She Runs! (1956 Chris Craft that is...)

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[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=205438#p205438:1al9i4de said:
pidjones » Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:23 am[/url]":1al9i4de]
How does the wife's neck handle this?
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Slower speeds and 6" thick soft cushions!
 
[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=203330#p203330:kwpwtc61 said:
mcgovern61 » Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:30 pm[/url]":kwpwtc61]
We launched the boat today! :party: :eek:k:

Here are all of the pictures and videos...............oops.........my Wife dropped my phone overboard right after taking all the pictures. :shock: :Awe: :cheeky: :fiddle:
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Guess what? Before the iPhone took a dive into the water, it managed to upload a few pics from the launch day! :yahoo:

I just saw these pictures in my iCloud account. Just goes to show you....

And I wonder why my knees hurt? Look at the height getting out of the rental truck:
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Right before launch, we added the name to the transom:
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First pic operating the boat right after launch!
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And a pic from this past weekend in Cape May, NJ:
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[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=206071#p206071:1k6n3tyv said:
dan filipi » Thu Sep 20, 2018 9:23 am[/url]":1k6n3tyv]
Wonder how a wing motor would do in that boat.

What is the horsepower of that motor Gerry?
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The motor is an inline, flathead 6 cylinder Chris Craft KL (Hercules Industrial) engine rated at 105 BHP (Brake Horespower). BHP is power out the engine, not at the propeller. There is a 1:1 RPM from engine to propeller since it has a clutch, but no gear reduction.

Would an 1100 engine work? I do not think the torque curve of the 1100 engine would work since the torque curve id higher at upper RPM. The KL engine develops torque at low RPM through the whole RPM range.

An 1800 FI engine might work!
 
And here is why we are doing this together! Nothing like a day out in the ocean and your Wife takes the helm and handles the boat like a champ!

 
[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=206231#p206231:35g52o9g said:
dan filipi » Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:24 pm[/url]":35g52o9g]
That's really neat that you have that with your wife> Good times and memories for sure!

Have the girls been out on her yet?
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All except the youngest (who just turned 21). She works weekends so it is hard for her to get down the shore to the boat. We pull the boat out next week so she will have to wait.

All of the Grandkids have been out on her in the ocean. They had a blast!
 
[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=206249#p206249:3g56pe71 said:
julimike54 » Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:21 am[/url]":3g56pe71]
Are you pulling it out for winter?
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Yes. We are actually pulling out next weekend. We have quite a bit of topside sanding and varnishing work to do plus the marina wants all boats out by October 15. We will be away that weekend so we have to pull this weekend. It is better to pull now because we are heading into the low humidity level days which are best for varnishing. It will be a lot of work.

But, I will be using the Slug with her trailer for a lot of these trips to the storage place! Filling the trailer with tools, tarps and paint is a lot easier then the trunk of the car.
 
[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=206251#p206251:2hlfwqau said:
mcgovern61 » Yesterday, 11:39 am[/url]":2hlfwqau]
[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=206249#p206249:2hlfwqau said:
julimike54 » Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:21 am[/url]":2hlfwqau]
Are you pulling it out for winter?
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Yes. We are actually pulling out next weekend. We have quite a bit of topside sanding and varnishing work to do plus the marina wants all boats out by October 15. We will be away that weekend so we have to pull this weekend. It is better to pull now because we are heading into the low humidity level days which are best for varnishing. It will be a lot of work.

But, I will be using the Slug with her trailer for a lot of these trips to the storage place! Filling the trailer with tools, tarps and paint is a lot easier then the trunk of the car.
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Thought maybe that was the case. Good luck with the refurbishing.
 

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