In October 2017, we found this boat outside Portland, where it was almost turned into a yard planter according to the previous owner. Although without papers, Mack (as we christened the restored boat) was believed by the previous owner to be a kit boat sold by the Chris-Craft company in 1950/51 as a low cost option for returning WW II GIs. It is constructed of taped 1/2″ Douglas Fir plywood. Mack was in dreadful cosmetic shape, but quite sound structurally. The original builder is unknown. We spent the winter of 2017/18 sheathing Mack with Dynel and otherwise overhauling the entire boat. Mack is in local service to us and friends as a crabbing and fair-weather fishing boat. Mack’s regular digs is slip 63 at PT Marina.
