Chris Craft Roamer Derecktor series

I am new to the forum so please bare with me if I violate some protocol but I am in need of some advice. I currently operate a Chris Commander 410 that I have restored over the past year and am considering upgrading to a larger craft. I have seen information on the 68 and 74 ft Roamers with the later having the name Derecktor attached. They are aluminum and I know next to nothing about them. I enjoy restoring these craft to their former glory. What do I need to know to start? How thick are the hulls, what are the costs to restore the main deck ect? ny help will be appreciated.
Very Respectfully
Matowakan1

What can you tell me about this series? How thick are the hulls? I am trying to get design and technical data so I can evaulate the hull condition. She has detroit 12V71ta engines. ny thoughts about these> She has been out of the water since 2007.
Matowakan

The one I am looking at is apparently a rare 74ft model. I have a surveyor on her today doing a preliminary evaluation before we decide on an offer. I know her main deck has to be repaired; she has several leaks in it from rain pooling over the last few years. She has mahogany plywood deck covered with fiberglass. Any thoughs on the replacement costs per ft? I am now finishing a 1980 410 Commander rebuild and really look forward to restoring this girl if she is seaworthy.
Matowakan

As soon as I get some photos I'll postem.
Matowakan1

74ft Roamer

Guys,
Here are some photos. I have a suveyor on her now. I will not see her until the 7th then we will do a more complete evaluation. She has been "rid hard-n-put away wet" A project but if the hull and mechanicals are good probably worth the effort. Does anyone know if there are any of the limited number of true 73/74 footers out there? I think there were only 4 or five hull ever made.
Larry

Others

As soon as I get some better shots I'll postem. Do you know of anyother 73-74ft Roamers out there. I have got some information from the Museum but even their records are sparse. Seems there were only a few of these big hulls made and fewer still finished as yachts. Only one in 77 and four in 73 but that is not confirmed. If is survive this restoration and my wife doesn't kill me maybe we'll see eachother on the big blue.
Matowakan

Are we a dying breed; big Roamer lovers? Since I retired from the Army I have developed a growing addiction to classic Chris Craft.
Matowakan

definitions

I am still researching the 73-74ft Roamer. My next big bug-a-boo is the definition on style. In the "Essential Guide" Conrad has listed during this period a "1973 Motor Yacht" and a "1977 Flush Deck Motor Yacht". Did CC interchange these terms freely back then? The reason I ask is the boat I am looking at is the spittin image of the 1977 Flush Deck Motor Yacht and does not look at all like the "Motor Yacht" he has on the previous listing. Unfortunately, there are no photos of the 1973 series and all those were listed as "Motor Yachts" not "Flush Deck Motor Yachts". This adds a degree of complexity to the research because some of the numbers suggest the one I am looking at is from the 4 hulls in 1973 yet the completed craft looks like the 1977.

Do you know anyone who may know if they used these terms interchangably or did the name really define the style?
Matowakan

No, The one I am looking at has been in the yard since 2007. She is in rough shape but it looks like her hull, engines, generators and electrical are ok. She is currently in RI and answers to "Bon Moyage". If you have a copy of Jerry Conrad's book, Chris Craft, The Essential Guide; she looks identical to the one on page 621, hull number RAP-74-505. One an old survey, however, they have her number as RMP-73-505.1. There are no photos and she looks nothing like the 74 on page 620 listed as a "Motor Yacht". The specs are wt. 103,000 beam 18.25ft and 1900 gal fuel capacity. Those are not numbers for the 73 but for the 74 and for the flush deck. I think the survey document from 2000 is wrong and they simply transposed the 73 numbers for the 74 and never checked. I am trying to get engine numbers to cvross reference.
Matowakan

Moving Forward

I spent two days on this boat last week with a surveyor doing a preliminary evaluation. She is rough but worth the effort. We palced an offer for her today. Should know something next week. How can I fix a few thing areas in the aluminum hull? Not out of specs yet but close. Does anyone have experience with CAPAC isolators? They are on the boat but the last real captain she had says he never used them and only relied on zincs?
Matowakan

Offre has been tendered and we await the owners response. Should know this week. Turns out the true owner is a former Navy Seal from the same world I spent my career in. I am retired Special Forces and know many of the same guys this fellow does. Small world.

The reason I asked about the CAPAC is one individual made a coment that he would never use them on an aluminum boat relying instead on zincs. Not sure why he said that but seemed strange to me.

How is you craft coming along? I am on my Commander 410 right now.

Matowakan1