I have the measurments for the 2 different tanks that were used in the riviera. Let me know if you need them. Will need to know where your tank is placed its either all the way back over the rudder or just behind the engine like the picture that is posted shows. The tank dementions are different bet...

Jim G....I see a Barrel Back in the background?? Now back to our regularly scheduled programming Don, nope wanna guess again? hint think Gar Wood Sorry I thought you were looking at the boat with the red bottom. Yes the other picture has a 19' barrelback 39 single covering board. The restoration of...

here are some pictures of ones on a 20' hull. I also have a junk 18' hull if you need some measurements. I also still have the old stabilizers off the 20' hull. I can take pictures of them if it would help you. The angle stays the same the whole length and the ends taper into the bottom. I cut the a...

West System makes a nice scarfing jig that bolts to your circular saw that cuts your 8 to 1 scarf and its not very expensive.

West System makes a nice scarfing jig that bolts to your circular saw that cuts your 8 to 1 scarf and its not very expensive.

The photos that come in the hull card packet for the boat from the mariners museum show the " Chris Craft Utility " on the sides very nicely.

I recall watching a show 2 or 3 years ago on one of the cable channels, either Discovery, TLC, etc. In the show a wooden boat shop (in the Midwest I believe) restored a wooden boat and delivered it to the customoer in Lake Geneva, WI. I recall the boat trailer broke down in the middle of the trip a...

the boat in donovan's reef is a 54 or latter chris craft 17' sportsman. It's the CC-17 hull series.

the boat in donovan's reef is a 54 or latter chris craft 17' sportsman. It's the CC-17 hull series.

Jim, I bought one of these Chris Craft kits back in about 1952 from a Chris Craft dealer in Ventnor, New Jersey and I think the price was about $ 69.00.I know I still have the original bill and pictures somewhere in all my boxes of boat stuff and if I can find them will post them. It was an easy bo...

What sold me was the steering system most you see have the cable wrapped around a spool this one is basically a rack and pinion style set up. I have a picture of the boat from one of the previous owners and he was running 2 chris 5 1/2 horse motors.

Matt God love ya!!! They should set up one of those dunk machines this weekend and have you in it. The Woodyboater dunk-a-thon!!! I would cancel my trip West for that. :D I have seen people put 283's in these boats but you have to butch things up a lot. And I don't care what anyone says...nothing r...

Here are a couple of pictures of a 283M. What I call the detuned 283. 2 barrel intake and carb to lower the horsepower everything else with the engine is the same as the 185 hp engine. Engine came out of a plywood caviler. http://s8.postimage.org/orgvg8izl/IMG_1964.jpg http://s8.postimage.org/bol8wy...

well someone needs to get this started. Pictures of the racing pram i picked up a couple of years ago. http://s10.postimage.org/vx84bqgn9/IMG_0007.jpg http://s10.postimage.org/i4tpg3pvp/IMG_0011.jpg http://s10.postimage.org/x226h4345/IMG_0012.jpg http://s10.postimage.org/h53ekeapx/IMG_0014.jpg http:...