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Claims to be a Chris Craft?

Posted: 09 Jul 2012, 09:58
by NPeth
This timber boat claims to be a 40's Chris Craft, but looks totally unlike one. I guess he couldn't call it a Lewis because the sides are flat? :lol: Does have a dodge 6 and could be a fun project for the price.http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BOAT-WOODEN-TIMBER-CHRIS-CRAFT-CLASSIC-PROJECT-SWAP-CASH-/271014010661?pt=AU_Boats&hash=item3f19b19f25

Re: Claims to be a Chris Craft?

Posted: 10 Jul 2012, 05:15
by glenn
It might be a Chris-Craft kit boat with all australian running gear, it is interesting but to far away. Glenn.

Re: Claims to be a Chris Craft?

Posted: 11 Jul 2012, 09:23
by Tony
I am no expert but it doesn't look like a Chris Craft to me.The bloke said he looked for plates etc to find its origin but found none.Chris Crafts have indicators all over them to denote their origins.Not sure if I have ever seen one with left hand drive either?
People like to mention Chris Craft to add the dollars to the sale.
Just my humble opinion of course.

Tony.

I checked and most Chris Crafts pre 1940's were left hand drive.

Re: Claims to be a Chris Craft?

Posted: 12 Jul 2012, 09:32
by hookster
Sold to the highest bidder for the princely sum of $1800. I met the guy yesterday arvo and had a look at the boat....For the sake of the purchaser I hope it is a Chris Craft, otherwise they've just bought a farily expensive Dodge motor with decent manifolds :shock: The guy who is selling the boat is a funny bloke, as the buyer will no doubt get to experience :lol: He had some very similar e-bay stories to mine...the classic one was where he bought a Ford AU ute in Brisbane with 238000km on the clock, but strangely enough when he flew up to pick it up it had jumped up to 438000km :lol: In true ebay spirit he still went ahead with the purchase and drove it home

Re: Claims to be a Chris Craft?

Posted: 12 Jul 2012, 18:23
by Paul SA
I cant believe that they paid that for a butter box, last time i looked all chris crafts boats were planked

Re: Claims to be a Chris Craft?

Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 09:33
by Alan
Andy put me onto this, gee it looks easy,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWS_2_A00os

Re: Claims to be a Chris Craft?

Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 10:20
by Chivs
So do the women! Plus you save more than one half of the cost by doing it yourself, but wait shouldn't there be more?

Re: Claims to be a Chris Craft?

Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 22:11
by Alan
Chris, I find it's the same as the women, "you save more than half if you do it yourself"
Alan.