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Chris-Craft Boats was an American boat manufacturer founded by Christopher Columbus Smith (1861–1939). [1] The company was sold by the Smith family in 1960 to NAFI Corporation, which changed its name to Chris-Craft Industries in 1962. The current successor is Chris-Craft Corporation, which produces motorboats under the Chris-Craft name.
In 1955, Chris-Craft created The Plywood Boat Division which marketed both Kit and pre-built plywood craft. [2] By 1960, wooden powerboats had become rare since most new vessels used fiberglass or other lightweight materials, including fiber reinforced plastic materials to reduce weight and maximize speed, particularly in racing craft. The art ...
OMC also acquired the right to use the Chris-Craft name from Chris-Craft Industries in exchange for a yearly licensing fee of $500,000 plus 1% of Chris-Craft sales. OMC went into bankruptcy in 2000 and was purchased by Genmar Holdings. Genmar sold the Chris-Craft division in 2001 to Stellican Limited, a British private equity firm.
Outboard Marine Corporation is a leading manufacturer and marketer of internationally known boat brands, including Chris-Craft(R), Four Winns(R), Seaswirl(R), Javelin(R), Stratos(R), Lowe(R), Hydra-Sports(R) and Princecraft; marine accessories and marine engines, under the brand names of Johnson(R) and Evinrude(R); and Ficht Ram Injection(R ...
United Boat Builders Arctic survey boat. Uniflite (United Boat Builders) was founded in Bellingham, Washington, by Art Nordtvedt in October 1957.Although the company is best remembered as a maker of recreational powerboats, its initial products were small fiberglass runabouts.
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The Riva Aquarama is a luxury wooden runabout built by Italian yachtbuilder Riva. Production of it and its derivatives (the Lungo, Super, and Special) ran from 1962 until 1996. The hull was based on the Riva Tritone, an earlier model speedboat by Riva, which in turn was inspired by the American mahogany Chris-Craft runabouts.
They renamed the merged company in 1962 as Chris-Craft Industries, Incorporated. [2] In 1962, the company acquired the Old Crown Brewing Corporation, a brewery company based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Old Crown was sold to its employees a short time later. [5] In 1964, Chris-Craft launched the all-fiberglass Chris-Craft Commander. This dramatic ...