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#165
Somebody will make a nice profit on this.
Worth noting that I don't believe it to be a Chris Craft. The engine compartment forward of the helm position was very rare. The port side helm position is even more rare. This could be a Gar Wood, circa 1930's. $140,000 would be really cheap fully restored.
The other possibility is a Higgins, since they built port side helm stations, but I haven't been able to find a Higgins with a forward engine compartment. Either way, it's a rare boat. If it's a Gar Wood, the left helm is an oddity. If it's a Higgins the forward engine is an oddity. I bet this thing restored would be a top dollar boat.
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#169
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Joined APC: Mar 2018
Posts: 307
Not even close. An existing boat shop or a serious hobbyist with their own at home shop can make that into a spare time project. The shop owner just has his/her employees work on it in between customer jobs in the free time. It then becomes just the expense of the parts and materials.
Somebody will make a nice profit on this.
Worth noting that I don't believe it to be a Chris Craft. The engine compartment forward of the helm position was very rare. The port side helm position is even more rare. This could be a Gar Wood, circa 1930's. $140,000 would be really cheap fully restored.
The other possibility is a Higgins, since they built port side helm stations, but I haven't been able to find a Higgins with a forward engine compartment. Either way, it's a rare boat. If it's a Gar Wood, the left helm is an oddity. If it's a Higgins the forward engine is an oddity. I bet this thing restored would be a top dollar boat.
Somebody will make a nice profit on this.
Worth noting that I don't believe it to be a Chris Craft. The engine compartment forward of the helm position was very rare. The port side helm position is even more rare. This could be a Gar Wood, circa 1930's. $140,000 would be really cheap fully restored.
The other possibility is a Higgins, since they built port side helm stations, but I haven't been able to find a Higgins with a forward engine compartment. Either way, it's a rare boat. If it's a Gar Wood, the left helm is an oddity. If it's a Higgins the forward engine is an oddity. I bet this thing restored would be a top dollar boat.
#170
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Joined APC: Nov 2008
Position: Citation, left seat
Posts: 345
Do you not put a value on your time? I sure do, and I own 2 boats. As long as you use them, they aren’t as bad as the “break out another thousand” crowd thinks. Neither one of mine have ever broken down on the water and I’ve owned one for 10 years and the other one has been in my family for 26 years.
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