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 ...

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 ...

Anyone with a passing acquaintance with the motorboat world knows that the sight and sound of a vintage Chris-Craft — those built in the 1920s, ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s — is pure majesty. All that mahogany ...

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