Text or callshow contact infoif interested in seeing this boat. I've got receipts for everything done to the boat since my dad bought it from the original owner in 1958. I am selling the boat, trailer, display stands, life jackets, fire extinquisher, Chris Craft cushions, dock lines, paddle, and a big box full of stuff that will come in handy some day. Matching custom-made channel steel constructed, trailer.Clear Texas Antique Boat Title and Trailer Registration / Bill of Sale. Everything works, and the boat is often shown in events sponsored by the the Wooden Boat Association. Goughgan Flex-Glass bottom over mahogany. ![]() Original issue kapok cushions with sewn-in Chris Craft labels the interior of the boat is in very good original condition. ![]() Chris Craft Type B inboard engine, 45 Hp (at 2700 rpm), raw water cooled, inline 4-cylinder inboard engine. These old classics are rare in this condition. It is one of the last recreational boats produced before Chris Craft production was dedicated to building boats for the Navy during WWII. This is a very original 1941 Chris Craft Deluxe Runabout, hull #170 of 371 made. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.Restored hull, engine, and re-plated all chrome in 2009 for about $29,000. West system no-soak bottom about 8 or ten years ago. It was purchased from an older man with health issues. About 120 jumpers are working in the region right now, with the balance made up of American firefighters sent over by the U.S. Price: 24,950 Boat ID: 42759 19 Feet 1958 Chris Craft Capri This Capri has been in Michigan it's whole life. The lure, he said, is being part of a team “focused on becoming the best you can, in smoke jumping as well as fire suppression.” He said many wildland firefighters are people who started to make summer money while in college, but then fell in love with the work and eventually decided to be smokejumpers. He said the ranks include people who are gung ho and supremely fit, but also more ordinary people. “It is a very specific person that wants to do that.” “They’re generally people that are quite passionate about wildland firefighting,” he said. 1948 Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout for sale on BaT Auctions - sold for 30,000 on (Lot 73,467) Bring a Trailer New to BaT Learn how it works. Not everyone wants to jump out of planes, Bergen said. The jumpers are experienced wildland firefighters - at least two years, and more typically six to seven years of experience before they become smokejumpers, Bergen said.īut it takes more than experience. Reproduction canvas cover EZ loader trailer. Climate controlled storage Extremely well maintained. or it is a perfect candidate for restoration to show quality. ![]() Drop in the water and enjoy this 81 Year old Classic immediately. “It’s not something you can quickly stand up,” Bergen said.īergen said this wildfire year is the busiest he can remember since 2016. Description: 1935 Chris Craft 16 Foot Deluxe Runabout. ![]() John Fire Zone, pointed to British Columbia’s size, large population and huge timber industry as reasons it maintains a smokejumper program that takes significant money and expertise - but can get to fires faster. But Bergen, whose primary job is serving as wildfire officer for the Fort St. Its history dates back to 1998.Ĭanada’s provinces organize their own fire resources, and others may choose to use helicopters to get firefighters to remote areas, or aircraft to fly people and equipment to bases. and even far east to Europe, only one province - British Columbia - relies on smokejumpers to help fight the blazes. “That anticipation of what you’re going to get, an unknown every time you get on the plane - that to me is still the excitement.”Īs more than 900 fires burn in a Canadian fire season that has periodically pushed dangerous smoke south into the U.S. “Next day you go to a fire and it’s a giant roaring beast threatening a community,” said Bergen, a solidly built 46-year-old with graying stubble. One call may mean a drop and a hike to a meadow to put out a single burning tree. Instead, he says, he gets a rush from not knowing exactly what he’ll face when he parachutes in as one of the smokejumpers confronting the wildfires that have scorched Canada this spring and summer. JOHN, British Columbia (AP) - When James Bergen steps from a plane and plummets toward fire below, he’s not scared.
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