projecthog
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Apr 20, 2008
- Messages
- 272
I found some old pictures of a girlfriend I had not too long ago by the name of "Chris".
Turned out she loved water and was built for it too.
She was built in Algonac Michigan in 1937 at Chris Craft, and was likely outfitted to the customers specs as she had two heads, one forward opposite the galley, and the other in the stateroom opposite the dresser, locker and mirror where you could sit and groom yourself.
Her bones were made of White Oak if I am not mistaken, but Oak it was, and she was double planked with Phillipine Mahogany.
Her displacement weight was around eighteen tons.
There were only a limited amount of them built.
As far as I can remember from the research I think it was around 63 or something.
I can't find the particulars of the boat at the moment, which contain the accurate info.
These configurations were built in only three or four different layouts, but all were Tricabins, and in the same general style of floorplan.
Things like forward and aft heads, galley and state room layout likely could be altered to customer specs.
She was built as a 40 foot boat, which length was altered on mine to 42 feet with the addition of a swim platform, and 2 more with the addition of the anchor plank, to make a total of 44 feet LOA.
She was powered by two inline six Chryslers coupled to two Paragon transmissions, and could get up to 28 knots and did attain 25 knots while I had her. The revs were around 2800 for that speed.
I was always asked as to the fuel consumption, and jokingly references were made as to how many weeks I had to work to be able to take it out for a cruise.
The boat at 1/2 throttle would cruise at 12 knots, and consume around 5-7 gallons an hour @ 1400 rpm. It was a different story at full throttle where it would go through double that or more @ 2800 rpm and about 25-6 knots, and the bow would rise a foot and a half upward.
Still not too bad for an eighteen Ton displacement hull.
I believe the Cryslers were 140 HP engines, but I am not sure about that anymore without the manuals, they are still floating around somewhere too. I had doubles of everything!
As far as I could find out from a net search and looking around, there seem to have been only four left of which two were in floating condition in 2004, mine being the better of the two which were sound.
That figure is now actually inacurate, as I found another owner in Michigan at the time I was selling, who had one on the dry and who was also restoring or making ready to float at that time.
Here goes!.......bear with me as I go to picture trials,
Here is Jerilyn, as she was named when I got her, as originally built and finished.
This picture was given to me by the owner whom I bought the boat from.
I was in awe of the wokmanship displayed in her construction and lines.
And it shows here, after "some" work and a lick of paint.
She was only 44 feet long but sure looked like the Titanic when she hung in the straps, the guy on the right is myself explaining where I would put the straps If it were me doing the lifting.
I was sure the folks there knew what they were doing, but you know how that goes!
First time in the straps for both of us together (with the straps where I wanted them
,) and first time in the water for her after a bit of work.
I wondered what gurgling sounds I would encounter and what plugs, petcocks or pipes I had forgotten about, hanging there, soaking in.
No gurgles, no groans and no water other then dry leakage, which would soak in and seal up after a while. ( I hoped.)
She was tied to the dock after about an hours worth of soaking in sling support while I checked things out, and she leaked for another two hours, pumping about 5 gallons at a time, which subsided to two gallons an hour after being tied for 3 hours.
All in all she would a week later pump about an average of around a gallon every two hours, and a week after that down to a gallon every three.
Not bad for a tired 66 year old looker.
I have more pictures, but I just found that there is a limit on how many you can post at one time.
I guess I can leave it, as there is enough here to see.
If you would like to see more pics, just ask and I wil post more in a next post.
PH.
Turned out she loved water and was built for it too.
She was built in Algonac Michigan in 1937 at Chris Craft, and was likely outfitted to the customers specs as she had two heads, one forward opposite the galley, and the other in the stateroom opposite the dresser, locker and mirror where you could sit and groom yourself.
Her bones were made of White Oak if I am not mistaken, but Oak it was, and she was double planked with Phillipine Mahogany.
Her displacement weight was around eighteen tons.
There were only a limited amount of them built.
As far as I can remember from the research I think it was around 63 or something.
I can't find the particulars of the boat at the moment, which contain the accurate info.
These configurations were built in only three or four different layouts, but all were Tricabins, and in the same general style of floorplan.
Things like forward and aft heads, galley and state room layout likely could be altered to customer specs.
She was built as a 40 foot boat, which length was altered on mine to 42 feet with the addition of a swim platform, and 2 more with the addition of the anchor plank, to make a total of 44 feet LOA.
She was powered by two inline six Chryslers coupled to two Paragon transmissions, and could get up to 28 knots and did attain 25 knots while I had her. The revs were around 2800 for that speed.
I was always asked as to the fuel consumption, and jokingly references were made as to how many weeks I had to work to be able to take it out for a cruise.
The boat at 1/2 throttle would cruise at 12 knots, and consume around 5-7 gallons an hour @ 1400 rpm. It was a different story at full throttle where it would go through double that or more @ 2800 rpm and about 25-6 knots, and the bow would rise a foot and a half upward.
Still not too bad for an eighteen Ton displacement hull.
I believe the Cryslers were 140 HP engines, but I am not sure about that anymore without the manuals, they are still floating around somewhere too. I had doubles of everything!
As far as I could find out from a net search and looking around, there seem to have been only four left of which two were in floating condition in 2004, mine being the better of the two which were sound.
That figure is now actually inacurate, as I found another owner in Michigan at the time I was selling, who had one on the dry and who was also restoring or making ready to float at that time.
Here goes!.......bear with me as I go to picture trials,
Here is Jerilyn, as she was named when I got her, as originally built and finished.
This picture was given to me by the owner whom I bought the boat from.
I was in awe of the wokmanship displayed in her construction and lines.
And it shows here, after "some" work and a lick of paint.
She was only 44 feet long but sure looked like the Titanic when she hung in the straps, the guy on the right is myself explaining where I would put the straps If it were me doing the lifting.
I was sure the folks there knew what they were doing, but you know how that goes!
First time in the straps for both of us together (with the straps where I wanted them
,) and first time in the water for her after a bit of work.I wondered what gurgling sounds I would encounter and what plugs, petcocks or pipes I had forgotten about, hanging there, soaking in.
No gurgles, no groans and no water other then dry leakage, which would soak in and seal up after a while. ( I hoped.)
She was tied to the dock after about an hours worth of soaking in sling support while I checked things out, and she leaked for another two hours, pumping about 5 gallons at a time, which subsided to two gallons an hour after being tied for 3 hours.
All in all she would a week later pump about an average of around a gallon every two hours, and a week after that down to a gallon every three.
Not bad for a tired 66 year old looker.
I have more pictures, but I just found that there is a limit on how many you can post at one time.
I guess I can leave it, as there is enough here to see.
If you would like to see more pics, just ask and I wil post more in a next post.
PH.
