Today, they are a full service marina and Sea Ray dealership. The company still operates in the location they moved to in 1911 however, not as custom boat builders. Like many boatbuilding firms, Hutchinson did their part during both World Wars, building naval craft for the US government. Hutchinson built boats designed for fishing, commuting, and cruising – customized to buyers' specifications and built to handle the choppy water of the St. By 1929, the brothers had passed away but boat building operations carried on under new leadership. Lawrence River), dates back to 1908 where two brothers, Hubert and George Hutchinson, ran a small operation building, for the most part, custom boats for individual customers.
The Hutchinson Boat Works in Alexandria Bay, NY (along the shores of the St. Hutchinsons were not built at a factory, but built at a yard by a crew of real boatbuilders who understood construction as well as how the boat would be used. As such, the right Stanley boat is highly collectible and worth an investment in a well-considered and high quality restoration. Today, very few of Roy Stanley's boats remain-and even fewer outside of museums, and in restorable condition. Stanley built his first boat in 1903 he passed away in 1960. He even built a number of powerboats for bootleggers who were active all along the St. According to Bob Speltz in his book, The Real Runabouts IV, "Stanley built a lot of skiffs, large double ended, powered guideboats, and at least a few special inboard speedboats or runabouts. He had an uncanny ability to produce fast boats, and developed some unique construction methods. Sought after by Chris Smith and Gar Wood, Roy Stanley chose to stay in Cape Vincent, NY, on the shores of the St. Research Chris-Craft at The Mariners' Museum ».Visit Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club website ».View or purchase books about Chris-Craft ».The company is still around today, building boats made of fiberglass. The founders sold the company in 1960, but Chris-Craft continued building wooden boats until 1972. Chris-Craft's boat lines included the runabouts, utilities, cruisers, and sea skiffs. Chris-Craft focused on standardized boat production, enabling them to build boats year-round and at a good profit - while still being affordable to the average guy. Chris led several boat building ventures prior to that, including a partnership with Gar Wood building race boats. One of the most widely recognized names in wooden motorboats, Chris-Craft got its start in 1922 in Algonac, Michigan, with Chris Smith and his sons Jay and Bernard at the helm.
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