Fantastic original condition with it’s standard Mercruiser 260HP engine with Alpha drive and SS prop. It has recently been recommissioned and completely gone through mechanically & cosmetically. This example is a one owner boat used only on Lake George since new, showing 421 original hrs. The Formula 233 was produced from 1963 – 1983, with this boat being the final year of this legendary design. Many of the classic DeepVee powerboat manufacturers that we know today: Donzi, Magnum, Cigarette, can all trace their roots back to this original design of the Formula 233. It was all fiberglass, with a length of 23.3 feet, an 8-foot, 3-inch beam and a dry weight of just over 2,000 pounds. This talented team went on to produce the Formula 233, the first boat built under the Formula banner. He called the group Formula Boat Company. In 1962, the legendary Don Aronow teamed up with veteran race driver Walt Walters and designer & sterndrive inventor Jim Wynne. This classic Formula 233LS is the original Cigarette boat. 7- 2016 Complete restoration records Over $150K invested. Specifications Length - 28'1" Beam - 11'1" Draft - 30 1/2" Wt Dry - 8236 lbs Power - 2 Chris-Craft 350 small block V-8s 2016 Restorations 1- Rebuilt 307engines to 350 ,estimated hp -250 each 2- Rebuilt transmissions 3- New shafts and props 4- Complete repaint inside and out with bright white with a quality epoxy 5- Professional complete restoration of cabin, galley and V - berth 6- Brought Up to current safety requirements. The fly bridge second helm gives a clear view for all day cruising. The V berth provides a sleeping / storage cabin with a stand up porta potty & closet. The complete restoration of the teak and holly cabin has a tuck and roll lounge, entertainment galley and lower helm. The design provides a large flat cockpit area for entertaining with the twin engines below. As a classic fiberglass boat it has been extensively restored to become a perfect lake cruiser. Chris-Craft built these to compete against Bertram and only produced 75 hulls from 1971 - 1973. These boats were designed specifically as heavily built deep-V offshore fishing rigs for rough water. Also, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy ordered a Hydrodyne in 1963 for her family to use in their Cape Cod summer home. In fact, his quality reputation caused most of the original Mercury 7 astronauts to choose his boats for their personal use. Abner Crosby, the company's founder sold out to Archer-Daniels-Midland in 1958 and went on to found the Hydrodyne Boat Company which produced similar boats. Additionally the could bend to conform to hull contours, and had great shock absorbing and sound deadening properties. The 2 cubic feet of balsa cut into 1 inch square by 6 ft strips added a conservative 105 lbs of additional buoyancy which was twice a buoyant as cork. What set Crosby apart from its competitors was the incorporation of strips of balsa wood laminated between two fiberglass floor layers. A fiberglass interior appeared in 1958 and later models. The wood interior of the Crosby also aided in providing additional flotation through the 1957 model year. In fact this late 1957 model sports a 3 cubic foot air chamber under the front deck which added 200 lbs of additional buoyancy. Further, it would not float when swamped so sealed air chambers had to be designed into the hull and/or styrofoam blocks fastened to the seat bottoms as an early solution. While fiberglass was strong, it was also very heavy when layered to achieve the required level of strength. Widespread acceptance by the boating community was not gained, however until the mid 1950s when companies began to standardize construction methods. At the time, this synthetic (fiberglass) was relatively new and untested, although fiberglass boat models had made their appearance as early as 1950. This company was one of the early pioneers in the use of this new and controversial construction material. Crosby Capri is a three deck front cockpit steering fiberglass runabout manufactured by Crosby Aeromarine of Grabill, Indiana.
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