![]() I have a binder of original documents such as the “build sheet” from 1948, catalogs, and maintenance booklets to pass to the new owner, along with about 200 photographs of the original work done in California in the early 2000’s. Overall, it is in immaculate shape and ready for the next owner to care for it long into the future. The seams are tight, the varnish is shiny and the boat is a beautiful piece of art. Clair River paid a nickel or so to skip across the water at 5mph in a powered rowboat. Back in 1894, thrill-seeking vacationers on Michigans St. Our guarantee covers both the boat and the engine.' Chris Smith & Sons Boat Co. Regular service was done, a bilge blower was carefully installed to match existing dash switches, and the boat was re-varnished in early 2019 in the Algonac area by the old craftsmen of the Chris Craft factory there. The 'Foxy Lady' below is sold, but click here to see our 1946 20 Chris Craft Custom Runabout in very good condition. 'Chris-Craft is dry, comfortable to ride in, very seaworthy and thoroughly reliable. In May of 2016, I purchased the boat and returned it to its birthplace of Michigan, where it was enjoyed by many cruising the Big Crooked Lake in Brighton, MI. Chris-Craft Runabout boats are typically used for overnight-cruising, day-cruising and watersports. The boat was completed in about 2015 and even entered into the Adirondack Chapter’s 40th Annual Lake George Rendezvous where it received an award. Bid for the chance to own a 1951 Chris-Craft Riviera 18 Runabout w/ Trailer at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. ![]() The engine and transmission was rebuilt to a 12V system and unleaded gas operation by Fish Brothers in the Hague New York area while the wood and chrome was refinished. The boat work was done by Chad Dunklee and Walt Peterson (Chad was the manager of boat rebuilding at the Hacker Boat Company at that time). Save for several tiny Dutchman patches, her wood is entirely original, as are her upholstery, hardware, gauges, Iva Lite, windshield, steering wheel, and on and on. In about 2013, the boat was purchased again and moved to Hague, New York area where the restoration was completed. Today we harvest two long years of painstaking preservation of the almost completely original 1952 Chris-Craft Riviera 18 Runabout. Chris Craft 26 Sport Cruiser Petrol 260HP. Then I believe the boat was purchased by another doctor in Arkansas, moved there and little progress was made thru about 2012 on the boat. Buy & Sell on Irelands Largest Boats & Jet Skis Marketplace. ![]() I believe he worked on it for about 5-6 years out in California and got the hull back into ship-shape applying the West no soak on the hull. ![]() He brought it home and with a few friends, they replanked the bottom and sides (triple planking on bottom, double planking on sides). Its refurbishment began in California in early 2003, it was “quick claimed” as an abandoned boat in the LA area outskirts by a retired Doctor George Sweeney. Successor to the 19 Racing Runabout, the hull of the Cobra was designed in 1955 by the talented designer Don Mortrude with the aim of capturing the attention of an increasingly exigent clientele. This boat started its life after completion on Main the Chris Craft factory in Algonac, MI with a delivery to the Kenneth E. The Cobra was the flagship model of the famous US shipyard Chris-Craft during the 1950s. ![]()
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