![]() This boat is powered by the KFL with 131 hp which was the best option for performance in Lake Tahoe’s higher altitude. ![]() Chris Craft offered three engine options at that time for the Capri KBL, KLC and KFL. It won an award in the Concourse d’Elegance boat show before being put away for storage in the seller’s garage in Rubicon for many years. This 1958 Chris Craft Capri is hull number 743 making it one of the last 43 19ft Capri’s ever built. Always used in Lake Tahoe, it was restored 15-20 years ago and has a West System bottom with a glass overlay on it. ![]() This boat was bought new and has been in the seller’s family ever since. It is showing an original 443.4 engine hours, so the hull has that many hours of use, but the converted engine has less. This 1959 Chris Craft 19ft Silver Arrow is powered by a Chris Craft 283 engine that was converted to a 350. The Silver Arrow also has anti-trip chines that allow it to bank into a turn better than most runabouts. The Silver Arrow had about 20% more weight than the equivalent wooden boat due to the added fiberglass allowing it to perform better on rougher water for an outstanding cruising experience. This 1959 Silver Arrow example is number 62 in the production line. It has been said that about 30 still exist today. The Silver Arrow was built from 1958 to 1959 with a total of 92 hulls built. The unique futuristic construction as well as its sleek, stylish profile makes the Silver Arrow rare and desirable. The Silver Arrow was known for a pair of prominent fins on the transom which was inspired by the automobiles of that time. Early hull numbers were simply a number series, but later on they implemented a system that incorporated the model and length into the hull number. Help us maintain the rich heritage of Chris-Craft through research. The Silver Arrow used a fiberglass shell molded around a traditional 19ft wooden planked boat. Identify Your Chris Craft Runabout Hull Numbers A Free Resource for Classic Boaters Chris-Craft stamped a unique hull number in several places on each boat they built. 17 Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout: 1993: 24 Chris-Craft null: 1955: 18 Century null: 2009: 19 Chris-Craft Special Race Boat: 1985: 24 Other null: Gottago: 1937: 17 null Deluxe Runabout: 20060329: 1969: 21 Other Custom Utility: MAUDIE: 1958. They started to experiment with fiberglass in 1957 and made public in 1958 the Chris Craft Silver Arrow. At the time, Chris Craft was the leading builder of pleasure crafts in America. Before long, boat builders realized fiberglass was ideally suited for their applications. Our selection of classic Chris Crafts includes Runabouts, Utilities, Speedboats and. A photo of the engine plate in the gallery lists the model, serial number, cylinder firing order, and recommended oil viscosity.Back in the 1950’s, car manufacturers had discovered the beauty of fiberglass it was light and easy to shape, yet strong and durable. We offer a large selection of antique Chris-Craft boats for sale. The data plate shows hull number R-17-1769, while the hull number on the title is missing a seven and reads R17169. Service in late 2021 is said to have included an oil change as well as tightening the prop shaft coupling. A bilge pump has been fitted along with an updated electrical system featuring a battery cutoff switch. The triple-carbureted 236ci Chris-Craft/Hercules KBL inline-six produced 131 horsepower when new and turns a single propeller via a forward-reverse transmission. A temperature gauge is mounted below the dash. The two-spoke steering wheel houses a throttle lever and sits ahead of a reverse-sweep tachometer as well as a combination ammeter and oil pressure gauge. The two-seat cockpit was reupholstered in marbled red vinyl in 2014 and features white textured flooring, a wooden dash, gunwale storage pockets, step plates, and a chrome gear selector. The hull is said to have been varnished in 2014 and will require revarnishing soon. The seller notes a spot of wood rot reportedly measuring a half-inch across on one of the ribs. The boat features a two-piece windscreen, a polished cutwater and other brightwork, an aluminum air cleaner cover, a spotlight, and white upper deck caulking. The wood hull was refurbished in 1995 with a replacement transom, framing, and planks. Classy Lady is offered with a single-axle trailer, two flags on wooden poles, and a clean Florida boat title. Features include a two-row cockpit with red vinyl seating, polished stainless steel and chrome hardware, a four-piece windscreen, a bilge pump, and an updated electrical system with a battery cutoff switch. The boat has reportedly been in the seller’s family since 1989, and was refurbished in 1995 with a replacement transom, hull framing, and planks. ![]() This 1948 Chris-Craft Deluxe is a 17′ wood runabout that is powered by an inboard 236ci inline-six driving a single prop. ![]()
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