Chris-Craft Boats

42°36′48″N 82°32′43″W / 42.6132735°N 82.5453808°W / 42.6132735; -82.5453808

Chris-Craft Boats
Formerly
  • Smith Ryan Boat Company (1910–1922)
  • Chris Smith & Sons Boat Company (1922–1924)
  • Chris-Craft (1924–2000)
Company typePrivate
IndustryBoat building
Founded1874; 150 years ago (1874)
FounderChristopher Columbus Smith
Defunct2000; 24 years ago (2000)
FateDefunct
SuccessorChris-Craft Corporation
Headquarters
ProductsBoats
Owners
  • Smith family (1874–1910, 1922–1960)
  • Smith brothers and partners (1910–1922)
Parent
DivisionsRoamer Steel Boats Division

Chris-Craft Boats was an American boat manufacturer founded by Christopher Columbus Smith (1861–1939).[1] The company was sold by the Smith family in 1960 to NAFI Corporation, which changed its name to Chris-Craft Industries in 1962. The current successor is Chris-Craft Corporation, which produces motorboats under the Chris-Craft name.

  1. ^ "Chris-Craft History". www.chriscraft.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.