There are currently two aquahomes for sale near Toronto... Both in the 40' range. Been debating getting one to replace the 'Boom Boat' as to avoid another project and finish the two I currently have. Stay tuned

Thanks for all the condolences. I'm definitely happy to have come out mostly unscathed - a lot of that having to do with the compassion and humor injected into me by the fine people of Lion's Head - where I stayed for just over a week while the onsite investigation was moving forward. Again - while ...

Hi Everyone, It's been probably a year since I've been active in the forums... excuse my tardiness but I've been extremely busy in life and not enough with things that matter (like my mahogany ladies!). For those who were following my threads on the 1950 42' DCFB complete rebuild - she is still comi...

I'm putting in the 1st of new wires right now. Long time coming! Glad I made this post as I inadvertently saved over my original design files for the 110v system (thankfully my detailed 12v plans are in tact!!!) Brand new transom and substructure should be complete - or 90% complete by end of week. ...

I'll be there. If anyone from the club sees a 30'ish guy walking around with both a stills and HD camera - come say hello - it's me

Here I am about to head down near Windsor to put the back end of the DCFB back together. Now you guys have me reconsidering putting the galvanized tanks back in. Is the consensus that people have moved to plastic?

I use Circa 1820 which has proven itself time and again. It does require manual labour - but makes eases the process considerably.

I'm in Cell 8 in the same nut house. Come visit. Spent yesterday towing my '61 32' off an Island on Lake Ontario. Pretty stressful. She's been neglected for almost 2-years over there so it was time to get her home. Now she'll be neglected where she sits while I finish the '50 41' DCFB. Regardless - ...

Sorry - I "think" it's on the St. Clair River... If anyone has an exact address - please post

I'm wondering who all from the club is going to be in attendance at the unveiling on the Detroit River? I'm heading down from the far end of L.Ontario - and while I won't have my lady in the water for it, I'll be there in person... If you're planning on going, please let the club know - I'm looking ...

Keep your eye on eBay. I've seen several over the past few months... though there's only one up now and I'm not sure if it's FWF or now.

Check it out

Matt - you couldn't be in a better place (possibly France) if your gall bladder needs to be removed... remember, we have health care in Canada! When I was last down working on the DCFB, I was speaking with Patrick who is doing the wood work. He bought his current property (an old tobacco farm) for t...

Just catching an old film from 1945 with John Wayne called "They Were Expendable". Only half paying attention to it, but my peripheral vision keeps catching some lovely shots of old war times Chris' (Elco's as well).

That's great Al! Does your group ever travel up to Detroit/Windsor area for hull sanding parties? haha

I believe I saw an almost exact match on eBay about a week or so ago... try doing a search as someone had parted out an entire engine and was selling the pieces.

Thanks Chuck - you just killed the first hour of my day ! She's looking good... and you're getting some sound advice on avoiding project burn out. I'm going through similar resto's on my '50 41' DCFB which is also a Bullnose. Keep up the great work!

That's some serious flooding! I'd be taking the cruiser through the streets... I wonder if you'd get charged for that? So long as you obey the very top of stop signs, I don't see an issue

My Connie took a week to swell up. It was a long nerving week - holding my breath that at some point the bilge would stop kicking in. From initial put in, I believe my front bilge started every 3 or 4 minutes and ran for 30-40 seconds. After a week went by, the same bilge fired up probably once ever...

Well there's definitely the "right" way and the "wrong" way to fix a hole... though both can equally fix the hole and allow for a quick drop in the water to enjoy the season. Honestly the "right" way would be to remove the boards and replace with new...but I know this isn't always the easy option. H...

Yes, pretty much anything to do with these ladies can be tedious and expensive! My wallet is getting used to the punishment though. Curious - did CC have a mint-green come out of the factory? I do know the teal/turquoise was a factory color...just wondering about the green?? In regards to keeping th...

Thanks for this info Stanley...especially regarding the difference in foams to be using for seating vs. pillow type applications. I'll feel a little more knowledgeable when I bring these in for their rebirth!

From recollection, this item has been discussed quite a few times. I recall reading in the archives about a year ago that Chris Craft did not keep records (or none are known to have been kept) of the actual Pantone colour codes for the cabin tops. I've seen everything from a 'mint-green' to teal and...

Hi and welcome to Boat Buzz! This forum is more for technical support with the site, etc. Can you repost this over in 'Hull Construction' or 'On the Hard' ?

Also - if you have any pics, description of the hole (size, etc.) - both myself and a slew of others can more than help.

The number of times I've seen beautiful hardwood painted white in our beloved Chris' makes me ill. I'm currently stripping all the interior of my DCFB - shaking my head the whole time. The same was true with my 32' Connie... I'm not sure what possesses people to paint over such beautiful wood - but ...

Not sure if this has been spoken about yet, but I couldn't find it searching the archives.

I was wondering what the differences between M, ML, MLR engines are? Do they all have the same block, bolt pattern, etc., or is that a dangerous assumption?

Bret,

That's quite the move! Wish you all the best with it and I'm sure we'll see you back up and running in no time. Just think that once you have a lady down there - you'll be a fresh water boater again! Let us know of any "barn gems" you made find in your travels!

Don and/or Bill,

Assuming this hasn't been thought of yet - but is the sculptor able to cast a miniature mold, something either the size of keychains or maybe a paperweight (or both), that could be sold at the event and through the Chandlery online?

Just a thought.

Brings to light a question that arose a couple weeks ago when I was shopping for copper line. Is there any difference between copper fuel line (that you would buy at an automotive store) and copper tubing of the same diameter that you would buy at a home supply store?

I'm 'hoping' that my resto-project will be complete in time to allow me arrival at the Toronto ACBS gathering on the the Trent this summer. Rest assure I will have my camera gear aboard and will definitely provide a write-up!

What a grand idea! I've matched your start Bill.