by David Irvine member of the Michigan chapter This 23-foot utility boat was built by former Chris-Craft employee Tom Cuthbertson and his brother Andrew. Their business involved doing boat repair in the summer. When things were slow in the off season, they would build a boat over the winter. We believe there were two boats,…
by Monte Bauman President of the Buckeye chapter There is a certain mystique around “Barn Finds”. The romance of finding a diamond in the rough. The heroic-ness of taking something ignored and lost to history and bringing it back to glory. But “Barn Finds” are just as likely to be trash, as treasure, and the…
by Ron Green member of the Inland Empire chapter Our 1970 Olympic Dinghy was restored in 2010 and she has seen only 2 seasons with me so I don’t really have a lot of info to share. She was purchased from a retired international sailor and, tender to his vintage schooner! She saw the Mediterranean!…
by Barton Van Beenen member of the Southern California chapter The boat is a rare triple seat 1958 23-foot Continental, started out as VIP transport boat for Hotel Ampersand which I believe is in New York. It was purchased in the early 60s by a doctor and handed down for three generations in Lower Saranac…
by Mark Cauthorn member of the Columbia Willamette chapter My family and I are lifelong boaters I have owned many boats and restored a couple of Chris-Craft Runabouts, every year since I was a child we would attend the Portland boat show and I would talk to Ray DeFir about his boats and waterskiing. About…
by Dave Thomson member of ACBS I first saw my 1922 Elco Express Cruiser in a “for sale” ad a number of years ago in the “Rudder” and was instantly intrigued by the size, lines, rarity, and the uniqueness of the boat. The boat was kept at the Sacramento Yacht Club and I arranged my…
by Brian Keen member of the Ohio Valley chapter Sometimes buying the right boat is meant to be. I always have loved the hardtop Lyman’s. Most hardtop Lyman’s usually run in the 25 to 26-foot range. I don’t really enjoy towing boats that big and I don’t have a lake house with a lift. About…
by Mark Kiefaber member of the Chesapeake Bay chapter I have wanted a Gar Wood “speedboat” (that is how my mother always referred to them) since I was a little kid. I must have heard her story about her father’s Gar Wood more than 20 times. She was about sixteen years old (born in 1921)…
by John Macdonald member of the Sunnyland chapter I found the boat in Montreal, Canada and did a full 100% restoration at Strouts Point Wharf in South Freeport, Maine. The boat is currently in “Palm Beach” condition and maintained by Snead Island Boat Works , Palmetto, Florida. I kept to the original design with upgraded…
By Ken Buck, ACBS member My parents were avid boaters on the Long Island Sound. Dad had a few runabouts and graduated to a Chris-Craft Express Cruiser followed by a small Connie. I was the person in charge of Springtime: Sanding, Scraping, Painting, Varnishing and Polishing. College, Career, and Marriage came next. Boating faded away.…
by Andre Martins member of ACBS This is the story of our boat. I could write for hours and days about all the happiness it has brought to our family since 1937. Veterana, that’s the name of our 1936 Chris-Craft Special Race Boat. My great-grandfather was from Brazil in 1891, and in 1932, he and…
by Tom Lehn member of the Ohio Valley chapter To understand the story of the stern flagpole, you need to know a little about Cherry Float. She is a 17’ 1948 Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout with the KBL 131hp engine. She adopted me as caretaker in June 2014. She was purchased in August 1947 by Thomas…