Since the Ivory Tower has declined my offer to be a moderator I would like to throw my hat into the ring to be in-house marriage counselor.
Here's my first gold nugget:
Don't get married if divorce is even an option. It gets very expensive to learn this after the fact.
Bob,
That’s a beautiful CC, I have always loved the lines of these Runabouts. Here is our new-to-us woody: a 1936 19’ Chris Craft Custom Runabout.
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We bought her this summer and we’re putting a new 5200 bottom on her this winter in time to drop her in the water over Memorial Day to sit alongside our ski boat up at our lake home up in Northern Wisconsin. We’ve named her “Lake Girl”, and she’s all original except for the motor, which was swapped out in 1990 from the original 95hp Chrysler Ace (which seized up after 25 years in a barn) to a 148hp CC KBL with a 3 1/2” exhaust which produces that unmistakable straight 6 burble at idle and an unbelievable roar while accelerating! Thanks for sharing the pic of your beautiful boat and I can’t wait to pick her up in a few months to take her home!
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Early 911S Reg #3096
"Chester" - 1968 911 L, Fully Restored, Numbers Matching, Tangerine Orange on the original 5 1/2 x 15 Fuchs wheels
"The Beast" - 2010 911 4S Cab, Triple Black, 6 Speed MT, SSK, PSE with Fabspeed Sport Headers and 200-Cell Cats
"The Truck" - 2019 Cayenne Turbo, Jet Black, Sport Chrono, PSE, Rear Axle Steering & PSCB Brakes (for haulin' stuff... fast)
”Blue” - 2023 911 Turbo S Cab, Gentian Blue over Deviated Black Leather with PSE & PCCB’s
Hey Frank...Congratulations to the new Boat...If you're planning to head up to Catalina...don't leave too late in the day....we left a little too late and this is what you can expect prior to "hitting" Avalon...I'd say leave no later than 08:00Am in the morning...afternoons heading that way can be brutal...but the Buffalo-milk will taste so much better after a day on the water......../ Lars...
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Lars Wikblad...
Early 911 "S" Registry # 527
"R" Gruppe # 314
Ha!
Done the trip both morning and afternoon; can't say I've seen seas too rough.
Glad my wife has never found that video on YouTube. That would not help my cause.
These seem like pretty stout motors.. Curious if a twin six design, twin screws is an advantage to the V -12 marine ?
We finished the restoration work over the winter on our 1936 Chris Craft 19’ Runabout and dropped her on the water over Memorial Day. We named her “Lake Girl” after the nickname that I gave my wife given how much she loves spending time up at our lake home in Northern Wisconsin. Living in the northern suburbs of Chicago, our lake home is a true escape for our family of 5, and this little beauty with the rumble of her flathead 6 is an absolute hoot to drive. Here are a few pics with Lake Girl herself driving Lake Girl plus a video of a drive by with my sons
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Early 911S Reg #3096
"Chester" - 1968 911 L, Fully Restored, Numbers Matching, Tangerine Orange on the original 5 1/2 x 15 Fuchs wheels
"The Beast" - 2010 911 4S Cab, Triple Black, 6 Speed MT, SSK, PSE with Fabspeed Sport Headers and 200-Cell Cats
"The Truck" - 2019 Cayenne Turbo, Jet Black, Sport Chrono, PSE, Rear Axle Steering & PSCB Brakes (for haulin' stuff... fast)
”Blue” - 2023 911 Turbo S Cab, Gentian Blue over Deviated Black Leather with PSE & PCCB’s
^^^^^ Nicely done!
Peter Kane
'72 911S Targa
Message Board Co-Moderator - Early 911S Registry #100
Not mine no affiliation but we've probably all had dealings with suppliers and contractors etc who try to operate commercially like this
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