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Chris-Craft Boats (Hardbound)
Here is a skillfully told story of how a small town genius named Christopher Columbus Smith created the world's most popular runabouts and cruisers
 
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Brawny inboard motors, lovingly crafted wood hulls and swank chrome accoutrements are all synonymous with Chris-Craft, the most prestigious name in the history of American boatbuilders. This beautifully illustrated history of the Michigan-based company and its most significant powerboats begins in 1922, when the mercurial Christopher Columbus Smith and his three sons formed Chris Smith & Sons Boat Company

Modern color photography depicting restored and factory-original runabouts and cruisers at speed and dockside details the evolution of Chris-Craft boats from the early hand-built years through the introduction of assembly-line techniques, the move to fiberglass hulls and Chris-Craft's demise in the 1980s. Archival photography provides an evocative historical context and images of key personalities, while the history also discusses the business climates in which Chris-Craft operated, including a tenuous alliance with Gar Wood who split from the Smiths to form his own company Hardbound with 192 pages. 10.5" x 10.5"