Chris Craft Continental

This is your rare opportunity to own an amazing Chris Craft at a very discounted price.

1956 Chris Craft Continental 23' Hemi Third Seat Hardtop Model (very rare combo)

The Good-

1 of 170 ever built. Prob not many left

Chrysler Hemi that runs amazing. Pics show Compression chart and links to videos of it running at bottom of description

Hardtop is in great shape. I will have to install it unless you want it off and we figure a way to send it.

Everything works. Gauges, electrical etc...

Fiberglass bottom done extremely well. Very stong and solid

Fresh varnish. 10 coats

The 3rd seat is very sought after

The hardware is in excellent shape. Very good chrome

The trailer is in excellent shape. Build custom for this boat a few years ago

No Rot

This was a Concours D Elegance show boat few years back. Pics show badges

This boat has never seen salt water. In fact it has only seen the cleanest water in the world. Lake Tahoe only.

Custom full waterline cover comes with

The bad-

It needs the vinyl flooring/decking. Cheap and easy; I just never got around to it. I have a supplier across the street from me and I can have it purchased and rolled up and put into the boat ready to cut and install.

The varnish was done inside the shop. When it was removed and hit the sun, it sweated a tad and tiny bubbles surfaced in a small area. Noticable but not bad. I will take pics and post to the ad.

The interior from the front seat to the 3rd seat is great. That is where the sun never hit it. The engine cover and the back seat saw some sun. They are absolutely not ripped or anything. Just a little tired and faded compared to the fronts.

This isn't necessarily bad; just disclosure. The boat last summer ran up on some rocks while boat was NOT moving. There is a small ding in the prop. The bottom had some damage, but was professionally fixed. You would never know that it happened.

The remaining work left to be done on this boat is minimal to be a fun family boat. The value of these boats are very high compared to my asking price. The reason for selling is that I do not want to store the boat as I have a bunch of boats and no room. I do not want this beauty to get ruined by the Tahoe winter.

The price is $23k OR BEST OFFER

Here are the links to videos.(if it does not link, you will need to highlight, copy and paste to the web bar up top.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmoeklMqadU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrxMp0WIhQo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLuqCmSUHlY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocsQTaBkUcs

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