In 1962 the 16' Ski Boat and the 16' Jet Ski were introduced but were short lived. There were 8 pre-war and 3 post war models in this era. The 16' models became popular following the slow recovery from the depression years and were available into the post war era until 1951. It might be interesting to point out that Chris-Craft produced 26 different 16' models between 19 based on records in The Mariners' Museum Chris-Craft Collection and probably a few more after this. Most obvious is below the waterline but equally important, from an aesthetics point of view, above it represents a complete refinement of its predecessor. Aside from a few pieces of similar hardware major differences reveal themselves from the first time you see a photo. For the author speed does not matter because it’s what’s above the waterline that gives it all the appeal one could want.īorn from the 16’ Race boat of 1937-40, the first real Chris-Craft Torpedo-stern or as we like to refer to them these days, the Barrel Back, the 1941 version while appearing to be very similar is indeed for all practical purposes a completely different boat. For those fortunate few who enjoy the lines, beauty and speed it offers, no doubt thank Chris-Craft for the product and for the rest of us we just hope to see one at a show some day and hear the scuttlebutt about how it really drives. It might be a stretch to imagine an influx of request from dealers for such a craft therefore we can only speculate why the world’s largest builder of motor boats choose to expend time and effort on just 19 examples. This aptly describes the small, power-packed 16’ Hydroplane that Chris-Craft produced for a little fun around the plant in 1940. Intro paragraph from my article in the Brass Bell:
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