They all convey the thoughtfulness that we put into each boat.

Chris craft boat identification. The first of the true production Chris Craft models the 26 Triple is one of the most desirable and iconic prewar runabouts. Your ID number is from CC and is not deciphered the same as a normal HIN. They also maintained a file of hull cards for every boat built.

For a boat of that age there may not be a title. The classic Chris-Craft wood boat design exudes style on the water and is sure to turn heads on your next trip. HIN s were not required until around 1970.

Failure to do this will necessitate additional correspondence and delay your research since the Chris-Craft Corporation filed the permanent record of each boat. This 1964 Chris-Craft Custom Ski Boat is a 17 wooden runabout that is powered by a 283ci Chevrolet V8 with a Paragon direct-drive unit and a single bronze prop. The original gauges have been added to the dash but the original Chris-Craft gauges are included and can been viewed in the photos.

Of the boats listed Chris-Craft offers familiar boat hull types and designs including modified vee deep vee planing semi-displacement and other. It can also be known as a Catalina Sedan or a Trawler during the Murray era. Labor strikes in 1966 forced Chris Craft to use what they could find and this is one of the reasons for the apparent scramble of engines being offered during that year.

Newer vehicles have 12 digit identification numbers. Your old Chris Craft does not have 12 digits in the hull number. No other book on Chris Craft boats provides such a comprehensive at-a-glance summary of these marvelous craft which became icons for profound changes in American boating culture in the 20th century.

The upright weighted logo in the center of a mahogany steering wheel. I would google Chris Craft owners web sites face book etc and see what they have to say. Whether its an open bow ideal for socializing or a larger cruiser with a cabin for extended excursions every inch of every boat we build is.