A classic vessel originally called Althea first crossed water in 1929 for businessman William F. Ladd, who used the Chris-Craft “Commuter Cruiser” to travel from his Long Island, New York, summer home ...

CASEVILLE, MI — A vintage Chris-Craft boat and its passengers were rescued after a day marooned in Lake Huron off Michigan’s Thumb. About 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, Huron County Sheriff’s deputies ...

FLATHEAD LAKE - The beautiful 1948 mahogany Chris Craft finally met a wave it didn't like - hundreds of them, actually - last month. Normally in rough water on Flathead Lake, the 25-foot-long, ...

The official Antique & Classic Boat Society (ACBS) classifications used to judge the 48 show entries are: Sailboats – (dimensions not indicated); Historic – boats built up to the year 1918 inclusive; ...

A vintage Chris-Craft runabout is the aquatic equivalent of a 1950s T-Bird convertible, certain to get attention for the vehicle and the driver. The runabouts are like mahogany jewel boxes, ...

Christopher Smith and his brother Hank knew how to construct wooden boats that could turn heads and please their owners, and they built upon that knowledge for several decades. By 1959, Christopher’s ...