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    I saw this driving down the road last winter and forgot about it. I had a hard time findng it in all the foilage. Sad way for an old hydro to die... There is not to much left of it,. It is all starting to rot and collapse in on itself. The transom is totally gone. it was obviously constructed with great care and by a very skilled craftsmen. The workmanship is still evident. Would be interesting to find out something about this boat. It is on New Road in Newburgh NY
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    Looks like an unfinished build. Why are there no signs of the bottom and deck plywood?

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    Quote Originally Posted by zul8tr View Post
    Looks like an unfinished build. Why are there no signs of the bottom and deck plywood?
    True, I see no nail/screw hole marks between sponsons.

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    two much lumber in it he probable put it on the scale and gave up
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    Quote Originally Posted by zul8tr View Post
    Looks like an unfinished build. Why are there no signs of the bottom and deck plywood?
    You are probably right but I have no way of knowing. Seemed like an awful ot of frame work to me too. there are little fragments of rotted plywood hanging on some of the frame work. Boat looks like it has been leaning against that tree for at least 30 years. I know where there is another relic that is further deteriorated than this. Its not a hydro but an old mahogany Chris Craft. Its out in the middle of the woods of the Stewart Airport buffer lands.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aleconthelake View Post
    You are probably right but I have no way of knowing. Seemed like an awful ot of frame work to me too. there are little fragments of rotted plywood hanging on some of the frame work. Boat looks like it has been leaning against that tree for at least 30 years. I know where there is another relic that is further deteriorated than this. Its not a hydro but an old mahogany Chris Craft. Its out in the middle of the woods of the Stewart Airport buffer lands.
    Is the mohogany salvageable? I have seen those species in pretty good shape if not in ground contact.

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    Some of it might be.

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    i have some pics of the chris craft, I have to find them then I will post them

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