1955 Chris Craft Boats for sale in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania

1-2 of 2

Sort By

CHRIS CRAFT CAVALIER 15 FOOT RUNABOUT PROJECT WITH TRAILER GRAY MARINE SKI BOAT

CHRIS CRAFT CAVALIER 15 FOOT RUNABOUT PROJECT WITH TRAILER GRAY MARINE SKI BOAT

$1,500

Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania

Year 1955

Make CHRIS CRAFT

Model CAVALIER

Category Runabout Boats

Length 15.0

Posted Over 1 Month

HI, UP FOR SALE TODAY IS MY VERY ROUGH CHRIS CRAFT CAVALIER PROJECT. THIS IS A TRUE INBOARD WITH A FOUR CYLINDER GRAY MARINE ENGINE. I THINK THE BOAT IS ABOUT A 1955. THE ENGINE IS A SEA SCOUT 91 THAT DATES TO 1946. THE ENGINE IS A LITTLE TO SMALL AND OLD SO I WOULD ASSUME THE ENGINE IS NOT CORRECT. I HAVE AN EXTRA GRAY MARINE MODEL 70 I MIGHT PART WITH FOR SOME EXTRA $$$. WOULD BE ABOUT THE RIGHT VINTAGE AND SIZE ENGINE FOR THE BOAT :) THE SEA SCOUT THAT IS IN THE BOAT IS FREE AND HAS COMPRESSION BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND PULLING IT OUT AND REMOVING THE OIL PAN AS SOME A**HOLE STOLE THE DISTRIBUTOR AND A MOUSE WENT DOWN THE HOLE AND BUILT A NEST. I CLEANED MOST OF IT OUT OF THERE, BUT THERE IS STILL SOME LEFT THAT I COULD NOT REACH. I WAS GOING TO TRY AND GET THE ENGINE STARTED. I BORROWED THE DISTRIBUTOR FROM THE MODEL 70. NOT INCLUDED. I DID NOT TRY TO START THE ENGINE AS I NEVER GOT TO PULLING THE OIL PAN. THE HULL SKIN NEEDS TO BE REDONE IN PLACES. IMHO THE MAIN STRUCTURE IS STILL SOLID BUT SOME MAYBE ALL OF THE PLYWOOD NEEDS REPLACED. TRAILER WILL ROLL BUT IT IS ROTTED AND NOT ROAD WORTHY. I BROUGHT THIS IN ON A 16 FOOT ROLLBACK. TRAILER AND ALL. LOTS OF STARES. LOL I HAVE SOME PAPERWORK ON THIS. THIS IS A NON COMPLETE PROJECT BOAT AND WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. BOAT AND TRAILER ONLY! TRUCK NOT INCLUDED! I AS GOING TO FIX IT BUT I JUST CAN'T GET TO IT. PLEASE HELP SAVE THIS PIECE OF MARINE HISTORY. SHE DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER. EMAIL OR CALL WITH NEEDS. THANK YOU, DON 570 956 3338.

Powerboats & Motorboats : Runabouts

Powerboats & Motorboats : Runabouts

$2,000

Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania

Year 1955

Make Chris Craft

Model -

Category -

Length 15.0

Posted Over 1 Month

I AM SELLING MY CHRIS CRAFT 15 FOOT RUNABOUT PROJECT. THIS IS A PLYWOOD BOAT. I BELIEVE IT IS ABOUT A 1955 CAVALIAR. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. TRAILER WILL ROLL BUT I DO NOT CONSIDER IT BY ANY MEANS A ROADABLE TRAILER. THE BOAT HAS A GRAY MARINE SEA SCOUT 91 ENGINE. I THINK THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TEN YEARS OLDER THAN THE BOAT. THE APPROX VINTAGE ON THE ENGINE IS 1945 / 1946. I WAS GOING TO [PULL THE ENGINE AND USE IT IN ANOTHER PROJECT, THATS WHY THE MOUNTS ARE OFF. I OILED EVERYTHING AND CRANKED IT OVER. IT HAD ABOUT 50 LBS OF COMPRESSION IN ALL THE HOLES. WOULD PROBABLY GET MUCH STRONGER WITH SOME USE. SOMEWERE IN THE ENGINES LIFE SOMEONE STOLE THE DISTRIBUTOR AND A MOUSE GOT IN THERE AND BUILT A NEST. I REMOVED AS MUCH AS I COULD THROUGH THE TRANS COVER, BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND DROPPING THE OIL PAN TO CLEAN IT OUT IF I W AS GOING TO USE THE ENGINE. THE SKIN ON THE HULL IS PRETTY BAD AND MOST OF THE WOOD IS PATTERN WOOD. THE BOAT IS RESTORABLE BUT NEEDS A LOT OF WORK. I HAVE HAD THIS FOR TEN YEARS AND AFTER MAKING REALLY NO PROGRESS ON HER, HAVE DECIDED THAT THE OLD GIRL DESERVES A MUCH BETTER HOME WITH SOMEONE WHO WILL LOVE AND CHERISH HER AS SHE DESERVES! I CAN HELP LOAD ON A TRAILER. I HAULED IT IN ON A F350 ROLLBACK WITH A 16 FOOT BED! DON'T BE SHY, MAKE AN OFFER! I MIGHT HAVE A BIGGER ENGINE I COULD ALSO SELL. EMAIL OR CALL ME WITH QUESTIONS! THANK YOU, DON 5709563338.