Boat Buzz

Hello - new guy here !
I am in search of my grandfathers Chris Craft. He had bought it new in 1956. Sold it or traded it in 1959. I have the original bill of sale, the hull i.d. # and engine i.d. #. How should I proceed in searching for this boat. Has anyone had any luck in searching for a specific boat ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated !

thx

Scott

I think somewhere on this website is a hull number registry, but that would only cover the club members. You could contact the Maritime Museum and see if anyone has registered that particular hull number. If you think it remained relatively local after the sale, you could check with your state/county tax assessor collector to see if they maintain any sort of boat data base by hull number. I am sure there are other ways...... hopefully someone will chime in.

Here is the link to the Hull Registry. Since this a Member Maintained directory, it would only be here if someone has added it. You can order a Information Packet including the Hull Card from the Mariner's Museum, but it will not give any current information on the boat, just the original history. Good Luck.

http://www.chris-craft.org/registry/bro ... =hull_year

You could ask the ACBS if it listed in their directory also.

You could also post the hull number here just in case someone knows something about it.

Ya never know!

Ahh - Very good idea.

Here is the info :

1956 CC Sportsman 17' with hull number CC-17-2508

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Scott

What area of the country was the boat sold/used?

Hello -

Thank you for the reply.

This boat was bought at Irwin Marine, Alton Bay, Lake Winnipesaukee New Hampshire in 1956. It was sold in 1958 or 1959 at Lake Winnipesaukee also. I was told it was sold to someone with the last name of Tilton

Thank you

Scott

Hello-

Have a few updates.

Boat had been sold in 1968 in Groton MA.

MA Registry does not have any record of this hull number in their system, but I'm not surprised by that.

I waiting impatiently to talk to the guy who bought the boat in 1968. I'm supposed to be getting a call from him.

We'll see

That Hull # is not listed in the ACBS directory, BUT there are several 17' boats which do not list their hull numbers. You could always join ACBS and reach out to the unlisted Hull number members to see if they have your boat.

FOUND !!
In an amazing chain of events, I have found the actual boat I was looking for. It has been sitting in a back yard in NH for 40 years. I now have ownership of this boat. Needle in a haystack for sure. Needs a ton of work - buts its the one.

Very cool story in the making. Please include us and post any updates with some pictures. Good Luck!!!

Congratulations! That is so lucky to find your grandaddys long lost boat and get her back in the family. Post some pics and have fun with the restoration!

Great story. Start a blog so we can follow along. Would make a great story for Brass Bell. That is one of the more favorable boats by CC. Keep CCABC members aware and lots of advice will flow in to assist you.