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18ft CHRIS CRAFT RIVIERA SPORTS BOAT for sale in Cambridgeshire United Kingdom

LOCATION

Cambridgeshire United Kingdom

YEAR

1949

LENGTH

18.01 ft.

DETAILS

Condition

Used

Year

1949

Make & Model

18ft CHRIS CRAFT RIVIERA SPORTS BOAT

Boat type

Power

Length

18.01 ft.

Fuel Type

Petrol

Location

Cambridgeshire United Kingdom

Tax status

Tax Paid

MEASUREMENTS

Beam

6.0 ft.

Draft Max

2.0 ft.

Draft Min

0.98 ft.

DESCRIPTION

18ft. CHRIS CRAFT RIVIERA RUNABOUT – Professionally Restored 2021 Sophia Loren Provenance – Lying: Cornwall

Overall Length: 18ft
Beam: 6ft
Draught: 1ft
Displacement: not know
Engine: 95hp MarineK Engine (restored)
Berths: n/a
Sail: n/a
Designer: Chris Craft
Builder: Chris Craft, Michigan, USA
Year Built: 1949
Location: Cornwall

MITI was built in 1949 by Chris Craft, USA to their 18ft Riviera design and shipped to Italy where in the 1950s it is believed to have been used by film star Sophia Loren when owned by her husband Carlo Pont during the 1950s.

The Rivera model was available in 16ft, 18ft and 20ft sizes and was a iconic runabout during the 1950s with an estimated 1,210 produced by Chris Craft overall from 1949 to 1954. Chris Craft was first established in 1881 by Chris Smith in Michigan and was particularly famous in the period from the 1920s to 1950s for their mahogany hulled power boats of which 159 models were available. Elvis, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Katharine Hepburn and Sophia Loren were associated with these stylish and desirable boats.

MITI was originally restored in 2001 and again professionally restored in 2021 by master shipwrights in Cornwall. Re-finished mahogany hull and interior, upholstered seating for five and re-finished original fittings.

95hp KERMATH MARINE-K PETROL ENGINE – restored and recently serviced.

OPTIONAL ORIGINAL STORAGE CRADLE/TROLLEY

BROKERS NOTE:

A rare and desirable power boat in the UK with a good provenance, ideal for lazy summer days and picnics on inland or estuary waters or lakes. Offered in excellent condition.

GUIDE: Sold - December 2021

LYING: Cambridgeshire

VIEWING: Through the agents – CLASSIC YACHT BROKERAGE

DISCLAIMER: Classic Yacht Brokerage offer the details and photographs of this vessel in good faith as a guide but cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information or images, or warrant the condition of the vessel, machinery or rig. Buyers should instruct their representative, agents or their surveyors to investigate such details as the buyer requires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

PROPULSION

Engine Count

1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

HULL

Hull Material

Mahogany

OTHER

Keel Type

None

ABOUT 18FT CHRIS CRAFT RIVIERA SPORTS BOAT

The 18ft CHRIS CRAFT RIVIERA SPORTS BOAT is 18 feet long and has a 6 feet beam and a draft of 0.61. This 1949 Petrol 18ft CHRIS CRAFT RIVIERA SPORTS BOAT powered by Kermath 95hp. The 18ft CHRIS CRAFT RIVIERA SPORTS BOAT is made of mahogany.