Chris Craft Racing Runabouts 19'

It's A New Woody Day!!

McCall Boat Works has had the pleasure of working on and creating many AWARD winning Chris Craft Racing Runabouts 19' over the years:

RAINMAKER 1949 Chris Craft Racing Runabout 19'

Don accompanied the owner to Michigan where an on-site survey was conducted and LION was purchased and brought to McCall Boat Works for new finishes/transom work/new hull id numbers

McCall Boat Works did an array of work on this boat to include:

• removal of seven layers of bottom paint
• removal of ~1300 bung holes filled with 3M5200 to fill with Quick-fair
• re-faired bottom
• 3 coats of CPES/6 coats of Petite Primer Barrier Coat/3 coats of red bottom paint
• moved the water line up 2"
• removed LION gold leaf;  prepped transom for RAINMAKER
• re-moved all live seam caulking (life caulk) and filled with Sika-flex (per owner request)
• stained all live seams
• 22 coats of varnish/wet sand between coats

THUS

LION was created into the awards winning RAINMAKER

fulfilling the owner's requests

look at that beautiful finish work!  what a transformation

2 People's Choice Awards and Best Preserved Nationally

SPINDRIFT 1953 Chris Craft Racing Runabout 19'

first one (according to resources) on Payette Lake McCall, Idaho

last made produced model:
Hull Number 503

McCall Boat Works did the following:

• removed all finishes
• removed all line caulking
• complete re-fasten of entire boat:  topsides/covering boards/decking
• re-faired deck
• new stain and 5 coats of varnish with wet sand in-between
• complete motor detail
• all new cloth/old style wiring
• new transom
• 5 layers of Petite Barrier Coat
• new bottom paint

HAPPY DAYS 1952 Chris Craft Racing Runabout 19'

getting her ready for her Lake Arrowhead Show Debut in June 2011

McCall Boat Works is conducting a 100% restoration on this boat.  75% wood replacement to include:

• complete dis assembly of old bottom
• new frames/carriage bolts
• new oak chines/keel/stem and gripe
• new 3 ply 3M5200 bottom/1/4" plywood/new 1/2" planking, all new fasteners
• 3 coats of CPES/5 coats of Petite Barrier Coat/3 coats of bottom paint
• all new finishes
• all new lines/caulking
• 20 coats of varnish/wet sand in between
• new interior/new flooring
• disassemble motor machine head/all new gasket kit
• new transom graphics/gold leaf/hull numbers/Chris Craft script

Come See Her at Lake Arrowhead June 3, 4 & 5th

and NOW

here comes two more new racers

Cherry Float

1948 Chris Craft Racing Runabout 19'

Concours d' Elegance First place

AND

MOJO 

1948 Chris Craft Racing Runabout #5 19'

Bring it On!!  How Fun!!

McCall Boat Works is working with Jason Smith

from Lakeside Services for the detail and fine tuning of MOJO

Watch Out!!