Some Chris-Craft boats -the Top one is from 1947 -the next is from 1957 -I don't know the year for the last one, but the model is called "Commander" Remember those beautiful boats from "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"? Chris-Craft is the American-Made version, and they date back to the 20s or 30s. These babies are worth a LOT of money, and they are highly collectible. Personally, I like looking at them like this. I have experience with being on and around boats, and I can tell you a few things: -That dark, beautiful wood is a jungle hardwood called "Teak". Really expensive lawn furniture in the South is made from it, and people with enough money put it on Boats. It looks really pretty, and it holds it's color for a long time. It's just good material. It's also a Jungle Hardwood. That means it costs a lot of money. A board about 10 feet long and 1.5 feet wide, cut from a single tree with no knots or anything can cost around $10,000.00 I'm not kidding. Those Chris-Craft boats not only had Teak, Pine, and Oak. They also had Chrome all over it. The number one corrosive element for Wood and Metal is salt. Salt water is in the ocean. That means that whenever the boat goes out into the ocean, you have to wash the entire boat down with fresh water, and soap it about once a week. The boat also has to be dry-docked during the winter months. Not just the water temperature. The bottom of the boat (the Hull) has to be scraped off and completely repainted. As the boat runs through the water, it collects crap like barnacles on the hull. These slow the boat down, and corrode the hull. (They gotta come off.) So, in conclusion: Chris-Craft boats are too fucking expensive to ever want to rationally buy. But, they're really pretty.