Some more videos, not sure if these have been posted before
From Woody Boater
Part 1
The Irwin Files - Classic Boat Footage From The late 1940's - 1950's
Rare footage of Irwin Marine from the 1940's to the 1950's provided by Jim and Jack Irwin, many classic Chris Crafts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3gWUSrIO6k
Part 2
Irwin Files Part 2 Classic boats, Chris Crafts
More vintage boat footage from the 1940's and 1950's from Irwin Marine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrKIAHzvBAE
Very interesting how they used the railroad back then to deliver these large heavy cruisers. Looks like but not show in (as a complete part of the film) that they came right off the flatbed car onto a raceway right into the water.