A classic vessel originally called Althea first crossed water in 1929 for businessman William F. Ladd, who used the Chris-Craft “Commuter Cruiser” to travel from his Long Island, New York, summer home ...
We usually use the term "barn find" to describe cars and motorcycles locked away or forgotten in storage for many decades. But once in a while, we stumble upon completely different means of ...
A vintage Chris-Craft runabout is the aquatic equivalent of a 1950s T-Bird convertible, certain to get attention for the vehicle and the driver. The runabouts are like mahogany jewel boxes, ...
What spawned it: I love old wooden boats and was looking for a journey. The search: I found the boat in 2001 in Minnesota, where it has been sitting in a barn for 40 years or more. Improvements: The ...
FLATHEAD LAKE - The beautiful 1948 mahogany Chris Craft finally met a wave it didn't like - hundreds of them, actually - last month. Normally in rough water on Flathead Lake, the 25-foot-long, ...