This Chris-Craft Kit Boat was built by John VanderVeen of Delton MI and his father in the 1950's Now, 50 years later it is back in John's hands for a new restoration.
Stan Grayson of Devereux Books had called after seeing our Chris-Craft Kit Boat in WoodenBoat magazine (issue #183) He ask if I would write a chapter, one of eight, for his upcoming book "Restore YourWoodenBoat" www.devereuxbooks.com After publication as I read the book I was surprised to learn how simular each restoration project was. The many different ways found to solve simular problems was very enlightning. What a great help it would have been had the book been availble before starting my project. If you have ever considered "saving" a wooden boat this book is about "keeping it simple" and provides plenty of encouragement.
E-mail me at crn007@att.net if you have any questions and I will try to answer. I would really like is to hear from others who have also done restorations and we can place their stories on the site. Expanding the site to list boats headed for the Burn Pile and get them into the hands of people who will rescue and restore them is our mission.
"It's all about saving wooden boats
Chris Craft Kit Boat & 1953 Thompson Sea Skiff
The Kit Boat was my first restoration. The yellow Thompson was next, it was given to me by a gentleman who had seen our Chris-Craft Kit Boat at boat show at the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, Michigan. He wondered if I might want the 1953 Thompson setting on his burnpile in Hell,Mi.
www.MichiganMaritimeMuseum.org
With the "big boys" www.wwcacbs.com
Grand Rapids, MI Boat Show 2006
