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Express cruisers range in size from 25 feet to 60 feet, characteristically have two powerful engines, and often large open areas near the steering area and in the back of the boat. [1] [2] An express cruiser does not usually have a flying bridge.
The first Uniflite boat an all fiberglass 17' outboard. Uniflite soon added a 14', an 18' and a 20' outboard and inboard/outboard boats, followed by a 25' express cruiser followed by a 31' and a 34' boat. Uniflite was the only boat builder exclusively using fire-retardant resins in the production of pleasure boats. [citation needed]
Chris-Craft Commander is the name of a range of cruisers built by Chris-Craft Industries. Originally built of wood, the first fiberglass Commander was built in 1963 and debuted at the 1964 New York Boat Show. At the time, none of the large main line motor yacht builders (Matthews, Owens, C.P. Leeks (Pacemaker), etc.) were building in fiberglass.
In 1966 Trojan acquired the Shepherd Boat Company, Canada, manufacturer of up to 50-foot wooden motor yachts. [2] The Elkton Plant, located on 26 acres of land at the top of the Elk River, opened in the spring of 1965. In the 30,000 square-foot industrial structure , the 42-foot leisure boat, as well as smaller craft, were built.
Chris Smith built his first wooden boat in 1874 at the age of 13. [1] Years later, he built a duck hunting boat. His friends liked the way he built them, and they asked him to build them one. This was technically the start of the boat company. He soon began to build more boats and joined his brother Hank in 1881 to begin producing boats full-time.
The boat has a draft of 4.17 ft (1.27 m) with the centerboard extended and 12 in (30 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The boat is normally fitted with a small 4 to 6 hp (3 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee on the port side of the main cabin and an aft cabin with a quarter berth on the port side.
Element Yachts is a second generation Canadian boatbuilding company located in Erin, Ontario.The company is currently producing the Element line of express cruiser boats with the first model of the series, the 27-foot (8.2 m) Element 270 EXC beginning production in 2005.