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- Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:14 am
- Forum: On the Hard
- Topic: Argentine runabout project
- Replies: 65
- Views: 31130
Well, fiberglass bottoms - lots of opinions. I am just replacing the bottom on my BB, as there is some softness present and general circumstances suggest it is the time to do it, though it is nowhere near failure. The bottom is fiberglass covered, and to the best of my knowledge was installed somewh...
- Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:01 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Chris Craft Project Boats
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6225
I have a 1961 21' Continental about to get underway, it has been waiting for 2 years since purchase. That is about all I can stand, I keep thinking about how cool that boat will be when it is back on the water. The Mullins is slowly proceeding, as is the Feathercraft. I don't like the idea of accumu...
- Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:03 am
- Forum: Shows, Museums, & Event Locations
- Topic: Clayton Show disappointment
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6006
I wasn't there so I can't make specific comments, but I know that most show organizers try to make sure that as many boats are on display during posted show hours as possible. They are typically quite responsive to the desire of most visitors to actually see the boats. In our case in athe Okanagan C...
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:24 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Chrysler M45S Hemi
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3119
- Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:01 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: depth finder question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1946
I have two CC's with this kind of connection - a '61 Continental and a '65 Sea Skiff. I am not near either boat but will be tomorow - I can see what it is then. Both the units are in place and I remmeber googling them, but I just can't remember the name now. The units in my boats are period correct ...
- Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:45 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Free Chris Craft on the Trading Dock
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2821
- Fri Jun 29, 2012 4:49 pm
- Forum: Chris-Craft Today
- Topic: How many of us Classic Boaters own a modern Chris-Craft??
- Replies: 18
- Views: 26511
- Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:40 pm
- Forum: From the Club
- Topic: Trading Dock update
- Replies: 14
- Views: 16130
Re: Brass Bell ads
January 2012 I paid to have my Trading Dock ad placed in the Brass Bell but since it has not been published, it hasn't run but my money wasn't refunded nor was I notified that my ad wouldn't be run. The club should not accept money for services not rendered but keep the money or at least extend the...
- Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:58 pm
- Forum: Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Business
- Topic: Positive Changes for the Chris Craft Antique Boat Club
- Replies: 46
- Views: 23371
No different, No response. Also I find the day-glo orange high lighted names very un "team" like. Very egotistical. John - the orange highlighting is only there to identify those with adminstrator or moderator status. It has nothing to do with ego - it is a simple form of demaracation. Anyone who i...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:43 pm
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Russialoid or Leather Source?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3034
I can second the endorsement of Jack's Upholstery. Jack has done two challenging and very different complete interiors (seats,bases,cushions, headliners, crash pads, sedan tops) for me in my two sedans. One is leather and one is vinyl. The results have been spectacular, with special notice being giv...
- Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:09 am
- Forum: Research Related
- Topic: What is this barn find?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5030
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:15 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Registration Stickers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4018
I have never had registration numbers applied to any of my old boats, and likely never will. I have used them all over the US and in Western Canada and have never been stopped. It is a risk I am willing to live with because I know the expense involved if they are painted on, and it is still an expen...
- Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:48 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Decent mechanic in Seattle area?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3215
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:27 am
- Forum: Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Business
- Topic: Fall 2011 Brass Bell
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14313
Thanks for the support Frank, we really appreciate it. It is a good time to correct an incorrect impression contained in RGaddow's post - that the directors were self appointed. In fact Bill Basler appointed Ayers, Benton and Vogt, prior to resigning himself. I was asked to join roughly a month late...
- Thu May 31, 2012 5:06 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Decent mechanic in Seattle area?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3215
- Sat May 19, 2012 8:18 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: locating HIN on '50's 17' Cavalier
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2674
- Sat May 19, 2012 7:52 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: locating HIN on '50's 17' Cavalier
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2674
locating HIN on '50's 17' Cavalier
A new member has just joined our local ACBS chapter, and he has a 17' CC Cavalier, thought to be around a 1957. Unfortunately, he has not been able to locate the HIN. There are no tags or plates in the engine box, and he is not sure where else to look. The boat appears mostly original but the engine...
- Mon May 14, 2012 8:22 am
- Forum: Sea Skiff Division Enthusiast Group
- Topic: newby, not really
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2570
Hi Jim - These are quite simple boats in most respects, and we love ours. I will be getting it in the water for the season in a few days, and can send youany information you might need. Mine was extremely original with very low hours when we bought it last year, so it is likely a good reference poin...
- Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:11 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Great Article in Classic Boat
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6595
Kerry - I am surprised by the fact you had not heard of it. It was perhaps not splashed over the front page of the NY Times but it was quite well known. There was a website up that detailed some of this. The article in CB filled in some of the details from the deposition testimony but the gist of it...
- Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:33 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Great Article in Classic Boat
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6595
Hi Kerry - I did not know the article has no author attributed. I read it from a copy scanned to me as I inadvertantly let my subscription lapse. I think it is both shameful and inexplicable that this would be published without attribution. If an individual is not willing to sign his name to his wor...
- Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:47 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Great Article in Classic Boat
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6595
I bought a boat there but it was a lower end example and I don't think it was shilled. I could see who I was bidding against and there were no phony phone bidders on mine. There were some folks warning of this in advance of the auction and it looks like those warnings may have been accurate. No wond...
- Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:07 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: NEW PRICE GUIDE RELEASED.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4500
Peter - I find them competitive and moved all my stuff over about 3 or 4 years ago. I had my regular insurer write the boats initially but the conditions and requiredments (annual surveys, difficulty in valuation) and high premiums made them totally uncompetitive. I can't complain and fortunately ha...
- Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:23 pm
- Forum: Gar Wood - General Discussion
- Topic: Hacker craft 1929, 24'
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8514
- Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:37 pm
- Forum: Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Business
- Topic: Update to Membership from the BOD's April 2012
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7555
- Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:00 am
- Forum: Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Business
- Topic: Positive Changes for the Chris Craft Antique Boat Club
- Replies: 46
- Views: 23371
- Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:01 pm
- Forum: How to Use Boat Buzz
- Topic: Question about boat names
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5723
- Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:09 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: CC 283 for Riva Ariston
- Replies: 72
- Views: 24120
Reg - do you know which of these 1965 or earlier 327's had solid lifters? I would think perhaps the 300HP version, not the 250HP engine. I guess I am trying to equate the solid lifter 327F CC engine with the most comparable Chevrolet engine. Peter- I will ask them to do a compression test before I a...
- Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:41 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: CC 283 for Riva Ariston
- Replies: 72
- Views: 24120
Peter - I am with you on the engines. It is just my personal preference, but all my boats have original engines and in the case of the O/B's period correct engines. For me, the original engines are integral to the experience of running an older boat but I certainly understand why others would feel d...
- Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:18 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: CC 283 for Riva Ariston
- Replies: 72
- Views: 24120
I would like to find the power curves for the 327F - I have one in my skiff. I think this was roughly the same engine as the HP solid lifter version available in mid-60's performance Chevrolet's, with much higher ratings in cars than in boats. Interesting comment concerning net vs. the optimally mea...
- Sun Mar 18, 2012 5:33 pm
- Forum: Sea Skiff Division Enthusiast Group
- Topic: 1957 40 ft sea skiff
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2365