Chris-Craft Boats

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Chris-Craft Boats

Formerly	Smith Ryan Boat Company (1910–1922) Chris Smith & Sons Boat Company (1922–1924) Chris-Craft (1924–2000)
Company type	Private
Industry	Boat building
Founded	1874; 150 years ago (1874)
Founder	Christopher Columbus Smith
Defunct	2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Fate	Defunct
Successor	Chris-Craft Corporation
Headquarters	Algonac, Michigan
Products	Boats
Owners	Smith family (1874–1910, 1922–1960) Smith brothers and partners (1910–1922)
Parent	NAFI/Chris-Craft Industries (1960–1981) Murray Industries (1981–1989) Outboard Marine Corporation (1989–2000) Winnebago (2018–present)
Divisions	Roamer Steel Boats Division

Chris-Craft Boats was an American boats 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.