Bill, if it doesn't show up by tomorrow let me know, I'll get a fresh one on its way to you. Too good an issue to miss out on.

Troy,
I truely enjoyed your article in the new The Brass Bell. And, I'm so happy that the 36-foot bull-Bose Connie found you and Sandi. She certainly lives up to her name; she is truely an American Beauty. Great story Troy & Sandi. See you soon!

For more about this video by Craig Brooks, go to Woody Boater. It's today's feature.

That's http://www.woodyboater.com

I recall that some of my hardware was rough, with scaling and pitting. The guy ground, filled, polished and plated them all smooth and bright. All work appeared to be top shelf from my observation. The guy was accustom to doing work for top notch auto restorers, mostly grills, bumpers, door handles ...

Dan, like you, I didn't want to spend much on the gen set being I didn't use it very often when it did work well. Had I kept the cruiser I would have gotten a marine mechanic get it going again. From the point that Jim brought up, there may not be anything wrong with it, just the dumb operator. In t...

John, you are so right! The Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Membership Meeting - Saturday, March 28th at 1:30 PM under the Big Tent. Club President Jim Frechette will open the meeting at 1:30 with introductions followed by a few announcements and some presentations. Then Jim will open the floor to que...

Chad,
Thanks for posting this along with the link to the story on Woody Boater. Matt Smith has been keeping Woody Boater updated through messages from Bill's wife, Michelle Basler. Use the link Chad provided and read recent comments.

Great to see progress is going well. The crane is huge. We used a fork lift with extended forks on mine. Electric fuel pumps can be dangerous in boats unless certain precautions are applied. Be sure to look into that. There are ways but I am not familiar with them. No snow on the ground over there, ...

I had one but admit that I seldom used it. As you say John, they are noisy. And dangerous! We had CO detectors, there may be good ones out there but none that I would trust my life with. We used ours on a couple of long overnight cruises to run the toaster oven, grill, or coffee pot, but never left ...

Most onboard generators have a remote 3-position switch: OFF - AUTO - MANUAL in an easily accessible location. In the manual position my gen set would start, if all was well with the engine. Onboard gen sets usually have an automatic transfer contactor built in. In the auto position it would start i...

I had a local guy here in St. Louis finish the hardware for the Connie a few years back. The guy had an excellent reputation with auto restoration shops and was reasonably priced. He did great work, I was happy, and the boat looked amazing. However, the chokes and cleats didn't hold up too well. Bei...

Hi Jim, This is due to logging into Boat Buzz first. If you do, then visit the Home page, you must login on it again. Now if you login to the Home page first you are usually automatically logged into Boat Buzz as well, but not in the opposite direction. I'm not sure why this is the case, but it has ...

I would thing that as long as you have the correct quantity of currently approved preservers (PFD's) on board that the Coast Guard wouldn't object to the reproduction cushions with those labels (if they were to see them).

Ya, don't forget the zincs. I almost forgot to install them once. She was in the travel lift being lowered into the well when someone asked about them. Ooops! We got them on without loosing any motion; from a work boat under the dangling cruiser (not recommended).

This is exactly how our Boat Buzz Un-Plugged gathering at The Mariners' Museum got started in late 2011. We all met there in December of that year. John in VA had an active role in making that gathering a success. We were treated to an exclusive tour of the Chris-Craft Collection at the Library by P...

The latest news on an event at Walt Disney World: We were advised that considerable construction in the area of the new Boathouse is planned for this summer and into the fall. Access to the area will be limited until after these projects are completed. Although an event will not be possible in Octob...

HAHAHA! Jim, that one fits even better.

I thought it was the Department of Nothing Relevant (DNR) which kinda fits. In Missouri the DNR is Department of Natural Resources but we also have the DMV for titles and licensing.

When we took the original bottom planks off the '48 Deluxe we found several different size and type screws. One side had many slotted screws and a few R&P of larger size. The other side was 100% R&P but in 2 or 3 sizes. Possibly the starboard side was worked on by an old hat worker that preferred us...

The right person on the right day in the right place with the right attitude is a lot of ducks (rights) to get in a row in some instances. Congratulations!

Wow! Thanks Troy for posting that PDF from Classic Boat Connection. I have bits and pieces of information on all of those but this document has it all in one place, and in infinite detail. Amazing!

The Chris-Craft WB is a Hercules block that was marinized by Chris-Craft. They are 404.3 ci. And produced about 200 HP.

I am moving this topic to Wooden Hull Construction - Engines and Powertrains.

The Board of Directors met via Telephone Conference Call (TC) on January 21, 2015.
Please feel free to review the meeting minutes from our meeting as recorded by Secretary Jeffrey Rogers and approved unanimously by the full BOD on February 18,2015.

True! Many have heard Chris Smith (founder's grandson) tell his story of dealers ordering pre-assembled boat kits to display in their showrooms. Customers began to purchase the kit boat rather than ordering the boat kits. Note: it's a "Boat Kit" until its assembled. Then it became a "Kit Boat". The ...

There may be some catalogs and/or brochures in our Online Archive. Contact The Mariners' Museum at http://www.marinersmuseum.org/library/#chris-craft to order a Research Package for your cruiser. It will include a copy of the original hull card along with other information, including a list of origi...

Tom, sorry for not noticing this inquiry sooner. I know nothing about The Tacoma Boat Mart but I am curious about them, when they were in business and if they were working closely with Chris-Craft Boat Kit Division at the time. Most of these kits were produced in Caruthersville, MO and shipped out t...

Trouble with doing that in my shop is having enough separate 120 volt circuits spread around to plug them into without running new circuit wiring around the perimeter. Each 1500 watt heater would take a separate circuit. My 4KW, 240 volt unit heater required installing one new 30 amp circuit to just...

Mark, thanks. I let his phone ring 4 or 5 times and gave up, obviously too soon.
Good to know that he is still repairing (rebuilding) these things.

The relay coil is a low current device but its contacts can make and break high current that is required for the horn(s). The horn button operates the relay, thus, only a low current flows through its contacts. The relay snaps the contacts together quickly, thus, eliminating arcing. The button, on t...

I just looked at the Spec Sheet that's in our Archive for the '57 Continentals. There's a photo of the 18' that has no checks but photos of the other length models show them. I'm sure they would have been shorter than 6". More likely the 4-1/2" open with teardrop base. There's a 1957 Accessories Cat...