New Project 79 Chris Craft 22' CC Dory

Ed,

Wefco seems to price white and gray extrusions at a premium to black, perhaps due to the fact that marine market items are less than 10% of their production and I would guess that most of their total production is black?

That be as it were, I can confirm that black is $5/ft and white or gray are priced at $7/ft. I'm afraid the purist in me takes over sometimes, so I'll splurge to replicate OEM in some areas of a restoration. (it all started during my sordid youth in the 60's when instead of building a '57 Chevy street rod like the other guys I opted to restore a Jag XK 120 as a Concours d' Elegance show car - little did I know I had opened Pandora's Box).

Michael

out board dory

Does anyone have information and pictures of a Chris Craft dory set up for an outboard motor. I am looking a such a boat and thinking about an offer on it. I have been watching what you all are doing with the restorations and have got the bug. I have been driving past this particular boat sitting on a trailer for the past 15 years and finally stopped to see if the boat was for sale. I had to leave a note on the door and am waiting for a reply. The boat has an outboard transom with a 150 mounted on it.


Thanks

This is the only information I have on the outboard model. It is not on the 1978 price list.

Captain Cabo, I have been looking at that CA outboard dory for a while on YT. I would have purchased it if it was on the east coast, as I am sure many would have.

Nice Boat!

Captin, thanks for the great pictures. Just goes to show what can be done with lots of time and $$$$.

Ed - crazy busy summer, busier than usual! I have been having fun with my family on the boat. My 6 year old loves to take "long rides" and I am happy to oblige!

I do have the model number of the rub rail and will get that to you tomorrow (I do know you asked about that a while back, you have my apologies).

I used:
Flag Blue perfection on the hull - 1 qt per coat x 3 coats.
Oyster white perfection on the topside - 1/2 qt per coat x 3 coats
Sundown buff brightside on the deck - 1/3 qt per coat x 3 coats
(Note that each was thinned by ~10% v/v)

CM

Rub rail

Barbour plastics: F843 black flexible rub rail. I did not use the T track - just worked the rail around the perimeter and secured with pop rivets from the bottom. I did cut relief notches around the corners and bow, but not all the way through so there is one continuous piece around the perimeter. The seam is at the stern and I did reuse the three stainless steel corner reinforcement pieces and the trim peace to cover the seam. I will take some pics when I get a chance.

CM

Interprotect 2000 is a very good epoxy barrier coating for below the waterline. Many yards swear by it. I have not heard of anyone using it above the waterline and do not know of the results. For topsides I would stick to what the paint manufacturer of your topside paint makes and recommends as you can ensure you don't have any issues between the barrier coating/primer and the topside paint.

I wouldn't do a coat and then wait 6 months to do another coat and then paint it. You'd have to clean the initial coat so much after 6 months, and degrease and probably sand it, that IMO it would be better to wait and just do it all at once. Not to mention the double taping and other prep work twice.

74 Chris Craft

You all have great boats. Mine is a 1974 Tournament Fisherman/Dory. It's been running great but I just pulled the Chevy 350 out to paint, detail and change the ring gear on the flywheel. Paragon transmission has a slight leak. I'll post some pictures when I figure it out.

What's up guys......

No posts since late August! Ed's wife is probably running marathons on her new knee at this stage.

Kids back in school full ime and I actually snuck away today install the mufflers I mentioned a few weeks back. These are the Vernatone (Cendek) ski style mufflers - very easy to install. Purchased a 3 1/2 PVC pipe test cap - that plumbers use to test their lines, and used that to block the exhaust pipe at the stern so I could work without hauling out.

I would say that they reduce the sound by ~30%, I was hoping for a little better than that. I guess there is no quelling the beast as those 4" pipes really roar as you throttle up.

I would love to hear how the projects are going.

CM