Chris-Craft Corporation is an American manufacturer of recreational powerboats that is based in Sarasota, Florida.
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14 Facts About Chris-Craft Corporation
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Chris-Craft Corporation is at least the fourth iteration of the boat building company.
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The original company, Chris-Craft Corporation Boats, was founded in the late 19th century by Christopher Columbus Smith in Michigan.
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Chris-Craft Corporation sold high-end powerboats to wealthy patrons, such as Henry Ford and William Randolph Hearst.
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Chris-Craft Corporation constructed its first fiberglass boat in 1955, and by 1957, the company purchased the Roamer Boat Company and began manufacturing metal boats under its newly formed Roamer Steel Boats Division .
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Between the 1960s and 1980s, Chris-Craft Corporation increasingly moved toward fiberglass as a construction material of choice, primarily because of its durability and low maintenance requirements.
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Chris-Craft Corporation ended production of its last mahogany-hulled boat, the Constellation, in 1971.
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Chris-Craft Corporation Industries retained the Chris-Craft Corporation trademark and licensed it to Murray.
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In fulfilling a commitment to return to powerboat racing, in 1984 Murray Chris-Craft Corporation developed the new 300 Chris-Cat, a racing catamaran powered by twin 400 or 420 horsepower high performance power plants and was added to its 1984 sport boat fleet.
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In 1984, Chris-Craft Corporation worked out a deal with Michael Mann Productions to have its 39-foot Stinger 390X featured on their new television show, Miami Vice.
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Pharaon, now majority owner of Murray Chris-Craft Corporation, pushed George Dale Murray out of the company and brought a suit against him seeking $34M in damages and $106M in punitive damages.
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In February 1989, the assets of Murray Chris-Craft Corporation were put up for auction by the court handling Chris-Craft Corporation's bankruptcy.
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For its $58M, OMC acquired the tangible and intangible assets of Chris-Craft Corporation including the manufacturing facilities in Bradenton, Florida; Goshen, Indiana; and Swansboro, North Carolina.
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On June 4,2018, Chris-Craft Corporation was sold by Stellican to Winnebago Industries, the RV manufacturer.
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