I've seen this boat for several years in WPT. I love this thing, I know it's a ChrisCraft but cannot find the model.
Can anyone help identify this model?

stealth model. :hihi:

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Thank you for the comment, it's faster than any of the sleds you work with the monkey crews

A couple of them have seen 40+ knots under sail. :)

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Thank you for the comment, it's faster than any of the sleds you work with the monkey crews


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A couple of them have seen 40+ knots under sail. :)

Sheeetttttt, I hope you have harnesses. thats crazy.

A couple of them have seen 40+ knots under sail. :)

Wow, that's insane. Would love to see pics and video of that. Likwid what are they mono, cat, tri's???

Wow, that's insane. Would love to see pics and video of that. Likwid what are they mono, cat, tri's???

plenty of video of the volvo ocean race boats doing 20+

YouTube - ABN AMRO 2 footage from Volvo Ocean race. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEEP3epzYnI)

the blue older beast at the gate went across the gulfstream at 36.5 top
and she's considered past her prime. :)

Going fast under sail does have a price

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0qbyRWSptg

plenty of video of the volvo ocean race boats doing 20+

YouTube - ABN AMRO 2 footage from Volvo Ocean race. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEEP3epzYnI)

the blue older beast at the gate went across the gulfstream at 36.5 top
and she's considered past her prime. :)

Going fast under sail does have a price

YouTube - Rough Sailing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0qbyRWSptg)

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Southern Ocean reach, that spray must sting. that can go on for hours

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Southern Ocean reach, that spray must sting. that can go on for hours

Not only that, but there are probably guys trying to sleep down below in all that #^&#^&#^&#^&.
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Not only that, but there are probably guys trying to sleep down below in all that #^&#^&#^&#^&.
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Okay, I'll stay here are my desk in my Aeron chair.

Not only that, but there are probably guys trying to sleep down below in all that #^&#^&#^&#^&.
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I sleep on command offshore.

I sleep on command offshore.

Yep, it's that partially here not here position, an acquired skill

Yep, it's that partially here not here position, an acquired skill

More like born into it.

I get nervous if a bed doesn't have lee cloths. :err:

More like born into it.

I get nervous if a bed doesn't have lee cloths. :err:

Can I just like go for a drive with you?

Can I just like go for a drive with you?

I drive like grandma and intensely navigate.
I bust out the sextant at cross streets.
Ask Nebe.

I drive like grandma and intensely navigate.
I bust out the sextant at cross streets.
Ask Nebe.

On a sled Likwid. not a friggin car. we all drive like that in RI. that is if we have our license, have insurance and not have multiple DUI .

On a sled Likwid. not a friggin car. we all drive like that in RI. that is if we have our license, have insurance and not have multiple DUI .

Licenses are optional down here on Long Island it seems.

Licenses are optional down here on Long Island it seems.

and insurance. The ride back from the bar can be challengin, didn't billy joel hit a house?

and insurance. The ride back from the bar can be challengin, didn't billy joel hit a house?

Tree.
A few times.

Where's nightfighter? I know he's had some crazy rides. :hihi:

My rides are ancient history.... long before videos and interblab. If you don't know the players, no one cares....

My rides are ancient history.... long before videos and interblab. If you don't know the players, no one cares....

I dunno, not much needed to know for backstory on Circus Maximus.
Other than the boat was certainly good at destroying crew (and killing one) and saw 30's going across the Atlantic. And that was 25+ years ago!

Nirvana is over at NEB if you want a blast from the past.

Shindig has some great stories from her past.
She's been to Hawaii, spent probably 5-6 years total in the Carribean, did a stint in the Med etc. Been a long 16 years she's been sailing.

Well, Circus and Desparado are at the bottom of the Atlantic.... We were nothing more than glorified test pilots, or test dummies. The designers would come to the dock or yard after we came in to see what we had broken, which was our hidden agenda. (Being young, I thought they had a high opinion of our skill...) Tanton, Pedrick, Frers, Chance, they all wanted to see what would really hold up outside of the test tanks. They knew the designs would work, but that the materials might not. So, take the boats to the limits, repair them for a race, get provisioned, pick up the strap hangers, race, repair, start over...

But we were good at breaking boats... dropped rigs, dropped keels, broke rudders, ripped sails, fractured hulls and sunk one. You guys are reaping the benefits of our pushing the limits of what we had available. None of them were all around boats. But we did have a lot of fun.....

Don't worry, we're still breaking em. ;)

"Hmm, thats interesting." -one of the Harken boys on us destroying a main traveler car. Can't imagine what the side loads were considering what the car and ball bearings are supposed to be able to hold up to.

Frack!!

If thats the boat I think it is, it was a cabin model converted.
Gorgeous job chopping it up.

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If thats the boat I think it is, it was a cabin model converted.
Gorgeous job chopping it up.

Hmmm, didn't think so. It's sweet, drives me nuts.

It is difficult from only that picture, but it does look a-lot like a Strike 26.

It says Chris Craft on it, it has an inboard and a walk down sleeping area in the front.

It is difficult from only that picture, but it does look a-lot like a Strike 26.


That was my call too. We used to have one (with a tower).

Chris craft use to make a similar looking boat but that to me looks different...looks more like an old blackfin hull that was modified into a CC.
Nice job too. The name on that boat should be "sweat equity" because the labor to do what he did to that was substantial.

If you inter-bread a cape cod 26 (single diesel) with a Jupiter you would have that boat! :)

22' Chris Craft Cutlass C/C Project update - The Hull Truth - Boating and Fishing Forum (http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-forum/159777-22-chris-craft-cutlass-c-c-project-update.html)

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Nope

Fiberglass or wood?
Bow and lines look like an older 33' Century if it was chopped.

This is a 26ft Chris Craft that was Tautog's boat prior to the Blackfin 29. "Rhodes Runner" She ended up down in FL when he sold her.

26ft Chris Craft. was a cuddy/express type. A previous owner had put the tower and canvis on it. Small cuddy down below. Easily could see it as a walk-around, especially if the original layout was no tower and canvas....

twin gas inboards, otherwise a good boat. we killed a serious amount of Blackfish in that boat back in the day, and was a very nimble little 26.

Tautog is on buisness down in Fl this week. when he gets back, he might remember the original model.

God bless the queen :)
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Back to the on/off topic. The volvo ocean race last year had some of the boats reaching 50 knots.