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Emblem Application

Post by Bill Darnaby » Sun May 14, 2023 1:56 pm

I have acquired Continental emblem letters for my 1955 18' Continental which the boat did not receive during its restoration. Instead of screw holes each letter has from two to four cast prongs. What is the recommended method of attachment to the hull?
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Re: Emblem Application

Post by drrot » Sun May 14, 2023 3:29 pm

What did the place you bought them from say?
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Re: Emblem Application

Post by Bill Darnaby » Tue May 16, 2023 7:40 am

Well...no. I did not ask the seller (ebay) as my starting point was that these are legitimate Chris Craft items and the experience and knowledge of such items resided in this forum. I hope that I have not been had in purchasing these.

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Re: Emblem Application

Post by drrot » Tue May 16, 2023 9:20 am

Post a photo of the tacks on the rear.
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1947 Penn Yan 12' Cartopper WXH474611
1950 Chris-Craft 22' Sportsman U-22-1532
1957 Chris-Craft 26' Sea Skiff SK-26-515
1968 Century 17' Resorter FG-68-174

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Re: Emblem Application

Post by Bill Darnaby » Wed May 17, 2023 10:51 am

I do not have a smart phone or camera. These letters are slightly magnetic castings and are chrome plated all over. The cast prongs on the back measure 0,45 inches tall, 0.135 diameter at their base and 0,10 diameter at the rounded tip. What this conversation is telling me is that these Continental letters are not a Chris Craft standard execution. Am I wrong about that?

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Re: Emblem Application

Post by drrot » Thu May 18, 2023 7:41 am

Bill,
If they were original they would be 65 years old. At that age they would have wear marks. (I do)
Get a piece of wood thicker than the letters. Tape it to the hull where you want the letters. Set the letters on the wood and tap them with a leather or wood hammer enough to leave a ding in the hull. Drill holes slightly smaller than the prongs on back. Dip the prongs in varnish and pound the letters in.
Jim Staib
www.finewoodboats.com


1947 Penn Yan 12' Cartopper WXH474611
1950 Chris-Craft 22' Sportsman U-22-1532
1957 Chris-Craft 26' Sea Skiff SK-26-515
1968 Century 17' Resorter FG-68-174

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Re: Emblem Application

Post by Bill Darnaby » Fri May 19, 2023 3:27 pm

Ahhh....thank you. This makes perfect sense. Dipping the prongs in varnish is something I would not have thought of. One more question and I won't bother you anymore. The restorer of the boat used some type of adhesive letters for the Continental because, I guess, he did not have the metallic ones. In viewing the hull from both sides the Chris-Craft emblem is forward of the word Continental. In what few images I have seen of a Continental of similar vintage to mine the Chris Craft emblem precedes the Continental on both sides as in reading from left to right. Do you concur? I am debating moving the Chris-Craft emblem on the starboard side to the rear, just ahead of the three vents, so it reads left to right, Chris-Craft Continental.

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Re: Emblem Application

Post by drrot » Sat May 20, 2023 9:53 am

My thought would be vents, Chris-Craft, CONTINENTAL on Starboard side as read and Chris-Craft CONTINENTAL as read on port. Search some for sale sites to see.
Also look at the old holes in the wood.
Jim Staib
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1947 Penn Yan 12' Cartopper WXH474611
1950 Chris-Craft 22' Sportsman U-22-1532
1957 Chris-Craft 26' Sea Skiff SK-26-515
1968 Century 17' Resorter FG-68-174

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Re: Emblem Application

Post by Bill Darnaby » Wed May 31, 2023 7:28 pm

Thank you very much for your assistance. Getting the letters all straight was a little trickier than I thought but they are on and the boat has been "put in" for the season. Happy boating,

Bill

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