Launching of Barrelback

The Sunnyland chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society ( www.acbs.org ) had a boating picnic in Mt. Dora, FL on May 12, 2007. These videos shows various antique Chris Crafts and other woodies during the Picnic's poker run. More details are at www.acbs-Sunnyland.com . Additionally, many more antique boat photos are posted at http://picasaweb.google.com/LakeDoraWoodBoats .

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Antique
• boat
• wood
• mahogany
• Chris
• Craft
• Hacker

[21lprice]

i have a 79' Dixie with a 500 crysler outbord runabout our mufler goes in with our 05 suburban but with our 09 2500 hd it dosent

[keelsfamily]

youll back the trailer in to far

[cumminsfan]

those old wooden boats have a bit more weight and the underhanging prop and rudder adds more draft than a lot of newer boats, so a little more depth makes lfe alot easier. plus, as a boater myself, there are few things worse than a careless boaters wake catching your boat as your loading or uloading and whacking it on the trailer. it would be horrible on an old beauty like this!

[ifishdude]

Nothing better than a good old Chris Craft!

[travelbytommy]

I have noticed that in all the videos of vintage wooden boats being launched, the driver has to back the trailer pretty far into the water. Is that just personal preference, or is there a fundimental difference from a fiberglass boat which requires the trailer to back farther?

[JJCutlass]

Like what Keelsfamily said....I think.....

[keelsfamily]

back in a few in the water then yoou the boat moter to take it off.

[billybob8945]

right next to gilbert park