Plans and Drawings

The collection consists of over 55,000 Chris-Craft boat plans and an additional 10,000 plans and drawings related to watercraft. Dates for plans range from the mid-18th through mid-20th century and include steam, motor, sail and human powered watercraft.

The plans collection includes, naval, merchant, passenger, combination, recreational, fishing, and yachting vessels. The plans depict primitive vessels through modern-day craft, with a focus on the last two centuries.

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