Flagrante Delicto - A
Classic 1947 Chris Craft Express Cruiser - "Red n' White":
Flagrante is a truly
fantastic boat. It is small enough for me to handle by myself, yet
big enough to cruise long distances with a simpatico boat mate or carry
many friends out for an afternoon water adventure.
She handles bad weather well
... I trust her in heavy seas. I currently have a somewhat "under
pitched" prop on her ... so ... she doesn't go as fast as she could.
That's fine with me. I don't like pounding the old gal ... and ... she
still gets where she is going quick enough for me.
I have owned Flagrante for
about 15 years. When I bought her, she was in bad condition.
The decks, transom, ceiling (cockpit inside walls), were all plywood in
a state of hurt. The cabin leaked. The engine was shot.
The bilge pump ran way to frequently.
Well, I spent the first 10
years (and more money than I want to even think about) fixing her up.
With the help of two cantankerous but fantastic boat carpenters and the
aid of the always super helpful "Mr. Red N' White", Dick Dow, she was gradually
made right. This was a top down and bottom up, no expense spared
restoration. Now, Flagrante has varnished mahogany decks, transom
and ceilings; a new (well ... new in Flagrante, anyway) engine; solid as
a rock decks and hull; all new electrical system, new upholstery and
other improvements to numerous to mention.
Over the last seven years,
since Flagrante's restoration was complete, I have cruised her just
about everywhere you can go in Puget Sound and the US and Canadian San
Juan Islands ... many hundreds of miles. The boat has been a magic carpet ... taking my
friends and I into great adventures in wonderful places. Below are
some words and pictures that say a little more about this fantastic
boat.
Click on a thumbnail to
enlarge the photos.
Flagrante Stories and
Information:
Flagrante Blurb
( a short write up on Flagrante - PDF )
What Does the Name Mean?
( "Flagrante Delicto" - Wikipedia definition - PDF)
Deco
( An Art Deco painting of a 1940 Express Cruiser - Red and White )
Vintage ( A Vintage newspaper clipping )
An "Opening Day" Story
( a fun "Captain Craig and Crew" story told by friend Meps - PDF )
Red and White -
Express Cruiser - Original Blueprints: (
PDF Files )
External ( How the
boat looks - top and side views)
Structure (
Internal structure - top and side views)
Sections
( Internal structure - cross section views)
Hard Top (
Original hard top design - showing windshield riser )
Soft Top (
Original hard soft top design - without windshield riser )
Flagrante Out Doing
What it Does Best - Looking Good:
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Cruisin' in the San Juans |
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Hanging out in Cozy Cove after being in the Opening Day Yacht Parade |
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It's not the boat ... it's the crew! |
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Speed boating Here
and There:
At the Dock:
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Hangin' out in Friday Harbor |
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Sara and Flagrante are ready to go |
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At Anchor:
Other Red and Whites:
