Ship Details

Bianca (III)

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Photo Credit: MMBC Collection

 
 
Registry #1 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1959 Bianca (III) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1959 Place Holland Area MI Country USA
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 32.0' x ? x ?
Builder Chris-Craft Corporation Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Yacht, power-cruiser
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 2- gasoline engines Engine Manufacture Chrysler Corp., Detroit MI USA
Repower Repowered with two Chevrolet 350 engines Propulsion Twin Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 2017-2025 she was owned by Maurizio Hubltz, Burnaby BC Canada.
 
Fate Afloat in 2025 Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
Maurizio Hublitz states "Built from Mahogany on oak frames. Decks are teak. Bianca is a 32 foot cabin cruiser built in 1959. This vessel is a Chris-Craft 32ft Express one of 17 built between 1957 and 1959 in Holland Michigan. Her hull is double planked solid mahogany under the water line and batten seamed mahogany above the water line. Frames and stingers made out of white oak. All decks are solid teak. This vessel was originally powered by two Chrysler 392 and had a recorded top speed by the first dealer at Bryant Marine in Seattle of 33mph (28knots), today this vessel has two new 350hp engines and a top speed we had her to 27 knots loaded with all onboard equipment. Her normal cruising speed is 20 knots, that is also her lowest fuel consumption at 2 liters per nautical mile. We have restored her to be as original as possible down to all appliances to be era correct even all the magazines in the onboard magazine stand are from 1959. We use her extensively with 2000 nautical mile covered each year."
 
References
https://classicyacht.org/boats/bianca (website viewed 17/05/2022); https://mmbc.bc.ca/classic-boat-festival/current-participants/ (website viewed 29/08/2025);
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