1955 17 Ft Chris Craft Sportsman - 5200 Bottom Begins 11 24 2023

From the waterline up, she is a beautiful example of Chris-Craft's 1950's seventeen-foot Sportsman model.

But, despite the fact that her owner scrubs and cleans here assiduously each time he is finished running her, she runs in salt water, which has taken its toll on her bottom, and especially on her bottom fasteners.

Virtually every one of them turns to powder the minute it is touched by a screwdriver. In fact, only the 5200 someone slathered along and into the plank seams, along with the remnants of failed fasteners kept the bottom planking from simply parting company with the hulls.

Please, please! Do not assault your boat's bottom by paying 5200 into the seams. Why? Just watch these videos: https://snakemountainboatworks.com/vi....