Rebuilder had custom trailer constructed of finest materials. Access to wiring and controls is under the dash. There is ample space for storage items (anchor, life jackets, oar, fire extinguisher - all included) under the bow and alongside the seating. Bench seating is offered at the stern with room for three (3) and the forward seating is another bench with seating for two (2) to three (3). All gauges and hardware were re-chromed during the restoration. The interior is highlighted by the white steering wheel and the classic controls and gauges. The windshield is a framed, curved plexiglass. The details continue on the bow with a shiny chrome light assembly and Chris-Craft flag. Boat bottom entirely replaced with carefree epoxy plastic materials.
Solid mahogany planking hull with matching grains. Rebuilt in 1983 with reinforced keel and hull to accommodate big V-8. This little accident delayed the work for about a week.Mahogany Chris-Craft runabout, 1947. While building the "A Frames", I managed to fall off a ladder backwards and suffered a concussion when my head hit the concrete floor. Although we couldn't turn the boat over in one reach, because of the low ceiling, we did manage the feat in about 3 reaches. These "A Frames" we felt were capable of lifting the boat with the help of 2 lifting straps, and 4 chain hoists borrowed from another friend. Terry Thomas, a contractor friend , and I built 2 "A Frames out of 4 x 4's, and 4 x 6's. This little problem had us stumped for awhile! Finally, with the help of friends, we devised a lifting and turning system which did the job. We had already decided that the bottom needed to be replaced with a new "5200" type non-soak bottom. As you can see, the boat is sitting on a trailer and there is no way of turning the boat over to work on the bottom. We moved the woodworking equipment in one bay over to the other bay. In order to have a place to work on the boat, we converted our garage woodworking shop into the "Stover Boatworks Boat Restoration Shop". The boat is in our shop and we're ready to start work Our aim is to make this a better and more beautiful boat than it was when it came off the line in 1956. The electrical system had already been converted to 12 volt, and we are keeping it that way because of reliability,etc. We decided to keep that windshield because we though it more classic and better looking. The previous owner had replaced it with a two piece windshield from an earlier model. The original windshield was a one piece and curved. It had been replaced with a beige colored upholstery in very good condition. According to the hull card, the original upholstery was a turquoise-blue in color. We felt it looked better, and an improvement over the original configuration. After seeing a number of boats with this blond wood treatment, we unaimously decided to keep it all mahogany colored. This model of Chris Craft came from the factory with blond wood down the King plank, around the cockpit trim and down the center of the engine hatch, and rear deck.when we got the boat the blond wood had been replaced with the same red mahogany as the rest of the boat. we are replacing them with authentic Chris Craft Gauges by Kocian Instruments. The instruments had been retro-fitted with Century Gauges. When purchased, this boat was not original in several respects. Safety, Operational Reliability, Longivity, Workmanship, Beauty, and Originality. We aren't purist when it comes to restoring a boat to its exact original looks and condition, and do not intend to make showing this boat our primary aim.
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