Welcome Aboard this Fast Aluminum Home on the Water

A tour and cruise of a 1985 Marinette 39 Cabin Cruiser.
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[@b.atwater3904]

Great boat ! I too have a bunch of different boats similar to Dave, both power and sail. I have a 1960 Kings Cruiser wooden sloop right now and another similar size powerboat. I like the Iconic brand of Cris Craft but the Marinette is a much better boat IMHO; because of the Aluminum hull and general design and build quality. Dave has a real Gem there. These old boats are a labor of love for sure ! You could have tied a fender to that anchor to swim it out... And used the same fender to mark the position of the anchor by adding a line to the anchor shackle.

[@CullenCraft]

Dang It! You're exactly right! Haha I'm kicking myself for not thinking about the fender solution. Thanks for watching and sharing your ideas!

[@jmflyer55]

I wouldn’t say “Its a better boat” than the vintage Chris Crafts. The 70’s Christ Craft are nearly unsurpassed in build quality. Including solid fiberglass hulls, (no wooden core), hollow finerglass stringers etc.. Fantastic boats. And CC also made an aluminum hull Roamer, (as is Marienette) but also in steel hull and wooden as well. Marinette is a nice boat, but its not a Chris Craft. Just my opinion.

[@BrianWilliamWert]

I grew up on Marinettes. This video brings back a lot of great memories. Thank you! Keep up the good work!

[@sethbarnes7608]

I love these videos where we get to look at all these different boats!!😁

[@CullenCraft]

Me too! Lol

[@BB-bv6uq]

So glad to see you post again, hopefully you've found a new slip! Let us know. Thanks for sharing 👍✌️

[@CullenCraft]

I'm glad you liked it! I've been posting more often than ever before but KZbin doesn't always show every video. It's a mess. If you want to see more, you should definitely click on my channel and check out what's going on!

[@BB-bv6uq]

@@CullenCraft meant boat videos, I watched the Subaru ones

[@CullenCraft]

Great! Thanks for keeping up. It really does mean a lot

[@jeffkutz4917]

The best part of this video is how it opened my eyes to how there are more worthy boats besides Chris Craft.

[@tonyhill5418]

It's cool seeing how far you've come as a Captain of large vessels.

[@CullenCraft]

😁

[@Bob8091]

As always I enjoyed your work. Keeping these old boats going is great. It's good to see you happy.

[@Donald_Shaw]

Great video and thanks so much for sharing your experiences.

[@OrszakEnterprises]

one of your best yet!

[@CullenCraft]

Thank you!

[@hungryhungryhummer]

Oh my god is this lake Lanier? That’s where we are! Y’all got gas at our marina! Is that where he keeps it? I’ve seen the boat on the lake before! Beautiful boat. There’s a boat on holiday marina v dock(I think) that is this massive beautiful Chris craft that someone obviously loved for years with a plaque in front of it on the dock. But it’s covered in cobwebs and appears almost abandoned. I’d like to hear the story on that one.

[@docink6175]

gorgeous boat and gorgeous area. I can barely afford gas to cruise around in my car let alone a huge cruiser but Id love to join you one day on the St Johns

[@CullenCraft]

This was definitely not on the St Johns lol. A little farther north and inland. Nothing but brown water and toxic algae blooms around here. But the dream lives on!

[@SomeJuanPlay]

Sweet boat!! I'm glad you're back at it man!!

[@wmason1961]

Great review. Thanks. I love the old style cruisers. But they really don't seem that old to me. Cool series.

[@royg.greenlee2538]

You really make me want another classic boat. It was my greatest passion.

[@CullenCraft]

I'd say follow what you love. If it makes you happy, it's usually worth doing.

[@SavorTheJourneyDave]

Super Awesome!!!!!!! 🛳️

[@andrewkast4087]

Great story of a very nice looking boat. I am enjoying your videos very much!

[@ThatCarGuy]

Hope to Get a carver 390 sometime in the near future. Keep it up.

[@CullenCraft]

Solid boat!

[@RoadTripzz14]

Great Liveaboard! See a few here in San Diego.

[@ThatCarGuy]

@@RoadTripzz14 Yeah that's what im looking for, ive checked Marina del rey area and they are a hard boat to find. I also like the Carver 3807

[@ThatCarGuy]

@@CullenCraft Thanks, I really love the layout and the back sliding door to the cockpit is just beautifully done.

[@j-bird1737]

Great series sir! Keep them coming.

[@CullenCraft]

Will do!

[@peterdodge6563]

Glad to see some water on your channel and nice to see you enjoying it. Hope to see your boat again soon as well as your new mooring/slip. Would like to see how you live aboard your boat and maybe how/what you cook on board. Stay on the water.

[@MyTube4Utoo]

What a great boat. 🙂

[@itsjojo4]

You are awesome!

[@georgelambertson300]

I've always Chris Craft boats and this cruiser its in great condition.Txs for sharing

[@haroldconnell2973]

Beautiful

[@abthatdude7898]

That is one nice boat.

[@haroldconnell2973]

Great boat

[@CullenCraft]

I agree

[@mikehlavinka2964]

Love the Marionettes, I was just looking at one for sale on Easter Sunday. Sadly it's beyond my capabilities but hopefully the right person is just behind me to take it back to it's former glory.

[@CullenCraft]

If you're saying this boat was or is for sale... You're wrong.

[@mikehlavinka2964]

@@CullenCraft no not that one. The one in your video looks to be in Bristol condition. There is a 32' for sale Virginia. Needs new paint top to bottom and cockpit deck replaced as well as new canvas, windless and refrigerator. I estimate repairs to be 20 to 30K plus price of the boat. The boat is only worth 30K max with repairs. Maybe someone who is extremely handy can save her.

[@CullenCraft]

@@mikehlavinka2964 Yeah you're talking about a different boat. Hope it can be saved.

[@paulybouy.163]

Great time and great post cman. Remember I had the 35 roamer I watched all the Americans come over to KYC in Lake Erie and predominately they were marrienettes ? Sorry about spelling Glad to see ya smiling

[@NurseSteve]

luv it ! ❤

[@TannerCarpenter]

Nice job!

[@cjgGolf]

I have this same boat in Pittsburgh Pa and it’s amazing

[@CullenCraft]

They're solid!

[@ramoncramon8827]

Very cool. I bought my Carver 40 CPMY with Crusader engines. It’s my first boat and I live on it here in Santa Barbara. Best move I’ve ever made.

[@CullenCraft]

Sweet!

[@michaelshirley3042]

You should definitely visit more people on their boats, who are passionate about classic cabin cruiser boats. Would be great to watch!!!

[@CullenCraft]

I really want to!

[@willsummers1245]

I bought a 23 foot Monterey camp out woke up the next morning to dead batteries way back in a cove luckily my Cousin came in his boat and got me going again got to looking at the batteries and there were for a car change them out for deep cycle I guess I better get a generator i enjoy your videos keep it up !

[@jamesparker6017]

Coral Gables 🌴🇺🇸 There are 2 of the smaller ones at our Summer digs up in Vermilion Ohio on Lake Erie at Valley Harbor Marina. 👌 🏄

[@lesterwicklein717]

thanks great vid

[@Killarneylakeboatworks]

Nice boat, but I am a wood chris craft cult guy lol 😂

[@willisworms]

great video! did i some how miss the carburetor rebuild video?

[@CullenCraft]

Everything kind of collapsed when I had to quickly move to a new dock. I had to abandon the idea of a full carburator video and move forward with other projects.

[@YomamaPVT]

You should a Trojan 11 meter, like mine.

[@gars1074]

Another great video. Would you mind sharing how much it cost to fuel up that cruiser? Thanks

[@CullenCraft]

Its always safe to assume 1 gpm on these old gas guzzlers. Maybe slightly more if you're careful and slow. This boat holds about 300 gallons.

[@mvhassallfree1031]

Hey, come to Australia and you can do a video on my boat

[@Djdj-kd8ue]

I'm guessing you haven't done the livestream you had mentioned on your boat?

[@pitbull2743]

So now get aboard yours and go!

[@westtexasdave2140]

Are these stable enough to do the great loop in or would it rock you too much?

[@CullenCraft]

Since it is a lighter boat it's going to move more than something fiberglass or steel. But it won't be dangerous in normal loop conditions. It's up to the owners preference/tolerance

[@ryanrabdau5615]

So the older Chris crafts Have one engine that rotates counter clockwise? Or do both propellers turn the same direction?

[@CullenCraft]

The transmissions are gears to counter rotate

[@ryanrabdau5615]

Ok. So engines spin the same but reduction gear is what controls the rotation of each propeller. I just got a 87 Chris craft 410 constellation

[@johnh9888]

Live aboard update?

[@CullenCraft]

I've put some videosbi think youll like over the last few weeks. Check out my channel if you haven't seen Big News on the water yet!

[@rufusmagilucutty3500]

This appears to have twin 350's not big blocks

[@CullenCraft]

These are 454 ci Chevy engines. The 350 decals are the rated horsepower, not the displacement.

[@user-tg8rz9fk3t]

Superman died can,t do it all you need a first mat

[@BOURNE354]

Im on the St Johns River as well ,my Marinette is in storage

[@CullenCraft]

Solid boats