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| 1006.1 | Chris Craft folded! | MR4DEC::DCADMUS | happiness is a bigger boat | Tue Jul 07 1992 15:31 | 6 |
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Good luck in dealing with Chris Craft. They folded a year or two ago
and were bought out by , I believe, Brunswick corp. The name only was
brought out, and I understand the new owners want nothing to do with
theh "old " Chris craft.
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| 1006.2 | Try calling Classic Boating Magazine | SALEM::NORCROSS_W | | Tue Jul 07 1992 16:56 | 18 |
| There is a Chris-Craft Boat owners club which would be most helpfull
for you to join if you are serious about doing a restoration, not just
a rebuild. I don't know their address (I'm a Century Boat club member)
but the folks who publish Classic Boating Magazine are heavy into
Chris-Craft and sell alot of liturature regarding mostly Chris-Craft.
They can tell you how to get in touch with the Chris-Craft club and
also if they have any liturature on your boat (although generally, 1972
boats are not quite old enough to be featured in their magazine
although the original Chris-Craft company that made all the woodies
lasted until 1972 I believe.)
Classic Boating Magazine
280 Lac La Belle
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
Phone: 414-567-4800
Either Norm or Jim Wangard can help you out. Good luck! I love the
old Chris-Craft cruisers when they are all restored!
Wayne
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| 1006.3 | Go ahead and call CC | FASDER::AHERB | Al is the *first* name | Wed Jul 08 1992 00:48 | 10 |
| A friend has a pre-Brunswick Cris Craft and has had quite good response
from them on advise for problems he has been correcting. For instance,
he put trim tabs on the boat that was never designed to use trim tabs
and they actually decreased performance. The current CC people actually
knew all about this and were quite helpful.
For restored boats, I just saw this weekend a restored 30+' Owen
Century that was fit for a President. The hull paint shined so much I
had to tap it to see that it was wood vs. fg. It's in Maryland so
little chance anyone up there will ever see it.
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| 1006.4 | thanks | NYEM1::BMURPHY | | Wed Jul 08 1992 18:59 | 14 |
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To all,
Thanks for the quick reply, I did give give Chris Craft a call (got the
# from BoatUS hotline) and they referred me to the following:
Antique Boat Club 904-224-5169
Old Time Boat Club 813-922-9258
I have not yet called, but plan also to call the Classic boat mag.
I will keep posted my progress. This may not be a true "restore" in
the purest sense of the art, but I do want to keep the original look of
this boat.
Thanks again, Bruce
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| 1006.5 | Misery loves company | GLDOA::DBOSAK | | Wed Apr 14 1993 18:13 | 41 |
| Bruce:
I have a 1964 Chris Craft Connie -- I had a similar problem when I
bought the boat -- It needed top-end work -- The hull, being wood, was
sound -- I completely gutted the interior down to the bulkheads and
started from there -- 3 years later, I'm down to trim, and finding
leaks I said I would find in the first year -- This is the year!
Regarding restoration -- I chose renovation -- Rather than use canvas,
I used 10 ounce glass cloth and EPOXY resin -- Try West Systems
products for your work -- They have great fairing material --
For painting, I'd use a 2 Part Polyurthane -- I would use a SMALL foam
paint roller FOLLOWED by a GOOD QUALITY FOAM paint brush -- I used that
technique on the Scurvy QUeen and U couldn't tell that she was a
Woodie.
The EPOXY resin adheres to anything -- Even Teak! Make sure U have
enough glass around bends -- I have to go back and do some rework in
that area.
I'd cut away the dry-rot and sister in any replacement structure -- I'd
cover with glass and go from there -- The biggest problems is in the
window area -- I'm on a mission and may end up doing something totally
radical -- Interior -- I replaced all panel surfaces with regular oak
veneered Cabinet plywood. I used a sealer/stain from AKZO product.
It's called SIKKENs -- Good stuff.
Also, if U re-do any mahogony, AND U want something other than a
Mahogony dark finish, bleach the wood AND take a sample to a paint
store -- They can mix a stain that neutralizes the red in the mahogony.
U can then stain to any color U want and not have the problem with
bleed-through.
The Detroit area has a salvage shop with tons of old Chris parts --
Bring money!!
Good Luck.
Cap'n Ahab
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