Solid Hull to build on...
Hi Brainey et al....
I'm in SE Ohio and would like to offer up a possible option, and a super deal, for you, or others, here.
I have a 1984, 31', Chris Craft Commander in my yard that I'd like to see gone.
I would like to remove the two gas 330 Mercruiser engines (454 GM engines/gear), first, and I doubt you'd want to feed them anyway. However, if you'd want them too, I'd include them for a very very low cost.
It's a long story, but I bought this boat for my brother after a very bad stroke as part of a rehab plan. He had wanted to build a LRC to use on the Inland Rivers working his way down the Ohio/Kentucky/Tenn Tom/Etc. for a long time and had not only given up on that, but almost on life. I convinced him that rather than spend the time and money on building a "amature hull" he would be better off to start with a great, proven, tough, professional build hull and spend his time doing the mods and getting to actually cruise. I got all my money spend on the boat back from it giving him something to work on and hope for and he's doing great and has since bought a fishing boat and a big pontoon boat for river fun and he doesn't want to work on the CC now so I would like to be shed of it.
I know it's not the length you were wanting but it sill might be a consideration for you, or someone, especially if you consider what our plans for it were... We planned to replace the gas engines with two small diesels making it a displacement speed LR boat. Then extend the cabin sides back, much like CC's LRC design, and put small wing doors on it making it a "marginal" but usable "walk-around" design. Also extend the roofline back over the "now" fighting station to form the aft deck area. We also planned to add 5' to the stearn for use as a swim platform/one side stairway down to the swim deck to make it doable for him to get to and from which would also increase the aft deck area/increase the LWL/ allow easy access from dingy/and also allow for an access to the lazarette area via the swim platform. If you chose to lengthen it, as we wanted to, you could also possibly incorporate an aft cabin rather than an integral swim platform.
(Just for your to consider)
I bought this boat as a total from an insurance Co. after it had a galley fire that destroyed the bridge/tuna tower. The fire did little damage to the rest of the boat (the plasticware still in the cabinets and TP still in the cabinets in the head) but did short out the wiring which would require nearly a total re-wire. The boat was/is a Sport Fish Commander and the plan was to turn it into a LRC, which Chris Craft offered in this hull, so you can see what can google that and see what their designs for it in that configuration.
I can offer it to you at a price that will just recoup me for the transport charge I paid to get it here from the East Coast. $2500.
John
