Building Chris-Craft: Inside the Factories
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (630 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760335923 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
2010 . -- Wooden Boat, Sept/Oct. Every Chris-Craft owner will want to own this detailed history of Chris-Craft
For more than half a century, Chris-Craft reigned supreme in the world of motorboating. This market dominance was due in no small part to the design and construction techniques employed in the company’s studios and on its factory floors.Building Chris-Craft examines the company’s design and production heritage, looking at Chris-Craft’s considerable accomplishments in the context of key competitors and industrial trends in general. High-quality archival images take readers inside the factories, design studios, and lofts of Chris-Craft factories in Algonac, Holland; Cadillac, Michigan; Salisbury, Maryland; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Caruthersville, Missouri.
"An armchair cruise in a Chris-Craft" according to john willard. A must for anyone who appreciates classic wood boats and the legendary Chris-Craft name. Packed with photos, both color and black and white, the book offers an experience that is the next best thing to skimming over the waves in a real mahogany boat. In addition to a myriad of photos depicting construction of Chris-Craft boats and completed boats, including concep. It Felt Like You Were One of the Workmen wschartwell "Building Chris Craft: Inside The Factories" is a pictorial history photographed as if were there in Algonac Michigan building these magnificent woodies. The images were probably photographed as a work in progress or for promotion. But, like all great images shot at the time when this was common place work in progress, they capture a time when custom hand made was. "A lovely walk back into a simpler time, with" according to Amazon Customer. A lovely walk back into a simpler time, with the story of the way all of those magnificent Chris-Craft boats were built. There is plenty of detail on the history of the company, as well as detail on actual construction methods, and the way day-to-day operations were handled.