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17’ Barbour wood boat 1958
This very nice Evinrude powered classic is what Seabuddy images when he thinks of a Barbour boat. Crafted in wood, mostly outboard powered, and under 25’ in length. Some inboards were in production,...
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Classic Boat Show Award Winner #3
Words and photos © Chris (Seabuddy) Brown The Judges Choice this year was a custom 1964 sport fisherman cabin cruiser. That is as they say… the boat that they personally want to go home with after the...
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Classic Boat Show Award Winner # 4
Words © Chris (Seabuddy) Brown, Photos by CBMM Trooper II is both the current and original name for the winner of the Competitors Choice Award – Cruiser. She is a 39’ custom yacht from the Consolidated...
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Cobra Chris Craft and Shelby Cobra 427 together at Classic Boat Show
Words © Chris Seabuddy Brown, photo by CBMM A Chris Craft Cobra set to towed by a Carroll Shelby Cobra 427 at a Classic Boat Show. It was the winner of the Best of Show-Land Display at the Classic Boat...
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First Niche Chris Craft
Words © Chris (seabuddy) Brown and photos CBMM Chris Craft Corporation said this quote “Chris-Craft has the name, the prestige, the public acceptance. It has consistently advanced from the beginning...
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Marine Racing Duesenberg W-24 Engine
Horace Dodge, Jr. liked fast boats and Unlimited Class boat racing. He hired the Duesenberg Brothers Racing (Augie and Fred) in 1925 to design, build and deliver two of these W-24 marine engines. The W...
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Boat Trim Tabs: One System’s Ideas
IBEX is an annual marine trade event that provides an opportunity to interact with boat builders and other marine professionals worldwide, to collect immediate feedback, and to form lasting...
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Tempo VI race boat and Guy Lombardo
guy lombardo driving in Tempo VI This racer was built in New Jersey. Owned and driven by Guy Lombardo, she won the APBA racing Gold Cup in 1946. This boat was a part of the way from stepped hydroplanes...
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Lyman wooden Boats – Clinker Built
Clinker built means that in this style of planking each board edge overlaps the other plank edge and they are clinched nailed to the ribs (plus, screwed to the frames) such that each plank edge is...
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Gar Wood, Chris-Craft, and “Nap”
Miss Detroit II Joseph Napoleon Lisee was the hull designer behind Chris-Craft and Gar Wood race winning days. He was nicknamed “Nap”. He was a master builder, designer, pattern-maker, wood turner, and...
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