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Check off what you want for your stay and to get up-to-that-days choices and then fill the start and end dates for the days and nights you are planning to be in St. Michaels, MD.

This is THE resourse that I find is best for rooms, b&b’s, and vacations rentals for this area. They all call into a central telephone number each day what they still have foryou.

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Built in Maryland: Chris-Craft, Owens, Cruis-Along, & Whirlwind

 The Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Club is underwriting this presentation by noted boating expert Jeffrey Beard. Mr. Beard’s private collection of boat catalogs, notes, and other memorabilia rivals those of most Museums within the world. His files and records are considered one of the largest, if not the largest such collections of original material in private hands.

The Chesapeake Bay Chapter – ACBS has underwritten the hour long Boating Event Talk by Jeff Beard that will be fully supported with slides, boat catalogs, and other resources from his personal files as one part of their dedication to furthering Boating Education / Knowledge on Boats and their role in the Chesapeake Bay. Mr. Beard has also agreed to extend his formal presentation time with an open question and answer session immediately afterwards, for those with queries about the boat brands of Maryland.  

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has made available meeting space in their Steamboat Building on their 18 acre museum grounds and historic buildings.  

CBC-ACBS indicates that this seminar will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, June 19, 2010.

There is no cost to attend this seminar once you are on the museum property. The museum waives any property entrance fee to members of their Museum, but this St. Michaels non-profit organization does collect $13 from non-member adults to support their ongoing efforts. Ask before you pay about Senior, Children, and Military discounts. It’s also a good idea to inquire about Museum membership for you or your family. seabuddy certainly gets more than my donation back in the value after attending an event or two or visiting other Museums as already a member of the CBMM .

for more information: 410-437-8108, ask for Maryann

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1959 Lyman outboard 17'

Offered only for two model years, 1959 and 1960, the 17’ which could take a 75 Hp Evinrude outboard was sandwiched between the 16 1/2’ Lyman model rated for up to a 60 Hp outboard and the Lyman 18’ often powered by twin 35-45 Hp Outboards.

It is a handy boat, lightweight, easy to trailer, and seating five with a large space to walk around in mid-cockpit, between the front and rear seats. A splash well was built-in with this model.

These boats were finished with a special color Lyman exclusive stain and varnished deck, seats, and windshield and a semi-gloss white paint on the lapstrake (clinker-built) hull sides.

Lyman Boats was at its production peak in 1955, with over 5,000 boats produced in sizes from 13’ to 20’ in length. As the founding family died and fiberglass took the lead as the matieral of choice for small boats, Lyman Boats made their last boat in 1973. Bernard Lyman built his first boat in 1873, and by 1875, boat building was his full time way to make a living, according to Tom Koroknay, now known as “Doc Lyman”, the Lyman expert. Note: While Bernard was the founder, his son, Bill, led the company to great heights during his time in mgt.

restoring 1942 Chris Craft wood Special Runabout

17’ 0” by 5’ 8”, special light weight (by about 130 lbs – about 7%; with a lower hull side aft and a slightly narrower (5%) beam. A true double planked Mahogany wood Classic Chris Craft, although technically by ACBS rules she is within the designation of an “Antique”. An Antique Class wood boat is a boat built from the years 1919 and up to and including 1942.

The original Chris Craft engine has been rebuilt, the double bottom planking is now all replaced, and the hull side planking is new. The Deck is pretty much all original wood.

Coming along but more to do

This one is still in the shop with many happy hours of labor ahead for her owner to bring her up to high restoration standards in all areas. Since the boat is a 1942 model and the owner was born in 1942, he mentally associates her good health with his. An interesting standard for one’s health and a fine one by me.

Here's what she will look like when finished

This project is ongoing at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD.

The Museum runs an “Apprentice for a Day” program for several weekends each year.

You can watch, learn, and do at each stage of a wood boat Building along side a master craftsman boat builder.

Cheap, easy to join, call Dan Sutherland at 410-745-2916 ext 186.

Join anytime at any step of any boat building, but the next boat building project starts for 13-18 year old teens on June 19-20. Us old men should look to the project starting 10/16-17, 2010 or the one starting on 11/13-14, 2010.

rare Chris craft Capri

She is one of 65 examples made in 1959. Later model year boats were stretched to 19’ and sales jumped to 119 in 1960 but fell off again in 1961 with only 60 boats going out the factory door. She is 18’ 0” by 6’ 7”, weights 2,400 -2,600 lbs and comes with a 20 gallon gas tank. 1959 was the only model year the 18 was offered.

Why? A runabout back then was the top-of-the-line in styling, finish, and glamour. But one got in and did not move around inside the boat’s cockpit freely. The usefulness of a far more open, walk-around-the-cockpit layout were being offered by their main boat building competitors and themselves. The Chris Craft utilities, named Continental, even outsold the fancy styled boats. Chris Craft built 494 of its similar sized Continentals in1960 and 1961.

Great view of the wonderful styled aft deck

This boat has a1/4 inch inner plywood bottom with wood planks over that for the final, outside layer rather than being double planked (two layers of wood planks). This hull and construction style was shared in 1959 with the 18’ Continental Chris Craft. Chris Craft was trying different ways to use different materials to stay competitive. They built all-plywood boats in their Cavalier Division, and these were lower priced, entry-level boats. Chris Craft tried a fully covered in fiberglass but still planked underneath the fiberglass boat in their Silver Arrow model. That one sold 92 boats. So, function was overcoming style in small boats and what a boat was made from was evolving.

BTW:

a) Chris Craft moved their top Management from MI to Pompano Beach, Fl at about this same time.

b) Chris craft appointed its first non-family member to be president of Chris Craft.

c) Chris Craft was finally sold to a public company after being run as a private company by a few members of the founding family in behalf of all 55 owners of Chris Craft stock (all family members, with only a few active in the boat business). Talk about a closely-held stock!

Photo credit   friend of seabuddy   Vance Joachim

nice boat! its the new Chris Craft

World-wide, most would use the Mercury Verado supercharged outboards for the service support. Here in the USA, most would go with twin 250 Hp Yamaha outboards. Chris Craft also offers this boat sans any engines at about a $31,500 less of a price.

another angle

This 21 degree v hull is 29’5” by 10’ 2” and weights in at 8,000 to 8,500 lbs with engines.

nice seating and layout

A special option is a set of outriggers for fishing. Just think, fishing from your Chris Craft!

Sharp Helm layout

Known for its good ride in the ocean, this Chris Craft new boat model may signal a new direction for a top –of-the-line Chris Craft brand.

Nordic Boats Regatta

Introduction of the new models, two dinners and a lunch for all that attend, boat demonstrations, factory Open House.

june 11 and 12, 2010

Note all that is going on in the shape of the Pontoons on Harris Flotebote

Do the shape and number of tubes start to set you are a course of saying this Harris Floteboat is the next boat for your family or does Mom and the kids try-out the seats and say “this is our next boat”?

There is a choice now in what a pontoon boat like the Harris Floteboat and other brands can do with water sports and cruise destinations. Much of those selections are driven by the hull shape, not the seating, and its up to you to figure what the family’s needs are and what hull features will deliver on those needs.  

As they say…On-the-water pontoon performance is more than just straight-away speed. That’s why all of our pontoons deliver figure-eight-precise handling, silky smooth riding and holeshot that gets you up and on plane in no time – all at maxi­mum fuel efficiency. But if you’re looking for an entirely new level of performance – one that will leave other pontoon boats even further behind – opt for the exclusive Performance III package.

The Performance III package features a unique V-step design that lowers the center tube to create a sport boat-like “vee” hull. Our center tube slices through the water for an even smoother ride. In addition, our stepped running surface improves ventilation that creates a hydrodynamic release increasing speed and acceleration. The V-Step design combined with the full underdeck aluminum skin prevents drag caused by the exposed cross members, dramatically increasing performance.

Our tube-in tube design allows for optimal placement of the integrated 50-gallon fuel tank by positioning it below the deck and centered in the rear of the boat, as opposed to hanging over the end of the tube.  And due to the innovative design and placement angle of our interior lifting strakes, outer ones are not needed, which results in a smoother, more controlled ride without sacrificing holeshot…

42 Fountain Poker Run Edition

525 Hp of 8.2 (502) Mercruiser sterndrive

Reggie Fountain offers his 42 boat set-up for serious GofastBeLoud fun with two 525 Hp 502 Mercury Marine cast and built from scratch new engines. Mercruiser offers these same engines from as little as 380 Hp, to these hot rodded up 525 Hp engines, and then the same basic block engine, up to 700 hp with more hot rod parts and machine work. Mercruiser uses a different basic block of 551 cu. Inches for the next engine of 800 Hp.

42 Fountain Cockpit

Poker Run cockpit