well.....she is sold now...

boatman2100 · Post by **boatman2100** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:27 pm

Its a bittersweet feeling..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... MESOX%3AIT

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:35 pm

It amazes me that such nice boats sell for so little. To buy a comparable new one (in glass or wood) would be 10 times that or more. And the new ones are not nearly as well built, nor will most of them hold up as well.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:36 pm

Is it a Trojan ? or a chis craft ?

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:14 pm

Its a 1964 Trojan 340 Sea Voyager Express Bridge cruiser.

It was a beauty - I sent this to several friends, and told them, if they ever wanted a nice woodie, this was it. Much better construction than a Chris Craft - ad with a pair of Mercruiser 350 Magnums ...

Sorry you had to sell her - hope the new owner appreciates her!

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:21 pm

Someone has a lotta nerve...including Chris Crap with the Trojan name!:-)

Tropical Buzz · Post by **Tropical Buzz** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:13 pm

Congrats on the sale. The Trojan-Bertram thing has been sorted out and now we have Trojan-Chris Craft to deal with? What's next - Trojan-Bayliner?

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:00 pm

rossjo wrote:Its a 1964 Trojan 340 Sea Voyager Express Bridge cruiser.

It was a beauty - I sent this to several friends, and told them, if they ever wanted a nice woodie, this was it. Much better construction than a Chris Craft - ad with a pair of Mercruiser 350 Magnums ...

Sorry you had to sell her - hope the new owner appreciates her!

The add said trojan chiscraft I wonder why ?
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I was fueling up one day and a F30 clean machine pulled up . Got to talking and the guy started to tell me that they use a Chis caft hull , when do people come up with some of this stuff ??

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:38 pm

A F30 with a C C hull

http://norfolk.craigslist.org/boa/1714105113.html

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:38 am

prowlersfish wrote: The add said trojan chiscraft I wonder why ?

I think he was trying to gather in people looking for wooden boats like a Chris Craft ... simple marketing ...

gardnersf · Post by **gardnersf** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:31 am

Looks liek soemone got a very good deal, if it is mechanically sound, engines and gen alone are worth more than the boat sold for.

N2itive · Post by **N2itive** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:10 pm

great an owner. Nice work! Nothing and I mean nothing is as pretty as a woody that's had a loving and skilled owner. Whoever bought that got a smokin' deal.

That being said, not bad dough for this economy and a woody. I know it's an exceptional boat, but even the stunners scare away most uninformed buyers when they hear it's wood.

People put "Chris Craft" in alot of ads for non-CC boats and even accessories, because alot of people looking for a classic woody will search that name. Like it or not, CC is still a brand like "Kleenex", and means "beautiful old wood cruiser" to about 99% pf the general public.

Just my .98 (Cdn.)

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:24 pm

boatman2100
why do you call it Trojan Chis craft ???

please note I am asking boatman

boatman2100 · Post by **boatman2100** » Sat May 01, 2010 11:20 am

Relax everybody! lol

It was supposes to read, "similar to Chris Craft." I ran out of text and thats how the ad got posted.

If you dont list "Chris Craft" in the subtitle, you get only about 1/4 of the people looking at the auction. Just a marketing stragety.

She brought alot less than i thought, but this economy stinks and wooden boats are about as popular right now as a nasty rash.

On the up side, the new owner is cruising her up to the St. Johns River in Central Florida. Perfect place in fresh water for her new home.

She still has ALOT of life left in her.

Rodman · Post by **Rodman** » Sat May 01, 2010 1:10 pm

boatman2100 wrote:Relax everybody! lol

It was supposes to read, "similar to Chris Craft." I ran out of text and thats how the ad got posted.

If you dont list "Chris Craft" in the subtitle, you get only about 1/4 of the people looking at the auction. Just a marketing stragety.

She brought alot less than i thought, but this economy stinks and wooden boats are about as popular right now as a nasty rash.

On the up side, the new owner is cruising her up to the St. Johns River in Central Florida. Perfect place in fresh water for her new home.

She still has A LOT of life left in her.

I spend a lot of weekends on the St. Johns river all summer long. Its very nice place to cruise.

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well.....she is sold now...

well.....she is sold now...

Nice old woody, hope she finds as

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