Interesting thread. As a freshwater sailor, I find that most people in the great lakes look at bilge pumps as a method of getting rid of rain...
Further on the wooden boats: Chris Craft made a decent production wooden boat, but that's what they made: a production boat. Very few of them were...
I am not a west coast cruiser, so it's interesting to read some of the posts, and they make sense. The CC Commander is the best choice of the...
I agree with Eric on most of the stuff... but not all:D An interesting comment on the hogging, sagging etc. We don't have many 48-52-57 60's...
Mold is, of course, a living organism. Unfortunately, killing it is problematic in areas that you can't use bleach or something similiar. I would...
Dale is totally right. The propellers that came with your boat are matched based on boat weight, engine horsepower, reduction gear etc. A lot of...
First of all, your hand rails are likely to be Mahogany, and not teak, although if they aren't original, they could be teak. Two inch thick...
The Chris Craft Challenger of the 1954-1965 period was made in three formats: A 36 foot express, a 36 foot salon, and a 38 foot salon aft cabin....
I agree the Raymarine "takeover" has not been seamless, but my understanding is that it's going to get better fairly soon. I still like Raymarine...
Some good advice and bad advice here.... Yes metal lines could be used, but you need to be very specific about the alloys used. Some of the...
There are substantial differences in the years that the MEL 430 engine was produced. The heads, intake manifolds, compression ratios, carburetion,...
Paragon HJ7's are bronze clutch plate hydraulic forward transmissions, with a band reverse gear. The cooler is likely the place where you are...
