Before
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During (a remarkable state of balance!) Bill Phanstiel's son Bob in pic.
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After
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More photos of the balancing act upon request. :D :D
Crew
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Looks good! And you can't fool us. The second post in NOT of your Com-Pac! And yes, I'd like to see more of the balancing act photos.
Craig
Wow, I recognize the pooch and the CP16, seem 'em both out on the lake last summer.
The last pic is a bit confusing. Looks like what they commonly refer to as a "stink pot"? Nice seat though in the transome.
Stink Pot? I called it a money pit. :D More balancing pics coming up soon.
We could have left the boat like this all night!
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The Gold/Tan colored Saturn is the tow vehicle! (Pulls and stops great!)
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This is an excellent way to test your marriage! The boat was in the front yard for about a week on it's side for bottom paint removal. It was the talk of the neighborhood.
"Stink Pot"
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[ The boat was in the front yard for about a week on it's side for bottom paint removal. ]
My wife reminded me that it was closer to 3 weeks.
Thanks for the pics. If I remember you tiltied the trailer and winched the boat back on from the ground. Correct?
Craig
Yep. Took less than a minute.
mercrewser, some people say things can't be done, others just do them! the boat looks great :D
Thanks!
Love that pic of your CP on the lawn! 8)
Sorry guys, but I couldnt resist, I had to buy it. This boat is very rare, only 86 built. This is hull number 39. It has a 327 V8 and a V-drive. It is 100% original, on the original trailer. I will be restoring it while I use it this year. I am NOT selling the CP16. I love sailing.
1969 Chris Craft Commander SS
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A 327?? You can't dunk that in Nockamixon!! :) Is that a river boat? I'm not exactly sure where it is but there is a free ramp on Wallenpaupack on the northeast side across from the dam. I've seen a small cigarette boat fly up and down that lake. Just take a can of fuel treatment with you if you go to Wallenpaupack. My brother has gotten into trouble twice with water in the fuel the marinas sell. A boater told him he always dumps a can in because he expects contaminated fuel.
Craig
What kind of a hitch is under the Saturn? As I'm in need of a hitch for mine. I always run a 2" dia ball hitch on everything I tow.
I normally use my Ford Expedition but at times would like to pull my two axle 16 foot flat trailer to go get dirt for the raised gardens at home. A never ending wife project., and steel for trailers I weld up for others, a never ending husband project and other home projects.
I noted in The Handbook of Trailer Sailing by Burgess he was launching his CP 16 and 19 with a Ford Pinto. Now that sounds like cruelity to animals to me :D LOL. Craig [also skip]
Jim,
Very cool boat. Glad to read you are still keeping the CP16 - you can still use our forum if you keep the CP (only kidding)
PS/ How will you deal with the fuel bills?? Ha,ha,ha . . .rag bagging is much less expensive!
I dont have any fuel bills yet because it isnt running!! LOL! I took the Saturn to an equipment rental company to get the hitch installed. $200 installed with lights. I only pulled the boat 2 blocks with the Saturn. I will pull the CC with my work truck once I get a hitch on it.
Good luck with the new boat . . .exciting stuff!
Enjoy . . .
I read through this thread months ago, but it didn't hit me until just now. Our CP16 is hull #763, yours is the most closely related one I've found so far. Congrats on the bottom scrape job. I believe after 8 years in a garage/warehouse our 16 may be going in a slip next summer (put in a non-refundable deposit for one at the Jersey shore where are Cape Dory 28 is and just got a space in the yacht club on the Hudson which we've been on the waiting list for 3 years).
Before it goes in the slip I will try out the tilt off the trailer into the front yard trick, it has gobs and gobs of old bottom paint flaking off and cracking. Definitely needs one nice new coat over the gel-coat if I can find it.