Restoring Chris-Craft Boats to their Original Beauty
This 1951 Chris Craft Holiday is 23 feet long with a BLH engine that was totally rebuilt. She has all new wiring, a new 5200 bottom, all new sides, top deck and new interior. This boat was a labor of love; she took over two years to rebuild. Keep in mind that this is a slant back Holiday, which …
This is 1957 Chris Craft Runabout is 17 foot long with a KFL engine. The engine and transmission have been rebuilt. She has all new wiring, a new bottom, refinished inside and out with a new interior. This boat is show quality. Asking price is $33,500.00. She can be picked up in Springfield IL or shipped to your location at …
Time to start replacing the bottom structure; the broken supports. It’s amazing to me that most of these pieces don’t even look like they’re broken. They look like they’re one piece, but if you wiggle them a little bit, they come apart with no problem. Look at the keel. It has a lot of screws left on it. Those are …
After removing the many layers of paint on the bottom, it’s time to start removing the screws. There’s around 2,000 screws to remove. The worst part is that half of them are stripped out. I have to use an easy out, it’s a little reverse screw bit, to get them out after I drill an 1/8” hole in the screw. …