Old wooden boats require a love to complete a project such as this beauty. A love only matched by how much the old boat loves your money... LOL Great Vid, thanks for keeping us old windbreakers in the present...
I just read your story in the Brass Bell about your restoration of this boat. I want to tell you that it looks like you did an amazing job. I grew up on my dad's 31' Chris Sea Skiff and have helped my brother redo his third Lyman. So I know about dry rot, new wood, scraping, sanding, painting and varnish. So I can truly appreciate, the time, effort, expense and mostly the dedication needed for the beautiful job you did giving her a new lease on life. Congratulations!
Beautifull Restoration ,I redid a 30 foot Connie years ago , my next one will be a Runabout or Speedster i love your Period with the round Hatches and Curved Window areas along with the BelAir Steering Wheels Chris Craft used! thanks for Sharing the Styx music was nice on the video also
Such a beautiful boat and restoration, thank you for putting it on you tube. Back in the early 1960's I owned a 1952 25 ft express Chris craft cruiser and Oh how much i miss this boat named "Pass me By". I gave up the "Pass me By'" to marry the most wonderful woman , but it is nice to have the memories revived by watching this video of Sweet Caroline . Never regret selling "Pass Me By" as I was blessed with the sweatiest wife, three daughters, and now 6 great grand kids
Thanks for the memories. I grew up sanding, painting, varnishing and enjoying the same boat. My older cousin had one and I would help him with it. Great boat.
Hard to find anything more beautiful. You certainly did her justice. My grandfather owned Cris Crafts. My first recollections would be mid 1950s. In the mid 60s,my cousin and I did tons of water skiing behind his 4 sleeper. A 24ft set up for fishing. Such fun days.
The good olde days. We had an identical CC in the 1950's on Lake Champlain and Erie Canal. The boat layout was identical to yours but manufactured in the 40's. Last known the boat (Caprice) was on Lake Otsego, Cooperstown, NY
Great job on a great boat. The looks of the before pictures looks like it was almost unsavable!. Happy to see a great bit of histroy saved and being reused. I see by thye publish date that this video is 3 years old. I certianaly hope the grand old lady is still plying the lakes and rivers in your area....Again great job in the restoration!
My grandpa had...I think, a "55 Chris Craft. He called it a "sedan". We used to put in Brookings, OR head South to Orick, CA. it was a special boat, the woodwork was amazing. Grandpa was mighty proud of it. He says he earned it in Korea. He died in 1973. Odd correlation
This is one of my all time Favorite Video's on Chris Craft Restorations! I have a 27 foot 1955 Sedan W/Flybridge, very similar boat that I'm in process of restoring! Fantastic Job! Hope mine turns out as well as yours! Cheers!
WOW. What AWESOME job. 👍👍👍 Lot of people don't know what a Chris Craft is. My Dad had a small one. Thay are art. I grew up on the East coast. Not sure but that looks like Chesapeake Bay. Anyway. That's a great boat to have picked. Lotsalove
My friend had. A 66 ,,Ii think it' was ,38_45 ftr had lots of fun an it spend a week cruzing up and the Texas coast,and forgot about the outside world he's gone. A so is the boat had slot fond memories har
Dad had a 65 CC. It had twin Ford 427 side oilers rated for 400 HP each. In 1981, it was wrecked against the dock and the transom destroyed when another boat collided with it. It immediately sank and sat submerged for six months while the insurance companies slugged it out. Dad bought the boat back from the insurance company for $1 so they wouldn't have to cover the cost of disposal. He had a salvage company lift the boat and put it on a trailer and take the trailer to the house. Over the next few weeks, he cut holes in the sides and removed the engines. The rest of the boat was scrapped. About six months later, we went to watch it set on fire and burn to the ground. He got $4190 from the insurance settlement. In 1992, He sold both of the engines for $10K. Today they are nearly priceless
I know this post is almost eight years old, but I was born in 1954 and fished offshore (Edisto Beach, SC) in the 60's on my Dad's 30' Chris Craft (mahogany lapstrake hull, no electronics (hadn't been invented yet) and I have a daughter named Caroline that I have always called her - you guessed it - Sweet Caroline
That was an amazing job. As I watched the video I couldn't believe how far you took it down. You replaced everything. Are you a carpenter by trade. I'm curious how long it took and what you estimate you have into the boat. Fantastic!!!
Excellent job folks, I have the deluxe model I believe that's a Capitan model. I also have a 1951 33 foot model anybody out there looking to buy a dream get in touch with me
The original owner didn't upgrade to that. I would love to one day. Luckily we are in Canada right now so it doesn' get that hot on the deck. Thank you for the nice comments. A lot of love into that and we love her.
you know, I think the 1930 Chris Craft Commuter 48 is a better looking boat. Denison yachting has the prototype of them listed, fully restored. Allez is sitting in Montreal Que. ready to go cruising.
Awesome boat! Well done? Did you ever consider converting to diesel? It wouldn’t be original, however would be super efficient and reliable not to mention the safety aspect over gas.
