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Good morning folks. It appears that my wife is now fully indoctrinated w/ the "woodenboatitis" flu. Last night while watching the CBS evening news, there was a small piece about a guy who wants to build a 747 in his back yard. He goes to a airplane junkyard east of LA, in the desert. As he is going through the yard babbling about Pan Am seat cloth, BAM, there it is, a 1965-68, 30 some ft Chris Craft Sea Strake. Go to CBS.com click on Evening News and on the left is a list of feature stories, click on "man builds plane". If anyone can get it on this site, it'll be kinda fun. "Find the old Chris Craft" in the airplane story. It appears at the 2:29-2:40 or so minute mark. My wife could'nt wait for me to get home, to tell me about seeing 10 seconds worth of CC, in a two minute piece. 9 out of 10 people know or understand the old wooden boat flu. NOW, I want to find out where this place is and go rescue this poor boat. I wonder if the planes make fun of her? That's another Illness, sorry. See ya, Pete.
1955 18'CC Sea Skiff & 1959 18' Mercury Sabre
Start here re Mojave airplane bone yard-
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sour ... ir&aqi=g10
Map to Mojave airplane bone yard-
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/8622
Quick connect to CBS News story re 747 with glimps of CC-
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id= ... photovideo
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sour ... ir&aqi=g10
Map to Mojave airplane bone yard-
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/8622
Quick connect to CBS News story re 747 with glimps of CC-
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id= ... photovideo
1942 17' barrelback 71923
1987 21' CC Stinger
1987 21' CC Stinger
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I saw it too. In just the quick glimpse I got of it, it looked like it might be a lapstrake Trojan, a direct competitor of Chris Craft. The boat looked to have a straighter, flatter shear than a Sea Skiff or Cavalier Sea Strake. But I only caught a quick glimpse and I could be wrong.
Bret
1953 35' Commander "Adonis III"
1970 23' lancer project
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Speaking of boneyards. I live in Louisville, KY which probably is not exactly the boating capitol of the US, so imagine my surprise when driving south on I71 and seeing hundreds of boats sitting in a field.
Well, I couldn't wait to explore. The guy that owns this place has a trucking company, So I assume he has his drivers pick things up on return trips. Not so many Chris Crafts but all makes. He seems to like Lymans and has many large cruisers shrink wrapped.
As far as I know, he is not actively selling but i could be wrong. I have bought a couple of parts from him off a Lancer. If this guy has the boat disease, he makes most everyone else look like an amateur.
I do some flying in that area occasionally, maybe I can get an aerial photo one day so everyone can fantasize about the 'Land of Old Boats".
Well, I couldn't wait to explore. The guy that owns this place has a trucking company, So I assume he has his drivers pick things up on return trips. Not so many Chris Crafts but all makes. He seems to like Lymans and has many large cruisers shrink wrapped.
As far as I know, he is not actively selling but i could be wrong. I have bought a couple of parts from him off a Lancer. If this guy has the boat disease, he makes most everyone else look like an amateur.
I do some flying in that area occasionally, maybe I can get an aerial photo one day so everyone can fantasize about the 'Land of Old Boats".
Patrick
Previous projects: 1940 17' Barrelback, #71572
1971 XK19, ORCZ19-2016V
New project: Looking???
Previous projects: 1940 17' Barrelback, #71572
1971 XK19, ORCZ19-2016V
New project: Looking???
Bret,
You can re run the short clip at
CBS News story re 747 with glimps of CC-
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id= ... photovideo
You may be able to FF to 2:29 not plowing through the other part of the story.
You can re run the short clip at
CBS News story re 747 with glimps of CC-
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id= ... photovideo
You may be able to FF to 2:29 not plowing through the other part of the story.
1942 17' barrelback 71923
1987 21' CC Stinger
1987 21' CC Stinger
Lets start a CC Aerial Pic thread- no hijacking intended
Patrick,
Please shoot an aerial of that bone yard for us. How about a new thread- Aerial CC Pics!
Here the aerial pics should be of CCs. But, exceptions could be made occasionally.
Seque- Here is an (exception) aerial shot last May of the USS HORNET shot from a 1944 B-17 touring over the San Francisco Bay. A pic of the Hornet from a B-17- can it get any better?
Shadow of the B-17 passing the Hornet. :)
Please shoot an aerial of that bone yard for us. How about a new thread- Aerial CC Pics!
Here the aerial pics should be of CCs. But, exceptions could be made occasionally.
Seque- Here is an (exception) aerial shot last May of the USS HORNET shot from a 1944 B-17 touring over the San Francisco Bay. A pic of the Hornet from a B-17- can it get any better?
Shadow of the B-17 passing the Hornet. :)
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1942 17' barrelback 71923
1987 21' CC Stinger
1987 21' CC Stinger
Wow, that guy's got it good, I mean bad, but that's good, right?!
Anyone have the interior of a classic cruiser in their garage?
That is kind of cool to have the first class cabin of a PanAm 747 to entertain your friends in. How would you like to open up a door to your den and walk into the saloon of a beautiful old Chris-Craft.
Anyone have the interior of a classic cruiser in their garage?
That is kind of cool to have the first class cabin of a PanAm 747 to entertain your friends in. How would you like to open up a door to your den and walk into the saloon of a beautiful old Chris-Craft.
John & Wendy
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