I am extremely pleased to announce that Larry Jamieson has been appointed and unanimously confirmed by the Board of Directors to the position of Vice President. Larry will complete the one year term of Jim Frechette who recently stepped down as VP.

Steve, there are 4 other 22-foot Continentals in our Hull Registry that you could look over. Feel free to try to contact any of the owners of these. Oh, and register yours while you're in there.

Welcome to the CCABC !!!

Butch8590: Not sure who you are from your Username. If there has been a problem in the past with your membership please contact me at AlBenton@chris-craft.org or admin@chris-craft.org. I have been very prompt at responding to members that have experienced problems in the past if I see them. I don't ...

Take a look in the Archive under Marketing Literature for the 1955 Chris-Craft Parts and Accessories Catalog. The canvas tops are shown, not much detail but it may help.

After looking closer, the 1964 Brochure shows a red waterline stripe and wide blue stripe at the topside windows below the shear for the 57' Connie. Later catalogs may show a black waterline stripe but the same blue stripe on the topsides on the 57 footers.
What year model is your 57' Constellation?

There are a few color photos in the online archive that may get you close to the original color. Look at the color photo on the back cover of the 1964 Full Line Brochure. Its the 57' Connie. Also several color photos are included in the 1965 Chris-Craft Catalog. All of the blue stripes in these phot...

I found 2 spec sheets in our online archive that show the 1970 Corsair 23' Lancer Premiere. There's a brochure that includes a photo of the 23' Offshore model but not the Premiere.

The Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club began work on our new Website this year. If you are new to the Club we ask for your patience while our designers configure the new site. We are confident that you will be extremely pleased with the final product. Please stay with us. Our goal is to introduce the new...

Fred, Sorry that you didn't receive a response to this post. Here's a link that I found on the subject that may help to see what's involved in installing a heat exchanger cooling system.
http://www.cpperformance.com/t-marine-c ... stems.aspx
Hope this helps.

Mike, Understand your frustration. There's currently a disconnect between the Chris-Craft ABC Home page and Boat Buzz page that is caused by having two separate systems involved for each site. This, as I understand, will be addressed as our new website work progresses. I will bring your post to our ...

It's True. Thanks for posting the Notice!

The Mariners' Museum posted this Notice on their website at http://www.mariner.org/library/#chris-craft.

If you are in need of research, get your order in very soon. Go to the above link to contact the museum.

Many of you plan to be present at The Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival March 18th through 20th in beautiful Wooton Park in Tavares, Florida. Don't forget to attend the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Membership Meeting at 1:00 PM Saturday, March 19th under the Big Tent. Following the meeting, also plan...

Jim, could the photos have been taken on the Mississippi River near Muscatine, Iowa? A lot of racing went on there in those days.

Thanks, Woody Boater for featuring the latest Issue of The Brass Bell today. The new Issue is in he hands of the USPS and should begin appearing in your mailbox soon (if your membership is current). Go to WoodyBoater.com for a preview of the cover and the lead story. If you're not a member, join us ...

I have heard that some 1946 Deluxe Runabouts received something other than mahogany on the topsides. Possibly Spanish Cedar? The sides on the one at Bryant's appears quite different than the adjacent Custom topsides. The bungs do appear to be putty filled, much like the 1942 Special Runabout was bui...

The Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival will be here in the blink of an eye. If your attending this fabulous show please reserve Saturday at 1:00 PM for the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Membership Meeting. We will be meeting under The Big Tent again this year. The agenda is short and informative. Websi...

Please rest assured that we have every intention of publishing The Brass Bell well into the future as has been done for the past 42 years. However, we need a person with publishing experience to take on the role of Managing Editor. Although not his “cup of tea” Jim Frechette agreed to fill in until ...

In the day, they used a resin based fiberglass. The newer epoxy type may not bond well to this. What if you were to cut the existing fiberglass at the edge of the bottom plywood and place a new overlapping patch using the resin (that I believe is still available) once the sides are complete. The pat...

Thanks for posting the beginning of your story and pics of the "before" condition showing areas of the original diagonal inner planking. Interesting to say the least how some is almost completely gone and other areas survived the almost 80 years. I look forward to seeing and reading of your progress...

Chris Craft Antique Boat Club (CCABC) Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting (telephonic) 18 January 2016 The meeting was called to order by President Al Benton at 8pm EST All Officers and Directors were present. Present: Al Benton, Robert Macaluso, Andy Riggs, Jeff Rogers, BK Powell, Donald Ploe...

Mike, all interior mahogany in the 1960, 27-foot Connie that I had was stained a slightly lighter shade than the CC Red exterior bright work. I didn't have need to re-stain any of it in my tenure with her though. I just maintained what was already there. This color may have changed in later models. ...

Sorry, the previous post was from me. I had just updated an old account and made sure that it was working. Now I'm me and not ccmahogany.

I just learned of the very sad passing of former Chris-Craft Chief-Stylist Dick Avery on January 6th of this year. We extend our deepest sympathy to his family and friends.

Mark, sounds to me that you should have a sign made to tease all those relatives when they come to visit next summer. LOAD LIMIT: Cocktails for 6 Dinner for 4 Sleeps 2 When navigating the Mississippi River we didn't have electronics (except for the depth finder). We used Corps of Engineers Navigatio...

Mark, First, the chine question - The chines on my 27' 1960 Connie became a problem after years of dust and dirt settling on them and rain water keeping that mess wet frequently. The cabin window slide rails are notorious for causing this problem, even when properly cleaned of debris often, water ge...

Members, In the November Election of Directors two members became new Directors on our Board. Due to new life-changing challenges that call for his full attention in the coming months, Mike Hagan asked to be released as Director. After consulting with both the 2015 and 2016 BOD members we released M...

Doug, Prior to 2012 the Club was publishing a magazine that was more expenses than income (dues) could possibly pay for. That had to change in order to continue. Had it not changed, the Club would not have survived. Believe me, all of us wish that we could enjoy receiving a 96-page premium quality p...

Trading Dock, along with the Event Calendar were both omitted from The Brass Bell beginning with Issue 2012-1. It was a tough decision at the time, but a necessary one in order to reduce the page count to fit the very limited budget during the difficult recovery period. The recovery team managed to ...

I've been away from Boat Buzz far too long. I just ran across this post and would like to add a little more about the history of Chris-Craft double plank bottoms. Prior to 1959 most all Chris-Craft boats used thin diagonal mahogany inner planking with thicker mahogany outer planks parallel to the ke...

Good to hear, John. Will you be doing the bulb and socket conversion? Sounds like a no-brainer at that original bulb cost. Which Commander site did you visit? There are at least two of them. Yes, looking forward to the Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival in Tavares in March. Hope to see you there and he...