We are excited to announce that two of Mahogany Bay-restored classic boats have each been declared award-winners at the 2017 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance! The 1955 Chris Craft Cobra won Best in Class for boats from the 1950’s and the 1929 Hacker Craft Dolphin won Best Preserved Overall. Here’s a little more info on both the boats.

1955 Chris Craft Cobra

 One of 51 hulls built, it was the first year Chris Craft added the fiber glass engine cowling and fin that makes the Cobra so distinctive. It is believed that less than 50% of the original production have survived. The interior is as original with black alligator and gold and white vinyl. Always a crowd-pleaser and on a custom trailer. A featured boat at the 2017 Minneapolis Boat Show. One of the most sought after collectible Chris Crafts of the 50’s. Comes with restored finish, upholstery, hardware, and Chris Craft KBL 6 Cylinder 239 C.I. 131 H.P. Tri-carb Setup Engine. See her page by clicking here.

1929 Hacker Craft 26′ Dolphin

We are excited to present one of the finest original 26′ Hacker-crafts still in existence, run and used on a regular basis. It has had 4 owners since new. I sold the boat from my collection to the current owner in 1998. Mahogany Bay has serviced this boat by the famed Kermath aficionado Jim Aamodt and has performed flawlessly. We love this boat because of the beautiful original old growth Honduras mahogany. The original instrumentation and original hardware has never been restored. It still floats every season on its original bottom as built in 1929. We know that afficionados who are serious about the remaining 16 examples 26′ Hacker-craft Dolphins will want to see the finest original example on the planet today. I have personally owned more than a dozen original pre-war Hacker-crafts. They are the Steinways of motorboats. As an added feature, this is the sister ship to Hacker-Crafts used by the Excelsior Amusement Park annually since 1995, operated here on Lake Minnetonka. This all-original Hacker-craft has the desirable Kermath Sea Wolf. It was rebuilt ride boat concession that was owned and operated by Bud Jensen who was also the owner of Greenwood Marina. See her page by clicking here.