1954 chris craft

[lx.crowell]

I am currently redoing a 1954 Chris Craft kit boa looking for any info or knowledge of how much these boats are worth. it is a 16ft express crusier and it is an outboard, been lokking other places and have seen other kit boats but none like mine and i will post pictures soon.

 

[Ned L]

Re: 1954 chris craft

I think you will make out better at either the Chris Craft antique boat club Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club - or the Antique and classic boat socitey (ACBS) http://http://www.acbs.org/

 

[lx.crowell]

Re: 1954 chris craft

Ok, thank you for the sites will definatley check them out.

 

[smokeonthewater]

Re: 1954 chris craft

I'd guess about 15% of whatever it takes to restore it

 

[crabby captain john]

Re: 1954 chris craft

Long ago I learned that lesson. If you would have said about 5% and 2 cents per hour of my labor your estimate would be accurate on my restore.

I'd guess about 15% of whatever it takes to restore it

 

[JimS123]

Re: 1954 chris craft

I put $5,000 into a restoration and had it appraised at $10,000. They were going for more than that on E-Bay at the time. That was 6 years ago.

Today I have seen the very same model in equal condition with an asking price of $4,000 and its going unsold.

The depression we're in has killed the antique boat market. What you have going for you is that its a Chris Craft.

If your intent is to make money, stop now and part it out and maybe you'll break even. Or, you can do like me and use the boat like it was intended to be used and have years of priceless enjoyment.

 

[lx.crowell]

Re: 1954 chris craft

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do but now I might just keep it and have some fun with it. Also as it stands i bought the boat for $400 and only have about $300 in wood so far but thats with out the plywood and paint for the bottom, and the wood and varnish to finish the deck.

 

[Ned L]

Re: 1954 chris craft

I see you got a couple of replies on the "Woodenboat" web site too. I agree with Lew, they don't command the high value of the mahogany runabouts & speedboats, but can still be a great way to get out on the water. Enjoy it!

 

[lx.crowell]

Re: 1954 chris craft

Thank you for the insight about my boat. When I bought it I realized that it wasn't going to command as high of a price as a maghgony runabout, but as a cheaper option to gain expirence with wood boats, and to get into a wood boat as i am 17 and when I bought it I was 16 so I did not have alot of cash on hand. So I saw this as something I might keep to enjoy and be proud of.