Chris-Craft Boats
Chris-Craft Boats

Author: Nick Voulgaris III

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2018-05-22

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0847861740

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Celebrate all that is quintessentially American about being on the water in the world’s most beloved boat. Since 1874, Chris-Craft has built boats of immense beauty that evoke an emotion and passion in all who see them. The varnished mahogany runabouts of yesteryear, and their modern sister-ships of today, all share the same design ethos, gorgeous lines, high quality, and style. The name alone conjures up images of classic wooden boats, waving flags, and unforgettable memories made on the waves. Immortalized on the big screen in such movies as On Golden Pond and Mission Impossible, the aura and romance of Chris-Craft shines through in this book featuring more than 200 boats—from never-before-published archival images to gorgeous color photos of collector and new boats—as well as plans and ephemera from Chris-Craft’s own collection. A thoroughly researched and informative narrative brings the captivating 140-year story to life. This is the ideal gift for boaters, as well as the perfect book for any owner of a vacation home or lake house—or those who aspire toward this American dream.

Chris-Craft Boats
Chris-Craft Boats

Author: Anthony S. Mollica

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0760309205

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As the most prestigious name in American boatbuilders, the Chris-Craft is a lovingly crafted vessel with wood hulls, swank chrome and brawny motors. Color photos take a look at the history and details of this beloved boat. 100 photos.

Building Chris-Craft
Building Chris-Craft

Author: Anthony Mollica

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2010-08-08

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1610601068

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For more than half a century, Chris-Craft reigned supreme in the world of motorboating. This market dominance was due in no small part to the design and construction techniques employed in the company’s studios and on its factory floors. Building Chris-Craft examines the company’s design and production heritage, looking at Chris-Craft’s considerable accomplishments in the context of key competitors and industrial trends in general. High-quality archival images take readers inside the factories, design studios, and lofts of Chris-Craft factories in Algonac, Holland; Cadillac, Michigan; Salisbury, Maryland; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Caruthersville, Missouri.

The Legend of Chris-Craft
The Legend of Chris-Craft

Author: Jeffrey L. Rodengen

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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America's most popular nautical gift is back as an all-new third edition, The Legend of Chris-Craft, by noted author and historian Jeffrey L. Rodengen, with photography and design by Karine Rodengen. This luxurious 9" x 12" coffee-table volume details the history of the company, people and products that made Chris-Craft world famous. The third edition contains new information, a new chapter, additional photos and a precise new index to over 1,500 models built between 1874 and 1998. Even owners of the original will want the new third edition for their collections. Individually boxed. 272 pp., 103 color, 260 black & white images.

Chris-Craft
Chris-Craft

Author: Jerry Conrad

Publisher:

Published: 2014-05-30

Total Pages: 700

ISBN-13: 9780991583904

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Chris-Craft: The Essential Guide, by Jerry Conrad, provides full specifications - from hull materials and fuel capacity to upholstery colors and numbers built - for every cruiser, runabout, roamer, kit boat and other pleasure craft ever built by the legendary Chris-Craft Corporation. Revised second editions is illustrated with more than 700 black-and-white photographs with updated information and new photographs.

The Book of Wooden Boats
The Book of Wooden Boats

Author: Maynard Bray

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2000-11-17

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0393048993

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This magnificent collection of full-color photographs by renowned photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz of beautiful vessels includes wooden boats ranging from simple prams to sailing and power yachts. Noted marine historian Maynard Bray provides commentary on more than 90 of the world's most photogenic boats.

Gar Wood Boats
Gar Wood Boats

Author: Anthony S. Mollica

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780760306079

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This is more than the story of the person and the company he founded in 1930-it is a photohistory of the magnificent boats themselves, and the extraordinary design, craftsmanship, and materials that made them legendary. Special attention is given to the Baby Gar, as well as runabouts, speedsters, utilities, and express cruisers-all built in Wood's Michigan boatworks.

Chris-Craft
Chris-Craft

Author: Joseph Gribbins

Publisher: Devereux Books (MA)

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

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The compelling story of a man, his company, and his boats, this history explores the legacy of Christopher Columbus Smith, the country's most innovative and successful production boat builder. This book describes how Smith, together with his sons and employees, designed a pleasure boat that captured the hearts of boat buyers who appreciated beauty as much as function. Illustrated with historic museum photographs, this book will appeal to boat enthusiasts who are just as interested in the intriguing history of the Chris-Craft as in the boat itself.

Waterline
Waterline

Author: Joe Soucheray

Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781567922141

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At least on the surface this is the story of the author's struggle to restore (properly) an aged and almost derelict 17 foot Chris Craft Deluxe utility motorboat. Examines the link between father and son, and between the men and their boats.