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Well, they don’t. Thank god. Most of these old woody’s were built to last up to 6 years. And in many cases they lived up to there task. You can here old Mr So and So back in 1950 complaining

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Want to spice up your love life with your boat? Then go blond. Blond decks were all the rage starting in the early 50′s. Both Chris Craft and Century got in on the action big time. Others as well. The

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While Sylvia’s hull is being polished and primped, her interior is with Rod Souza in Petaluma. He is working his magic. The issue of interior color has come up. According to the build sheet made available from the maritime museum

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Boy, did my rant hit a nerve. I received countless un-publishable emails, due to wishing to stay anonymous. We also received a record amount of comments. One interesting theme in all the comments was the term “expert novices”. I was

1969 Corvette
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Everyone knows the Corvette, as in Chevy. Do you know the Corvette from Chris-Craft? Prior to this past summer I had seen them in photos only. I finally saw one real time at the antique and classic boat

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Looking for a Classic hand made boat? Don’t have 20,000 bucks. Well. Here you are. You can find these on eBay and some of the bigger shows. What’s so nice about these is how simple they are, and they are

…This one, called “Boatwerks” on the shores of Lake Macatawa in Holland, MI features a wall mural of the old Chris Craft plant in its glory years. The photo features various size cruisers that were built there as they were

If you’re in Northern VA, or the Washington DC area. Look up Artie’s in Fairfax VA. www.greatamericanrestaurants.com/arties … Artie’s is part of a chain of extremely well run and designed restaurants by the the Great American Restaurants Co. Each restaurant is

… Well, we cleaned up the workshop for varnishing and well. Its 70 degrees here in Virginia, so much for the cold bitter winter. I took this shot thinking how clean it was. Upon further inspection I think we need to

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If you can’t wait til MT. Dora to go to a great boat show. Or you are just trying to see if your boat is not the only one out there. Than do we have a treat for you. The

Here is fun shot of a new 12ft Aristo Craft. These little boats are a ton of fun. The most wow per foot on the planet. The company still makes them the way they used to. Visit www.aristocraftboats.com … You can

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It’s 2008. Please, this year be the year you save just one classic boat.  I found this at a home for sale. The owner had just passed away, and was no doubt turning in his grave knowing that his baby