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Chris Craft
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| Chris Craft |
02/01/2002 |
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From his humble beginnings, Chris Smith's genius for boat design
and craftsmanship created a legacy that endures in a name synonymous
with superb boats: Chris-Craft. |
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The Smith brothers, Chris and Henry, build their first wooden
boat. (Photo courtesy Marian Dawson) |
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Smith Brothers Boat Builders open their first
mass-production facility in Algonac, Michigan. (Photo courtesy Marian
Dawson) |
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Smith Brothers Boat Builders introduce their first steam-powered
boats, available from 25 to 40 feet. |
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Smith Brothers Boat Builders introduce first gasoline-powered
recreational boats. (Photo courtesy Marian Dawson) |
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Company changes its name to Chris Smith & Company Boat Builders
and Boat Livery. |
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The Smith Ryan Boat & Engine Company is formed - focusing on
building fast, economically priced runabout boats for mass-market
distribution. Products debut New York and Chicago boat shows. (Photo
courtesy Pete and Jean Henkel) |
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Chris Smith Boats win six consecutive Gold Cup racing awards.
(Courtesy Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia) |
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Chris Smith & Sons Boat Company formed in Algonac. (Top: Courtesy
Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia; Bottom: Photo courtesy
Betty Droulard) |
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Chris*Craft becomes standardized brand name. |
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Chris*Craft recognized as world's largest builder
of mahogany constructed recreational powerboats. (Courtesy Mariners'
Museum, Newport News, Virginia) |
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Chris*Craft begins building patrol boats, utility launches
and rescue vessels for the United States Navy and Army. (Courtesy
Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia) |
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Chris*Craft offers 139 different recreational powerboat
models. |
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Chris Craft manufactures its first fiberglass boat.
(Courtesy Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia) |
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Chris Smith & Sons Boat Company sold to Shields & Company and
National Automotive Fibers, Inc. |
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In 1962 the company was renamed Chris*Craft Industries, Incorporated. |
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Chris-Craft builds last mahogany boat - a 57-foot
Constellation - which completes the transition to fiberglass products.
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Chris*Craft boat manufacturing operations sold
to George Dale Murray.
In 1982, Murray buys Viking Boat Company renaming it Chris*Craft
Sportdecks. (Photo courtesy Murray Industries, Inc.) |
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Outboard Marine Corporation purchases Chris*Craft
Boats. |
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Chris*Craft brand celebrates 125th anniversary. |
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