now thats a nice boat! I have a a 1957 16 foot starcraft that I have had since I was 14 years old, I'm 66 now, all the wood has been replaced, transom twice, ( the aluminum hull never goes away) been through 5 engines, including a 4 stroke 55hp homelite (very heavy), and is now running a 35hp 4 stroke suzuki. very quiet.
I gotta tell ya i just love the older boats planes and trains that boat is buityful i remember them when i was a child what a nice country lake in the woods buityful place to boat fish relax no worries life gotta be good great video keep them coming 👍😊
Brought back many wonderful memories. We had a 1950 solid mahogany Chris Craft inboard on the Chowan River in eastern N.C. Nothing like the sight of mahogany on the water.
This boat was given to me in 2002. It had been stored in a dirt floor barn since the 50's. The boat was started but never finished as you can see from the photos. The boat was mostly there but I took some creative liberties with the build as you might have back then as the kit was sold with just the wood. The original owner purchased the steering wheel and column and cable/pulleys as well as the windshield when he started the build. The boat came with decals but did not come with assembly instructions. I found out what the boat was and I got an idea of what the finished boat would look like after receiving some blue prints from the Chris Craft Div. of the Mariners Museum. I began the finish/restoration project in the fall of 2011 and completed the build in Nov of 2012. The upholstery was completed in the spring of 2013. The engine is a 57 Evinrude Big Twin 35hp with e-start and e-choke. I live in NW Wisconsin.
Man that baby LOOKS great, is so wonderfully vintage, and in such good shape... that engine REALLY squirts her along pretty nice! Such a beautiful rig!
Beautiful boat. My dad build one of these kits in '56. We rescued it from under his parents' porch in the early 80's, refastened/refinished, and launched it. My brother and I learned to ski behind it. I have it now, with a '57 Evinrude Big Twin
Really enjoyed this. I was just talking to my father as he is 87 & terminal about some of the old boat motors we rebuilt yrs ago. Like a 50 Merc. & A 40 Evinrude. Good to hear that one run. Many memories
Great video...full of love and honor from a great bygone time. And I will guarantee you one thing....no outboard moror sold today will be running 65 years from now!!!
Boy just the sound of that old Johnson Bring back memories, I swear I can smell that sweet two stroke exhaust, I always liked that! I had an engine very similar to this for awhile when I was a kid it was the same engine hood as this one where it hinged in the middle but this was some kind of a special engine it had all these gold colored pieces on it and where this one said Sea Horse on the engine mine said Golden Jubilee. The engine did not run when I got it but I pulled the carbs and cleaned up and kits in each and it ran like a top after that I ended up trading it for something, I dont remember what/ I traded a saddle to get the motor. This engine totally reminds me of that one!
Beautiful boat. Great job on restoring the motor. I love how you talk to your audience like we are there with you on the adventure. Never had that experience with other channels and really do appreciate it. Great vid.
Great looking Chris Craft. The period outboard makes it even better. My dad had an all wood boat about the same size when I was a little kid. I remember he was always fixing hull leaks in his. Every time I smell polyester resin it reminds me of "helping" fix that old boat.
I can remember similar wooden boats on lake Simcoe on weekends and vacations in 1958 when we lived in Toronto as a kid. When we came back to the UK my mother's younger brother had bought prewar Chriscraft with a flathead marinised Ford V8, I teased him about the lighter more modern boats I had seen in Ontario , modem American type outboards and lightweight plywood boats were becoming easily available in UK by 1959
Beautiful little chris. Love that its original in almost every way. A lot of people give up on those old outboards and re power then with new motors (at least in my area). To me it’s just not the same. The boat looks great and the motor sounds awesome!
I love this boat . I've wanted one ever since I first saw one in the old James Bond movie . Thank for taking us out for a ride with you . Oh, let the flags fly 🙂
A little trick i was taught when i bought my first outboard was regardless of weather sea or fresh water, every time you are finished for the day, Run some clean anti freeze through the engine before storing, it stops any corrosion before it even starts. It worked very well for me and i never has any trouble at all with the engines, this goes for inboard as well as outboard. The guy who told me said that he used a car engine and left the cooling system as it was, putting that in the boat, he put an electric fan on so it was tunning all the time the engine was live.
My dad built a boat similar to that from plans out of popular mechanics. My grandfather bought a 35 golden javelin for it. Those old Johnsons had a lot of pep. I have his old 35 to this day. Hasn't been run for close to 50 years.
Just an FYI, that motor is a 1958. The 57 had the white top and side trim, while the rest is the holiday bronze. The 58's had the white sides. Nice boat!
love the old Chris Crafts vintage boats, their slowing become a rare item these days, one time these things were worth nothing not to long ago. Now they can cost a fair penny.
years ago my dad had a 16 ft. lyman it had the same 35 johnson like yours. that was when they made wood boats with real craftsmen........ thanks or the memories....
Wow - once you leaned out the carb on that Johnson, you could hear it really get into the power band. Nice air horns! That boat planes well at full throttle.
That motor could have been the 2nd outboard on the boat; boat owners would very frequently trade in outboards every 2 or three years back in the day since HP ratings were increasing and quality was improving rather steadily in the 1950's. The outboard motor industry was finally building a good product that almost anyone could operate.
Reminds me of the many days I spent on the water, as a boy. I skied behind almost an identical rig at Lake Altoona in the early 1960's. I think it had the identical engine. Didn't the Johnson 35 have a pull start, too? There were two things I always carried with me when I was on the water - spare spark plugs and wrench and a spare new battery
That's a great boat....did you wave when you swung by the neighbors?...lol For some reason that reminds me of the Hardy Boys...I think they had a boat like that they used when they were solving mysteries around Bayport.
You didn't need a battery to run those motors; magneto ignition and they still had the recoil starter front-and-center for ready use. OMC didn't put the recoil behind a cover for a few more years. It wasn't until the late 60's that they omitted the recoil entirely from the 40 HP motors with electric start; my mid 60's Lark had one and with the old generator long gone I only used the electric starter for cold starts. Warmed up she fired up with half a pull; turn over one piston and she was running.
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now thats a nice boat! I have a a 1957 16 foot starcraft that I have had since I was 14 years old, I'm 66 now, all the wood has been replaced, transom twice, ( the aluminum hull never goes away) been through 5 engines, including a 4 stroke 55hp homelite (very heavy), and is now running a 35hp 4 stroke suzuki. very quiet.
airplane george love them Suzuki outboards
I gotta tell ya i just love the older boats planes and trains that boat is buityful i remember them when i was a child what a nice country lake in the woods buityful place to boat fish relax no worries life gotta be good great video keep them coming 👍😊
Brought back many wonderful memories. We had a 1950 solid mahogany Chris Craft inboard on the Chowan River in eastern N.C. Nothing like the sight of mahogany on the water.
Fantastic! You live a charmed life Mustie. Keep the vids coming.
she looks and runs great and that is a nice place,looks nice and relaxing
This boat was given to me in 2002. It had been stored in a dirt floor barn since the 50's. The boat was started but never finished as you can see from the photos. The boat was mostly there but I took some creative liberties with the build as you might have back then as the kit was sold with just the wood. The original owner purchased the steering wheel and column and cable/pulleys as well as the windshield when he started the build. The boat came with decals but did not come with assembly instructions. I found out what the boat was and I got an idea of what the finished boat would look like after receiving some blue prints from the Chris Craft Div. of the Mariners Museum. I began the finish/restoration project in the fall of 2011 and completed the build in Nov of 2012. The upholstery was completed in the spring of 2013. The engine is a 57 Evinrude Big Twin 35hp with e-start and e-choke. I live in NW Wisconsin.
8 years in the future, you still have the boat?
Lively boat! Beautiful too! Thanks for taking us along and especially for letting us take the helm for a bit! Glad to see we didn't hit anything!
Man that baby LOOKS great, is so wonderfully vintage, and in such good shape... that engine REALLY squirts her along pretty nice! Such a beautiful rig!
Beautiful boat. My dad build one of these kits in '56. We rescued it from under his parents' porch in the early 80's, refastened/refinished, and launched it. My brother and I learned to ski behind it. I have it now, with a '57 Evinrude Big Twin
Really enjoyed this.
I was just talking to my father as he is 87 & terminal about some of the old boat motors we rebuilt yrs ago. Like a 50 Merc. & A 40 Evinrude. Good to hear that one run. Many memories
That boat is awesome! Nice job getting it going. Love the old wooden boats with the vintage engines.
Nice touch to keep an old wooden boat in the water.
Great video...full of love and honor from a great bygone time. And I will guarantee you one thing....no outboard moror sold today will be running 65 years from now!!!
This takes me back to my cottage days as a kid in the sixties. Thanks so much for evoking some of my favorite memories.
If you’d told me 62 years ago that I’d get excited about a TH-cam boat ride, I’d have wet my diaper!! Very nostalgic!! I loved it!! Thanks!!
Boy just the sound of that old Johnson Bring back memories, I swear I can smell that sweet two stroke exhaust, I always liked that! I had an engine very similar to this for awhile when I was a kid it was the same engine hood as this one where it hinged in the middle but this was some kind of a special engine it had all these gold colored pieces on it and where this one said Sea Horse on the engine mine said Golden Jubilee. The engine did not run when I got it but I pulled the carbs and cleaned up and kits in each and it ran like a top after that I ended up trading it for something, I dont remember what/ I traded a saddle to get the motor. This engine totally reminds me of that one!
Beautiful boat. Great job on restoring the motor. I love how you talk to your audience like we are there with you on the adventure. Never had that experience with other channels and really do appreciate it. Great vid.
Nice boat on a pretty lake.
I learned to ski behind one very much like that. Great boat, great vid, thanks for a lot of great memories!
wow that's amazing seen 62 years old boat and engine running so good , that's cool
Great looking Chris Craft. The period outboard makes it even better. My dad had an all wood boat about the same size when I was a little kid. I remember he was always fixing hull leaks in his. Every time I smell polyester resin it reminds me of "helping" fix that old boat.
Thanks for sharing, nice craft and a beautiful relaxing environment.
Very nice boat! You cant beat an old wood boat! The vintage outboard motor was perfect!
the horns are very cool bro, and the boat is awesome, cheers
All that chrome, wood and varnish, fantastic!
Thanks for the ride.
Great boat, motor sounds strong! Love an old Evinrude, reminds me of my youth.
Never fails. The second a boat touches water it breaks:)
I can remember similar wooden boats on lake Simcoe on weekends and vacations in 1958 when we lived in Toronto as a kid. When we came back to the UK my mother's younger brother had bought prewar Chriscraft with a flathead marinised Ford V8, I teased him about the lighter more modern boats I had seen in Ontario , modem American type outboards and lightweight plywood boats were becoming easily available in UK by 1959
What a beautiful day! Would have been a great day for water skiing with no waves at all, nice and calm.
Very private looking lake. Nice!
beautiful boat
**i was raised on a Chris Craft = learned to ski behind one when I was 4 years old = love them!!!**
**WTG MUSTIE!!!**
Beautiful boat on a beautiful pond. She really toted the mail when you opened her up!
Beautiful little chris. Love that its original in almost every way. A lot of people give up on those old outboards and re power then with new motors (at least in my area). To me it’s just not the same. The boat looks great and the motor sounds awesome!
What a gem! Two thumbs up.
thanks
Beautiful boat, lake, and day.
Nice looking ole boat! Love the horn.
good to see an old boat back on the water
I love this boat . I've wanted one ever since I first saw one in the old James Bond movie . Thank for taking us out for a ride with you . Oh, let the flags fly 🙂
Thanks for the ride, it might be my only boat ride for the year. I should find a SOB ( sweet old boat) for some fun!
Nice boat! That old Johnson engine runs like a dream.
That looks like so much fun. Only riding in 2 boats in my life for like 20 minutes total.
Thanks for the ride!!! I Love The Old Johnsons and The Big Twins Those Are My Motors!!!
this little gem is AWESOME!
ChrisCraft was a beautiful boat. One of my first loves.
It's a gorgeous old boat.
Beautiful boat, beautiful country. Great vid!
Very nice, Lovely day, lovely boat ;)))
Wow! I love this vid. Another great one, Mustie! This boat and motor is a National Treasure. I'd kill to own something like this. I just love it 100%.
A little trick i was taught when i bought my first outboard was regardless of weather sea or fresh water, every time you are finished for the day,
Run some clean anti freeze through the engine before storing, it stops any corrosion before it even starts.
It worked very well for me and i never has any trouble at all with the
engines, this goes for inboard as well as outboard.
The guy who told me said that he used a car engine and left the cooling system as it was, putting that in the boat, he put an electric fan on so it was tunning all the time the engine was live.
My dad built a boat similar to that from plans out of popular mechanics. My grandfather bought a 35 golden javelin for it. Those old Johnsons had a lot of pep. I have his old 35 to this day. Hasn't been run for close to 50 years.
Gorgeous boat. I had no idea there were kits like that. Like your commentary too.
I love your boat! I have a 1958 14' aluminum Elgin run about with a 1958 35 Johnson. They are sweet motors when they are dialed in right.
love your vids Mustie, always interesting and you have areal talent at talking to the camera, big thumbs up from Israel keep up the good work! :)
Nice Pond an smooth, great day to be on the boat, great choice
the Reed valve broke in my step dad's boat motor and he took a feeler gauge and drilled it for the screws and still runs to this day
That's very nice... and looks practically new, too... mega-score! :-)
Just an FYI, that motor is a 1958. The 57 had the white top and side trim, while the rest is the holiday bronze. The 58's had the white sides. Nice boat!
THats just freain awesome. If I was to ever want another boat, that would be the one. Its beautiful. Goof job.
love the old Chris Crafts vintage boats, their slowing become a rare item these days, one time these things were worth nothing not to long ago. Now they can cost a fair penny.
I enjoyed that boat ride and that is a beautiful little boat. I'd love a boat like that. Great video mate
Beautiful boat
nice boat and love your videos
B.O.A.T. = Break out another thousand ! Lol nice ride buddy
nice boat...great scenery...thanks for the ride!
great to see this. my uncle made one and i rode in it as a young guy in the late 50's and early 60's in nj have fun
Thanks for the boat ride!
AWESOME! I had a smile on my face the whole ride. I like how you ask us questions. Is it weird that I answer them out loud?
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious boat. Chris Craft made great kits, they are missed!
What a great little boat 🤠
Well done. Great to see it out on the water where it belongs!
What a classy ride! I hope she enjoys it.
This is really cool. A Chris-Craft with an outboard is decent. My kit Miss Peachtree is a Chris-Craft outboard too....
awesome, love the horns.
Your Chris Craft is beautiful!!
Bloody loverly mate :-)
Apart from a dud battery/charging system it had plenty of warp and cut through the water smashing :-)
Fly them flags boy :-)
I know i'm late to the party but that's ONE NICE C.C. I'm jealous, seriously though. Top. Notch!
years ago my dad had a 16 ft. lyman it had the same 35 johnson like yours. that was when they made wood boats with real craftsmen........ thanks or the memories....
Hey Daren, For a poo boy just doin' some "wrenchin", you have some pretty neat toys.
That Was Fun !!
Very nice boat and a cool ride. Good videos.
Wow - once you leaned out the carb on that Johnson, you could hear it really get into the power band. Nice air horns! That boat planes well at full throttle.
Great video, made me want to find a small kit boat.
Beautiful boat!!
That motor could have been the 2nd outboard on the boat; boat owners would very frequently trade in outboards every 2 or three years back in the day since HP ratings were increasing and quality was improving rather steadily in the 1950's. The outboard motor industry was finally building a good product that almost anyone could operate.
you can't beat the way an ole wood boat rides...
Very cool, love that boat
Reminds me of the many days I spent on the water, as a boy. I skied behind almost an identical rig at Lake Altoona in the early 1960's. I think it had the identical engine. Didn't the Johnson 35 have a pull start, too? There were two things I always carried with me when I was on the water - spare spark plugs and wrench and a spare new battery
And a spare pull start cord!
Good job, lovely old thing
the older CC boats are beautifully made and look good, probley one off the best boats built back then
That's a great boat....did you wave when you swung by the neighbors?...lol
For some reason that reminds me of the Hardy Boys...I think they had a boat like that they used when they were solving mysteries around Bayport.
Remind me of Walden's pond . Great looking boat and it flies.
That is a beautiful boat ❤️
thanks
Did you guys ever have kids? Reason we ask is because your always so nice and level headed like a good DAD would be? JUST ASKING!
Beautiful lake. Brings back memories of when your wet Beaver ....
I was king of the ocean, when daddy let me drive!
You didn't need a battery to run those motors; magneto ignition and they still had the recoil starter front-and-center for ready use. OMC didn't put the recoil behind a cover for a few more years. It wasn't until the late 60's that they omitted the recoil entirely from the 40 HP motors with electric start; my mid 60's Lark had one and with the old generator long gone I only used the electric starter for cold starts. Warmed up she fired up with half a pull; turn over one piston and she was running.
probably my favorite motor ever i only had a 25 sea horse
Beautiful small boat but i was watching him back in and I said to myself "Really? Not tied off?" lucky there was no sudden gust of wind.
WHAT A BEAUT !
Brings back lots of memories.