CHRIS-CRAFT COBRA

The Cobra was a single seat speedster with a shark's dorsal fin and Corvette automotive style windscreen. A marriage of fiberglass and mahogany, she marked the beginning of the end for wooden Chris-Crafts. Produced for one year only 108 were built, about half of those were 18 footers, the others 21 foot. Power was supplied by a 158-hp six or if you purchased the 21 foot model you could chose a 200-hp Chrysler Hemi or 285-hp Cadillac V-8.This artwork is based on a Cobra owned by Terry Fiest's, it was the second 18 footer produced by Chris-Craft.
Print # P09A:  8x10" image on 8.5x11" canvas unframed $18.90
Print # P09B: 11x14" image on 11x17" canvas unframed $28.90
Print # P09C: 16x20" image on 17x22" canvas unframed $43.90

CHRIS-CRAFT CAPRI

The Capri runaabout was introduced in 1955 as a replacement for the Riviera. They featured a wrap-around windscreen and "clipper" bow. Capri's were produced in both 19' and 21' lengths.
Print # P08A:  8x10" image on 8.5x11" canvas unframed $18.90
Print # P08B: 11x14" image on 11x17" canvas unframed $28.90
Print # P08C: 16x20" image on 17x22" canvas unframed $43.90

CHRIS-CRAFT RIVIERA

Rivieras were built in 16, 18, and 20 foot lengths with various engines. The 18 footer with 131 hp engine was the most popular.

Print # P07A:  8x10" image on 8.5x11" canvas unframed $18.90

Print # P07B: 11x14" image on 11x17" canvas unframed $28.90

Print # P07C: 16x20" image on 17x22" canvas unframed $43.90

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CHRIS-CRAFT CONTINENTAL

The Continental was Chris-Craft's top of the line utility in the mid to late 1950's.

Print # P06A: 8x10" image on 8.5x11" canvas unframed $18.90
Print # P06B: 11x14" image on 11x17" canvas unframed $28.90
Print # P06C: 16x20" image on 17x22" canvas unframed $43.90

DODGE BOATS

Horace Elgin Dodge, Jr.'s father and uncle were stockholders in the Ford Motor Company and founders of the Dodge Automobile Company. Horace Jr. however had a passion for boats and power boat racing. The Horace E. Dodge Boat and Plane Corporation was started in Detroit in 1925. In 1929, a plant was opened in Newport News, Virginia where "gentlemen's runabouts" were built of mahogany and powered by Lycoming Marine engines with the Dodge trademark "flying lady" affixed to the bow. There were plans to build seaplanes too but they fell with the stock market. Boats such as the one depicted in this adaptation from a 1930 advertisement were tough to sell during the Great Depression so the Newport News plant was abandoned until WWII when it was put into use building PT boats. Dodge, who once had a fortune valued at $63 million, was broke by the time he died in 1963. 
Print # P05A: 8x10" image on 8.5x11" canvas unframed $16.90
Print # P05B: 11x14" image on 11x17" canvas unframed $26.90
Print # P05C: 16x20" image on 17x22" canvas unframed $41.90
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CLASSIC CHRIS-CRAFT RUNABOUT

In the 1800's, a "runabout" was a lightweight buggy made to be drawn by a single horse. The name carried over into the automotive era to refer to small open cars. In the 1920's, small, powerful powerboats appeared that, much like the buggy and car, were made for "running about".
Print # P04A: 8x10" image on 8.5x11" canvas unframed $18.90
Print # P04B: 11x14" image on 11x17" canvas unframed $28.90
Print # P04C: 16x20" image on 17x22" canvas unframed $43.90

CHRIS - CRAFT BARREL BACK

 

Christopher Columbus Smith, a professional duck hunter, along with his brother Henry began building "duck boats" in 1881. By the early 1900s Chris was building racing boats and runabouts under the name of the Smith and Ryan Boat Company. It was in the 1920s and 30s however that the craftsmanship of the Chris Smith and Sons Boat Company, located in Algonac, Michigan, made the name Chris-Craft synonymous with speed, comfort, style and luxury.

Print # P03A: $18.90  Unframed 8x10" image on 8.5x11" canvas

Print # P03B: $28.90  Unframed 11x14" image on 11x17" canvas

Print # P03C: $43.90  Unframed 16x20" image on 17x22" canvas
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CENTURY SEA MAID

 

The Century Boat Company was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1926. Two years later it would move operations to Manistee, Michigan where they stayed for sixty years. In Manistee they built a reputation for producing quality wooden boats such as the Sea Maid. By the late 1960's production had turned to fiberglass hulls. Purchased by the Yamaha Motor Corporation, the company is now located in Panama City, Florida.

Print # P01A: $18.90  Unframed 8x10" image on 8.5x11" canvas

Print # P01B: $28.90  Unframed 11x14" image on 11x17" canvas

Print # P01C: $43.90  Unframed 16x20" image on 17x22" canvas

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Print # P02A: $18.90  Unframed 8x10" image on 8.5x11" canvas

Print # P02B: $28.90  Unframed 11x14" image on 11x17" canvas

Print # P02C: $43.90  Unframed 16x20" image on 17x22" canvas
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