1975 chris-craft parts, pleasure or run

[Ryanlewis2010]

Hi guys I am thinking about buying this boat its 700 with a good trailer il post some pics but I got inside and everything feels real solid uts got alot of new parts but its not sure why its not running but they say everything is in good shape but my thing is should I buy it for parts cause its same year year range I currently am rebuilding or should i buy it and drop a new gell coat some of its chipped and get it running or drop my rebuilt engine in there but I'm really sure I want it just not sure what to do wit it

Pix

 

[BonairII]

Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

Need pics of the interior. In my neck of the woods...that's a $300 boat.

 

[Ryanlewis2010]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

with a running out drive and a decent motor and interior?

 

[Bondo]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

with a running out drive and a decent motor and interior?

Ayuh,... What motor,..?? What drive,..??

 

[Ryanlewis2010]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

Its 1974 Mercruiser 3.0 140 and a 285 outdrive dont know to much about it but that its working lol

 

[Bondo]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

Its 1974 Mercruiser 3.0 140 and a 285 outdrive dont know to much about it but that its working lol View attachment 134163

Ayuh,.... If it's Mercruiser on 1 end, 'n Volvo on the other, it's a Cobbed up piece of Poo....

 

[Ryanlewis2010]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

was Volvo in boats in 75 I'm goind down to get interior pics

 

[Ryanlewis2010]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

Well i am the proud owner of a new chriscraft tri hull,

here are some of the pics of the interior i thinks its a really nice boat intereior looks good just needs some chains to keep the engine bay hood from falling over back those hings are way to small and i dont know why a volvo out drive is so bad i hear there actually pretty good and i already know i like this smaller boat (no wood floorss yess) and like the 140 so please give some details on why this is bad thanks

 

[Ryanlewis2010]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

Wait i just realized something is this really a chris craft i think i may have read the key wrong!!!!

 

[chriscraft254]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

Never seen a trihull chris craft in my lifetime. Whatever it is, the floor will still have wood in it, but it looks like it is all glass interior, which may have, but probably didn't keep the wood from rotting from wet foam over the years. Any soft spots?

 

[NYBo]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

Nothing wrong with a Volvo Penta outdrive, but if the motor is a MerCruiser, that means one or both isn't original to the boat. Might be a cobbled-together mess. Or not.

Here are some things missing from your posts: .........................

 

[Ryanlewis2010]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

no soft spots the boat has been out of water since 07 the marina bought as gonna be rental boat but never really got it running just dumped parts on the engine and quit in 09 when they put it u for sale everything seems real firm just needs the gel goat sanded and add a layer

 

[chriscraft254]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

Sorry man, not trying to deter you, but that boat looks like it needs alot of work. The gelcoat may come back to life with some wet sanding love, but the spider cracks tell another story. Just because it has been out of the water means nothing. Alot of boats that sit on land not being used collect water and bugs, sometimes even termites. All I am saying is plan for the worse and hopefully it turns out better.

Its an old boat and was probably foam filled, most foam filled boats from that era will have some rott somewhere. Good luck.

 

[Ryanlewis2010]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

ya thats already what my plan is, see the way i look at it is if there is more then meets the eye then ill take the parts and run and then drop the boat off at the junk yard and sell a decent trailer for 500 then i have almost all my investment back while saving money on some expensive parts i.e.
Manifold 400-600
oil pan 150-300
head 400-500
block 200-300
carb etc etc etc so see thats the only reason i can justify taking it on such a cheap price an honestly the boat seems pretty light im able to lift the bow up a lil (then again this is like 400 pounds lighter then my current tri hull)
Ryan

 

[Ryanlewis2010]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

well great news....... this boat is in almost perfect physical shape core samples came back dry in 5 different areas of the boat and there is NO SEA FOAM thank the good lord. now i must get her running and go play with her taking pics in 10

 

[chriscraft254]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

Thats great news man! I was about to say with it being all fiberglass inside, it could be in pretty good shape because its self bailing right? Anyway, sounds good man, look forward to the pics. I would have to get out some 3m compound and see how that blue is going to shine right away. I bet it will shine right up. Good luck.

By the way, did you ever find out if it was a Chris Craft? Definately curious about who made it.

 

[Ryanlewis2010]

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Re: 1975 chriscraft patrs, pleasure or run

its a crhiscraft the lady at the marina keeps calling it the blue Cadillac chriscraft lol but the key and panel on the helm say chriscraft lol pics are gonna be in the next post

EDIT: never mind the key says star craft but the boat is a chriscraft now that i look at the title and cleaned the i.d. tag off

 

[Ryanlewis2010]

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sorry i just got done packing the my other boat up for storage here are some of the pics of the engine and hauler combo

they look like a great match

Exaust set up looks like its just one long rubber bellow to the xhaust port

misc engine shots



the orange straps you see is all the excess strap i hid in the engine bay so it wouldnt flap in the wind

RYan