve acquired a taste for certain designs: there’s 300-horsepower 427 cubic-inch Interceptor) and two Chrysler pow- the 37-foot Chris-Craft Constellation — it just seems to exem- erplants (the 290- and 300-horsepower” wedges1.” Eighty-four boats plify Sixties Connies. I’ve never owned one (and at this point were built. This was one of the few times Century would use a V-drive I don’t think I’ll ever be able to afford one, either), but they powerplant in a planked runabout. The engine is forward of the tran- are so, well, Sixties — and I was drawing pictures of these 37s som approximately four feet. These boats were based upon the 1964 while in fifth-grade instead of listening to the teacher. Then, Century Resorter 19 hull, sans its fiberglass deck treatment, and are there’s the 26-foot Chris-Craft Cutlass: more sweep, transom actually 19-foot 5-inches. (Isn’t it interesting to look through curve, and tumblehome than any production boat has a right Sixties Chris-Craft catalogs and find their boats measure exact to have. A couple or three cars are included in my list, too: the lengths! Can you imagine starting at one end of a 57-foot Boss 429 (a true gearhead’s car with absolutely no flash), the ’68 Constellation, getting to the other as a finished yacht, and Shelby (I’ve never owned a car I’d rather wax; I’ll make sure I discovering it’s 57-feet, zero inches? How did they do that?) have that chance again), and the “car exempted by ‘DOT’”: the Marketing-wise, Arabians were placed below the flagship Coronados. DeTomaso Mangusta (it’s amazing how attractive a sports car They had a base price of $7310 in 1967 — plus the swivel bucket seat can be if there are no bumpers, rear view mirrors, and other on the port side at $155, rails on the aft deck at $90, sun mattresses bothersome requirements to contend with). at $80, boarding ladder at $70, bilge blower at $40, bow eye ($14), and ski tow ($45). A copy of the wood Arabian was made in fiberglass and continued in several configurations for the better part of three decades, starting in 1967.

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Here’s where I first saw her, Summer 1992. My 1967 Ranchero must be in the parking lot!

Fast forward 25 years. It’s 1992, and I’m nearing 40, to. I admire good work, but I’m not claiming any ability to be teaching handicapped kids. My “driver” is a ’64 Resorter able to perform the work. When you see the word “we” in con- 16-footer — really a “25-footer” (that means it looked good junction with the restoration, please take it with a grain of salt. from 25 feet away). The “big project,” and my live-aboard home, is a 26-foot, twin-screw, Chris-Craft Cutlass moored at Resto part 1 (Motor runs, boat sinks) Seabrook shipyard, Seabrook, Texas. I find myself walking my Gary asks what I want to do with her. The Arabian is clean, first wooden boat show along the waterfront of Lake Conroe, but old — an original boat with aging upholstery that had Conroe, Texas. There, I find an original ’67 Arabian tied to been re-dyed to get a few more years’ use and varnished sides the bulkhead. Jim, the geologist owner, and I start talking. He that were too close to brown paint. It is also in need of hidden bought the boat new out of Houston, Texas and has always kept repairs we will soon find. Prior to picking up the boat, the seller her at his home on Lake Tyler, deep East Texas. had the engine checked over. The receipt said “Motor runs, boat Jim tells me he’s thinking of selling. Of course, I’m broke sinks. Did not take off trailer.” and in the midst of a move back to my home town. The price Gary and I discussed what work to accomplish on the boat quoted is close to what I make every year. I get his contact info with me paying an average monthly budget of $500. Scheduling and we part. Staying in touch, I continue teaching and work- so it would go into Gary’s shop, methodically get rebuilt, and ing on my ten-year plan. Every so often, I call or send him a come out the other end of his rolling door would have saved note asking something about the Arabian. Five years later, (now money, time, and stress. However, I did not have that kind of September 1997) he sends me a short letter. His life is chang- cash, and at the time was phobic of debt. Lucky for me, Gary’s ing, and he’s attempting to simplify things. He offers to “tote shop made much of its income on repairs to large yachts — still the note,” and we strike a deal. For me, it’s a hefty down pay- does. He agreed to fit me in as time would allow. ment plus whatever I can afford each month ’til I’m paid up. I With the boat backed in his shop beside an ultra high-class draw up the agreement, and start mailing checks, a happy man. Hooter’s Restaurant, Gary found both chines shot, transom He keeps the boat in storage. framing turned to mush (a typical Century malady), sheet- By this time I had met Gary Hoyle, owner of Lenire Yacht rock screws and short planks at the stern on both sides. What Restoration in Seabrook, Texas through a trade I had made (a took the prize in poor repair was the paint stir-stick stuck to a small island I owned for a 1923 cutter-rigged sloop he restored frame to space a plank out properly. As we all know, during the but had not yet re-commissioned for a gentleman). We fast Seventies and Eighties, shipwrights were difficult to find — as if become friends. When, a few months later, the seller requested they aren’t now. that I pick up the boat before the last check, Gary offered to store it in his shop until I decided what to do. I left that weekend with fellow live-aboard, Joe in his spanking new Ford Expedition, and we traveled the 300 miles to Tyler to bring the boat back. I finished paying off the boat in May of 1998. At this point, I need to confess my portion of the restoration. I wrote checks when I had to. I held boards when I was told to (not very often), and I picked up supplies when I was supposed

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Gary sent me this note: Craig:

Port transom frame has been repaired before, they just cut it off about where the plank butts — the triangle piece was not glued. Stir stick used for gap.

On the original laminated frame, there are three veneers about ½” thick each. The first one was completely rotted. The second one is starting to.

The first transom frame from the port side has been chiseled out and filled with some kind of epoxy — it popped out easily.

I recommend removing another transom plank to repair port frame properly — this will show in the plugs and finish — maybe we should replace all transom planking.

Starboard side frame still all original — I can stick screwdriver about ½” easily.

Gaps between battens on bottom filled with epoxy or resin.

Gary 1-22-98

Jim had been storing the Arabian with a local Correct Craft dealer who, I imagine, was doing a fine job of working on the engine, but clearly at a loss on maintaining the wood structure.

More Century trivia…Originally, the late (1966-1968) Arabians were built with a 3/8-inch plywood deck covered in vinyl. It was all light blue with a tapered “king plank” in black vinyl on the foredeck. The aft deck was also light blue, as were the side decks. The aft deck commonly had optional, port-and-starboard, medium-blue sun pads and polished stainless-steel rails. These options were combined with an optional teak swim platform or the trademark Century boarding ladder. My boat was light blue/dark blue/black (black king plank, instrument panel, flooring), but it could have been maroon/black (1966) or medium green/black (1968). Blue apparently was the most popular color.

Me picking up the boat Halloween weekend ’06. I’m in my work clothes with the ’Guzzi hat; Gary’s in the shorts.

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I’ve used the boat in access of 2 times per month year round, and she’s still blemish free. I guess I’m scared of having to face those who really did the work!

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Geez, I’m glad I didn’t need money and Resto part 2 (Decks of gold) have to sell at this point!!! Take a look at By the new millennium, I have seen a couple of wood- the clean and missing parts of the stem. decked Arabians and changed my plans. Tom O’Roarke’s Lake Not pretty. Notice that a good portion is Tahoe boat is a huge influence. Herb Hall of Sierra Boatworks completely missing. Damn rot spores! allows me to bend his ear on this subject during numerous trips to his wonderful show. Before Gary and I commit on the deck, I see Bob Breidert’s Arabian (now owned by Pete Rosinelli) in Classic Boating magazine with a dark, tapered king plank and dark covering boards mimicking the vinyl — plus a solid blue interior. Nice! Really nice! Two laminated sets of 11- x 14-inch photos of each boat later (one for Gary and one for me to carry around for inspiration), we hatched a plan: the decks were to be stripped of all hardware and vinyl. Two of us and a friend lifted the all-but-irreplaceable double curved glass windshield and stored it high in the shop. (Geez, every time a hurricane would be named in the Gulf, I’d fixate on that windshield!) I took all the chrome trim from the deck and the black toe rails home with me. Gary would tell me what lumber we needed, and their minimum dimensions (including that one board needed to be particularly wide to replicate the black vinyl king plank). At last, I drove my ’67 Ranchero XL to Mason’s Mill (Houston is lucky and has three

The Interceptor below the butterfly hatches (the center section has been removed). Note the trick – and minimal – custom stainless hatch pulls which don’t take anything away from the effect of the deck.

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An example of my being OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) with the tieup. I was just picking up coffee from our waterfront Starbucks.

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vendors of hardwoods), picked out enough lengths of ribbon-striped African to do the job — including one 22-inch wide, 18-foot, 4- by 4-inch board. By late 2004, the deck was on, using 3M™ 5200 for bond- ing. Screws were only used as temporary fasteners through battens. Gary was already familiar with installing teak soles in sail- boat cockpits in this manner. Numerous conversations with the 3M folks confirmed his thoughts. The deck was cut tradition- ally, with two dummy seams and a live one. Stain? We did test samples of Century stain, Interlux™ Red, and Interlux Brown mahogany. The Interlux Red got the vote. We made up the dark covering board stain ourselves. My niece’s (now ex-) husband Jason came to the rescue as a manager of a Sherwin Williams store. He mixed several batches for me, including one can using two parts lamp black and one part Interlux Red Mahogany. This was dark, but we could still clearly see the grain in the ribbon-striped African. It was also harmonious with the lighter color stain that was used on the topsides and deck insets. Once the wood was installed and the deck stain was in place, we applied an initial eight coats of Interlux Schooner Varnish. At eight-plus coats, the grain was just getting filled. By the way, we used Schooner Varnish because that’s what I’m familiar with, and here in coastal Texas, most yachts use Schooner or Captain’s varnish. I have found that varnish choices seem to be a regional thing. Between the length of our boating sea- son, and the summer temperatures, our climate is pretty tough on brightwork. As my brother always tells me, South Texas is rather ozone-depleted.

Resto Part 3…the bottom ($100 a sheet 1/4” plywood) Sometime in ’05, Gary pulls me aside for that “Jesus talk” — like what the doctor tells you after the biopsy’s back from the lab. He points out that the bottom is fixed, the deck is new, and the boat is gonna’ look like a million dollars. However, he can read the Houston Chronicle thru the gaps in the bottom planks. At his urging, I agree to turn the boat over and install a new bottom. Anyway: about Century bottoms, there seem to be three ways to orchestrate a replacement. 1. A single-plank bottom as original using modern miracles of 3M 5200 between the frames and the planks, and Smith’s Penetrating Epoxy (CPES) on both sides of the planks. 2. Two layers of ¼-inch marine plywood, mechanically fas- tened to the frames using 5200 at the frames and West System epoxy between the plywood layers. Here, you’ll notice several things 3. An inner layer of ¼-inch marine plywood covered by important to me. First, there’s the traditional mahogany thinned by the thickness of the ply. drug store cowboyesque straw hat Between the plywood and the frames as well as between on the front bucket. Then there’s the the plywood and the mahogany: 5200. From the out- magazines (after all, I’ve just pulled side, the boat would look as original. This one probably up to Starbucks for some iced tea) sounds familiar to most Chris-Craft guys. with a Classic Bike and Car Craft on the bottom — and The Brass Bell on top! And my reading glasses (I don’t Me? I chose door #2. It would save labor. Only the fish believe I could find the boat without © would know the difference. It would certainly be strong. my WalMart glasses!), along with the MotoGuzzi-logo camera case. What (TO BE CONTINUED) you don’t see is all the junk on the dock while I took the picture. Throwables, tools, flip flops, etc!

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S pring 2 0 0 9 45 Woodsmith Wood Bending at Fahrenheit 212

By Seb Borrello

’ve always liked the Fahrenheit tem- tank with a one-inch poly hose connect- radius of curvature of the frame is 2/3 Iperature scale. After all, what is so ing the through-hull to the tee at the the radius of the bow. This over-bending scientific about water boiling at 100° base of the steel pipe. The top is con- will compensate for the spring-back after Celsius and freezing at 0°Celsius? It is all nected to the steam box with a one inch release from the frame. We steamed the relative, except for absolute zero, and that auto heater hose. It will need support 7/8-inch-thick white oak for one hour. is best handled with the more scientific when hot. The heater element is a stan- We pulled it down into place with only Kelvin scale. Other than physicists, who dard 220 volt hot water tank heater avail- hand force (maybe 30 pounds), shown really cares, anyway? When the weather able at most home builder supply stores. in Figure 3. The 2/3 radius structure was gal on American TV says the high today It screws into the bottom pipe tee. Pot1 exactly right for the white oak spring- will be 0°F, we know it is very cold. North the leads at the heater element in RTV2 back. We used the same frame for bend- of the border when the weather lady says for electrical safety. (Figure 1 shows a side ing the 3/8-inch-thick mahogany lower the high will be 0°C, the natives are ready pipe as in Danenberg’s model, but it is transom plank shown in Figure 4. It had for another balmy day on the slopes. But not needed.) It is only necessary to keep much more spring-back than the white I digress; we’re here to talk about boat the water level in the tank a few inches oak. But it fit well enough that mild force stuff, and wood bending in particular. above the top of the heater element. A was sufficient to fasten it to the boat. The simple rule for bending wood mark on the translucent tank sets the ref- Thin planks cool quickly, making it nec- is to get it hot — but not too hot — and erence level. With this setup, steam starts essary to move the plank to the bend- keep its moisture content elevated. It in seven minutes, and the boiling rate is ing frame with haste. If possible, con- turns out that the temperature of steam approximately one inch of tank level per tinue steaming the plank during transfer in a tea-kettle is about right for nearly hour or about two quarts per hour. to the frame. Be careful not to steam all wood types. Pressurized steam used The steam box was constructed of your helpers. It is well worth the effort for steam turbines is not an option. It is aluminum covered rigid fiberglass two to construct the special bending frames. far too hot and very dangerous. Tea kettle inches thick. It is merely held together Forcing wood into place with come- steam is hazardous enough. with metal backed ventilation-tube tape, alongs, clamps, wedges and so forth For steam bending of wood not not duct tape. The wood dowels stick- makes getting a good fit a miserable task. attached to the boat, we use a steam gen- ing through the box are the support rack So steam away at Fahrenheit 212 and erator and an insulated box, see Figure in the box. In the photo, the black heater have a fit of joy. © 1. People make steam in many ways, and hose has a dip or low point between the way I like is with a generator that heater and box. This is incorrect. The is a simplification of the one described hose should be elevated to prevent pool- by Don Danenberg in his book, How to ing of condensed water in the hose. The Restore Your Wooden Runabout. rig is heavy and thus there are large cast- As you can see in Figure 1A, the steam ers on the support cart. Use heavy leather generator is just a tank and a pipe. The gloves to protect your hands. tank is a 12-inch diameter polypropylene When possible I’ll bend the heated container, available at farm supply stores. wood on a frame specially made for The two-inch internal-diameter black the piece being bent. In Figure 2 Bob iron pipe has reducers on each end to is checking the bending operation on a mate to ¾ inch pipe fittings. A through- curved frame cut for making the lower hull was mounted at the bottom of the transom bow of a Gar Wood Ensign. The

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2 RTV stands for Room Temperature Vulcanizing. GE silicone is an RTV substance

Figure 4

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52 T h e B r a ss B ell Take the Helm 1954 Stan-Craft

By Terry Fiest

Each time I take the helm of a classic boat, I try to come up with something new, something different, and something to keep your interest. I’m always looking for a new twist and something that jumps out at me—perhaps you, too. Growing up in western Montana in the this boat marveled at the elegance and grace I make the call! In a matter of days, that beauty Fifties, I was fortunate to spend my youth on with which the side planks came together at could be mine! Then I can really make a case Georgetown Lake, a beautiful recreation lake the stern and disappeared behind a glitter- for taking the Helm. What a world! Here I am in the Anaconda Mountain Range that was ing chrome cover. As a young boy, I dreamed in Orlando, practically on the U.S right coast home to several classic boats. Like most kids, that someday I might be lucky enough to own and I buy this beauty—quite sight unseen—in I marveled at the sparkling varnish, glisten- something like that, but—like most childhood Portland, practically on the left coast. Well, why ing chrome, and the throaty rumble of inboard memories—it faded when the realities of adult not? engines that spewed water thru copper exhaust life set in. Before I knew it, time had passed, I shall save the story of how I actually got pipes. One boat that peaked my interest was and not all my dreams had come true. That is, the boat for another issue of The Brass Bell. It a 1954 Stan-Craft Torpedo Stern that was until late last year… took four months to have it delivered, and when powered by a 331-cubic-inch Chrysler Hemi Fifty-five years have passed since those it arrived in Orlando I felt just like a kid at engine. I particularly remember this boat childhood moments, and out of a clear, blue Christmas. I had done a great deal of research because it belonged to our family doctor, and sky, I get a call from Brian Robinson, Board on it, and since I knew Syd Young1 (Mr. Stan- I still have an image etched into my mind of Member of the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club, Craft), he was able to provide a wealth of infor- this boat parked at the Butte Boat Club on the telling me there is a Stan-craft Torpedo Stern mation about this spectacular boat his father west end of the lake. Everyone who looked at Boat for sale in Portland Oregon. I am excited! had built on Flathead Lake in Somers Montana.

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The Stan-Craft is the first boat I have Sitting at idle with the exhaust coming out bought without looking at it or driving it first, the sides of the tapered hull, you can sense so when it arrived, nearly everything I found there is plenty of power, and the sound is muf- became a fascinating discovery. Inside the fled through stainless-steel mufflers that allow engine compartment was a large plastic bag you to hear the rumble of the high-perfor- filled with bilge plugs, hose clamps, tools, keys, mance camshaft. Easing forward from the dock as well as spare battery. And the boat had been with a slight increase in the throttle, the bow completely winterized. I immediately went into rises slightly and—in a matter of seconds—we the mode of making sure everything worked are up on plane. As I roll into a turn, the Stan- and getting it running. What an adventure! Craft reminds me of driving a Jersey Skiff: the With everything in place, a trusted assistant hull leans into the turn and rides on the chine. standing by, and the Stan-Craft ready to launch I expected the boat to turn more like a flat on a lake near my home in Orlando, I first bottom, but it rolled into a very smooth turn. wanted to make sure it would start—so I turned On smooth water, I increased the throttle to the key. The 385-hp after-market Chevy engine five thousand rpm, and we seamed to be flying roared to life instantly. Nice! I turned off the across the water. I was impressed with handling key and we slid it into the water for its maiden characteristics and the flatness of the ride. The launch Florida launch. Tied up to the dock, I bow rode parallel to the water, and we had good restarted the engine again and brought it up to visibility during acceleration. operating temperature. The conventional bot- Back at the dock, I studied the boat’s lines tom was very dry from spending the winter in and determined that the best view of the boat Idaho, so it took some time for the bottom to is from aft, as the stern seems to disappear into swell, however the bilge pump was able to keep the water. Overall, I was impressed with how it up with the demand, and we were set to take a handled, and I am very pleased that I took this trial run. particular helm on a permanent basis. My plans The boat originally came with a Chrysler for the boat include a complete restoration and Crown M-47s engine, but that engine had been a return to how it looked in 1956. I’ll keep you replaced in the early 1960s. In 1956 when the posted about how things progress. © boat was new, it was sold to Glacier National Park and was used on Glacier Lake as a ride 1 Stan-Craft Boat Company was founded by Stanley C. and boat. Fast forward to 2008, and now the boat is Delores Young in 1933. The company was originally based out of basking in the warm Florida sun waiting for a Point of Caroline, Flathead Lake, Montana. The company was trial run, many, many miles from the cold north- later purchased by Stanley’s oldest son Sydney H. Young and his ern weather in Montana. wife Juliette in 1970.

SPECIFICATIONS Builder Stan-Craft, Somers Montana Year One of 10 built (hull #9) Length 21-feet 6-inches Beam 6-feet 10-inches Engine 350 cubic inch, 385 hp (Originally a Chrysler M47S) Transmission Borg Warner Velvet Drive Fuel 25 gallons

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Since time immemorial, Venice has been known as the City of Maskers. Pictured here is a modern Masker, riding in a Riva on the grand Canal.

Editor’s Note: The extraordinary city of Venice spent the Saturday on the banks of the river, to mooring the boats in front of the terrace of the may not be so familiar to Americans as it is to discover, or rediscover, villas and villages. restaurant “Da Celeste”, the lunch was fried Europeans — especially Riva-Historical-Society Twenty-five were the boats, against forty fish cooked beautifully. The return, about 20 Europeans, who seem to show up there just that had inscribed at the beginning of the miles, was by sea, crossing in front of the Grand about every year or so. Therefore, so Chris- Spring, a drastic reduction, due to the general Hotels of the Lido, that were getting ready to Craft Antique Boat Club don’t miss any of this crisis, that especially lowered the number of welcome the Cinema Festival. In the evening, fabulous RHS rendezvous, your Brass Bell staff non Italian participants, respect to the previous gala dinner on the terrace of the Hotel Danieli8, has added a number of footnotes to Mariella Venetian meeting. Most boats were moored at a spectacular sight on the waterfront of Saint Gibellini’s feature about Riva Days in Venice the Diporto Velico3 on the island Saint Elena4, Mark. Italy. Wow, talk about romantic boat rides! where the participants were happily welcomed; On Tuesday the navigation on the Northern only the boats of the members who lodged lagoon took the Rivas to Torcello (see map). RIVA DAYS 2008 nearby were moored at the Arsenal, which is The visit to the monuments was particularly By Mariella Gibellini still sadly lacking in facilities. significant this year, as it is the Millennium Venice, the sunshine and the program were Some members were lodged in the city, in from the foundation of the cathedral: Torcello the ingredients for the success of the Riva Days two hotels behind the Riva degli Schiavoni5, is one of the oldest villages in the lagoon; at 2008; the friendship and warmth of the partici- others on the island Saint Clemente6, to satisfy the arrival of the Hun warriors of Attila its pants created the atmosphere. all exigencies. In addition to the shuttle of the inhabitants, together with those of other towns The meeting point was at Darsena Fusina1, San Clemente Palace Hotel, between the island and villages of the area, fled to the outer islands Sunday 24 August, 2008: the ideal place to park and Saint Mark, there was also a direct trans- and founded Venice. A large stone throne was cars and trailers and launch the boats, with port to the boats at Saint Elena in the morning. built in front of the cathedral and called Attila’s several facilities. On Monday morning a long navigation throne, to remind people of the invasion. Lunch On the previous Friday night, some mem- took the Rivas to the Southern lagoon, along was at the Locanda Cipriani9, after the usual bers met at Mira, on the river Brenta2, and the islands of Lido and Pellestrina to Chioggia, welcome by owner, Bonifacio Brass — this time a town on the mainland. In Pellestrina7, after with his father, the movie director Tinto. The

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cooking of the Locanda, always at top level, and A somewhat smaller Masker. Note The RHS prizes (Historical Score for one- the surroundings made for a very pleasant time. background: the rules of “You are responsible engine boats) were given by the judges to: for your wake” seem to be suspended here. In the afternoon, the boats went back to Venice 1. Super Florida #862 of 1964, Valstera of for the Concours d’Elegance, crossed under Laurent Dutruel. the airy Calatrava bridge10 and paraded in the 2. Super Florida #870 of 1964, Luisa, of Rob Grand Cana. This year, the concourse was made Lastdrager. with two classifications, one for the persons and 3. Ariston #594 of 1964, Pinguino II, of Jan one for the boats with crew. At the end of the Riedel. day, the dinner was at the Circolo Sottufficiali, The Carlo Riva prizes (Historical Score for the Petty Officers’ Club at the Arsenal11: here twin-engine boats) were given to: too the cooking was top quality. 1. Tritone #223 of 1963, Graal, of Raffaele Saturday was spent in Murano12, first with Turchi. the visit to the Cantiere Serenella13, to see 2. Aquarama #224 of 1968, of Claudio the new boats, then with the visit to the glass Pezzetti. factory. Our good friends Elio and Gabriella 3. Super Aquarama #306 of 1969, Mafranda Salvagno14 welcomed everybody at the yard. of Jacky Morel. The mahogany runabouts of Elio Salvagno are The individual prizes for the Concours always beautiful and state of the art and, for d’Elegance were awarded to: these reasons, are chosen by the most important 1. Betty Vandone. builders of motor ships as tenders. A proud Riva Maskers on the Canale della Giudecca. 2. Elena Pezzetti. Elio showed us the photos of the two tenders 3. Susanna Zerial. of 11 meters, one open and one a cabin cruiser, The Concours d’Elegance for boat with used on the latest ship of the sultan of Oman. crew was won by: In the garden of the Salvagno house a lunch 1. Emilio Castiglioni with Rudy #12, Il buffet had been readied for the visitors. Gabbiano, of 1972. Dessert and coffee waited for us at the glass 2. Herbert Mittermayr with Boesch Ascona factory Ars Cenedese15 of the Seguso family, #1501, Ciao Bella, of 1961. one of the oldest carrying the artistic tradition 3. Aake Benson, with Super Florida # 918, that makes the Island famous in the world. A Papagena, of 1965. glass blower demonstrated the ancient technique. Gianluca Seguso, technical sponsor of On Thursday, at Fusina, Paolo Purchieroni, the Riva Days, had also organized a visit to the the director, and his crew organized the haul- Guggenheim Museum16, of which the Seguso ing of the boats with their usual courtesy and family is a sponsor, so, after returning to Venice, capability. © the participants could pay a thorough visit to it, with the guidance of the vice-superintendent 1 Unless you’ve actually been there, Venice, professor Pinton. is difficult to imagine; for Americans, nearly The gala dinner at the Hotel San Clemente17 impossible — there are no cars, trucks, motorcycles, even bicycles, just boats and feet. The city is made closed the event, the prize-giving was held in up of 118 islands, separated by canals of various the old cloister of the original monastery, of Rivas gather on the Canale di San Marco sizes and connected by a system of 400 bridges. 1600. The prizes were offered by Argenteria before the Doge’s Palace. Immediately behind the palace is St. Mark’s Square. Key to getting around the city is this defining Galbiati (Miss Riva, Best in Show, RHS reality: Each of these bridges has steps instead of a prize, Carlo Riva prize), by Vetrerie Seguso flat deck; in short; wheels don’t work there, period. Viro (Concourse d’Elegance for the boat with That’s why at the north end, you’ll find huge crew) and the Riva Yard (individual Concours garages and storage for all kinds of rolling stock, d’Elegance) including cars and boat trailers. Darsena Fusina is Miss Riva is the new prize that is awarded one of these facilities. to one of the lady participants, basing each time 2 The River Brenta, sometimes referred to as, “The on a different (and unknown to the last minute) Brenta Canal,” is located some miles south of parameter among those that form the historical Venice and runs westward, inland from the Adriatic score. This time Originality was chosen and the Sea. This was where wealthy Venetians once went prize was awarded to Maryvonne Cloarec. to escape the Summer heat, and the waterway Best in Show was BM #1, Piccola Crociera of is lined with magnificent palaces. Impoverished 1950, of the Horstmann family. Editors go there aboard tour boats instead of Rivas Special prizes to Claus Reiser, Luigi and return to Venice by railroad via Padua. Spaggiari, Paolo Testi and Paolo Vandone. 3 Check out the Diporto Velico harbor at http://

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4 St Elena (Santa Elena) Island is the eastern-most island section of Venice. (see map).

5 A “street” that runs along the the Canale di San Marco, from the famous St Mark’s Square to the Arsinal (see map).

6 The island is located about a mile south of La Giudecca (see map), with easy transportation to and from the city. This Riva driver clearly has no worries should his engine malfunction. 7 Pellestrina is one of a chain of islands extending south from the Lido to the mainland city of Chiogga.

8 See the Hotel Danieli at http://danieli. hotelinvenice.com/?source=googleh

9 Learn about Locanda Cipriani at http://www. locandacipriani.com/

10 The Calatrava Bridge: After years of construction delays and cost overruns, Venice at last has a fourth bridge across the Grand Canal, between the Piazzale Roma and the Santa Lucia Railroad Station. (see map)

11 Check out the Venice Arsenal at http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Arsenal

12 Seet the Island of Murano and its glass-blowing industry at http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/ articles/murano_the_glass_island.htm

13 Check out this shipyard at http://www. cantiereserenella.com/shipyard.html

14 A native Venetian currently working out of his Cantiere Motonautico Serenella studio and boatyard in Venice, Italy (Cantiere Motonautico Serenella di Salvagno Elio & C. snc). The Salvagno family is reported to be among the earliest residents of Venice, but according to Elio Salvagno they may be relative latecomers in the boat building trade. Master boat bvilder Salvagno admits that his family has only been building boats for about the last thousand years.

15 Ars Cenedese’ is one of Venice’s greatest glassware shops. It has its kiln and workshops in Murano. Its creations vary from vases to glasses, to plates, and various other objects, all made out of beautifully colored glass. Learn more at http://www. cenedesegino.it/ita/index.htm

16 Check out the Peggy Guggenheim Museum at http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/index. htm?fx=event&event_id=31912 Lo Squero is a dream that is on its way to becoming reality. The idea is to have a place where people

can come from all over the world and learn about the traditional boatbuilding of Venice and beyond. 17 Learn about the Hotel San Clemente at http:// Learn more at http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Workshop/4009/losquero.htm sanclemente.hotelinvenice.com/.

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Top: A new, high-end runabout taking shape at Cantiere Serenella on Murano Island.

Above left: A gleaming new water taxi at the Cantiere Motonautico Serenella Yard on Murano Island.

Above: A Riva mixes it up with real-life gondolas South of the Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal.

Left: Venetian Glass on the hoof at the Glass Factory on Murano Island.

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Antique Boat Festival at Wooten Park, Tavares, Florida March 26-29 By Terry Fiest The 22nd Annual Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival unfolded amid blustery winds and warm temperatures as 280 volunteers stepped up to manage what turned out as yet another incredible boating event for the Sunnyland Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society, Inc. To accommodate the large crowd anticipated, the Chapter opened the registration process a day earlier and moved the traditional picnic to Thursday in order to offer paying attendees an opportunity to see as many boats as possible on Friday and Saturday. This year’s featured marque was Riva boats, and the Chapter was fortunate to have eight beautiful examples on display. Both official days of the show saw record attendance, even though on Saturday a severe-weather warning forced many of the participating boats to be pulled late that afternoon. Thunderstorms greeted the show early Sunday morning, and the Chapter Lake Harris, had the boats running into the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club founder Wilson elected to pull most of the remaining boats teeth of the wind and provided more bumpy Wright, Riva Historical Society Founder immediately. By noon, however, the sun was out thrills than a typical Disneyworld ride — espe- Piero Gibellini, Chris Smith, grandson of again, even though the majority of the partici- cially for the antique and classic boats with Chris-Craft Corporation founder Christopher pants had already departed. their shallow-V bottoms. Needless to say, Columbus Smith, and — in absentia — to Carlo Two days before the show, the Chapter’s mooring at the Hickory Point docks was an Riva, founder of Riva Boats. Piero Gibellini Ground Crew arrived and quickly transformed adventure all by itself. The wind had calmed received a standing ovation for his extem- the quaint Tavares waterfront into a venue for somewhat on the way back, but this year’s poraneous acceptance speech, which he gave receiving an amazing number of venders and picnic ride took considerably more seamanship through an interpreter. Last, but certainly not boats. By Wednesday morning, 85 Flea-Market and fortitude than in many previous years. least, Bob Knechel, Executive Director of the merchants were jockeying for their favorite Collectors Foundation presented the Chris- position, and as the day progressed, the water- Craft Antique Boat Club with a check for front was transformed into an amazing display $10,000.00 as a Challenge Matching Grant of Classic Boats, Woody Cars, Amphicars, and Donation. Antique Outboard Motors. The show’s location in Tavares is adjacent to the Florida Inland Railroad tracks, so a classic passenger train That evening, Hagerty Collector Boat operated between Tavares and Mount Dora, Insurance celebrated 25 years of service to offering rides every hour. Because of low water, our avocation with a spectacular reception for the new Tavares water Taxis could not make the Chris-Craft and Riva owners in a huge tent at run to Mount Dora, but the Chapter supple- the historic Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora. To mented them with large pontoon boats help celebrate the special relationship between Thursday, blustery weather dampened few Chris-Craft and Riva classic boats, several Riva All in all, this unique party turned out to be spirits when a large collection of boats set off Historical Society dignitaries traveled from an exceptionally memorable event. for the annual picnic run to Hickory Point Italy for the event: Riva Historical Society On Friday the event’s tempo increased Park and back. The flotilla was immediately Founder, Piero Gibellini, Riva Historical as the show formally began, and volunteers into rough water on Lake Dora until entering Society President Luigi Spaggiari with fiancee worked extremely hard to accommodate more protection of the Dora Canal, with its over- Alessandra Della Betta, and Riva Historical than 25 corporate sponsors. The Sunnyland arching trees bearded with Spanish moss. Past Society Vice President Raffaele Turchi with Chapter takes great pride in accommodating this, they encountered another run through spouse Gloria. Capping the reception was a show sponsors, and each is given an oppor- substantial chop during a short transit of Lake special ceremony during which Chris-Craft tunity to pick a favorite boat. Later in the Eustis before dodging again into calm water Antique Boat Club President Terry Fiest evening the Chapter presented its famous, through the Dead River. The last leg, crossing presented special commemorative plaques to

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Opposite Left: Terry Fiest demonstrates his hovering skills on his Segway Support Vehicle near his famous 1955 Chris-Craft 21-foot Cobra, Hemi Under Glass.

Above: Wilson Wright, Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Executive Director Emeritus, receives one of four plaques commemorating the close friendship between the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club and the Riva Historical Association from Bill Basler, Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Director of Marketing and Membership.

Below: Over 85 Flea Market vendors show their wares. ever-increasing Captain’s Party in the tent at the Lakeside Inn. Saturday Morning, the official opening ceremony began with a traditional Canon blast, after which the US Coast Guard Auxiliary from Tavares presented “The Colors” and Ann Gegan sang both God Bless America and O Canada. At 1:00 p.m., the traditional Amphicar parade began, followed by the annual “Splash Inn” with 14 amphibians braving Lake Dora’s choppy water. The parade was led by Ralph Hampton in his 1928 Ford Model T, pulling a vintage calliope that somehow continued playing in spite of the rough ride it must have endured traversing the show. In the evening, The Lakeside Inn hosted a huge dinner party for more than 400 people, and the Chapter presented this year’s Show Painting (Riva Boats against an Italianate background) by Karen Wood-Thomas to Piero Gibellini as a token of American appreciation for the Italians who attended the event. Later in the evening, many partygoers enjoyed the music of Radio Flyer, a favorite local band. Sunday morning, all Corporate Sponsors gathered under the large tent at the park and presented awards to their favorite boats. After this ceremony, church services were conducted, and the show ended much sooner than planned because of rain. This year’s event produced some awesome statistics: a total of 28 states and Canada were represented. The farthest entrant traveled all

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Moored boats tossing at Hickory Point Park midway through Thursday’s Picnic Ride. In foreground is Desilu, a 1959 Riva Super Florida belonging to Don Ayers, Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Chief of Research. At left, balancing on the dock is Torbjorn Skjoren, President of the Riva Club, Norway.

the way from Milford Iowa. There were 125 boats at the docks, 20 Jersey Skiffs at the beach, more than 100 land-display boats, 55 boats for sale, 15 woody cars, 14 amphicars, several Fiber Glassics by the Glaspar Club, 85 flea-market vendors, and a spectacular display of Antique Outboard Motors presented by the Antique Outboard Motor Club. The footprint of the show was almost a half-mile from one end to the other. The date for the show next year is March 25-28, when the Chapter will feature Century Boats. Don’t miss it; we get better every year, even if the weather doesn’t! ©

Top: Bill Basler, Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Above: Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club President Director of Marketing and Membership presents Terry Fiest, Riva Historical Society Founder Chris Smith, Grandson of Christopher Columbus Piero M. Gibellini, Luigi Spaggiari, President of Smith, with one of four plaques commemorating the Riva Historical Society, Raffaele Turchi, Vice the close friendship between the Chris-Craft President of the Riva Historical Society and Bill Antique Boat Club and the Riva Historical Basler, Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Director of Association. Marketing and Membership pose together during the Thursday night Commemorative Ceremony Middle right: Riva Historical Society founder hosted by Hagerty Classic Boat Insurance. Piero M. Gibellini receives one of four plaques commemorating the close friendship between the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club and the Riva Historical Society from Bill Basler. Mr. Gibellini carried the fourth plaque to Riva Boat Founder Carlo Riva, who was unable to make the trip to America.

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New Hampshire Boat Museum’s 4th Annual Big Sky 10th Annual Antique 13ˇ 3rd Annual Boathouse Tour 22˜-23‰ Antique & Classic Boat 12ˇ-13ˇ & Classic Boat Show Lake Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro, NH Show Lakeside, MT There are two locations Tuckerton, NJ Sponsored by the Tuckerton Visit 6 of the most beautiful boathouses on Lake in the village with boats in the water, Waterside Seaport and the Philadelphia Chapter of the Winnipesaukee. Each boathouse will be filled with Resort and Lakeside Marina. The static displays ACBS. Contact Brian Gagnon at 856-727-9264, by vintage wooden boats, and docents will be on hand of kayaks and canoes are located at the Waterside Email at [email protected] or visit to discuss the boats and boathouse history. You Resort. Additionally, there will be workshops www.acbsphl.org, www.tuckertonseaport.org, or may tour by car or antique wooden boat from the and lectures on wooden boats and wood boat call the Seaport at 609-296-8868. Wolfeboro town dock. Tickets may be purchased at building as well as other boating organizations the Museum and include entry fee. For details call focusing on water safety.The 2009 Boat Show will 19th Annual Smith 603-569-4554 or visit www.nhbm.org. be the introduction and launch of the Big Sky 18ˇ-19ˇ Mountain Lake Antique & ACBS Chapter’s partnership with the Montana Classic Boat Show Mariners Landing 25th Annual Antique and Wooden Boat Foundation, an organization that and Conference Center, Smith 15ˇ-16ˇ Classic Boat Show Rondout intends to leverage the rich history of wooden boat Mountain Lake, VA September 19 is the Creek, Kingston, NY For more information building around Flathead Lake as a small craft public show date. Contact Bill Goold at 540- contact Steve Young at [email protected] or boat building facility and resource dedicated to 296-0501 or Email [email protected] or Phil Payne at [email protected]. helping at risk youth in Montana.Contacts: Alex [email protected]. Mariners Landing and Berry, 406-844-3522 or [email protected]; Bill Conference Center www.marinerslanding.com. 9th Annual Lake Pleasant Eisenlohr, 406-844-3981 or billnmary@centurytel. 15ˇ Antique and Classic Boat net; and Marla Edmiston, 406-257-6060 or jge1@ Vintage Race Boat Regatta Show Lake Pleasant Marine, Lake cyberport.net. 18ˇ-19ˇ Wolfeboro Bay, Wolfeboro, Pleasant, NY The show will take place at NH Wolfeboro Bay will thunder with the sound Lake Pleasant Marine on Route 8 in the Southern 5th Annual Pewaukee Antique of more than 60 vintage race boats as they run Adirondacks, two miles west of the village of 22˜ and Classic Boat Show demonstration laps on a 1 mile oval course. Speculator. Show includes both motorized and Lakefront Park-Village, Pewaukee, Spectators are invited to get up close and personal non-motorized boats, and vendors are welcome WI Featuring antique and classic boats, Plein with the boats and their drivers in the pit area as well. Special exhibit this year on Buyce boats Art Fair, antique cars, model boat club, live “big from 9am-4pm on both days. For details call 603- which were made in Speculator. Contact: Tom band and swing” music, and kids events. For more 569-4554 or visit www.nhbm.org. Libby 248-723-4510 (home), 248-881-3410 information contact Wil Vidal at 262-695-2994 or (cell), [email protected] or 518-548-5781 (week [email protected]. The Geneva Lakes Antique immediately preceding show). 25ˇ-27ˇ and Classic Boat Show, SEPTEMBER Blackhawk Chapter of the ACBS. The 21Í-23‰ Montreal Classic Boat 16th Annual Grand Lake Abbey Resort, Fontana, WI. For more Festival Quays of the Old 11ˇ-13ˇ Mahogany & Chrome Boat information visit www.GenevaLakesBoatShow.com Port, Montreal, Canada Events include Show Grand Lake, OK 60 antique and or contact Matt Byrne at (630) 802-2698. vintage boat tours, in water boat show and land classic boats from a five state region at the OCTOBER display, sea shanties, and river run. In addition, Arrowhead Yacht Club on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake. there will be various youth activities throughout Sponsored by Heartland Classics Chapter, ACBS. Annual Texas Hill Country the weekend. For more information, contact For more information contact Darren Arnold at 2˜-4ˇ Wooden Boat Show Lake Simon Lebrun 514-932-0880 or slebrun@ [email protected], 918-259-3270, 918-639- LBJ, Horseshoe Bay, TX Poker run, boat perspectivesmaritimes.com. 8279 cell, or www.heartland-classics.org. show Saturday, Friday & Saturday night dinners. For more information contact Scott Reichardt at 22˜ 36th Annual Lake George 32nd Annual Antique and 830-598-4661 or [email protected] or visit Rendezvous Village Docks, Lake 11ˇ-13ˇ Classic Boat Show and Race www.southwest-acbs.org. George, NY Adirondack Chapter, ACBS will Boat Reunion Buffalo Launch Club, sponsor the Lake George Rendezvous. Please Grand Island, NY Shuffle off to Buffalo for 11th Annual Boat Show and join us for a welcome reception Friday evening. our 32nd Annual Antique & Classic Boat Show 3‰ Cruise on the River Wrightsville, On Saturday, boats will be on display from 10 and Race Boat Reunion being held at the Buffalo PA Sponsored by Long Level Marina and the am - 4 pm at the village docks. An informal dinner Launch Club, Grand Island, NY. Alan Frederick, Philadelphia Chapter of ACBS. Contact Brian will follow the show. For additional information 716-692-3611, 716-892-1425, 716-892-1426 (fax), Gagnon at 856-727-9264, by Email at bgagnon@ contact Maria Johnson at 518-885-0146 or Email or Email [email protected]. globalindustries.com, or visit www.acbsphl.org. [email protected]. 6th Annual Reedville Reynolds Plantation Benefit 11ˇ-13ˇ Antique and Classic Boat 3‰ Event Lake Oconee, GA A benefit Show Main Street, Reedville, VA event for kids with serious health issues. 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1934 18-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout Split Cockpit Complete 1939 16-ft Chris 928 Special Race Boat Miss Miami V, red, white, The following ads are “featured ads” on restoration. New 5200 bottom, new sides, new decks. All hard- blue; new frames, stringers and bottom. Fresh throughout with TradingDock.org. These ads were entered by the ware rechromed. New interior. Rebuilt Chris-Craft K engine. KBL, red leather, custom trailer, cover, many spares, correct advertisers, and no attempt has been made to Includes single axle trailer. (203) 531-8535 or frankr@opton- title. Boat has racing history, selling directly from storage. (410) line.net. $40,000 CT http://www.tradingdock.org/1633 586-2182 $40,000 MD http://www.tradingdock.org/1590 correct these ads in any way. For more information   about these listings go to www.TradingDock.org, or 1935 19-ft Chris-Craft Custom This is a very unique boat 1939 19-ft Chris-Craft Custom barrelback Owner states ‘engine to the specific web address indicated in each ad. that is powered by a factory installed Ford flat head V-8. rebuilt by Drake.’ Fully replaced 5200 bottom, including many Hull card confirms originality of the engine. This is a good new frames and chine. The engine is an M 6-cylinder with 50 Pre WW-II Wood Boats running boat with this unique power! The engine is a Ford/ hours and 130-hp. A 1 axle, Elite trailer is also included. $62,900 Kermath with 85-hp. A cover and trailer are... $29,900 OH OH (513) 242-0808http://www.tradingdock.org/1792 20-Feet and Under (513) 242-0808http://www.tradingdock.org/1791 1930 20-ft Chris-Craft Triple Cockpit Runabout Very rare 1939 19-ft Chris-Craft Custom One of fewer than 100 19-ft classic. Fully restored. New Marine Power MP350ARS 1936 19-ft Chris-Craft Custom Runabout Hull #48132 has a barrelbacks built with the distinctive single covering board Sportpack engine with very few hours. Professionally refin- 130-hp Chris-Craft M engine, and epoxy bottom. Includes and Bugatti windshield. This boat has undergone a complete ished in 2000 and 2003. New prop, drive shaft, strut, rud- tandem axle trailer and mooring cover. Recent varnish. Great restoration and is in impeccable condition. All new woodwork der, fuel tank, steering mechanism,... $55,000 NY (310) 472- condition. Located at Lake Tahoe. $39,500 CA (760) 468- including new 3M-5200 bottom over... $114,500 MI (616) 3248http://www.tradingdock.org/521 1009http://www.tradingdock.org/1206 396-7248http://www.tradingdock.org/1353

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Center steer- 1940 15-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Utility Beautiful authentic ing with Model B engine. (440) 322-8167 $1,700 OH restoration, runs great, 4-cylinder Hercules engine includes 1932 18-ft Gar Wood Runabout Only 49 made, 5 known to http://www.tradingdock.org/499 custom trailer with spare, new tires, extra parts engine. See exist. Leather upholstery. Original engine included, 140- at Crown Point Classics, Hazelhurst, WI. (715) 358-7817 hp Chrysler 6-cylinder rebuilt, less than 15 hours. Boat 1937 17-ft Chris-Craft Utility #17011 probably earliest one $14,500 WI http://www.tradingdock.org/1064 restored in 2001 with new bottom/deck. Revarnished in alive. Motor, drivetrain and trans complete. No instruments, 2007. Located in California. $55,000. (661) 399-8952 CA cutwater or proper bow light. New knees and majority of ribs. If 1940 15.5-ft Chris-Craft Sport utility This classic wooden http://www.tradingdock.org/1036 not sold by Oct. have to cut up. $1,800. Time and age has neces- mahogany boat was restored in 2002 by Classic Restorations sitated a reduction in my wooden...(440) 322-8167 or (231) of Philadelphia, PA. The boat is in wonderful condition. Even 1933 18-ft Chris-Craft 301 Madera is the best 18-ft Chris- 347-5358 $1,800 OH http://www.tradingdock.org/1596 the gauge cluster and upholstery were redone (I did take some Craft in the world. It was professionally restored in 2006 and liberty with the upholstery, it is styled after a... $18,900 SC won ‘Best Chris-Craft’ and ‘Best of Show under 23-ft at the 1938 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout All restoration has (864) 554-0415http://www.tradingdock.org/551 prestigious Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance that year. Best been done professionally with copies of invoices documenting of Show at Lake Arrowhead in 2007... $59,000 CA (760) 468- the work. Engine rebuilt, high performance cam. Replacement 1940 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Barrelback #71615. Hull is com- 1009http://www.tradingdock.org/1144 5200 bottom, along with refinish by Lance Wilson make this pletely done, chrome is done, engine is done (K-85). Needs a very sweet package! West, no soak botttom. The... $39,900 to have the wiring and interior installed. Has original cra- 1934 16-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout Beautiful resto- OH (513) 242-0808http://www.tradingdock.org/1790 dle. Includes new trailer. No time to finish. Call Jim at (906) ration including gauges, chrome work, running gear, rib- 932-6063. $45,000 MI http://www.tradingdock.org/1777 bing hull and bottom. 1934 Chrysler marine (model 52) 1938 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout Hull No. 71263 engine and 1934 vintage trailer (970) 356- 5871 $25,000 CO Engine K Model 95-hp six-cylinders Tonneau cover Full 1941 16-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Utility #58004. Earliest http://www.tradingdock.org/1874 waterline cover Bilge pump& blower 12-volt system Leather 1941 Utility that I know of. 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68 T h e B r a ss B ell 1941 16-ft Chris-Craft Utility #58113. All there, needs res- 21-Feet and Over 1930 24-ft Hackercraft Triple Cockpit 454 engine, very good toration, useable as is but aged. Was amusement tour boat condition, looks very good, cover. Fresh water, excellent 1915 22-ft Brooks Long Deck Launch Rare. Universal Model on Chippawa Lake in Ohio. Time and age has necessitated 2-axle trailer, recent refinish and engine. Sell or trade for BN, 4-cylinder. Boat just completed a restoration in Oct. 2008, a reduction in my wooden boat hobby. Individual prices classic car. Contact Charles Hippler, (207) 623-3357. ME have registration and trailer. Won Clayton Award for surrey firm. Package deals on 2 or more. (440) 322-8167 or (231) http://www.tradingdock.org/1746 top and canvas wrap-around windshield and roll up sides.  347-5358 $8,500 OH http://www.tradingdock.org/1597  (594) 8533. $20,000 NY http://www.tradingdock.org/1603  1930 26-ft Chris-Craft Triple Excellent condition with green 1941 17-ft Chris-Craft Utility All original for restoration leather upholstery, restored instruments and rechromed hard- 1927 26-ft Chris-Craft Triple Cockpit Professionally restored. with Model B engine and trailer. (440) 322-8167. $5,500 OH ware. Looks great with new decks, a refastened original bot- New Mercruiser 454 engine. Very low hours. Chris-Craft family http://www.tradingdock.org/498 tom and refastened sides. Original A70 motor was rebuilt by  boat. Located in Leland, Michigan (Traverse City). Portfolio of previous owner. Waterline cover included... $82,000 MN (952) restoration available upon request. Trailer included... $89,900 1941 19-ft Chris-Craft 106 Custom Barrelback Fully restored 471-3300 http://www.tradingdock.org/875 MN (612) 240-8266 http://www.tradingdock.org/1085  true “torpedo nose” barrelback. 5200 bottom, rebuilt 95K  engine, new wiring, original 6-volt system. Includes full water- 1930 38-ft Chris-Craft Commuter This boat was originally 1927 30-ft Hutchinson Runabout Triple cockpit being sold line cover and homebuilt double axle trailer. In the water every owned by John Rodi who had one of the original Chris-Craft with restoration only. This boat is in nice original con- year and running great. Serious inquiries only to cc41boatr@ dealers in Chicago. Boat to be sold with restoration only. Work dition and in the beginning stages of restoration. Only 3 gmail.com $60,000 NY http://www.tradingdock.org/1838 done by Nelson Boatworks. This is a gray boat. MN (952)  30 footers known to exist with an excellent history. Call 472-3687 http://www.tradingdock.org/1615 for more details. Aaron (952) 448-5412... MN (952) 297-  1941 19-ft Chris-Craft 107 Custom This is one of the nicest 5414 http://www.tradingdock.org/1727 19-ft barrelbacks in the country. Professional keel-up restora-  1931 22-ft Chris-Craft Runabout Excellent original condition in 2003, Mary Sunshine won ‘First Place’ and ‘Best of Show tion, Chris-Craft 350CU engine; original 75-hp Chrysler 1929 26-ft Chris-Craft #7 Triple Zero time, beautifully under 23-ft at the Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance that year. Crown included. Low hour, boathouse kept boat. Includes restored, show worthy, custom trailer, 440 Chrysler built Hull# 48873 has top-option original MB 145-hp... $115,000 custom built tandem trailer. (239) 776-6022 $44,500 MI to perform with lots of polished stainless and chrome. All OR (760) 468-1009 http://www.tradingdock.org/869 http://www.tradingdock.org/893  hardware correct, one of the nicest examples of this boat  in the country, green leather $150,000 WY (307) 234- 1941 19-ft Chris-Craft Custom Fully restored in 2002, pris- 1931 26-ft Chris-Craft Triple Model 212, Hull #10114, 0382 http://www.tradingdock.org/845 tine and achieving the mark of excellence in workmanship  very rare, boat name ALALOU II the “Matriarch of Lake throughout the boat. Fine quality of leather upholstery, detailed Winnipesaukee” in NH. Only 22 were built & only 5 are known 1929 26-ft Chris-Craft 26-ft Double Upswept This is Hull instrumentation and engine correctness. Interested parties to exist. All original gauges & hardware. New Bottom,... $89,900 #738, a project boat with a new professionally restored may call George or Bev Haineault (613) 537-8836 $80,000 NH (617) 835-6430 http://www.tradingdock.org/581 5200 bottom, which includes a new keel, frames, chines,  (Non-US) http://www.tradingdock.org/1001  stem, engine stringers, and all new mahogany double plank- 1932 24-ft Brooks-Hacker Double Custom-built. White cedar, ing. The bottom is painted green and the bilge is correctly 1941 19-ft Chris-Craft Custom You have a U22, I have a very mahogany over white oak. Original build contract, materials painted gray. (616) 396-7248 or (214) 682-4554 $23,750 MI sweet fresh restored barrelback. I have dogs and a wife that like bills, and Dept of Commerce registration. GM 350, Velvet http://www.tradingdock.org/1217 to putt around, and you want to upgrade to a nice show boat  Drive, blue leather, nicely-detailed, custom tandem trailer, and zip around. Lets talk! Nothing is selling, maybe it’s trad- cover. Selling directly from storage. (410) 586-2182 $60,000 1929 26-ft Chris-Craft Runabout Upswept decks, restored ing! VA (703) 237-3432 http://www.tradingdock.org/1473 MD http://www.tradingdock.org/1589  by Cuthbertson in the 90s, boathouse kept and profes-  sionally maintained, mooring cover and Tonneau covers, 1952 18-ft Penn-Yan Runabout Gray 6-100, restored, 1932 25-ft Chris-Craft Model 308, Custom Runabout This was excellent condition, 454 Crusader engine. Boat is in NH. many awards, rare. $15,000. Also 1960 17-ft Thompson the third hull built and the first sold of the rare 25-ft rolled Call (603) 569-8699 or cell (843) 333-1308. $67,000 NH outboard; #55658, 75-hp Johnson, boat is original and deck style. Powered by a Scripps 208 6-cylinder engine. Dual http://www.tradingdock.org/957 top, Best of Show 1994, excellent condition, stored  folding windshields & beveled glass wind wings. Premium vinyl inside. $10,000. Selling due to illness. (585) 594-8533 NY Kapok cushions with box springs to match original... $175,000 1929 26-ft Chris-Craft ZTriple Cockpit Upswept A clas- http://www.tradingdock.org/1268 CA (916) 749-7704 http://www.tradingdock.org/1675  sic, triple-cockpit, upswept with totally rebuilt 427 Chris-  Craft 300-hp, V-8 engine. A beautifully restored and fast 1955 20-ft Chris-Craft Continental Runs great. Original 1934 33-ft Hacker Sport Fisherman With Kermath 6, sound boat. Both full canvas and cockpit covers. Leather seats. KLC 125-hp engine and hull, varnish in good condi- boat. Little Rock Boat Works. (320) 393-3370. $28,500 MN Tandem trailer. (352) 383-4622 $99,000 FL (305) 720- tion, newer upholstery, custom cover, convertible top, sin- http://www.tradingdock.org/662 4733 http://www.tradingdock.org/1038  gle-axle trailer. See photo on-line. $25,000 WI (708) 442-  9753 http://www.tradingdock.org/1148 1937 26-ft Gar Wood Deluxe Cruiser Extremely rare! One-owner  1929 28-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout There are only a few boat since new. This boat has been in the same family and on of these wonderful boats left and they are very rarely for sale. 2008 19-ft Chris-Craft reproduction 19-ft barrelback This is a the same lake in Oklahoma since its delivery in 1938. The boat This boat can be verified as one of the earliest known. Don’t new 20 foot three inch Ken Hankensen designed barrelback. is in the water and has been well cared for all of... $50,000 OK settle for a reproduction or 26-ft model when you can have The hull is cold molded three layers , two plywood and one solid (405) 503-9438 http://www.tradingdock.org/668 the best of the elegant early triples... $179,000 CA (916) 765-  African mahogany. The finish is 8 coats of Epiphanes high gloss 1234 http://www.tradingdock.org/1415 varnish. Hardware is either polished s.s. or hand made... $14,900  1938 32-ft Chris-Craft double cabin cruiser A wonderful FL (904) 261-6858 http://www.tradingdock.org/1757 example of a 1938 cruiser in almost original condition. Late  1930 21.5-ft Dodge Water Car Very good condition. Dodge model single screw 350 engine. This boat is listed in the Boat & Plane Company embellished this rare model with a 2008 20-ft Custom Built 19-ft.Chris-Craft Repro West sys- hull registry-hull# 32118.After... $15,000 LA (504) 220- special hardware package that included folding windshields tem cold molded mahogany over Douglas Fir.Powered 5131 http://www.tradingdock.org/1408 on both cockpits, double hatches with two chromed grab bars,  by a fresh Chevy Vortec 350 hi-performance fresh water fancy cluster gauges, a Deusenberg steering... $48,500 MN cooled. All under water hardware bronze, with excep- 1938 35-ft Chris-Craft Double Cabin Enclosed Born Again... (952) 471-3300 http://www.tradingdock.org/874 tion of stainless steel shaft. 14x12 prop. Good trailer avail-  This lovingly restored Pre-War beauty is a rare example of able, not the one in photo. Feel... $19,500 FL (904) 261- the thirties art-deco period. Well appointed and seaworthy 1930 22-ft Gar Wood Custom Runabout Full restoration, all 6858 http://www.tradingdock.org/1514 this fine cruiser will do you proud whether you choose to long  new wood, chrome, wiring, gauges, upholstery, West System range cruise or collect trophies with her. Great attention... bottom, waterline cover, two axle trailer. Don Veihmeyer (530) $45,000 TX (713) 724-6049http://www.tradingdock.org/965 344-9316 $85,000 CA http://www.tradingdock.org/1295 1939 36-ft Chris-Craft DCEB ... $30,000 VA (804) 453- 1930 24-ft Chris-Craft Triple Cockpit A classic fully-restored. 3506 http://www.tradingdock.org/678 This exceptional boat is turn-key and has been a proven  show winner. Original Chrysler Imperial Engine. 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1940 22-ft Chris-Craft 22-ft Deluxe Utility Beautiful com- 1948 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout Fresh varnish last 1950 20-foot Century Seamaid Rare! Professional restora- pletely restored (2006), 5200 bottom, Model M engine, year. Boat is in very good condition. KBL 131-hp. Carburetors tion 90% complete. Keel, stem, framing examined—per- completely rebuild, Oct 08, very nice low trailer, custom just rebuilt. Bottom looks original, but doesn’t leak. Single fect. New planking includes bottom, sides with new bat- seat in front of engine box, pictures show wicker chairs axle trailer pulls well. Bow and stern flag and pole included. tons, transom and decking. New features: Crusader/GM 350, which are also available, Email for pictures and more infor- New bilge pump. New battery. Upholstery is in... $14,445 leather interior, electronic gauges... Negotiable MI (231) 723- mation. (949) 246-3299 or (530) 470-8785 $49,500 CA MN (612) 581-7819http://www.tradingdock.org/1868 5978http://www.tradingdock.org/667 http://www.tradingdock.org/1234 1948 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout Restored, orig- 1951 18-ft Chris-Craft Riviera Has the original KL 105-hp 1940 22-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Original and intact except inal bottom, engine and hardware. Trailer included. engine, completely rebuilt, including new starter, generator, for modern V-6 power. This needs a bottom but the rest will Call (419) 841-8375 or [email protected]. $10,500 OH carb, water pump, oil pump and other accessories. All new do with finish and light woodwork. This has a Lake Placid http://www.tradingdock.org/1008 wiring harness connected to refurbished original gauges and NY history. $14,000 or $16,000 with new trailer. (860) 693- dials. Complete restoration in 2000... $25,000 TX (936) 582- 4811 CT http://www.tradingdock.org/1592 1948 18-ft Chris-Craft K-62496, KLC, hull U-18-344, 1318http://www.tradingdock.org/382 beam 7-ft 5-in, 95-hp. Good condition, motor running 1940 33-ft Chris-Craft Dual Cabin Enclosed Bridge 1940 very well, last in water Summer 2006, 5-year single galva- 1951 19-ft Chris-Craft Racing Runabout Beautiful, with 158-hp 33-ft Chris-Craft Dual Cabin Enclosed Bridge Cruiser nized trailer included. Located in Quebec City, Canada. MBL original engine. Fiberglass bottom layer done by Sierra. (Quarter Deck Design). Hull #33647, sound condition, Pierre (418) 688-4246, [email protected],... $9,500 OBO Show quality 2nd place finish 2008. Stored indoors, but last correct hardware, MR engine, some restoration done with http://www.tradingdock.org/1030 used 2008 $34,000 CT http://www.tradingdock.org/1759 much left to do. Hull, deck and interior stripped. Newly rewired. Same model as featured... $5,000 CO (303) 789- 1948 18-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Utility Very nice 18-ft deluxe 1951 19-ft Chris-Craft Holiday Over 1000 hours have been 5206http://www.tradingdock.org/319 utility with original engine and transmission which have been spent on this restoration. Included in this rebuild;new stem totally rebuilt. All new custom dark green upholstery. New and gripe, cold moulded bottom, (no soak-no leak), new top 1941 23-ft Gar Wood 23 Streamliner Tahoe Tessie, is a rare rubber diamond tread deck covering. All wood is in very good planks, new deck planks, frames replaced as needed, new tran- oppurtunity to own one of only seven original Gar Wood condition. New bilge pump and blower... $18,500 MI (231) som planks, new fuel tank, original motor replaced... $16,000 Streamliners still in existence of the 23 originally built from 537-4779http://www.tradingdock.org/641 MA (413) 772-0306http://www.tradingdock.org/1516 1938-1942. The unique rear-engine, barrelstern and barrel bow design was unprecedented when it was introduced... $195,000 1948 19-ft Chris-Craft Racing Runabout Original 158- 1952 17-ft Chris-Craft Special Runabout Fully restored with CA (760) 468-1009http://www.tradingdock.org/1071 hp MBL. Numbers match R19-137. Original instru- detail to originality. Custom trailer included. Many awards. ments, hardware, steering wheel, etc. New bottom. Older Ken Brendle [email protected] NC $25,000 NC (704) 1954 33-ft Chris-Craft Capitan Sleeps 6, twin LM-318 225- restoration but excellent condition. Runs great. Always 873-9754http://www.tradingdock.org/450 hp V-8s, AC/DC fridge, electric stove, microwave, Lectra-san boathouse kept. No trailer. $40,000 GA (404) 351- head, AM/FM/CD, VHF, 6.5 kW genset. Kept under cov- 5859http://www.tradingdock.org/1506 1952/54 ? 17-ft Chris-Craft Special Runabout Vintage Chris- ered berth. (209) 768-5989 or [email protected]. $20,000 Craft w/matching trailer. Original 6 Engine, Model K, #55713 HI http://www.tradingdock.org/833 1948 19-ft Chris-Craft Runabout This is a project boat inboard. Circa 52/54 17-ft Chris-Craft Special Runabout speed with original MBL. Has been disassembled but all pat- boat. Hull # SR171420. Boat has been stored under the same Post WW-II Wood Boats terns are there. Please call or Email for details. No trailer, roof for the last 30 years. Previously had been restored... (651) delivery possible in Northwest. $11,000 WA (360) 457- 436-7032 $14,500 MN http://www.tradingdock.org/339 20-Feet and Under 0171http://www.tradingdock.org/464 1952 18-ft Chris-Craft Riviera With trailer, absolutely 1950 17-ft Hercules SPC Runabout 95-hp, nice user boat. Boat 1949 20-ft Century Seamaid Completely restored. Rare ebony/ no rot, only needs finishing and two warped topside was completely redone in 1999, all bad wood replaced. Ronald mahogany stain combination used on just a few Centurys. boards, K engine. Marvin (802) 863-6135 VT $7,200 VT (330) 654-3790 OH http://www.tradingdock.org/1336  Boat has wood ceiling planks and wood dash instead of com- http://www.tradingdock.org/1466 monly used upholstery, Restored Graymaine 140-hp. New 1946 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe KLC 6-cylinder, dual axle tandem trailer. Gorgeous boat. (320) 393-3370. $55,000 WI 1952 20-ft Chris-Craft Riviera Only 288 of these boats pro- trailer, cover, newer varnish. Contact Jeff at (260) 856-2528. http://www.tradingdock.org/1623 duced by Chris-Craft. Very restorable condition and all orig- $23,000 IN http://www.tradingdock.org/1062   inal parts. Chrome has been done and engine has been over- 1950s 13.5-ft Chris-Craft Kit Boat Padded seats, nice hauled. Has trailer and we will deliver within 300 miles. Please 1947 16-ft Chris-Craft Rocket Outstanding condition. V-windshield, mahogany deck, Tahoe boat, stored since call or Email for more information... $20,000 MI (616) 393- Approximately 120 miles on the motor. Rebuilt hull with 1965. Solid hull but needs re-painting. Comes with trailer 8050 http://www.tradingdock.org/677 west system. New interior. Comes with tandem trailer. Email  and Scott 22-hp motor. (209) 304-9304 (cell). $500 CA [email protected] for more photos. $16,000 FL (941) http://www.tradingdock.org/1620 1953 18-ft Lyman Islander In absolutely beautiful con- 460-8371 http://www.tradingdock.org/1278   dition w/ ceiling boards and side steer. 2007 best utility 1950 17-ft Chris-Craft Special Runabout 95 Hercules, good under 20-ft at the Whitefish Chain Antique Boat Show. 1947 16-ft Chris-Craft Special Sportsman Professionally main- user boat, was completely redone in 1999. Contact Ron at New paint, varnish, bottom paint, flooring and only used tained, fresh white sides and red bottom finish, recent cover (330) 654-3790. OH http://www.tradingdock.org/1616 once last year. Rebuilt and... $18,000 MN (952) 297- and red interior, trailer, 95-hp K engine. (574) 457-4618 or  5414 http://www.tradingdock.org/1728 (574) 529-3834 $9,500 IN http://www.tradingdock.org/1572   1950 18-ft Chris-Craft Riviera Excellent Condition, all orginal, all working gauges, bright work in place, new seats, 1953 19.5-ft Century Resorter I am the third owner of 1947 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout Model K 95-hp. revarnish and new bottom paint, 105-hp KL Hercules, this boat. It was sold new in Lake Muskoka in 1953, then Tahoe boat Sierra. Looks good, runs good. Cosmetically Custom tandem trailer and cover, Stored indoors in Benton, traded into the Century dealer there in 1963 where it restored, water-tight sealed bottom, new cushions and cover. KY. Email at [email protected]. $25,000 KY (573) 450- was kept in storage by the Century dealer that took it in Good trailer. See book Mahogany Memories page 77. (209) 304- 2424 http://www.tradingdock.org/1747 trade in 1963, until his death... $26,000 CO (303) 819- 9304 (cell). $13,500 CA http://www.tradingdock.org/1621   4336http://www.tradingdock.org/1046 1950 18-ft Chris-Craft Riviera Totally restored, runner-up at 1947 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout New restoration, Tahoe Concours. Custom trailer, dual axle, cover, rebuilt KBL 1954 17-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Excellent user boat, ready West System bottom, all new wood, chrome, wiring, uphol- engine, 5200 bottom, deck and sides. A superb example, don’t for summer 2008. Strong original K95 6-cylinder, non-soak stery, gauges. Good trailer. (530) 344-9316 $29,000 CA wait. Boat at Tahoe. Contact Karl at (503) 358-3522 or karl.v@ bottom allows for easy trailering and daily use and worry- http://www.tradingdock.org/490  att.net. $35,000 OR http://www.tradingdock.org/1768 free mooring, Professionally applied fiberglass below waterline only retains classic looks of the boat, new upholstery... 1948 16-ft Chris-Craft Special Runabout Solid boat ready 1950 18-ft Chris-Craft Riviera Almost mint condition. $9,500 NJ (201) 673-2411 http://www.tradingdock.org/1052 for your restoration. All grunt work completed, bot-  Original steering wheel, gauges and KLC engine. Complete tom removed, completely stripped, upside down on tan- engine rebuild last winter included new starter, generator, dem axle custom trailer. 100% complete engine (Chris- stainless steel intake and exhaust valves and new oil filter Craft K), hardware, running gear, etc. Needs one new system, motor mounts, rebuilt carb etc and now has...(253) frame, decks are serviceable but... $3,300 MD (443) 223- 225-1727 $29,000 WA http://www.tradingdock.org/1471 6129http://www.tradingdock.org/1366 

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1955 18-ft Chris-Craft Cobra Price Reduced. One of 43 18-ft 1957 15-ft 1-in Century Palomino 35-hp ‘57 Johnson Javlin. 1958 20-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Utility 6-cylinder Cobras left. Great condition, Own a piece of Chris-Craft his- Completely restored 2007. 1st Place Lake Hopatcong/Tuckerton Hercules, Paragon Transmission, 12-volt electrical, every- tory. I have owned this boat for 3 years and had it in NW Shows. New Load Rite trailer. NJ (908) 638-4081. Pictures thing works, running and in the water this year. Time Wisconsin. Have had water pump and carbs rebuilt by Van Ness on request! $9,950 NJ http://www.tradingdock.org/1225 for re-varnish and upholstery. Can demonstrate for seri- Engineering. Has a 4 wheel trailer. Enjoy a hotrod... $54,900 ous buyer. Matching 1984? Custom Hauler trailer, new OH (612) 925-8426http://www.tradingdock.org/1294 1957 17-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Barrelback. Over $20k spent tires and bearings. Will deliver... $8,900 ME (207) 625- in the past 8 years, KFL engine, missing 2 carbs. Have prop 3552http://www.tradingdock.org/1226 1955 18-ft Chris-Craft Cobra Professionally restored to the shaft, nice Windsor trailer. Boat is in excellent condition. SN # highest Concours specifications. New bottom, sides, and deck, D-17-2133. Can help with delivery. Call Scott (508) 269-6666... 1959 15-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier This is a great little boat. all cold-molded. Original KBL tri-carb 131-hp engine, com- MA (508) 478-6060http://www.tradingdock.org/1909 It has a rebuilt 283 and runs perfect. All gauges, lights and pletely restored. Everything about this boat is ‘as new’ and horn are in nice condition and in working order. The inte- it is has won more awards than any Cobra... $89,000 Firm 1957 17-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Hull s/n CC-17-3474 rior is in great shape. The throttle has been moved to the side CA (760) 468-1009http://www.tradingdock.org/1891 with 131-hp KFL engine. Boat has been loved by previous but the original is still on the boat... $8,000 TN (865) 450- owners and has not had to have major restoration. The hull 9836http://www.tradingdock.org/943 1955 18-ft Chris-Craft Continental rebuilt KBL 131 was stripped, stained and 10 coats of varnish applied about engine. In the water and ready to go. Very sound and 3 years ago. The engine has less than 35 hours since a full... 1959 17-ft Chris-Craft Ski Boat Original 283 engine, last used original. Newer varnish, bottom painted, boat has been $16,500 FL (561) 622-9279http://www.tradingdock.org/887 in 1990, stored indoors. Fresh water use only. Owned since Professionally maintained as long as I have owned it(Oct 1969. Original Chris-Craft tandem trailer. Hull CVAC 17 07. 2003). AMFM stereo CD, cover, depth... $17,500 IN (219) 1957 17-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Good overall boat, Tahoe Boat. (925) 462-0716 or [email protected] $9,500 CA 629-0238http://www.tradingdock.org/1155 needs top coating. KFL engine, cover, Correct Craft http://www.tradingdock.org/1718 trailer. Charlie Penn (574) 529-3834. IN $5,000 IN 1955 20-ft Chris-Craft Continental Runs great. Original http://www.tradingdock.org/1780 1959 17-ft Thompson Sea Coaster Little Dude trailer, 25-hp KLC 125-hp engine and hull. Varnish in good condi- Evinrude, needs restoration, not in water this year. (860) 693- tion, newer upholstery, custom cover, convertible top, sin- 1957 18-ft Century Arabian With trailer. Little 8245 CT http://www.tradingdock.org/1349 gle axle trailer. Call Ron at (708) 442-9753. $22,500 IL Rock Boat Works. (320) 393-3370. $14,500 MN http://www.tradingdock.org/1365 http://www.tradingdock.org/664 1959 18-ft Chris-Craft Continental Completely restored with 5200 bottom, new upholstery with 283 Chris-Craft engine. 1955 20-ft Chris-Craft Holiday Hull #20-H-100. Completely 1957 18-ft Chris-Craft Holiday All original boat, new varnish Also have 20-ft Greavette Sheerliner and 20-ft Chris-Craft restored. West System Bottom, original engine 105-hp and chrome, 6-cylinder twin carb engine, with trailer. (440) Launch. Call for more information. Tom Neff (478) 968-5634 Hercules, $5,000 complete rebuild 2006. Includes tandem 322-8167. $20,500 OH http://www.tradingdock.org/497 $19,500 GA http://www.tradingdock.org/647 axle trailer. (920) 733-2002 or [email protected]. $25,000 WI http://www.tradingdock.org/784 1958 14-ft Yellow Jacket Riviera 35-hp Johnson motor and 1959 18-ft Chris-Craft Continental Three year old traditional Gator trailer. Boat, motor, and trailer completely restored. bottom-repainted every year. 40 hours on original motor rebuilt 1956 14-ft Wolverine Runabout Unused, 100% restored, newly (574) 453-4175 $8,000 IN http://www.tradingdock.org/1591 top-down. Lots of new chrome-restored steering wheel. All varnished inside & out, seats 5, lightweight (bow & stern han- parts match and correct(stern pole all deck chrome). This is dles), watertight double mahogany cold-molded epoxy hull, 1958 14-ft Chris-Craft Grayling Fairly rare 14 foot 1958 a Tahoe boat-great family boat-solid runner... $13,500 OBO electric horn, bowlight, sternlight, Wolverine burgee & staff, Chris-Craft runabout kit boat (Grayling model), with period CA (530) 583-3126http://www.tradingdock.org/330 25-hp Johnson, and trailer included... $6,800 PA (610) 296- perfect 1957 Johnson Seahorse 35-hp outboard and 1958 4878http://www.tradingdock.org/894 “Biltwell” trailer, all in excellent condition. -Original items 1959 19-ft Chris-Craft Capri 100% original classic. All origi- include bow flag, stern flag, steering... $4,800 WA (206) 553- nal parts from new, even the seat coverings are original, dials 1956 16-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier This boat, motor, and trailer 2295http://www.tradingdock.org/1667 wheel etc. This classic has won numerous concours prizes are all collector’s items and have been 100% restored. The boat at the annual Windemere Classic Speedboat Rallies best has been in commercials and advertisements (sprint and DC 1958 14-ft Chris-Craft Barracuda Kit Boat I bought it in in show and Foreign boat (U.K.) Featured front... $21,000 shoes to name a few). I have hundreds of pictures and bro- 1958 or 1959 and never got around to building it. It has (Non-US) 01534865005http://www.tradingdock.org/774 chures... $13,000 CA http://www.tradingdock.org/1368 been in the boxes and never opened until a few weeks ago (only one box of the two were opened) to inspect the con- 1959 20-ft Riva Florida Owner is selling in order to move 1956 18-ft Chris-Craft Continental Hull professionally tents and take pictures. Contents... $6,500 MO (314) 774- up to a Riva Ariston. This boat has placed first at Tahoe refinished and re-chromed(no pitting), re-built original 0580http://www.tradingdock.org/1383 Concourse and “Best of Show” at Houston’s Keels & Wheels KLC 6-cylinder engine, everything works, runs excellent Show. The engine is an MCL 6-cylinder with 10 hours, and and looks great. Cell-262-490-2747 $16,995 or OBO WI 1958 14-ft Chris-Craft Zephyr Kit Boat Reduced by $2,500 201-hp. A cover and trailer are... $65,900 OK (513) 242- http://www.tradingdock.org/1683 to $6,000. Was $8,500. Need to sell by spring. Refinished 0808http://www.tradingdock.org/1789 and updated in 2006 by a Chris-Craft professional 1956 18-ft Chris-Craft Continental This boat is structurally restorer. This boat was in near perfect condition when I 1960 19-ft Chris-Craft Capri Showboat is just refinished, excel- sound, and in good running condition, but needs external var- purchased it about 3 years ago. The following is a par- lent upholstery, near perfect overall, original 283 cu. in. 185- nish work on the deck, sides, and transom. KL engine com- tial list of restoration... $6,000 reduced DE (302) 229- hp V-8, 700 hr. Always kept in private boathouse, featured in pletely rebuilt four years ago. Comes with dual axle trailer, 9853http://www.tradingdock.org/1237 Mahogany Memories, photos available. Contact W. Bruce, (901) original flags and hardware, including windshield. $11,500 233-7589... $26,000 GA http://www.tradingdock.org/834 MI (231) 330-0584http://www.tradingdock.org/1333 1958 17-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier Utility Excellent condition. Hull Refinished 2000. Engine overhaul 2004. Runs 1960 19-ft Chris-Craft Capri 3 owner boat with origi- 1956 18-ft Chris-Craft Holiday #K170-796. Very original great and looks beautiful. Custom built 2002 aluminum nal wood that has had regular maintenance. Great run- unmolested boat, 25 years on small lake, used 2 weeks each Loadmaster trailer. Boat is ready to enjoy this summer. ning 283. All lights, gauges in working order. Throttle summer then placed in storage. Original upholstery, bright- Too many boats, this one has to go. $15,000 VA (757) 875- moved from dash to side control. Seats have been recov- work rechromed and fresh varnish, strong 105-hp engine 5830http://www.tradingdock.org/824 ered, flooring and side panels original. $24,000 TN (865) with dual carbs. Time and age has necessitated... $19,000 450-9836http://www.tradingdock.org/1082 OH http://www.tradingdock.org/1599 1958 17-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Hull #CC-17-3902 (matching numbers). Restoration 75% complete, lots of new wood 1960 20-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff Open All original equipment. 1956 20-ft Chris-Craft Continental Fully restored with black and varnish, bottom refastened, caulked, and painted. Rebuilt All parts including flag post, swim ladder, etc. Fully rebuilt aligator trim, burgundy interior. Refinished 2008. Original 95-hp K engine (hard seat and new rubber water pump), new Chevy 283 V-8 engine. Original factory delivery invoice (June engine w/12-volt conversion. Runs exceptionally well. Custom boat cover, Correct-Craft roadworthy trailer. Call... $6,500 KS 1960) to Burlington, VT marina. Always on fresh water. Very tan waterline cover. In water 2008. 2005 Bennington alu- http://www.tradingdock.org/1744 sound condition…no rot or damage. Refinished... $11,500 minum 2 axle trailer w/brakes. $19,500 WI (262) 203- NY (518) 963-7217http://www.tradingdock.org/1320 2270http://www.tradingdock.org/1755 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 gal. trailer. (225) 559-3093 $13,000 GA http://www.tradingdock.org/974

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1961 19-ft Chris-Craft Continental This is a very sound hull 21-Feet and Over 1951 38-ft Chris-Craft Double Stateroom Salon Complete which at this time is inverted for work on the bottom and restoration in 2001. Equipment includes twin Chris- 1946 22-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman (Custom Sedan) MBL sides. Everything has been stripped out. Engine has been Craft 283s, 5.0 kW Kohler generator, Heart Freedom 25 Engine (low hours, high compression) Burgundy inte- topped and runs like new. Boat has all the original hardware Inverter, Cruisair reverse heat / air, Sealand Vacuflush, rior. Cradle trailer. Well restored, original bottom. Great and windshield. All seats are in good shape... offer AZ (928) Polar fridge / freezer... $120,000 (Non-US) (416) 414- user boat. Excellent condition inside and out. Contact 595-1421 http://www.tradingdock.org/814 4510 http://www.tradingdock.org/297  Jeff at (260) 856-2528 or (574) 529-3384 $24,000 IN  http://www.tradingdock.org/1061 1961 19-ft Chris-Craft Runabout With trailer  1951 47.6-ft Chris-Craft Buccaneer Radical heart surgery Must see to appreciate $20,000 WA (509) 765- stopped this renovation. I have owned the Valiant Lady for 30 1946 22-ft Chris-Craft U-22 Sportsman Utility Beloved family 9606 http://www.tradingdock.org/1220 years. She has been repowered with Chrysler Hemis low 700  heirloom since 1959. The Barbie is a 1946 Philippine mahogany hours. All new 12-volt and 110 circuit breaker panels. All wood boat (wood and varnish) with a Model M engine and a middle 1962 16-ft Chris-Craft Ski Boat #CUA-160-211, V-8 engine, work professionally done.New mahogany upper windshield,... seat. In 2008, a new epoxy bottom was put in by Bill’s Marine in solid hull, brightwork rechromed, fresh varnish, 500 hours on $8,000 NY 15164553928 http://www.tradingdock.org/1022 Algonac, Michigan (originally part of Cuthbertson’s)... $30,000  engine. New Nautolex on foredeck, topside and rear deck now MI (313) 410-6672 http://www.tradingdock.org/1865 mahogany with chrome vents and step-pads. Reupholstered  1952 22-ft Chris-Craft U-22 Sportsman Recent 3-M 5200 in red and white. Time and age has necessitated... $17,000 bottom, refastened and varnished 1/08, all new chrome, new 1948 22-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman 90 percent restored. New OH http://www.tradingdock.org/1600 windshields, new linoleum flooring, cover and tandem trailer  hull, bottom repainted, and new varnish. Gauges are rebuilt included. 130-hp M engine runs great, beautiful boat. $39,900 and new upholstery. It has all the bright work and a metal 1962 16-ft Chris-Craft Ski Boat Original solid boat, GA (706) 717-0139 http://www.tradingdock.org/980 windshield frame. The engine turns over but has not been  new upholstery, varnish & chrome. 283 Chris-Craft run since 1981. Records and pictures of all the work... $14,500 engine with trailer. (440) 322-8167. $21,000 OH 1952 42-ft Chris-Craft DCFB Classic bullnose cruiser finishing VA (434) 927-5039 http://www.tradingdock.org/1823 http://www.tradingdock.org/496  a six year refurbishing. New wiring, twin 454 enclosed cooling Mercruisers, hull refastened and CPES, topsides stripped 1948 25-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Twin engine with trailer. 1962 16-ft Cruisers Inc Seafarer Open windshield runabout. and refinished, interior stripped and refinished, deck refas- Little Rock Boat Works. (320) 393-3370. $110,000 MN Total rebuild-refinish. New 60-hp Merc with Teleflex steer- tened. Includes Goode winch, anchors... $48,000 VA (202) http://www.tradingdock.org/660 ing. Deck fill 25 gallon tank. New trailer. Never in water. Very  557-1102http://www.tradingdock.org/385 nice. Located in Chicago suburb. (630) 860-1533 $5,000 IL 1948 25-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Sedan Excellent condition. http://www.tradingdock.org/1752 1952 47-ft Chris-Craft Buccaneer This immaculate, fully  Classy and comfortable sedan with lots of head, leg and elbow restored, 100% turnkey, ready to cruise and liveaboard, clas- room, unlike other shorter models. Ventilating windshield and 1962 19-ft Century Resorter Excellent restored condition sic 1952 Chris-Craft Buccaneer is for sale. Price just reduced real glass side windows. Room in the back for 2-3 deck chairs. with new bottom, sides and decks. New upholstery, re- for quick sale! This classic has just finished a complete 2 year New upholstery, new bottom, new decks, refastened... $85,000 chromed hardware. This boat has the optional fold out restoration. It is probably the finest 1952... $249,000 FL (321) MN (952) 471-3300 http://www.tradingdock.org/876 lounge, sliding top and rear boating ladder. Original rebuilt  795-1201http://www.tradingdock.org/304 Graymarine Fireball V-8. Trailer... $22,000 IL (630) 802- 1949 22-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman Newly rebuilt ML engine. 2698 http://www.tradingdock.org/856 1953 22-ft Chris-Craft Express Cruiser ... $7,450 OR (503)  Located in Mt Dora. (352) 383-2970 or rabet1955@embarq- 881-0821 http://www.tradingdock.org/1602 mail.com. $30,000 FL http://www.tradingdock.org/1801  1963 17-ft Chris-Craft Custom Ski Boat 283 rebuild, 200-hp,  no/low time engine, single axle trailer, cover. Contact Jeff (260) 1953 22-ft Shepherd Speedboat Have owned for past 20 years. 1949 22-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman U-22 Rebuilt 130-hp. Chris- 856-2528. $14,500 IN http://www.tradingdock.org/1063 Professionally maintained, new correct upholstery and lino-  Craft M engine, new epoxy bottom in 2004, rechromed hard- leum, re-chromed, new cover 2009. Tandem axle road trailer. ware 2004 new original syle blue upholstery 2006, waterline 1963 20-ft Chris-Craft Holiday Original Lake Tahoe boat. $15,000 firm. Call (440) 967-4375 after 6 pm. OH $15,000 cover and excellent tandem axle trailer. $32,500 CA (559) New bottom frames, engine stringers. Sides refastened. Needs firm OH http://www.tradingdock.org/1779 816-8461 http://www.tradingdock.org/1861  new bottom (have mahogany). 100% complete boat, model  431 engine, all hardware, chrome, upholstery and windshield. 1954 26-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff Good shape, no rot, 1949 33-ft Chris-Craft Cruiser Just reduced! Classic cruis- All original gauges, spotlight and waterline cover. $4,900 CA needs paint and varnish. Rebuilt Model M motor, low ing boat with flying bridge, dual controls, hydraulic steer- http://www.tradingdock.org/467 hours. Call Les at (440) 934-4435 x2252. $4,000 OH  ing, new 181 CID Chevrolet engines in 2005, Borg- http://www.tradingdock.org/1831 Warner transmissions. Owner put a lot of work into this  1968 20-ft Chris-Craft Holiday 283 cu. in., 185-hp, partly one before deciding to give... $17,900 WA (360) 341- restored, good hull, located at Portage Boat Works, Portage 1955 33-ft Chris-Craft Commander Comfortable classic cruiser 4350 http://www.tradingdock.org/878 Des Sioux, Missouri. (636) 250-3519 or (314) 614-1375. MO  layout with galley to starboard, dinette to port, a large hanging http://www.tradingdock.org/783 locker and enclosed head with manual toilet, and a V-berth  1949 47-ft Chris-Craft Cruiser w/ Flying Bridge This classic, forward. Original M series Chris-Craft engines in good run- “hollywood yacht” (as my friends call her) beauty has had a lot ning condition. Fuel tanks replaced in 2006... $29,500 MD of work already done. The renovation is continuing, but due (410) 212-5264 http://www.tradingdock.org/927 to illness and financial problems, I am not able to complete  my dream of turning this magnificent lady around... $50,000 1956 21-ft Century Coronado Very good condition. Hemi power, NC (252) 902-6220 http://www.tradingdock.org/1077  interior very good, paint and varnish could use freshening, two axle trailer almost new. (608) 987-2803 or ivey@mhtc. 1950 22-ft Chris-Craft U22 Sportsman Complete restoration. net. $17,000 OBO WI http://www.tradingdock.org/580 West System bottom 15-coats. Replanked mahogany sides,  deck and ceiling boards Restored gauges & banjo wheel. 2008 1956 33-ft Chris-Craft Futura Express Cruiser Twin 283 V-8, Award winning beauty at Mr Dora/Tavares show. 158-hp teak deck, teak cockpit, beautiful bright interior, always kept MBL. New upholstery. Magic Tilt trailer... $39,000 FL (352) in boathouse, 2007 boat show winner. First time offered, sur- 343-6561 http://www.tradingdock.org/1200  vey available. Tony Mollica, 110 Cherry Hill, Syracuse, NY 13214, [email protected], (315) 446-5654. $25,000 NY 1950 23-ft Chris-Craft Holiday This is the original 1950 23-ft http://www.tradingdock.org/650 Holiday design with the reverse-raked, curved transom. We  (at Riddle Boatworks) have the full complement of hard- 1956 35-ft Chris-Craft Constellation 99% original wood and ware and running gear from Hull #13, plus the stamped hardware, flying bridge, wheelhouse enclosure, swim platform serial number. We will build a new (reproduction) Holiday... added. Hull sides, West System with copper sheet and 5200 See ad description OH http://www.tradingdock.org/1110  glued screwed bottom. Engines rebuilt 351 c.i. Mercruisers, Electrosan and tank, stainless fuel tanks, custom... $40,000 1951 22-ft Chris-Craft Sportman This boat has been 100% NJ http://www.tradingdock.org/692 restored. Nothing has been left out. Boathouse stored  its entire life. Just put in the key, start and go. Will forward pictures and more, with request $30,000 MI http://www.tradingdock.org/940

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1956 35-ft Chris-Craft Constellation 99% original wood & 1959 30-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff Twin 283s raw water cooled. 1963 28-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier Futura Twin V-8 185-hp with hardware, additional flying bridge and enclosed wheelhouse, Port engine rebuilt with 50 hours, starboard engine old, but manual transmissions. Sleeps 4. New fuel tanks, upholstery, top, see org. 692 Winter 2008 Trader. Looking for a caring new runs strong. Cockpit and cabin roofs recovered in fiberglass. side and aft cockpit curtains in 2002. Complete refinish and owner for solidly rebuilt with minimum maintenance wood Upholstery in cockpit and cabin, redone and in very good new planked mahogany transom in 2005. Currently docked on classic. Ready to use for next 50 years and very strong... condition. Engine instruments rebuilt. Many... $5,900 CT Lake Texoma, 100 miles North of Dallas. No trailer... $10,000 $40,000 NJ http://www.tradingdock.org/953 (203) 853-1144http://www.tradingdock.org/477 TX (903) 463-5211http://www.tradingdock.org/1869

1956 55-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Celebration. Chris-Craft 1959 30-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff A great restoration project, 1963 37-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Twin 320-hp Crusaders. is well known for their beautiful and seaworthy motoryachts rare in the sense that Chris-Craft built a lot of 22-30-ft Skiffs Mahogany hull in excellent condition and minor wood work such as the Constellation. The Constellation, affectionately with single engine power, but not so many twins due to the required on deck. Fly bridge, camper top, refrigerator, air, three called “Connies” by their loyal... $45,000 NY (716) 397- added expense. This boat was built in Salsbury, Maryland... burner Princess stove w/rotisserie, newer electric toilet. Two 9200http://www.tradingdock.org/1066 $5,000 NJ (609) 242-7826http://www.tradingdock.org/697 100 gallon fuel tanks, potable water system,... $11,900 WI http://www.tradingdock.org/1411 1957 26-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff ... $14,000 NY 1959 40-ft Chris-Craft Conqueror This boat has been a http://www.tradingdock.org/1059 great liveaboard for the last two years, and it also makes a 1963 37-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Just reduced A fully great cruiser. The bottom was refastened 2005, and it was restored classic lake and river cruiser, ready to cruise or live 1957 30-ft Chris-Craft Seaskiff Open Hardtop Perfect boat for re-powered 1990 with two Marine Power 454s (330-hp). aboard in luxury and style. If you were ever interested in own- cruising Lake Tahoe at bargain price! Comfortable and spa- Air Conditioning/heat is provided... $49,900 RI (443) 994- ing a classic wooden Chris-Craft, but were concerned about cious with over $60k invested. Hull #502 in excellent condi- 9479http://www.tradingdock.org/374 repairs and refurbishing, then this boat is... $19,900 OK (405) tion. Reconditioned in 2007 including new mahogany deck 503-3837http://www.tradingdock.org/684 and cabin. Twin 105-hp KL engines with 12-volt electrical. 1960 32-ft Chris-Craft Commander Marriage split, must Always... $32,500 NV http://www.tradingdock.org/1879 sell ASAP. Paid $15,000.00 in year 2000. Please make me 1963 46-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Double planked mahog- an offer. Very original, always indoor storage, I cannot any classic. Twin Chrysler 440s. 7.6 Kohler. Innumerable ame- 1957 33-ft Chris-Craft Futura Rare ownership opportu- afford to keep her. Laurie $9,000 (Non-US) (416) 951- nities, extensive spare parts including engines, transmissions nity. Believed to be the only Futura to leave the factory 7372http://www.tradingdock.org/1399 as well as inventory of mahogany lumber for maintenance. with black hullsides. Custom restoration with attention to Same owners last 19 years. Always in fresh... $53,900 WI (563) every detail. Multiple show winner. Black Beauty is a true 1960 36-ft Chris-Craft Constellation w/Fly Bridge Major 920-1146http://www.tradingdock.org/1682 Gentleman’s Day Cruiser! Serious inquiries MI (810) 329- restoration done. Thousands invested. 3rd owner from 8779http://www.tradingdock.org/935 new. Turns heads at Catalina. Great family weekender. 1964 21-ft Chris-Craft Continental Super Sport ... $19,500 IL Repowered with twin gas Panther Marine 350 engines. (309) 452-9823http://www.tradingdock.org/906 1957 42-ft Chris-Craft Constellation MUST SELL Divorce Recently serviced. 210 hours on engines. Heat exchang- forces sale. Voted Best Boat over 30 ft at 2004 Vancouver ers. New electrical panel... $19,500 CA (805) 202- 1964 22-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier Excellent condition. Wooden Boat Festival. Comfortable Cruiser or Great 1021http://www.tradingdock.org/1636 Motor & transmission have less than 150 hours on them. Liveaboard 42 ft, with bullnose , enclosed pilothouse and twin 350 Graymarine engine. Complete fresh cooling system. Cat diesels. Full electronics... $59,900 OBO CDN (Non-US) 1960 36-ft Chris-Craft Constellation This fully restored Chris- VHF radio, CB, depth sounder. Always cleaned and stored (604) 489-0177http://www.tradingdock.org/1004 Craft is ready for cruising. It sleeps 4 comfortably with a large covered. Spare props. Bimini... $12,000 WA (253) 946- V-berth and twin bunks. The galley is equipped with a pro- 1680http://www.tradingdock.org/565 1958 26-ft Chris-Craft Clipper Sedan This boat is in show pane stove/oven, on demand hot water heater and AC/DC room condition. Equipped with air-conditioning, refrigerator, refrigerator. Last surveyed in 2006 $24,900 OR (503) 803- 1964 23-ft Lyman Fresh paint, new 350 c.i. engine, with tan- 2500 watts inverter. Two twin blueprinted engines completely 0449http://www.tradingdock.org/976 dem trailer. Little Rock Boat Works. (320) 393-3370. $16,000 restored with serial numbers matching original purchase MN http://www.tradingdock.org/663 order. Engines are 2, 6-cylinder Hercules flat head... $115,000 1961 28-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Classic collector’s item, (Non-US) (450) 346-1281http://www.tradingdock.org/1244 restored to mint condition, none nicer anywhere. Twin 350 1965 23-ft Chris-Craft Cuddy Port Hole On a trailer. I can deliver engines, fresh tune-up and carburetors rebuilt last year. Runs it for gas if it is SoCal. The trailer does not go with the boat. 1958 31-ft Chris-Craft Constellation With new 3 axle beautifully, 80 gal. fuel. 12 knots on 10 gph. Fresh bottom It was last used in 05 has 05 stickers and lien sale paper work aluminum trailer, no rot, great condition, new camper paint and seal. Electric flushing head. Hart... $22,500 AL that is correct to register the vessel. The motor is a 305 Gray... canvas, sleeps six, port steering, ,2 6-cylinder Chryslers, http://www.tradingdock.org/1238 Free CA (909) 392-0027http://www.tradingdock.org/1154 runs excellent. Marvin (802) 863-6135 VT $18,500 VT http://www.tradingdock.org/1465 1961 30-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff Open The classic lake boat 1965 24-ft SeaSkiff Standard Make an offer, she needs a good for family and friends This is a fantastic boat for entertain- home. Solid hull restored. New vinyl and decking restored. 1958 35-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Can you or someone you ing friends and family. She is a head turner where ever you Interior stripped out, ready to start re-assembly. New frame know take on this project? $2500 finder’s fee if your contact go. In 1961, Chris-Craft built a few large open boats on large for windshield. All parts and pieces are there, no surprises I completes this sale. Or, if you are the buyer, take $2500 off the cruiser hulls. This boat has a small V-berth... $57,500 MN will disclose everything I know... $3,850 OBO MI (616) 566- initial purchase price. We made a commitment to the former (612) 275-2455http://www.tradingdock.org/1028 4590http://www.tradingdock.org/1259 owner that we would do our best to see this... $7,500 plus Restore OH http://www.tradingdock.org/1478 1962 26-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier This boat is a one owner. 1965 30-ft Chris-Craft Constellation This boat was under My father bought it new and recently passed. It has spent water (at the dock) in Smith Mountain Lake, VA.I salvaged 1959 24-ft Chris-Craft Sportsman 283 V-8, needs planks, with the majority if its later years in storage. I had it in the water her with all the good intentions of restoring her to her for- tandem trailer. Little Rock Boat Works. (320) 393-3370. $7,500 last in 1989 and it ran great. Has 283 V-8 motor, kitchenette, mer glory. She has been dry in a pole barn since salvage in MN http://www.tradingdock.org/661 bathroom, dinette, etc.(see pictures)... $7500.00 OH (740) 2000. Due to a serious health issue I can not do any... $7,500 446-8217http://www.tradingdock.org/645 VA (540) 833-2665http://www.tradingdock.org/1535 1959 27-ft Chris-Craft Constellation All wood boat on boat stands, no trailer. Single Chris-Craft 283 engine, Onan gen- 1962 32-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Twin Chrysler 318s, 1965 46-ft Chris-Craft Constellation New bottom job, sur- erator both out of boat. Started restoration, some minor rot, 1000 hrs. each. Excellent restored condition, ready to go. New veyed 2 years ago for $75,000 value. Two 429 engines, genera- now needing completion. All components available. Was in transom, new upholstery, original hardware and gages. Hull tor, sleeps 8, three marine air conditioners. Located at Grand water the entire time from 1959 until spring 2006,... $5,000 is sound and watertight. Boat has been completely stripped, Lake, Oklahoma. Fresh water wooden boat. Contact Fred at SC (864) 288-6720http://www.tradingdock.org/414 stained and varnished. Copy of original factory... $18,000 IA (918) 639-3061. $75,000 http://www.tradingdock.org/1778 (563) 324-6399http://www.tradingdock.org/273 1959 28-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Twin 283 Chevys, 1966 28-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff A true classic profession- Electronic ignition, rebuilt Carbs, New Shifters (not Chris- 1962 35-ft Chris-Craft Cavalier Tri Cabin One of a kind lov- ally restored 2000-2003. This boat is truly a 10. New bot- o-Matics), professional restoration of hull, decks and gunnels. ingly restored Cavalier. Ten years in the making. 1996 Best tom. 60% of top sides replaced. New decks. New cabin and New vinyl on cockpit floor and cabin top, all cockpit wood Classic Cruiser at Clayton. Mahogany ply hull treated to 3 coats hardtop. New transom. Repowered in 2004 (5.7 Marine refinished. Original condition throughout most of boat... $9,000 of epoxy before primer and paint. Boat completely pulled apart Power) New fuel tank. New electrical... $24,990 NY (631) OH (440) 934-6733http://www.tradingdock.org/1545 and rebuilt. Only top of the line parts and fittings... $35,000 320-1623http://www.tradingdock.org/1020 (Non-US) (416) 407-7129http://www.tradingdock.org/397

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1966 45-ft Chris-Craft Constellation FlyBridge, double planked 1991 21-ft Hacker Twin Cockpit Crusader 350, approx. 400 21-Feet and Over mahogany. Teak decks, handrails, swim platform. Twin 300-hp- hours, second owner, new bottom 1998, boathouse kept 1964 38-ft Chris-Craft Commander Sportfisherman Fiberglass, 427s w/450 hrs. 6.5 kW Kohler Gen w/ 250 hrs. 2 Cruisair Lake George, New York. No trailer. Contact winterdhor- low hours, flybridge, 6 kW gen set. Second owner, excellent A/C units. Vacu-Flush heads. 12-volt/110V inverter system [email protected] or California (626) 799-1533. $28,000 NY condition. Lying Santa Barbara, CA. (805) 564-1495. $42,500 with built in rectifier. Centerline queen Master aft... $39,900 http://www.tradingdock.org/780  CA http://www.tradingdock.org/500 MN http://www.tradingdock.org/1651  1999 24-ft Hackercraft Runabout This boat was built after the 1966 27-ft Chris-Craft Commander This is hull # FXA-27- 1967 25-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff Sea Hawk Sportsman ‘green ash’ problem. With low operating hours and a recent 2035-H. She is a 1966 Commander Express with hardtop. 327 210-hp. 125 lbs compression all cylinders, electronic refinish, this should be a very easy and fun boat to own! Originally she had a single 327F for power. We replaced that ignition, canister fuel filter. No hull rot or wood delam- Owner has been compulsive in the maintenance of this boat. with a 350 over a decade ago. This is raw water cooled and needs ination. Topsides just stripped sealed and painted. 2002 The 350 ci V-8 engine has 120 hours on it and is... $67,500 to be replaced again. A leak developed in the manifold... $8,000 upholstery, lobster red and near... $19,900 MI (269) 217- OH (513) 242-0808 http://www.tradingdock.org/1793  OBO CT (203) 263-0656 http://www.tradingdock.org/445 4897http://www.tradingdock.org/530  Classic Fiberglass Boats 1966 27-ft Chris-Craft Commander 327cu.in. 210- 1967 26-ft Lyman Cruisette Hardtop Great condition, hp Chris-Craft engines. Pictures available. View fresh paint and varnish, recent survey, 210-hp Ford 20-Feet and Under on www.bridgeyachts.com $13,500 (Non-US) Interceptor with less than 500 original hours. Stern 1966 17-ft Century Fibersport Rebuilt Chrysler 318 210- 15197335636http://www.tradingdock.org/344 thruster, Brand new galvanized tandem axle trailer, aft hp with Paragon transmission, excellent white bottom, cover. Tim Robinson (530) 277-3204 $29,900 WA (760) 468- no pits whatsoever, fairly new seat covers, all other inte- 1967 38-ft Chris-Craft Commander Sportfisherman Three 1009 http://www.tradingdock.org/1367  rior good user cond., interior is grey and red, everything cabin fiberglass yacht in excellent condition. Dual controls, works except tac, good dual... $7,500 MS (662) 226- low hours F.W. Fords, 6.5 kW gen. Phone (805) 564-1493 1967 28-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff Sportsman Twin stock 283s, 2015 http://www.tradingdock.org/1555 $42,500 CA http://www.tradingdock.org/832 low hours, recent paint, newer canvas and upholstery, spare   shafts and props, swim platform, electric anchor. $28,000 IN 1969 19-ft Chris-Craft Commander Super Sport Original 1968 42-ft Chris-Craft Commander Fiberglass, FWC 454s 580 http://www.tradingdock.org/1756  description from Chris-Craft promotional brochure: 42 mph hrs, generator, A/C, aft cabin, refrigerator/freezer, stereo/TV/ 230-hp V-8. Exceptionally large cockpit for a boat this length. A DVD/VCR, color GPS, aft deck enclosed, side dutch doors, 1967 30-ft Chris-Craft Constellation ... $3,000 (Non-US) three-place stern seat is standard. Twin bucket seats forward and sliding glass windows, new water heater, redecorated, pris- (250) 656-0588 http://www.tradingdock.org/975  ship-side... $26,000 TX http://www.tradingdock.org/1414 tine. (631) 581-9149 or [email protected]. Please call NY http://www.tradingdock.org/547 1967 38-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Tri-Cabin (a floating apart- 1970 17-ft Chris-Craft Ski Boat Corsair (early fiberglass) Ski ment at a reasonable price) If you are ever interested in owning Boat, 230 h.p. 327c.i., engine and tandem axle trailer. Boat 1971 42-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Twin 427 Ford engines, a classic wooden Chris-Craft, this is the perfect vessel for use is all original and ready to go. Projected long term North 6.5 Kohler generator, all original and in excellent running con- and enjoyment while restoring and/or upgrading this classic... Florida drought forces sale. (850) 562-3767 or via “Contact dition, hull and bottom planking professionally restored and $29,995 CA (415) 456-3998 http://www.tradingdock.org/618  Seller”... $11,000 FL http://www.tradingdock.org/348 painted in 2004/2005. Many extras. (US). Phone: (416) 485- 8660 $36,500 (Non-US) http://www.tradingdock.org/1560 1967 40-ft Chris-Craft Corinthian FBSF Price 1970 18-ft DelQuay Fisherboat Built in England, FG lap- reduced! Beautiful, refurbished, refit, refinished, refas- strake hull, single cylinder 8-hp Saab diesel completely 1972 29-ft Chris-Craft Catalina Reduced, to well below April, tened, rewired, repowered 06 w/twin 454EFI/ZFs, and rebuild with factory parts, tiller steering, full feathering pro- 2009 NADA value of $5,200. Transition model? (Fiberglass ready to run. 20 year love affair, ready for younger owner. peller all on an EZ Loader trailer. An exceptional life boat, hull & fabric-covered wood deck/cabin exterior, wood inte- Will deliver East Coast $49,900 OBO FL (941) 473- club launch, tender or ICW cocktail cruiser. $9,000 NY (607) rior); Original upholstery; Single 350Q(re-built); Freshwater; 7746 http://www.tradingdock.org/462  749-3684http://www.tradingdock.org/1476 2nd owner; Good project boat!; Trailered... $4,500 MO (816) 861-0339http://www.tradingdock.org/794 1967 43-ft Chris-Craft Sea Skiff This boat is in great shape and 1972 19-ft Aristocraft Nineteen Looking for a bit of nostal- is one of only 19 built in 1967. This model was only produced gia? This 1972 Aristocraft, 19-ft boat features a sliding hard- 1973 23-ft Chris-Craft XK 22 Sweet Alsuma, 500-hp Mercury, from ’66-68 and a total of only 66 were ever built. The features top and removable windows. A bimini top is also included. Bravo X outdrive, Lab racing prop, new 2.25-in transom, Vessel are: Twin Ford 427 Cobra engines with 1100 hrs. Converted to... Lots of fun and a real eye catcher on the water! As you can view/smart craft, Corsa silent choice, Stainless Marine 4-in Offers TN (423) 899-1985 http://www.tradingdock.org/1808  see from the pictures, she’s in great... $5,800 NJ (973) 234- exhaust, New Chrome, new paint, Mahogany/Maple decks, 8437 http://www.tradingdock.org/1878 new windshields, Mahogany dash panels Custom... $35,000 1968 57-ft Chris-Craft Connie Bristol condition-enhanced.  OK http://www.tradingdock.org/1666 The finest of it kind worldwide. No cost spared during 1974 17-ft Mastercraft Competition Ski This boat was dam- recent thorough professional restoration. Too many fea- aged in a hurricane many years ago. The damage has been 1976 22-ft Chris-Craft XK 6.9 Meter All original in very tures to list. 2 DDA 8-71s with very low hours. Fresh water repaired, and gelcoat cracks have been ground and filled, but good condition. Make offer in US $. Contact John Hagan at boat, religiously maintained... Negotiable MI (231) 723- significant cosmetic work (sanding & more filling and paint) (502) 553-0761 or [email protected]. make offer 5978 http://www.tradingdock.org/666  remains. Engine (Holman-Moody 351W) has been rebuilt,... KY http://www.tradingdock.org/1694 $1,500 TN (931) 409-7375 http://www.tradingdock.org/978 1969 38-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Mint condition. Twin  1976 30-ft Chris-Craft Sportfisher In bristol condition. Twin. 327Q (230-hp) engines, rebuilt & maintained in excellent 1978 17-ft Chris-Craft Super Sport Chevy V-8, ski tow, boarding 350s, full inboard. Electric head w/mac. 25-gal water, 40-gal condition. 6.5 kW Kohler generator (800 hrs), A/C, heat ladder, cockpit cover, other factory options. Excellent condition, holding tank 186-gal gas. All new electronics. Color 21-in reverse cycle, all cabins. Auto pilot w/remote. Complete documented, newer trailer. (501) 329-1117 or ebuchanan@ screen, with depth/chart plotter! All new batteries and inverter. Sunbrella bridge enclosure,... $35,000 MI (313) 815- alliancecable.net AR http://www.tradingdock.org/1385 Two live bait bags, Super clean inside and... $38,500 OBO 8813 http://www.tradingdock.org/556   CA (626) 447-7464http://www.tradingdock.org/1490 1969 57-ft Chris-Craft Constellation Many more photos and 1977 22-ft Chris-Craft Tournament Fisherman Classic additional information can be found here: http://1969Chris- restored Chris-Craft inboard diesel center console. If you Craftconstellation.blogspot.com/ Enjoy! She’s a true ‘10’ To want to own a perfect fish/picnic boat, not many like this. request further information or to arrange a viewing please con- Yanmar runs perfect with less than 100 original hours tact us at (877) 467-1237 or [email protected]... $350,000 and is 1987 with all new hoses... $21,900 FL (904) 219- TN (877) 467-1237 http://www.tradingdock.org/1475  2470http://www.tradingdock.org/1840 1980 (Refitted in 2000) 38-ft Chesapeake Bay Deadrise Work 1978 29-ft Chris-Craft 8 Meter 2 years renovation to a boat/ Sport Fishing Style Built on the Choptank River in perfect condition. The boat is located in Sweden. Price: Cambridge, MD. Registered with Customs House. 12-ft Offer Email: [email protected] $100,000 (Non-US) beam. Powered by a 3208 natural Cat. 210-hp. Under 3000 http://www.tradingdock.org/1102 hrs. Dual Controls in main cabin and starboard aft. Radar,  Depth and Fish Finder, Compass,... $61,500 NC (252) 986- 2239http://www.tradingdock.org/302

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1979 23-ft Chris-Craft Scorpion Classic runabout with cuddy New Old Stock Antique Johnson Outboard Motor Parts from Sterling Petrol Carburetor, Dolphin Series Used Carburetor cabin, 260-hp Mercruiser I/O. New hull paint bottom and 1922-1953. Thousands of parts. Call for a quote and your for Sterling Petrol, Dolphin series. Also have starter motor. sides, new upholstery, new carpets, new Karavan tandem needs. 350-400 antique outboards to choose from. Most makes Call David for more information. $2,000 CA (619) 972- axle trailer with brakes. New hatch, teak refinished. Sacrifice and models. Call for pricing. John Pole (651) 768-8888 MN 5995http://www.tradingdock.org/1886 $8,500. Video $15. John Pole (651) 768-8888. $8,500 MN http://www.tradingdock.org/1504 http://www.tradingdock.org/655 Sterling Petrol, Dolphin Starter Motor Used starter Outdrive Units motor for a Sterling Petrol, also have carburetors for sale. 1986 30-ft Scout 30 Auction, Charming design of the twen- Call David for more information $350 CA (619) 972- ties with modern construction of today, will be auctioned on Two sets of Bravo I 1.36:1 Gears Pinion shafts come with 5995http://www.tradingdock.org/1885 eBay.com starting 8/2/09. Description is 30 Scout Powerboat, roller bearings. Less than 50 hrs. $600 for both. Morse category is eBay Motors> Powerboat & Motorboats> Turner (309) 263-2987, [email protected] $600 IL Windshield Brackets Post-war Gar Wood Deluxe and 18-ft Cruisers, [email protected] for... Auction NC (704) 588- http://www.tradingdock.org/1079 utility style, $500-400, depending on chrome, have sev- 4372http://www.tradingdock.org/1802 eral. Also GW Speedster style repro castings, $400. Misc Parts bracket sets for outboards, $100-200. Also fixed 19-ft Capri, Contemporary Boats 1957~312~Ford~ Y-Block Interceptor Marine Drive Parts U-22, and 18-ft Continental windshield parts. Boyd... CT Offering in a package, or individual parts or pieces is this http://www.tradingdock.org/1750 20-Feet and Under mid fifties Ford Y Block 312 Interceptor Marine Drive.... Zenith Carburetors for K motors and M motors, $100 each 1964 16-ft Aluma-Craft Cordella Classic runabout with 90-hp, Engine was last started aprox. 5/2?/2009. What I believe to be plus shipping. Flame arrestors for K and M motors, $50 V-4 OMC I/O. Very rare, 1 of 10 made from 1964 to 1967. a Dearborn Marine Transmission, went smoothly from for- each plus shipping. 283 V-8 flame arrestors for four barrel Excellent condition, excellent original interior. Mooring cover, ward to neutral... $10 MI http://www.tradingdock.org/1858 (2 pieces), $80 plus shipping. John Pole (651) 768-8888. MN trailer with spare. Many extras. Video $15. John Pole (651) http://www.tradingdock.org/1502 768-8888. $1,800 MN http://www.tradingdock.org/654 2 Bronze Shafts 2 Bronze Shafts out of our 1968 Chris-Craft,  they are 1 3/8 in diameter shafts and are 11-ft 3-in. 11-feet Zenith Triple Downdrafts These are ready to install. I was 2005 18-ft Glen L Gentry Light Em Up has less than 50 3-inches long. And are in excellent condition. $200.00 WI going to use them in my barrelback but instead going with hrs since completion. West System construction through- (262) 994-7561http://www.tradingdock.org/567 a HO 283. Completely rebuilt and bored out. No expense out. 3 ply (5/8-in) hull, bottom and decks. New 350 spared. Show ready. Serious offers only. No low ballers. Aaron Chevy and Velvet Drive transmission. Beautifully fin- A 120 New Parts (4) copper head gaskets, oil dipstick, intake (952) 448-5412 [email protected] MN (952) 297- ished mahogany decks and... $35,000 FL (352) 348- and exhaust manifold gaskets, brass intake heat fittings, intake 5414 http://www.tradingdock.org/1892 8554http://www.tradingdock.org/1245 heat restrictors, crank gear, (1) used pair very good exhaust  manifolds. Jim Aamodt (612) 710-4134 days, (952) 938-1211 Inboard Engines, Outboard Motors, Parts 1930s Chrysler 2006 17-ft Reardon Launch Cedar on oak, epoxy encapsu- evenings. MN http://www.tradingdock.org/649 Crown M-2 complete, $400. 1950s Graymarine 4-cylinder lated, console controls, 10-hp Nissan, fitted cover, 07 Skippers 60-hp, $200. JXLD Hercules needing Chris-Craft marine Choice ACBS Horseshoe Bay 08, First in Class Eagle Mountain Exhaust Manifold USED 1931 Dodge Lycoming Straight adaptor parts, $200. NOS prop shaft for U-22, $200. Various Show, trailer available, call for photos. (817) 579-0936 $18,000 Eight Intake and Exhaust Manifold. No Carburetor. bronze props, $200 each. Antique outboards, 450 to choose TX http://www.tradingdock.org/1337 Call David for more information. $2,500 CA (619) 972- 5995http://www.tradingdock.org/1897 from. John... MN http://www.tradingdock.org/786 21-Feet and Over Fuel Tanks Custom and reproduction. Built to US Coast Model B Engine Parts Mr. B. Specializing in Model B 1962 47-ft Chris-Craft Roamer Riveria Steel Hull Chris-Craft Guard specifications. Jeff Reynolds, Rayco Mfg Co., 6060 Engine Parts and show quality remanufacturing of engines Roamer Riveria, steel hull, 13-ft beam, sleeps 8, full galley, 28th St East, Unit 1, Bradenton, FL 34203. (941) 751-3177 and accessories. Good stock of new and rebuilt starters, stove with oven, refrigerator, two heads (one with shower), 30 or www.raycotanks.com. Visa/MasterCard Various Prices FL generators, distributors, fuel and water pumps, plus all & 50 amp service, electric heat, twin 454s fresh water cooled http://www.tradingdock.org/549 internal parts. Gasket sets, manifolds, brass exhaust... TX engines, Borg Warner gears, less than 1500 hours... $10,000 http://www.tradingdock.org/971 NH (603) 765-2699http://www.tradingdock.org/1899 Graymarine 401 cid Heads Nice pair of Graymarine/Buick 401ci (nailhead) heads for sale. Hot tanked and Magnafluxed. Hardware & Rigging 2007 30-ft Custom Gentleman’s Racer Barnstormer is a one Good shape!! Can ship. Buyer pays actual ship cost. Can, will of a kind boat designed by Naval Architect Charlie Jannace box well. Small fee. [email protected] $275 Ea IA (515) Cabin and built by Granville Boat Works. Twin ZR6 6liter, 400-hp 243-1845http://www.tradingdock.org/1140 ‘67 37-ft Chris-Craft interior Nice complete blue cushion set, Pleasure Craft Marine engines, V-drives with 1.29:1 reduction. many drawers and doors, stainless, flybrige and ladder, swim 50 mph. West System construction throughout... $175,000 Hacker pre 1928 Air Vents Used pre 1928 Hacker platform w/ lights, headlights, light mast and base. Came from FL (352) 348-8554http://www.tradingdock.org/1246 Air Vents, I have four will sell for 100.00 each. Call a roamer riviera but same as any from Holland Also, cockpit David for more information. $100 ea CA (619) 972- bi-fold doors from ‘65 3? chris Gary... Make offer TX (281) Engines, Powertrain, & Parts 5995http://www.tradingdock.org/1889 639-6361http://www.tradingdock.org/1609 Transmissions Hacker pre 1928 Instruments Restored instruments in cluster 1954 U-22 NOS prop shaft bronze. $250. 1956 Century 16-ft Paragon Transmissions 2 Paragon Transmissions, 1st one- for pre- 1928 Hacker. Will consider trade for 1934-38 Gar NOS windshield with frame panoramic/plastic type. $300. RH Model# HF 7A15R Serial# 5E4465, Reduction Wood instruments. Call David for more information $2,500 1948 Century 18-ft Resorter hardware, Banjo wheel, etc. $300. Model# BA 15R Serial# 5E4466 RH, 2nd one-LH CA (619) 972-5995http://www.tradingdock.org/1888 1950s Chris-Craft Cruiser hardware, gauges, Iva lights tall, Model #HF7A15L Serial# 5F7132, Reduction Model# short. $300 each... MN http://www.tradingdock.org/656 RA15L Serial# 5E7133. These transmissions are out of a Hacker pre 1928 Steering Box Used Steering box, complete with wood wheel and controls. Call David for more information 1960s Chris-Craft w/283 Chevys... $200.00 WI (262) 994- Miscellaneous 7561http://www.tradingdock.org/566 $2,000 CA (619) 972-5995http://www.tradingdock.org/1887 Nautical Merchandise For Sale New Scripps Heads & Gaskets Aluminum 356 T-6 alloy w/ Rebuilt Paragon HJ-7 internal drum assembly with gas- All original Chris-Craft Folding Bicycle The “Cabin Boy” was kets, no castings, and one used hydraulic pump. Morse SS thread inserts Early and Late Style for 150 series 6-cylinder and 300 series 12-cylinder fully machined $800.00 made in Italy for Chris-Craft. It was available as an acces- Turner (309) 263-2978 or [email protected]. $650 IL sory when you purchased your new Constellation sometime http://www.tradingdock.org/1080 ea New Copper head Gaskets $90 ea or 3 or more $85 ea. George Shinn, Vintage Boat Services. $800 ea FL (352) 568- in the 1950s(?). The original decals (Chris-Craft and Cabin 1872http://www.tradingdock.org/391 Boy)are on the frame in great condition. All the... $1,850 WA Outboard Motors http://www.tradingdock.org/1222 ’57 West Bend 30-hp Only used for less than 5 hours total, sat Reproduction Parts For Chris-Craft, Dodge, Gar Wood in garage ever since. Have the control cables, original owners & Hacker runabouts & utilities. Authentic best-of-show Chris-Craft Post War Seat Cushion Tags Set of 6 on original mus- guide. Email [email protected] or call (602) 788-1277 quality hardware since 1979. View catalog at www.cal- lin material. (716) 692-3611, 588 Sweeney St, N. Tonawanda, $600 AZ http://www.tradingdock.org/1702 iforniaclassicboats.com. Printed catalog $6 (refund- NY $28.00 NY http://www.tradingdock.org/1568 able with $50 order). Al Schinnerer,... CA (562) 494- 8482http://www.tradingdock.org/770

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Five Classic Chris-Craft paintings Set of 5 beautiful original Services Original 1940 Chris-Craft Line Drawings I have about 40 orig- acrylic paintings of various classic Chris-Craft runabouts. inal 1940 Chris-Craft line drawings that are printed like a blue 35-ft x 14-ft Covered Slip On Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri; All details authentically correct. Sizes:17-in x 21-in & 17-in print. They were all printed in 1939 for the 1940 year. They ideal spot for antique yacht, 1 mile off main channel, 10.5mm; x 27-in. See entire collection at www.shaffett.com, or con- cover from the 55-ft Motor Yacht to the to the 25-ft enclosed 10,000lb lift; live-aboard ok; accomodations also avail- tact [email protected] for... $9,995 FL (941) 955- cruiser covering 14 different models between these... $2500 able; very accessible! $150/month (includes limited 120v 6761 http://www.tradingdock.org/472 CA (530) 546-2551xx3 http://www.tradingdock.org/401  power) (816) 806-4177 $150 MONTH MO (816) 861-  0339http://www.tradingdock.org/795 Original Chris-Craft Folding Bicycle Called the “Cabin Boy,” Wanted original decals Chris-Craft and Cabin Boy, good condition. (585) Classic Boat Upholstery Established in 1975. Mayeaux 594-8533 $800 OBO NY http://www.tradingdock.org/1595 1932 Chris-Craft Engine Engine for 1932 Chris-Craft 18-ft Upholstery is experienced in the restoration of Classic 301 for correct restore. Would take Chrysler Crown CM, Gray Boat Interiors, Tops , and Covers. Expert craftsmanship. Post War Chris-Craft Seat Cushion Tags Made from Phantom 6, or Chris-Craft motor. Need complete engine with Many show winning interiors. References on request. original muslin cloth. Set of (6) each $30.00. Total trans, carb, manifolds, starter/gen, and dist. I have a LM com- www.JacksUpholstery.com on request OR (503) 267- includes shipping & handling. (716) 692-3611 $30 NY plete but no trans. Either would work, complete... TX (936) 8824 http://www.tradingdock.org/853 http://www.tradingdock.org/1719  588-6626http://www.tradingdock.org/793 Compass Repair Compass repair and adjusting. All makes Vintage Personalized Boat Signs For your home, office or as 55-57 Capri Windshield Parts I am looking for a few wind- and models supported. Kelvin White and Danforth mod- a gift. Personalized Vintage Boating Signs. Personalize with shield parts for my 1957 19-ft Capri. I am missing the els used on most Chris-Craft a specialty. Simple repairs to Name, Lake etc. Signs are available in various sizes and prices. Starboard end piece (elbow) and the top frame rails. If any- complete restorations available. Worldwide satisfied cus- Order on-line at www.accentyourhome.net. Go to catalog/ body has these pieces and would like to part with them or tomer base. Reasonable prices. call for quote WA (888) 539- personalized signs/boating. Or call (800) 634-4514... WI (262) any other Capri parts, let me know. I am certainly open... CA 2757 http://www.tradingdock.org/932 569-7847http://www.tradingdock.org/1584  http://www.tradingdock.org/1412 Maritime Classics Restoration and Repair Maritime Classics Wooden Boat Print Shirt Here is a beautiful new Wooden Classic Boating Magazines Want to buy Classic Boating Restoration and Repair has 20 years of hands on experience Boat Hawaiian shirt design. Very cool indeed, and in Magazines numbers 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 17, 18, and 19. and a life time of wooden boat knowledge. From minor repairs three colors. http://captainscloset.com/product_detail. Contact me at [email protected] MI (989) 832- to award winning restorations we pay attention to every detail. php?cat=1 &id=571 www.captainscloset.com $49 FL 2574 http://www.tradingdock.org/1821 We service coast to coast and would love to have... MI (503)  http://www.tradingdock.org/1047 490-7031http://www.tradingdock.org/1470 Mast WANTED I am Looking for a mast with mounting base Trailers, Lifts, and Cradles and hardware/light for 1959 32-ft Commander. Any condi- Restoration Dockside Boat Works specializes in Antique and tion. Contact:[email protected] or 269.207.6468 neg MI New Eagle Boat Trailers Custom fit for your wood boat. Classic Award Winning Restorations. From new bottoms to (269) 207-6768http://www.tradingdock.org/738 Quad solid bunks, chrome wheels, brakes, LED, prop cage, engine rebuilding and everything in between, we are adept swing tongue, load guides, powder coated axles, diamond at all phases of restoration. Please visit www.docksideboat- Post war 33-ft Chris-Craft Deluxe Enclosed plate step pads, tall winch stand, and more. Steve Bunda, works.com Located at 11791 Cordova,... $9 MD (410) 820- C r u i s e r ... NEGOTIABLE TX (512) 695- (715) 478-3186 or [email protected] WI 1612http://www.tradingdock.org/1641 1334http://www.tradingdock.org/1007 http://www.tradingdock.org/1266 The Wooden Runabout Co. LLC Award-winning restorations owner financed 40-ft plus power boat wanted for a good Multiple Item Listings, and new construction preformed by craftsmen with over 25 cause. I would like to buy a 40-ft plus power boat, proj- Restoration Services & Supplies years of experience. Visit our website at www.woodenrun- ect boat or a boat that needs TLC/upgrade.I have done about.com to see current projects including the restoration of work on 4 navy ship upfits, restorations, and I have a busi- Multiple Item Listings an ultra-rare 1936 Chris-Craft 19-ft special race boat... Please ness in Historic Preservation, restoration in housing indus- Call MI (616) 396-7248 http://www.tradingdock.org/351 1942 Barrelback 2008 Replica, Call Classic Restoration and  try in Charleston SC. I need to have... $0 up to whatever SC Supply For more details at 215 805 4933 PA (215) 805- http://www.tradingdock.org/1380 Transport boats, engines, nauticals in North America. Insured,  4933http://www.tradingdock.org/949 references. Dave Ryel, PO Box 154, Fredonia, NY 14063. Call 1960s Era Mercury “Tall Silver” Outboard Motor 40-70-hp to work (716) 679-7011, fax (716) 679-9549, (716) 680-2707. 3 Award Winning Boats 1) 1948 Chris-Craft 17-ft Deluxe go on 16-ft Thompson Lapstrake. Prefer restored. Thanks! NY http://www.tradingdock.org/900 Runabout Lil Duck. 1st place TYC Concours, Best Owner  Contact [email protected] or (520) 296-0200. AZ Restoration TYC Concours; Most Original/Best Preserved http://www.tradingdock.org/785 Supplies  5th Annual ACBS International Show at Lake Tahoe. Boat has been totally restored and has less than 2 hours on it. Custom 1940s 15/19-ft Chris-Craft Runabout Deluxe 1940s 15/19-ft Linoleum Green marble linoleum, burlap backing, cor- trailer and full waterline cover. $35K. 2) 1946 Chris-Craft 22-ft Chris-Craft Runabout Deluxe in need of minor restoration rect color for authentic restoration. Width 4 ft, length U22 Sportsman, Monique. 2nd place TYC Concours; Best and refinish. No major repairs. Some wood work replacement 6-1/2 ft. Only $100.00 plus shipping. A steal. Grant Classic Utility 22-ft and over, 5th Annual ACBS International OK. Trailer a plus. Best price please. Jim (757) 789-5141, Winterfield (440) 967-4375 after 6 pm. OH $100 OH Show at Lake Tahoe. Boat has 10-15 hours on a total resto- 7-8pm EST. Thanks! VA http://www.tradingdock.org/554 http://www.tradingdock.org/847  ration. Comes with a “DHM” 2-axle custom trailer. $45K.  3)1950 Chris-Craft 19-foot Racing Runabout, Salute. Best Library Visit www.TradingDock.org for more ads owner Restoration, ACBS meet at South Lake Tahoe. Boat is a total restoration with 10-15 hours on it. Custom trailer and Literature & Catalogs full waterline Cover. $55K... CA http://homepage.mac.com/ mattnoah (916) 652-4689http://www.tradingdock.org/1117 Chris-Craft Owners Manual Original Chris-Craft Boat Owners Manual in good condition, no missing or damaged pages. Multiple Boats for Sale 1927 26-ft Chris-Craft Triple 1931 Catalog is a light blue in color and is dated 1957 Alogonac, 22-ft Chris-Craft Triple 1932 18-ft Chris-Craft Split Cockpit Mi. 803.714.0927 [email protected] $75.00 SC (803) 714- 1936 18-ft Chris-Craft Double Cockpit 1938 19-ft Chris-Craft 0927http://www.tradingdock.org/576 Custom 1939 19-ft Chris-Craft Barrel 1941 17-ft Chris-Craft Barrel 1941 Chris-Craft Deluxe 1947 22-ft Chris-Craft... Orginal Chris-Craft Manual Original Chris-Craft Operation Various Prices MI http://www.tradingdock.org/1628 Manual for Marine Engines 4- & 6-cylinders. This is a original manual and is reprint #5 published in 5/67. This manual Vintage Motor Engine Transmission & Parts Many Hard to covers all segments of the Chris Engines and Transmission. find items All makes Many models New Used & Rebuilt This is a great original manual in very... $75.00 SC (803) 714- for sales. Worldwide shipping Contact Information (312) 0927http://www.tradingdock.org/575 324-0000 [email protected] Marine Mechanic 35 yrs Exp & Knowledge Now Doing Restoration Services during Winter months... $5,800 (Non-US) http://www.tradingdock.org/1542

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On the water.

At the show.

Under the microscope.

In your portfolio.

Nelson restorations perform.

CY Nellita, a 1941 19-foot Chris-Craft Custom, ACBS International Boat of the Year—Restored. Photo by Don Emery

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The fishing enthusiast below is a retired Chris-Craft executive. Can you guess his SPRING 2009 Q: identity? Hint: This is not on Lake St. Clair! Send us your answer by mail, or Email to [email protected]. VOLUME XXXV N U M B E R 2

IN THIS ISSUE:

Hey, New Boat Owner: Some things to watch for.

Meet members Ralph and Bonnie Wallen in Profile.

AWOL III. She’s a ZinnCraft. A Whaat?

Learn about the beautiful boat designs of the Van Mar Boat Company in Restrospective.

Q6767. A Beautiful Century Arabian.

Seb Borrello explores Bending Wood at Fahrenheit 212.

Terry Fiest slides behind the wheel of a 1954 Stan-Craft Torpedo in Take the Helm.

Our Readers Respond

Last issue’s question: The Brass Bell is a publication of Beyond the seawall in this wintery wonderland, is a lake with a revered wooden boat history. On warmer summer days you will see dozens of classic boats navigating these Q: waters, as they have for more than one hundred years. More Chris-Craft barrelback models were delivered to this place than anywhere else in the world. Can you identify this lake?

Guesses came in suggesting Lake Tahoe, Lake St. Clair, and Lake George. The correct answer is Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. 112 14th Street S.E. See all of the CCIQ responses on Boat Buzz at: Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 http://www.chris-craft.org/cciq www.chris-craft.org