There is just nothing quite like an old wooden Chris Craft. There might be a lot of them, but restored with a little love and care they are beautiful to behold.
I'm addicted to Chris Craft boats at the moment. Maybe it's just spring in the air, but I'm ready to sell the furniture, move out of the apartment, and buy a boat to live aboard. It just seems so much more pleasant than apartment living. You don't need a swimming pool, you always have a place to swim right at hand. You don't need to take a drive into the country to relax, just untie her, and follow your heart to beautiful views, relaxing waves, and of course - speed and the wind in your face.
I know Chris Craft is famous for speed launches as well as the cabin cruisers that I love. But you can't live aboard a launch, or dream of leaving it all behind to sail the seven seas in a launch. They are great for a feeling of exhilaration and fun in the sun, but my heart yearns to retire young, and travel the world captain of my own destiny.
It's only boats that make me wax this sappy. Maybe it's that same feeling that brought my ancestors to America, led Christopher Columbus to cross the Atlantic, of inspired Christopher Columbus Smith to build these great boats that I love. I'm definitely buying a project boat, since I like it when my dreams take work instead of money to achieve. After a couple of years of fixing her up, I can either sell her and start again, or weigh anchor and see the world. Who knows what I might do, or where I might go. That's part of the wonder of it.
