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by Bill Basler
Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:47 am
Forum: From the Club
Topic: Membership Poll, Part I. Please tell us what you think, ASAP
Replies: 31
Views: 22302

Membership Poll, Part I. Please tell us what you think, ASAP

First read the last posts on this thread:

http://www.chris-craft.org/discussion/v ... &start=121

Please take the time to take these two polls. These will help me make some tough decisions, as we work toward getting the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club on solid footing.
by Bill Basler
Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:41 am
Forum: From the Club
Topic: Please read: All about the Brass Bell, all in one place!
Replies: 147
Views: 89805

I am seeing some reasons for optimism in the past few weeks. The Summer Brass Bell is complete and at the printer. You will soon be getting an email from me, letting you all know where you can download the issue. Our plan is to package Spring and Summer together and mail in one mailing. This will ho...
by Bill Basler
Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:30 am
Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
Topic: OUTDRIVE (ALPHA ONE MERCRUISER ) INSTALLATION-HELP
Replies: 4
Views: 20815

Razz: Your outdrive is entirely different than my Type I drive. Mine predates yours by nearly 30 years. The shifting mechanism is entirely different. I do have the advantage of having a family Mercruiser mechanic that I can call for help at any time. Here are some things to check: Stand the unit upr...
by Bill Basler
Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:35 am
Forum: Hull Construction
Topic: Navy windshield for 1940 18' Chris Craft Deluxe Utility
Replies: 21
Views: 8117

Ah, I should have caught that. I think Brian is right on the Navy Top thought. But I think ccrosby61 may be as well. I always wondered what the wooden frame windshields were referred to. Perhaps this is the Navy Windshield? At any rate, below you will find a Navy top and wood framed (Navy?) windshie...
by Bill Basler
Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:10 pm
Forum: Hull Construction
Topic: Navy windshield for 1940 18' Chris Craft Deluxe Utility
Replies: 21
Views: 8117

This is a war era U-22 in Army trim. I have to be honest and say, I do not know specifically what the Navy windshield looked like, but I would guess that it was the same for all military issue Utilities. Maybe we have someone among us who knows for sure. http://s7.postimage.org/4c5di9zlj/1941_Chris_...
by Bill Basler
Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:38 am
Forum: Odds & Ends
Topic: 1959 Chris Craft 28' Restoration Saga
Replies: 56
Views: 23909

Ed, this is a great job keeping the authentic color scheme documented and alive. We are asked often, "what is the correct color of blue." It sounds like you had a good preserved sample, and it appears that the color is right on...at least with what I imagine that it might have been. The aqua and bei...
by Bill Basler
Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:46 am
Forum: Hull Construction
Topic: Mariner's Museum yesterday
Replies: 71
Views: 25317

I should say that the Museum staff has been very willing to do the heavy lifting for the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club. For example, our upcoming retrospective on the 20 Custom has 367 hull records transcribed and loaded into an Excel spreadsheet. We are publishing this information with the Museum's...
by Bill Basler
Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:39 am
Forum: Engines & Powertrain
Topic: Pre-war CC Model K engine paint. Dark or light blue?
Replies: 3
Views: 2214

Your K would have been the dark blue. You can see this link for more details. See pages 38 through 41.

The pre war blue was much darker than the post war blues. It was also a bit "duller" less brilliant.
by Bill Basler
Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:28 am
Forum: Odds & Ends
Topic: Brass Bell
Replies: 9
Views: 4285

Thanks Don. Please see an update in this at: http://www.chris-craft.org/discussion/v ... php?t=6911
by Bill Basler
Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:36 pm
Forum: From the Club
Topic: Please read: All about the Brass Bell, all in one place!
Replies: 147
Views: 89805

All, an overdue update for all of you. I will bring you mixed news here...good and bad, but it will be an update nonetheless. And I do thank all of you for your input here. I will be updating all of membership via email within the week. This is a current source of "mild gas" as I do have questions t...
by Bill Basler
Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:45 am
Forum: How to Use Boat Buzz
Topic: club store
Replies: 5
Views: 2883

dondonsoy, you will find that there a re a few areas of our online presence that are a work in process. We have over arching site navigation on all of the club pages that have been developed from scratch. Areas such as Boat Buzz, and the Store utilize more specialized code...either open source or ca...
by Bill Basler
Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:25 pm
Forum: Research Related
Topic: Archive down, Bill, see error
Replies: 1
Views: 2200

Don, this was right at the time we were restarting web services on one out our servers. This should have been just a few minutes, but if you continued to have issues after this time, you would need to clear your cache.
by Bill Basler
Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:15 pm
Forum: From the Club
Topic: Please read: All about the Brass Bell, all in one place!
Replies: 147
Views: 89805

I am watching here on the sidelines reading every word. If I can offer one interesting and maybe very obvious observation, it is that nearly every email and phone call that I receive says, "Keep the Bell in print—don't take that from me!" To the contrary, here on Boat Buzz, I hear a willingness to d...
by Bill Basler
Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:11 am
Forum: How to Use Boat Buzz
Topic: Renewing Subscription
Replies: 3
Views: 1955

Sorry Gary. We cannot take your money at this time! You are fine until Spring of 2012. You can check your account at anytime by visiting www.chris-craft.org/account We send two renewals each quarter. One message goes to those who expiring. The second goes to those who have expired...past due. If you...
by Bill Basler
Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:26 am
Forum: How to Use Boat Buzz
Topic: Spring 2011 Brass Bell
Replies: 28
Views: 11125

For more info on the Brass Bell please see: http://www.chris-craft.org/discussion/v ... hp?p=37350
by Bill Basler
Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:25 am
Forum: Odds & Ends
Topic: Cash Flow
Replies: 45
Views: 17489

For followup on the Brass Bell please see: http://www.chris-craft.org/discussion/v ... hp?p=37350
by Bill Basler
Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:25 am
Forum: From the Club
Topic: Welcome New Members
Replies: 27
Views: 26288

For followup on the Brass Bell, please see: http://www.chris-craft.org/discussion/v ... hp?p=37350
by Bill Basler
Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:24 am
Forum: How to Use Boat Buzz
Topic: It would be nice if...
Replies: 21
Views: 8015

For followup on the Brass Bell please see: http://www.chris-craft.org/discussion/v ... hp?p=37350
by Bill Basler
Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:23 am
Forum: From the Club
Topic: The Brass Bell
Replies: 27
Views: 25423

For followup concerning the Brass Bell, please see: http://www.chris-craft.org/discussion/v ... hp?p=37350
by Bill Basler
Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:21 am
Forum: From the Club
Topic: Please read: All about the Brass Bell, all in one place!
Replies: 147
Views: 89805

Please read: All about the Brass Bell, all in one place!

All, first, I will say you have all been very patient. Second, this is long overdue to all of our members, new and old. And third, it appears that we are in the midst of some challenges right now. I do not want to recap all that has been posted on other posts. If you want to get to know exactly wher...
by Bill Basler
Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:34 am
Forum: From the Club
Topic: Chris-Craft Needed for Photo Shoot Lake Mead Las Vegas Area
Replies: 2
Views: 4521

Mark, you're on the other coast in this case, but I do have spotty requests out of the NYC area, so I will keep you posted.

This request has been filled! We have a member traveling next week for the shoot.

Thanks.
by Bill Basler
Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:37 am
Forum: From the Club
Topic: Chris-Craft Needed for Photo Shoot Lake Mead Las Vegas Area
Replies: 2
Views: 4521

Chris-Craft Needed for Photo Shoot Lake Mead Las Vegas Area

I got a phone cal yesterday from a photo studio. They are needing to source a Chris-Craft runabout for a photo shoot to take place early next week. Pay is approximately $1,000.00. The boat will be filmed from a helicopter, and the focus will be on the boat and its wake while driving in a circular ro...
by Bill Basler
Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:10 pm
Forum: How to Use Boat Buzz
Topic: It would be nice if...
Replies: 21
Views: 8015

Matt, you're essentially on track. The point is if you renew for a year, you will get four issues, regardless of when they mail. Most of our members would disagree with you (in part) as they want their Brass Bells, and the delivery of their magazine is the ultimate gauge of whether their membership ...
by Bill Basler
Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:49 pm
Forum: How to Use Boat Buzz
Topic: It would be nice if...
Replies: 21
Views: 8015

More on this later all, as I am between meetings right now. Al is correct, the actual mailing of a Brass Bell is what triggers us to go from one quarter to the next. We essentially cheated this quarter, as we saw that renewals were coming in so late. We changed the "flag" that updates our system to ...
by Bill Basler
Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:47 pm
Forum: From the Club
Topic: Hagerty Announces its 2011 Marine Hall Of Fame Inductees
Replies: 0
Views: 3781

Hagerty Announces its 2011 Marine Hall Of Fame Inductees

3rd Annual Class Includes Chris Smith, Chuck Miklos and Al Schinnerer http://s3.postimage.org/2mclus1xg/Hagerty_Logo.jpg TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (September 2011) – Hagerty Insurance, the worldwide leader in wooden boat and classic car insurance, announces the 2011 inductees into the Hagerty Marine Hal...
by Bill Basler
Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:41 am
Forum: Engines & Powertrain
Topic: Welding cracks in a K block
Replies: 12
Views: 5217

Crowes Custom Cast Welding is another such company. http://www.castmetalwelding.com/ They specialize in welding cast iron and they use the methods noted above. I have never used them, but I am doing some homework on whether to weld an existing exhaust manifold, or try to find a replacement. This man...
by Bill Basler
Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:12 am
Forum: Gar Wood - General Discussion
Topic: Photo on Ebay
Replies: 2
Views: 7296

I have never heard of "Baby America."
by Bill Basler
Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:46 pm
Forum: Shows, Museums, & Event Locations
Topic: International Boat Show & Meeting
Replies: 16
Views: 8847

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by Bill Basler
Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:40 am
Forum: Shows, Museums, & Event Locations
Topic: International Boat Show & Meeting
Replies: 16
Views: 8847

Chad, I got to see you for about 30 seconds. Your wife and Lily for abut 60 seconds. Reg, for about 5 minutes. And Alex Watson for about 10 minutes. Brian Robinsion for about 15 minutes. I was able to talk with John and Kim Kadamik for a good spell as the show was winding down on Sunday. Regardless ...