I need to contact my net admin, this one must be
alt.politics.flamewar....

OBPost: My Dad owned a Chris Craft cabin cruiser. 32' sleeps 6, had
a head, 2 chrysler watercooled engines, and a generator. He put in a
water presurization system since we all hated hand pumping water from
the tank.
I know the Chris Craft Constellation was a simular boat that had a
plywood hull, but this one had wood planks in the hull. No flying
bridge, just the cabin below, and the two chairs for the pilot and
passenger. I'd be curious to learn what model it was (we owned it in
the 70's and it was not new then). He loved that boat. Nora Lee IV.
It was docked on Grand Lake in Oklahoma, just east of the Grand River
Dam. We'd watch the Cherokee Queen (a replica paddleboat) pull out on
evening party cruises from the west end of the Dam. He went out every
weekend, even weekends in the winter when the lake was frozen. He'd
just relax in the cabin, with shore power and water plugged in, and
watch sports on his portable color TV and cook snacks in the little
Litton Microwave, pulling Coors beer from the partly melted block of
ice they'd sunk into.
The weekend of his anniversary, their 17th, it was a cold January, and
he'd been running the engines some to keep things lubed and smooth.
He went down into the cabin and fell asleep.

He later died that Sunday, of carbon monoxide poisoning.

His ashes, along with his mothers, are scattered over a spot further
up the lake we used to refer to as Green Beacon Shallows. (its not
called that on any map, but if you anchored out there, you'd spot the
beacon somewhere on the eastern shore, perhaps a private airport
beacon, who knows.). Our best summers were spent on that lake,
anchored out, using a small old fiberglass ski boat as a water taxi,
with its evenrude outboard and two 5 gallon tanks. This last fall my
Mom died of alzheimers, and my brother will try to find Green Beacon
shallows again to scatter Mom's ashes, and Grandpa's too. Mine will
probably go in the pacific somewhere near San Diego, my Navy days and
love of the seagoing adventures I had on the USS Leftwich make that
the spot for my wife and I.

I can still close my eyes and listen to the thrum of those twin
engines as Dad let me drive on Friday evenings at sunset... Kansas
City Royals baseball playing on a portable radio, as Dad leaned back
and smoked his pipe.

If you know of a newsgroup where any of this strikes a chord, let me
know.

"Amigoid" wrote in message
...
I need to contact my net admin, this one must be
alt.politics.flamewar....

OBPost: My Dad owned a Chris Craft cabin cruiser. 32' sleeps 6, had
a head, 2 chrysler watercooled engines, and a generator. He put in a
water presurization system since we all hated hand pumping water from
the tank.
I know the Chris Craft Constellation was a simular boat that had a
plywood hull, but this one had wood planks in the hull. No flying
bridge, just the cabin below, and the two chairs for the pilot and
passenger. I'd be curious to learn what model it was (we owned it in
the 70's and it was not new then). He loved that boat. Nora Lee IV.
It was docked on Grand Lake in Oklahoma, just east of the Grand River
Dam. We'd watch the Cherokee Queen (a replica paddleboat) pull out on
evening party cruises from the west end of the Dam. He went out every
weekend, even weekends in the winter when the lake was frozen. He'd
just relax in the cabin, with shore power and water plugged in, and
watch sports on his portable color TV and cook snacks in the little
Litton Microwave, pulling Coors beer from the partly melted block of
ice they'd sunk into.
The weekend of his anniversary, their 17th, it was a cold January, and
he'd been running the engines some to keep things lubed and smooth.
He went down into the cabin and fell asleep.

He later died that Sunday, of carbon monoxide poisoning.

His ashes, along with his mothers, are scattered over a spot further
up the lake we used to refer to as Green Beacon Shallows. (its not
called that on any map, but if you anchored out there, you'd spot the
beacon somewhere on the eastern shore, perhaps a private airport
beacon, who knows.). Our best summers were spent on that lake,
anchored out, using a small old fiberglass ski boat as a water taxi,
with its evenrude outboard and two 5 gallon tanks. This last fall my
Mom died of alzheimers, and my brother will try to find Green Beacon
shallows again to scatter Mom's ashes, and Grandpa's too. Mine will
probably go in the pacific somewhere near San Diego, my Navy days and
love of the seagoing adventures I had on the USS Leftwich make that
the spot for my wife and I.

I can still close my eyes and listen to the thrum of those twin
engines as Dad let me drive on Friday evenings at sunset... Kansas
City Royals baseball playing on a portable radio, as Dad leaned back
and smoked his pipe.

If you know of a newsgroup where any of this strikes a chord, let me
know.

TY for the great post. Brings back tender memories of an old Chris cabin
cruiser on Lake Mead in my youth. This newsgroup is like walking through a
cow pasture. If you avoid the turds, the grass still feels good between
your toes. One does have to look for the bits of grass between all the cow
turds nowadays, but it's there. I have gotten a lot of useful tips,
knowledge, and information here. Use your filters. You'll quickly learn
who is a boater and who's a floater.

Know whut un mean, Vern?

Steve

On Mar 3, 7:14*pm, Amigoid wrote:
I need to contact my net admin, this one must be
alt.politics.flamewar....

OBPost: *My Dad owned a Chris Craft cabin cruiser. *32' sleeps 6, had
a head, *2 chrysler watercooled engines, and a generator. *He put in a
water presurization system since we all hated hand pumping water from
the tank.
I know the Chris Craft Constellation was a simular boat that had a
plywood hull, but this one had wood planks in the hull. *No flying
bridge, just the cabin below, and the two chairs for the pilot and
passenger. *I'd be curious to learn what model it was (we owned it in
the 70's and it was not new then). *He loved that boat. Nora Lee IV.
It was docked on Grand Lake in Oklahoma, just east of the Grand River
Dam. *We'd watch the Cherokee Queen (a replica paddleboat) pull out on
evening party cruises from the west end of the Dam. *He went out every
weekend, even weekends in the winter when the lake was frozen. *He'd
just relax in the cabin, with shore power and water plugged in, and
watch sports on his portable color TV and cook snacks in the little
Litton Microwave, pulling Coors beer from the partly melted block of
ice they'd sunk into.
The weekend of his anniversary, their 17th, it was a cold January, and
he'd been running the engines some to keep things lubed and smooth.
He went down into the cabin and fell asleep.

He later died that Sunday, of carbon monoxide poisoning.

His ashes, along with his mothers, are scattered over a spot further
up the lake we used to refer to as Green Beacon Shallows. *(its not
called that on any map, but if you anchored out there, you'd spot the
beacon somewhere on the eastern shore, perhaps a private airport
beacon, who knows.). *Our best summers were spent on that lake,
anchored out, using a small old fiberglass ski boat as a water taxi,
with its evenrude outboard and two 5 gallon tanks. * This last fall my
Mom died of alzheimers, and my brother will try to find Green Beacon
shallows again to scatter Mom's ashes, and Grandpa's too. * Mine will
probably go in the pacific somewhere near San Diego, my Navy days and
love of the seagoing adventures I had on the USS Leftwich make that
the spot for my wife and I.

I can still close my eyes and listen to the thrum of those twin
engines as Dad let me drive on Friday evenings at sunset... Kansas
City Royals baseball playing on a portable radio, as Dad leaned back
and smoked his pipe.

If you know of a newsgroup where any of this strikes a chord, let me
know.

All you'll find here, is a ****head ID Spoofer named Dan Kruger.

On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:14:48 -0800 (PST), Amigoid
wrote:

If you know of a newsgroup where any of this strikes a chord, let me
know.

You might get an answer here, hard to say, nice stories and memories
regardless. Those old Chris Crafts were great boats and I would have
given just about anything as a kid to get a ride on one.

Unfortunately a lot of the more knowledgable posters that used to hang
out here have left for saner pastures.

Here's a web site for the Chris Craft antique boat club:

http://www.chris-craft.org/index.php

On Mar 3, 7:14*pm, Amigoid wrote:
I need to contact my net admin, this one must be
alt.politics.flamewar....

OBPost: *My Dad owned a Chris Craft cabin cruiser. *32' sleeps 6, had
a head, *2 chrysler watercooled engines, and a generator. *He put in a
water presurization system since we all hated hand pumping water from
the tank.
I know the Chris Craft Constellation was a simular boat that had a
plywood hull, but this one had wood planks in the hull. *No flying
bridge, just the cabin below, and the two chairs for the pilot and
passenger. *I'd be curious to learn what model it was (we owned it in
the 70's and it was not new then). *He loved that boat. Nora Lee IV.
It was docked on Grand Lake in Oklahoma, just east of the Grand River
Dam. *We'd watch the Cherokee Queen (a replica paddleboat) pull out on
evening party cruises from the west end of the Dam. *He went out every
weekend, even weekends in the winter when the lake was frozen. *He'd
just relax in the cabin, with shore power and water plugged in, and
watch sports on his portable color TV and cook snacks in the little
Litton Microwave, pulling Coors beer from the partly melted block of
ice they'd sunk into.
The weekend of his anniversary, their 17th, it was a cold January, and
he'd been running the engines some to keep things lubed and smooth.
He went down into the cabin and fell asleep.

He later died that Sunday, of carbon monoxide poisoning.

His ashes, along with his mothers, are scattered over a spot further
up the lake we used to refer to as Green Beacon Shallows. *(its not
called that on any map, but if you anchored out there, you'd spot the
beacon somewhere on the eastern shore, perhaps a private airport
beacon, who knows.). *Our best summers were spent on that lake,
anchored out, using a small old fiberglass ski boat as a water taxi,
with its evenrude outboard and two 5 gallon tanks. * This last fall my
Mom died of alzheimers, and my brother will try to find Green Beacon
shallows again to scatter Mom's ashes, and Grandpa's too. * Mine will
probably go in the pacific somewhere near San Diego, my Navy days and
love of the seagoing adventures I had on the USS Leftwich make that
the spot for my wife and I.

I can still close my eyes and listen to the thrum of those twin
engines as Dad let me drive on Friday evenings at sunset... Kansas
City Royals baseball playing on a portable radio, as Dad leaned back
and smoked his pipe.

If you know of a newsgroup where any of this strikes a chord, let me
know.

Thanks for the post. There are a few of us here that enjoy boats and
boating... you've already seen a few of them reply to your post.
Stick around!

"Amigoid" wrote in message
...
I need to contact my net admin, this one must be
alt.politics.flamewar....

OBPost: My Dad owned a Chris Craft cabin cruiser. 32' sleeps 6, had
a head, 2 chrysler watercooled engines, and a generator. He put in a
water presurization system since we all hated hand pumping water from
the tank.
I know the Chris Craft Constellation was a simular boat that had a
plywood hull, but this one had wood planks in the hull. No flying
bridge, just the cabin below, and the two chairs for the pilot and
passenger. I'd be curious to learn what model it was (we owned it in
the 70's and it was not new then). He loved that boat. Nora Lee IV.
It was docked on Grand Lake in Oklahoma, just east of the Grand River
Dam. We'd watch the Cherokee Queen (a replica paddleboat) pull out on
evening party cruises from the west end of the Dam. He went out every
weekend, even weekends in the winter when the lake was frozen. He'd
just relax in the cabin, with shore power and water plugged in, and
watch sports on his portable color TV and cook snacks in the little
Litton Microwave, pulling Coors beer from the partly melted block of
ice they'd sunk into.
The weekend of his anniversary, their 17th, it was a cold January, and
he'd been running the engines some to keep things lubed and smooth.
He went down into the cabin and fell asleep.

He later died that Sunday, of carbon monoxide poisoning.

His ashes, along with his mothers, are scattered over a spot further
up the lake we used to refer to as Green Beacon Shallows. (its not
called that on any map, but if you anchored out there, you'd spot the
beacon somewhere on the eastern shore, perhaps a private airport
beacon, who knows.). Our best summers were spent on that lake,
anchored out, using a small old fiberglass ski boat as a water taxi,
with its evenrude outboard and two 5 gallon tanks. This last fall my
Mom died of alzheimers, and my brother will try to find Green Beacon
shallows again to scatter Mom's ashes, and Grandpa's too. Mine will
probably go in the pacific somewhere near San Diego, my Navy days and
love of the seagoing adventures I had on the USS Leftwich make that
the spot for my wife and I.

I can still close my eyes and listen to the thrum of those twin
engines as Dad let me drive on Friday evenings at sunset... Kansas
City Royals baseball playing on a portable radio, as Dad leaned back
and smoked his pipe.

If you know of a newsgroup where any of this strikes a chord, let me
know.


Don't know that much about power boats, but the post was poetic. Thanks!

--
Nom=de=Plume

On Mar 3, 6:14*pm, Amigoid wrote:


"He later died that Sunday, of carbon monoxide poisoning. "


I'm so sorry to hear of that.

Thanks!

"Tim" wrote in message
...
On Mar 3, 6:14 pm, Amigoid wrote:


"He later died that Sunday, of carbon monoxide poisoning. "


I'm so sorry to hear of that.

Thanks!

Dittos, and thanks for the story.

Old joke: I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather did, not
kicking and screaming like the passengers in his car.

groan ................

On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:39:26 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:


"Amigoid" wrote in message
...
I need to contact my net admin, this one must be
alt.politics.flamewar....

OBPost: My Dad owned a Chris Craft cabin cruiser. 32' sleeps 6, had
a head, 2 chrysler watercooled engines, and a generator. He put in a
water presurization system since we all hated hand pumping water from
the tank.
I know the Chris Craft Constellation was a simular boat that had a
plywood hull, but this one had wood planks in the hull. No flying
bridge, just the cabin below, and the two chairs for the pilot and
passenger. I'd be curious to learn what model it was (we owned it in
the 70's and it was not new then). He loved that boat. Nora Lee IV.
It was docked on Grand Lake in Oklahoma, just east of the Grand River
Dam. We'd watch the Cherokee Queen (a replica paddleboat) pull out on
evening party cruises from the west end of the Dam. He went out every
weekend, even weekends in the winter when the lake was frozen. He'd
just relax in the cabin, with shore power and water plugged in, and
watch sports on his portable color TV and cook snacks in the little
Litton Microwave, pulling Coors beer from the partly melted block of
ice they'd sunk into.
The weekend of his anniversary, their 17th, it was a cold January, and
he'd been running the engines some to keep things lubed and smooth.
He went down into the cabin and fell asleep.

He later died that Sunday, of carbon monoxide poisoning.

His ashes, along with his mothers, are scattered over a spot further
up the lake we used to refer to as Green Beacon Shallows. (its not
called that on any map, but if you anchored out there, you'd spot the
beacon somewhere on the eastern shore, perhaps a private airport
beacon, who knows.). Our best summers were spent on that lake,
anchored out, using a small old fiberglass ski boat as a water taxi,
with its evenrude outboard and two 5 gallon tanks. This last fall my
Mom died of alzheimers, and my brother will try to find Green Beacon
shallows again to scatter Mom's ashes, and Grandpa's too. Mine will
probably go in the pacific somewhere near San Diego, my Navy days and
love of the seagoing adventures I had on the USS Leftwich make that
the spot for my wife and I.

I can still close my eyes and listen to the thrum of those twin
engines as Dad let me drive on Friday evenings at sunset... Kansas
City Royals baseball playing on a portable radio, as Dad leaned back
and smoked his pipe.

If you know of a newsgroup where any of this strikes a chord, let me
know.

TY for the great post. Brings back tender memories of an old Chris cabin
cruiser on Lake Mead in my youth. This newsgroup is like walking through a
cow pasture. If you avoid the turds, the grass still feels good between
your toes. One does have to look for the bits of grass between all the cow
turds nowadays, but it's there. I have gotten a lot of useful tips,
knowledge, and information here. Use your filters. You'll quickly learn
who is a boater and who's a floater.

Know whut un mean, Vern?

Steve

You'd be floater. Why must you circle the bowl so many times?

On Mar 4, 6:40*pm, Tim wrote:
On Mar 4, 5:33*pm, Popeye wrote:





On 3/4/2010 4:41 PM, Tim wrote:

On Mar 3, 6:14 pm, *wrote:
I need to contact my net admin, this one must be
alt.politics.flamewar....

If you know of a newsgroup where any of this strikes a chord, let me
know.

Keep the discussions coming.

I used to have a 1964 Chris Craft Cavalier 27 ft'r. It was a blast but
I couldn't keep up with the hull rot. It died a Gilligans Island death
in the back lot of my folks farm. But it had the 283 'corvette' engine
and the exhaust was about 6 feet apart. listening to that thing throb
while running about 2800 RPM was music, especially if you were sitting
right center of the back seat and heard the pipes in stereo.

A boating post!
Did you save anything, like the 'vette engine?

Once or twice a week I take a look-see here. What's with all the posters
posting as other posters? Seems juvenile.- Hide quoted text -

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Yes, you saw it. "Vette" engine.

From my understanding, in the early 60's the 283 engine put in
corvettes was marinized and used by Chris Craft because the block was
a 4-bolt main. and assembly was better crafted for consistant high rpm
use, but I can't verify that.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I can't verify or deny your post, but I can tell you this...

While in college, I had a friend who had a 1967 Camaro. It was a bit
rough, but it had a 283 with a powerslide (powerglide) 2 speed
transmission. I have been with him on more than one occasion when he
shifted into 1st, then wound it up until the valves were floating and
held it there for 10-15 seconds. He's finally shift it into drive
(2nd), and after it slid into gear and the RPMs settled, he'd look at
me and say "See? You can't blow this thing up!".

Those things seemed indestructable.