Got Passed on I-80 Today by a Traditional...Chris Craft

To the best of my limited knowledge, Chris Crafts used Chevrolet engines. My Dad's '58 Century Resorter has a 292 Interceptor though and yes, it sounds really cool with through transom exhaust and the tranny makes a cool whining sound too.

 

Drooling!!!! Man, thats sick

 

The wood boat Concours is this weekend in Tahoe.

 

Sweet boats - we had a twin-cockpit Chris runabout with a Chev 283 in it up at the cabin in Lake Chelan for years. Dad finally got tired of paying the maintenance on it every spring. Sold it for next to nothing 'back in the day'. Spent a lot of time at the wheel of that thing, and skiing behind it.

dj

 

the tail lights on the first boat ( original post ) remind me of huge blue dots.. i just cant see the rest of the lens its out of focus.. laughs.. dunno why i think its a huge blue dot.. nice boats, amazing story about the boats being persevere by the dark cold water and lack of lots of oxygen. she was just waiting for her ghost rider to show up to take off.. even if it took the boat a few decades to do so.
chris.

 

This was on local craigs today. SOmebody might want it. Cool motor

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/boa/2540339873.html

 

If I'm not mistaken Garwoods bought a train load of Allison v12's from the military to put in their bigger boats after WWII. The concours is really cool they moved the weekend back. Our family vacation was always going on at the same time.

 

Bingo on the guitar player. Alan Jackson. Yours for $350,000 unless it's on its way to a new owner: http://www.antiqueboatamerica.com/ab_list_boatNew.asp?Left=ForSale&Type=ViewBoat&BoatId=30016

 

Beautiful boat ! I really love seeing the old wooden boats in all their glory . Those days had some of the most beautiful boats that were ever made ! I see them sometimes down on the river where I live .
Thanks for the picture !

Retro Jim

 

" If God wanted fiberglass boats, he would have made fiberglass trees"

 

I grew up near the detroit river. We had at times a28 foot triple cockpit Garwood and a 18 ft Dewitt. Lots of work. But they are beautiful. There is a big wooden boat show around April every year in Tavares Florida on Lake Dora. Went 2 years ago. Also had a bunch of Amphicars there.

 

Stunning....
I grew up by Lake Geneva WI, (Graduated in 1962) and had friends from Chicago that took me water skiing as well as many "Entertaining" nights on boats just like that.
WOW...those were the days...
Cheers......

 

For all you dreamers, like me, this one of a kind 19' Double Cockpit Woody could be yours! To big of a project? I have it's little brother also............

 

I see the flathead. Tell us about the boat

 

Several years ago while driving for UPS I got passed on US 41 in WI by a C-47 on it's way to be updated by Basler Aviation in oshkosh... being passed by a 60 year old airplane at 4AM wakes you up pretty fast...

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Thai...&w=500&h=335&ei=pyZETqLFIeq2sQLfga26CQ&zoom=1

 

Those old wood Chris Crafts are gorgeous. Love 'em. That would be a fun toy, and is on my list if I ever decide to sell my wife and 5 kids.

 

That's a cool boat, love the old wooden boats. That show in Tahoe would be cool to see.

 

Our 62 ChrisCraft with a factory 435 Lincoln. Been in the family since 1963.