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From the papers that I received with the boat it was originally registered as the Spirit on Miss America and was supposedly built for the president of Chris Craft for the Bi Centennial in 76 after that the boat was on tour and then sold for around 69K (I have the original bill of sale) in those days that was a lots of money because and normal 8 meter was costing around 20 to maybe 25K. according to the gentlemen who sold me the boat I was told the president also rode in the boat that day ??? I work on cars a lots but not on boats so this is my 1st restoration on a boat. I have re-power it with 2 x 350 punched to 383 as the engines that came with the boat were shot I do still have the exhaust manifolds that have the motor serial number on them but they are not in the best of shape. what I really need is to find someone who makes boat headers for SBC. to answer this boat was not raced that i know of. I appreciate any and all help that anyone can offer
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See Ebay
If this link doesn't work, look at boats for sale under Chris Craft. This might be faster than a Century Arabian!
If this link doesn't work, look at boats for sale under Chris Craft. This might be faster than a Century Arabian!
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Jerry Conrad's (ex Mariner's Museum Archive Library Curator) book "Chris Craft the Essential Guide" does have info on fiberglass models up to about 1977-80 or so. I'm sure that he used the archives for his research material so I think it's safe to say that the Mariner's Museum archives do go up to that point.
Cool boat. I notice that it is still using a hull number sequence quite similiar to the old Thompson/Cortland/Corsair Division/Lancer seqquences. I wonder if it was built in Cortland, NY? This would have been just before or about at the very beginning of the switch from Lancers to Scorpions.
Cool boat. I notice that it is still using a hull number sequence quite similiar to the old Thompson/Cortland/Corsair Division/Lancer seqquences. I wonder if it was built in Cortland, NY? This would have been just before or about at the very beginning of the switch from Lancers to Scorpions.
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Some of these were built for racing. It was a production model in '75 & '76. The Miss America is the very boat that Jerry Conrad included in The Essential Guide on page 666 showing the 8 Meter specifications. I am sure there must be other information for this boat in the MM collection, including the original Miss America photo (Photo #PI-8583).
Raymond, call The Mariners' Museum Library, Cris-Craft Collection, 757-591-7785 and see what else they have on this boat.
Raymond, call The Mariners' Museum Library, Cris-Craft Collection, 757-591-7785 and see what else they have on this boat.
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on the pic in the early ad, check out the "dude" in the cockpit....check the shirt....I think the gal on the dock is saying..."bubba....the shirt...are you s---ing me???".
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