Chris Craft 32 Crown - River Cabin Power Cruiser Boat

Original Review:"An easy-handling, well finished family cruiser with a high-performance edge. Hands-free ground tackle and acres of deck space. Not a sharp edge in sight.Fortunately, Chris-Craft's design team must have had my functionality quotient in mind when it created the new 32 Crowne. Dockside, the Crowne's straight sheer and swept-back standard radar arch give it an aura of sleekness that cunningly conceals its 6'2" salon headroom and acres of liveability below. The cockpit, with its L-shaped starboard/transom and port-lounge seating - an all-hands-sized cooler neatly fits under the port bench - is deckboat-sized and will easily seat eight.And that's not counting the driver's adjustable sitdown/bolster bench with room for three, fronted by a two-tiered wood-grained instrument cluster. A smart-thinking see-through shelf will keep a chart folded and flat in front of you at all times. That bench allows the driver to sit toward the centre with his two mates to starboard. Moving forward through the swing-out windshield is a step-up cinch, too. The shield supports are solid stainless and well-backed.As far as ground tackle arrangements, the Crowne goes off the scale.First, the anchor stows hands-off, big-ship style on its stainless-steel roller under the pulpit. The pulpit itself is integrated with the deck, which gives you more room forward and eliminates the tongue depressor look. While the rode is inaccessible from below, a fist-sized hawsepipe allows you to reach down to untangle snarls. There's a hefty 10" cleat for tie-offs, and the whole shooting match, including the electric windlass, is protected by a positive-latched, hinged hatch. Engine access is also well thought out.A single electric ram brings the hatch up without the need to move deck furniture. There's plenty of room to do everything from maintenance to major surgery on the iron. The wiring and plumbing are well secured and corrosion-protected. The fuel lines are double clamped and there's even a light in the engine room.The companionway steps are open-backed, which not only gives an illusion of spaciousness to the mid-cabin with its convertible double berth/lounge, but also allows its occupants to take part in the belowdecks socialising. While a curtain ensures sleeping privacy here.A convertible dinette/berth is in the main salon and there are separate countertops in the galley. The head compartment, with its locking, solid-fitting door, is a separately moulded module. The fit and finish throughout are excellent. Sea going with fail safe split systems on fuel, electrical, engine, drive and controls. Twin 225-hp 4.3L Gi Volvo Penta V-6 Petrol Stern Drives, with Top End 45mphThe Crowne sports a 21-degree transom.Backing down, upwind or down, is smooth and underway handling is superb. Chris-Craft's hull layup is a traditional formula that's worked well for them and should cause no problems for you. Layers of 1.5-oz. Mat and 1.5-oz. Chop alternate with layers of 17.08 through 24.15 woven roving.Marine plywood stringers are also wrapped in glass, and the hull-to-deck marriage is a shoebox-type fit bonded with polyurethane adhesive. Mechanical fastening is via stainless screws inserted into a wooden strip bonded to the hull wall. The Chris-Craft 32 Crowne should appeal to all comers. It's an easy riding, easy living express cruiser with a makeover."LOA: 32'1" Beam: 11'6" Draft: 2'3" Bow Thruster: Yes Displacement: 11,350lbs Transom deadrise: 21° Max cabin headroom: 6'2" Bridge clearance: 9'7" Fuel capacity (gal.): 200 Water capacity (gal.): 35 Persons: 10 Sleeps: 4+2 Year: 1996/7POWER: Twin 225-hp 4.3L Gi Volvo Penta V-6 Petrol Stern DrivesEXTRAS: Electric Windlass / Bow Thruster / Raymarine Navigation / Microwave / Digital Television DVD / VHF Radio / Waeco Inverter / DAB FM Digital Radio NEW ITEMS: Canopy / Bedding (Unused) / Bound Edged Carpeting / Bespoke Curtains Throughout / Cushions / Solid Wood Iroko Table Tops / Fender & Mooring Lines / Extra Leisure Battery Set LAST FULL SERVICE: June 2021 (Full service history receipts available) BOAT SAFETY SCHEME: Expiry 18th July 2024 PLEASE NOTE / RIVER MOORING: Current mooring may be available in Bourne End Marina until 14th October (at time of listing) QUESTIONS: Please SMS / call phone, this is a lovely boat, that will sell fast and is ready to be used. Selling due to new pre-ordered boat arriving soon.