Chris Craft Commander Forum, Inc.                         ABOVE, from left to right (previous photos of the day, the week in review !): PHOTO - 1. Star Wars electronics aboard a classic Commander, carefully hidden out of sight ! PHOTO - 2. Heavy Paragon transmissions are used on most classic Commanders. Here are parts catalogs and references! PHOTO - 3. Warren Pateman stripped this trashed Commander down to the bare glass inside and out, and rebuilt EVERYTHING. It still looks like a well kept 38 Commander! PHOTO - 4. THE nicest 31' Sports Express we've seen, and it's all original too! PHOTO - 5. For more photos of Bill's restoration of a beautiful 30 Sportsman, check out this link. PHOTO - 6. For more photos and brochure scans, of the 27 foot Commanders, check out this link. Some of the special images from previous PHOTOS OF THE DAY....(in case you missed them!) A selection of past photos of the day can be found by clicking this link!

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At some point in time people who are restoring older boats are going to run into a situation where their old carb is corroded tight like one of mine was. The old carb was so corroded I decided I just didn’t want to take the chance of getting into a stall out on the water or experience poor running conditions that would be associated with some sort of internal condition I could not see or understand. Therefore I decided to go with a new Edelbrock 1409 marine 600 and simply remove that potential aggravation out of my boating adventure. The swap was pretty straight forward but it was not without a little diagnostics to get things to work properly. On my particular runabout installation the motor angle was steeper than on a cruiser and I decided to use a wedge, and from that moment on the boat ran perfectly. For more on how to do this installation and to see the issues I ran into, check out the following thread.
Edelbrock marine carbs are a bolt on replacement for many Chris Craft motors.


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2008 Lake Erie CHRIS CRAFT COMMANDER RENDEZVOUS ! (now history with 52 boats attending !) Huron Yacht Club & BoatBasin, Huron, Ohio, (See sliding images above, please be patient, they'll take a moment to load first time) !! The good news........we're doing it again in 2009, August 21 - 23 !! Some boats are allready registered, don't miss miss out, register early !! Check this link for all the details for this upcoming event !! Event contact information, direct to event coordinators !! Hotel accomodations, interactive map of the area !! COMMANDER HALL OF FAME Third Edition ! Hall of Fame #1 Image Index Hall of Fame #2 Image Index Hall of Fame #3 Image Index Coming Soon ! CONGRATULATIONS ! You have just found a huge collection of scanned information, thousands of photographs, and information about the Chris Craft Commander series of boats. This information is submitted by individuals, recognized by an internationally circulated boating publication, and viewed by people all over the world every day. This perpetual newsletter and reference file is posted for FUN and as a public service! The main featue of this NON COMMERCIAL site is the MASTER INDEX file !. This file has an organized archive of worthy posts, an absolutely awesome collection of photos, scans, links and data that have come in from all corners of the world. Happy hunting! If you need help, or have questions, information or photos about the Commander series you think others would be interested in seeing, please feel welcome to post here on the Forum. This site was originally started to serve a need to include photographs and scans within threads in mid-2005, and as a result, it has become "photo intensive" with a treasure trove of information. This site received 17,000 page reads during it's 4th month on line, and it could now surpass that in a few days. The forum is being accessed by people all over the world. If you're interested in Commanders or Chris Craft boats in general, be sure to visit the Chris Craft Commander Club ~~ and ~~ The Chris Craft Antique Boat Club sites too, because they each have a wealth of information, good people, and lots of social interaction. The Chris Craft Roamer Club is also a great source of information about our steel and aluminum close cousins who share a lot in common with the Commander series, both being built under the same roof. From time to time the informative technical posts and photos are consolidated in the Master Index, and some of the chatting files are deleted, so people can find and use this information more easily. There are some really special threads here: of particular note, be sure to see Oliver & Sonja Oelgart's great thread about how they found a 41' Chris Craft in a German warehouse with only 12 hours on the hour meter! ~ Also be sure to see their web site for some absolutely STUNNING photography and photos of them touring the South of Spain after they restored this great boat. ~.~ Don't miss the tribute to Warren Pateman, a very special Commander owner from Australia, and the article he wrote about his total restoration and refitting of BAMBI, a 38' Commander. A very big THANK YOU to Motor Boating Magazine, especially senior editor, John Clemans, and executive editor, Jeanne Craig; with whom your forum moderator worked on the feature 38' Chris Craft Commander article, appearing in the June, 2006 issue, of Motor Boating Magazine! ~*~ Here is another link showing John in action, the day some of the photos were taken for the article! John Clemans in action, Cumberland River, April 1, 2006! 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This non-commercial site exists to share information with people like you! Happy hunting! Due to the strong international readership we are posting International Time of Day as a reference tool. You can also find United States National Animated Radar Loop, ...... the Present Jet Stream Map, ...... and the National Temperature Map right here for your convenient boating weather reference. Not logged in | Login | Create Account Search (try using quotes)    Chat!    Post now Props and struts View thread - Rick on Oct 20, 2008 Re: Props and struts - Paul on Oct 20, 2008 Thanks - Rick on Oct 20, 2008 Inspect the shafts now! - Paul on Oct 20, 2008 Vibration - Rick on Oct 21, 2008 Re: Vibration - Paul on Oct 21, 2008 Props - Rick on Nov 1, 2008 Shaft removal - Paul on Nov 1, 2008   23 Commander on Ebay-S.E. Michigan View thread - John Kloka on Oct 22, 2008 Ohhh Boy ! - Paul on Oct 23, 2008 Oh Come on - Mark Weller on Oct 23, 2008 Dude! - John Kloka on Oct 23, 2008 Ha ! - Paul on Oct 24, 2008 I agree, Mark has a way with words, lol - Tom Slayton on Oct 24, 2008 White WHAT???? - Mark Weller on Oct 24, 2008 Does,t matter what boat you're in, - John Kloka on Oct 24, 2008 Re: White WHAT???? - Paul on Oct 26, 2008 Dang - Chris on Oct 26, 2008 okay, I'll take the bait ! - Paul on Oct 26, 2008 PENN STATE - Mark Weller on Oct 31, 2008 The old man still has it - Paul on Oct 31, 2008 Maybe THIS appeals to you? - John Kloka on Oct 26, 2008 Hey Mark ! ( RARE BOAT ALERT ) - Paul on Oct 26, 2008 No longer for sale - Tom Slayton on Oct 28, 2008   Update on GHOST RIDER, 23' Commander ! View thread - Bill P on Oct 19, 2008 More photos - Bill P on Oct 19, 2008 Link to Bill's restoration photos - Paul on Oct 19, 2008 Re: More photos - Wes Stinson on Oct 19, 2008 gelcoat - Bill P on Oct 20, 2008 We would love to see both of these 23' COMMANDERS at Huron Ohio next August 21-23 ! - Paul on Oct 20, 2008 Highly desirable boat - Larry Galloway on Oct 20, 2008 Michigan is pretty this time of year - Howard on Oct 20, 2008 Nice lines! - John Kloka on Oct 21, 2008 Less is more ! - Paul on Oct 21, 2008 GHOST RIDER ( The VIDEO ) - Bill P on Oct 24, 2008 Fabulous - James Brunette on Oct 24, 2008 Oh yeah - Tom Slayton on Oct 24, 2008 Motor details please ! - Tom Slayton on Oct 24, 2008 Re: Motor details please ! - Bill P on Oct 24, 2008 Ported intake and heads ! - Tom Slayton on Oct 25, 2008 Cam specs - Bill P on Oct 25, 2008 Looking real good Bill ( sounds great too !! ) - Paul on Oct 24, 2008 Way cool! - John Kloka on Oct 25, 2008 She turns better than my Skiff - Paul on Oct 28, 2008 Sharp turns - Bill P on Oct 28, 2008 Re: Sharp turns - Paul on Oct 28, 2008 you are so fast - Kevin on Oct 29, 2008 Link to GHOST RIDER engine removal photos - Paul on Oct 28, 2008 Just saw your video - Howard on Oct 28, 2008 Thanks Howard - Bill P on Oct 28, 2008 Another video ( 23' Lancer running off Japan ) - Tom Slayton on Oct 29, 2008   New weather features added to The Forum View thread - Paul on Oct 29, 2008   last day cold & windy in mich. View thread - Dan on Oct 28, 2008 Good looking hull - James Brunette on Oct 28, 2008 Looking good - Paul on Oct 28, 2008 Re: last day cold & windy in mich. - Greg on Oct 29, 2008   Current jet stream weather map for the USA View thread - Paul on Oct 27, 2008 Good for football, sucks for boating - Chris Wade on Oct 27, 2008 Finally! Some good news from home! - Jerry on Oct 28, 2008 Hey good hearing from you ! - Howard on Oct 28, 2008 Finally, a fresh perspective, Thanks to Jerry - Chris Wade on Oct 28, 2008   Identifying CC 283 View thread - Eimers on Sep 26, 2008 Hi Leo - Paul on Sep 26, 2008 Paragon direct drive - Eimers on Sep 30, 2008 Paragon - Tom Slayton on Oct 1, 2008 Paragon HF7 conversion - Eimers on Oct 1, 2008 283 - Fred Meulenkamp on Oct 28, 2008 Here is the Dutch to English translation - Paul on Oct 28, 2008 283 H - Paul on Oct 28, 2008   hot water heater View thread - christine on Oct 9, 2008 Std or closed cooling? - Tom Slayton on Oct 9, 2008 Re: Std or closed cooling? - christine on Oct 9, 2008 Closed it is ! - Tom Slayton on Oct 9, 2008 Here are some diagrams and photos for reference - Paul on Oct 9, 2008 Helpful ! - Tom Slayton on Oct 10, 2008 Re: Helpful ! - christine on Oct 27, 2008 Re: Std or closed cooling? - christine on Oct 9, 2008 Hi Chrisitine - Paul on Oct 9, 2008 Been There - Atun on Oct 27, 2008   October 26 cruising on Old Hickory Lake, central Tennessee View thread - Paul on Oct 26, 2008 Dry starting was the problem with the water pump - Paul on Oct 26, 2008 Action photos ! - Paul on Oct 26, 2008 How's this for a boat trailer ?? - Paul on Oct 26, 2008 I don't think I could affort the trailer - James Brunette on Oct 27, 2008 Here's the boat that goes on that trailer ( 47' Lightning ) - Paul on Oct 27, 2008 Fast - Kevin on Oct 27, 2008 Here are a couple of photos showing a sense of the speed - Paul on Oct 27, 2008   '73 ccc 36' sportfish teak homework View thread - Anonymous on Jan 6, 2007 NICE WORK !! - Paul on Jan 7, 2007 update - Scott on Mar 19, 2007 Here's some motivation for you ! - Paul on Mar 19, 2007 I know the teak section well - Scott on Mar 19, 2007 For those who may not know the Teak Refinishing Section ! - Paul on Mar 21, 2007 progress continues... - Scott on Jun 3, 2007 I know all about that kind of work ! - Paul on Jun 3, 2007 progress interuption - Scott on Jun 4, 2008 GOOD looking Commander ! - Paul on Jun 4, 2008 GPH or MPG - Kevin on Oct 27, 2008 The math tells the story - Paul on Oct 27, 2008 New boats economy - Kevin on Oct 27, 2008 Pretty easy choice for me.........since I have not won the lottery yet - Paul on Oct 27, 2008 atta a boy !!!!!!!!! - Chris on Jan 8, 2007 Agreed ! - Tom Slayton on Jan 8, 2007 stair tread grip - Scott on Feb 3, 2007 I wouldn't do it - Roy on Feb 3, 2007 Non - skid?? - Chris on Feb 3, 2007 Stair treads grip (and step pads). - Paul on Feb 4, 2007 Your better 98% ?? - Tom Slayton on Feb 5, 2007 Re: Your better 98% ?? - Paul on Feb 5, 2007 How the factory did it - Chris on Feb 5, 2007 I'd recommend getting them to send a small sample piece - Paul on Feb 5, 2007   Blisters!! View thread - Steve on Oct 24, 2008 What is a blister? - Dave Mehl on Oct 24, 2008 What he said ( and more ) - Paul on Oct 24, 2008 Re: What is a blister? - Don on Oct 26, 2008 Interlux Watertite - Paul on Oct 27, 2008   chriscraft mahogany mast with anchorlight value View thread - anonymous on Oct 9, 2008 It's worth something to someone with the boat it is for - James Brunette on Oct 9, 2008 Mast - Rick on Oct 22, 2008 Re: Mast - mike on Oct 24, 2008 don't look for this post next week ! - Paul on Oct 24, 2008   As a memorial I miss him View thread - Mark Weller on Oct 23, 2008 Feel your pain - Terry on Oct 24, 2008 I do too - Paul on Oct 24, 2008   Rats! View thread - Terry Hart on Oct 20, 2008 Endangered species? - Paul on Oct 20, 2008 Muskrats sinking a boat? It happens - Eric Jensen on Oct 20, 2008 The ultimate wild ride for a muskrat? - James Brunette on Oct 20, 2008 That same critter got my Tolly last year! - Jim on Oct 20, 2008 Follow Up - Terry on Oct 22, 2008 A good plumber will have one - Rob Schiller on Oct 22, 2008 Exhaust Silencers - rdougharris on Oct 22, 2008 Exhaust - John Austin on Oct 23, 2008 Thanks, John - Terry on Oct 24, 2008   2009 Chris Craft Commander/Roamer Rendezvous View thread - Matt ODonnell on Oct 23, 2008    << Prev  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21    Next >>  Visitors in this forum in the last 10 minutes: 10 Visitors wadecon1, 9 guests Contact the Chris Craft Commander Forum chriscraftcommander@hotmail.com ©2005, ©2006, ©2007, ©2008, Chris-Craft Commander Forum, Inc., ®, chriscraftcommander.com. Information and intellectual property on this not-for-profit non-commercial site may be copied for individual personal use, but any other reproduction or use requires written approval. 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