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Anyone have an opinion/advice on a 1980 Chris Craft 2811 in excellent
condition ? Don't know much about them except the brand has a good rep for quality. Thx. |
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On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:37:28 GMT, Phil McKraken
wrote: Anyone have an opinion/advice on a 1980 Chris Craft 2811 in excellent condition ? Don't know much about them except the brand has a good rep for quality. Thx. I have 6 of these old woodys, all perfectly restored. I love all of them. |
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Don't know about that particular model but check the boat over very
carefully for soft wood in the floor, transom, stringers, etc... Fixing rotton wood can get very expensive and/or time consuming. -- Tony my boats and cars at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com "Phil McKraken" wrote in message ... Anyone have an opinion/advice on a 1980 Chris Craft 2811 in excellent condition ? Don't know much about them except the brand has a good rep for quality. Thx. |
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Disagree with statement that the brand has a good rep for quality.
Butch "tony thomas" wrote in message news:CCYYd.124961$4q6.112502@attbi_s01... Don't know about that particular model but check the boat over very carefully for soft wood in the floor, transom, stringers, etc... Fixing rotton wood can get very expensive and/or time consuming. -- Tony my boats and cars at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com "Phil McKraken" wrote in message ... Anyone have an opinion/advice on a 1980 Chris Craft 2811 in excellent condition ? Don't know much about them except the brand has a good rep for quality. Thx. |
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At one time, Chris Craft had an excellent reputation, from memory it was
purchased by OMC in the 80's. Also from memory, by 1980, they had become known as a low cost entry boat, similar to Bayliner. "Butch Davis" wrote in message ink.net... Disagree with statement that the brand has a good rep for quality. Butch "tony thomas" wrote in message news:CCYYd.124961$4q6.112502@attbi_s01... Don't know about that particular model but check the boat over very carefully for soft wood in the floor, transom, stringers, etc... Fixing rotton wood can get very expensive and/or time consuming. -- Tony my boats and cars at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com "Phil McKraken" wrote in message ... Anyone have an opinion/advice on a 1980 Chris Craft 2811 in excellent condition ? Don't know much about them except the brand has a good rep for quality. Thx. |
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![]() "Dr. Jonathan Smithers, MD Phd." wrote in message ... At one time, Chris Craft had an excellent reputation, from memory it was purchased by OMC in the 80's. Also from memory, by 1980, they had become known as a low cost entry boat, similar to Bayliner. They were owned by OMC, then Genmar, now by 2 individuals: ====================================== Just mention the name "Chris Craft" to a boat owner of a certain age and fanciful images of a bygone era come to mind. But that lingering image of old is also part of the challenge to the new owners of Chris Craft as they set about creating a company for the 21st century worthy of the legendary history of the name. Intrigued by the concept of an independent Chris Craft unburdened by a corporate owner, Boat U.S. Magazine decided to visit their plant in Sarasota, FL to meet top company officials and see firsthand what was planned and what was already underway. Chris Craft can trace its roots back to the late 1870s and for nearly 50 years following World War I, its name was nearly synonymous with motor boating, much as other outstandingly successful brand names such as Kodak, Kleenex, Thermos and Xerox were in their fields. The company earned the respect of the boating community and enjoyed great success in all its markets, extending from small runabouts to 60-foot and longer yachts. They even built a series of well-regarded sailboats. Unfortunately, by the late 1960s Chris Craft had become part of a conglomerate, one of those ill-fated attempts by so-called "professional" managers to apply their supposed skills at running one business to all others, regardless of their knowledge or experience in the field. Although things went fairly well for a while, Chris Craft was eventually spun off by the parent company and was operated by a succession of owners who licensed the use of the Chris Craft name but who, on occasion, failed to honor the name with the boats they produced. By 1987, Chris Craft was in bad shape and was cited by the Boat U.S. Consumer Protection Bureau for building a number of defective models with significant hull problems. After declaring bankruptcy in late 1988, the company was sold to Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC), which in the ensuing years, underwent two major changes in management and eventual bankruptcy itself. During the past year the company and all of the other OMC boat companies were purchased by Genmar, who, in turn, sold Chris Craft to its new owners, Stephen Julius and Stephen Heese. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl..._7/ai_84029131 ================================================== = |
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