Saturday, October 18, 2008
1958 14 Ft Chris Craft Barracuda boat kit still in box
Hi, I am a new member here:) I thought I would post this here because I know a lot may find this interesting and enjoy seeing this boat kit. My neighbor and good friend has a 14 Ft Barracuda Chris Craft Boat Kit from 1958 or 1959 (he can't remember exact year.) He bought it then and never got around to building it. It still has the original shipping label on the box. It has been in the box all of this time and never opened it until a few weeks ago (only one box of the two were opened) to inspect the contents and take pictures.) Everything is is excellent condition like new. I have been doing a lot of research on it and can't find any that are original and not built still in the box. I have found a few that have been restored but even those are hard to find. I also found that you can buy replica boat kits of this boat. He has decided to sell it since he is 81 now and won't ever use it. I made a few web pages to show pictures and all the info I have collected so far. I have gotten a lot of response on how unique it is. Feel free to tell me any info you may have or just comments. I would love to hear what others think of it. Here are the links to the pics of it.
http://artisticwebdesignz.com/catalog/chriscraftimages.html
http://flutterbysandflowers.com/chriscraft.aspx
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What a fantastic find!! I am not personally a fan of power boats but I so admire the beauty and craftsmanship that went into the ChrisCraft boats. I remember as a kid in the Sixties that my Grandpa owned a kit boat that he and my uncle built. At that time it had to have been at least 10-15 years old so probably was from around the time of your find. He and my uncle built it together and use it for many years until one night my uncle took it for a cruise and crashed into a fallen tree in the lake. He stove in the front end but they managed to get her home and then she sat on blocks for several years until they sold it to someone. Boy, wish I had her now :) Andy
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