The Lake Hopatcong 99’s
Bill Donnegan, a relator at the time from Hopatcong and his 99/199 Boat name CHRISSIE
To be more specific, 99/199’s – And yes, I am milking this for every casein micelle, and hey, it’s cold, and windy and I am buried in meetings. And since Classic Boating is in hospice care, we are all ya got. so shut up and read. Oh I can see a future here of dictatorial editorial content. And if you are still wondering what casein micelle’s are. I will put a link at the end of the story. I m a belevient dictator after all.
I cleaned up and fixed the color but to be honest, this period of photos is notorious for bad prints that just dont hold up.
Model 199 delivered in spring 1931
not sure why there are two burgees
These look like maybe were photos for marketing. your local realtor yada yada
a classic Hopatcong image of CHRISSIE
AND HERE IS KINGS TRANSOM
Kings Transom
Nice
man these old images are tough
red interior
Snazzed up with darker stain covering boards
As I wonder into the deep rabbit hole of the 99 concept. It’s clear that they were cutting out any extra fanciness. And I am going to speculate again, so warning. the dark stain was a no. extra time, note the step pads. no metal frame, and with the seams, not white. just varnished over seams. this is the one area I am not too sure of. And was the CC on the side Aluminum or gold?
Oh and here is your little link
Aluminum leaf.
Nice boats but I don’t know about the guy in the suit.
I can relate to micellar casein being lactose intolerant!
It appears that somewhere between 14129 and 14191 CC changed the model designation from 99 to 199. Does anyone know when or why?
Inquiring minds want to know.
model 99’s would’ve been made in 1930 and model 199’s would’ve been made in 1931. So based on the build sheets, how many were actually made in 1930 and how many were made in 1931? books have said 200 built in 1930 but the build sheets might tell a different story.
The original pictures and film of “Taylor M”, albeit a Model 100 but also 1930, clearly show satin finish for varnish, no white seams, no “two tone” stain, no step pad frames and the “Chris Craft” on the hull is hand painted silver paint with a slight black outline. No decals back then. The “Taylor M” was also painted on at the factory as the hull card shows, hull sides and transom.
Sorry I can only show one image here Matt, but you should have the film or I can send additional?
Satin? Really/ how cool would that be? I am so into that. it also hides a bit of the, the, imperfections.
Yep, definitely satin.
They didn’t have much gloss back then or chromates until 1934-35.
That’s why we did nickel and not chrome when we did Taylor M.
Ask our woody universe of talent and they’ll tell you how far down the rabbit hole I went to be correct in the restoration over two years. You just get sucked in Matt and there’s no coming back………!
What you’ll find during this time period for Chris Craft is that they had to make payroll, some way, somehow. While there was some standardization, you’ll find they employed sub-assemblies and not all employees were skilled. You’ll see Matt when you disassemble one from this time period that not all the frames were even close the a clean, connected joint! To say nothing of the amount of steel screws and nails used in the building process!
So, not every boat is the same and as the depression deepened, they were thrilled to ship any boat out and get paid for it to keep the doors open.
Have fun my brother and don’t hit your head on the ceiling of that rabbit hole!
I’ve got a spare helmet if you need it……
The deeper this all gets the more I am seeing the low budget woody floater thing kinda fits the intent of the boat. low budget. speed. all be it, I would do a correct bottom …but thats another story for later.
Several GarWood models in the ‘30’s were satin finished. I’m enjoying the milking of the model 99 story as more layers are exposed! 🤗
thanks Dick, here is the taylor m image with satin and no white seams. I am so doing this
As I said above, not every boat was the same.
Note the location of the hatch handles on Taylor M. They are installed further back from the front of the hatch, unlike others and this was shown on the original hatches! There was also no paint on the underside of the decks or covering boards either. Just black numbers in grease pencil.
Good choice!
Getting very excited for this years Dora event! It might even outdo the ’20 Covid year. Yes, I know the show was canceled, but many of us showed up anyway and it was one of our best years yet at Lake Dora.
Murdock,
Here is another shot of Taylor M from Gull Lake showing off her finish and lettering
Lotta Lagniappe
I’ve been thinking recently about docking bumpers, & UNPADDED boat docks – of which most public or hospitality docks seem to be nowadays. Your photo captioned “red interior” reminded me of a dock padding technique from days past. Old tires were routinely slipped over metal dock posts, or perhaps mounted in the fashion shown in your picture. They seemed to serve the boat protection purpose pretty well. I’m sure somewhere along the way of modern dock designs/contemporary aesthetics, old tires came to be regarded as just too gauche of a fashionable waterfront appearance. But, when did the “responsibility” of dock boat hull protection seem to pass so universally from dock owner to captain? Most docks I encounter today flaunt sharp edges & unpadded posts/rails just waiting to scrape up my hull sides…unless I keep stowed a variety of bumpers, et al to adapt my mooring to any given dock. Fine for aluminum boats. What about the rest of us?