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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Not logged in | Login | Create Account Search (try using quotes)    Chat!    Post now Random CC Commander photos and other stuff View thread - Chris Wade on Mar 17, 2008 More pics - Lenny on Mar 17, 2008 Thanks Man - Chris Wade on Mar 17, 2008 Ha ha - Paul on Mar 18, 2008 Commanders @ the CC Rendezvous, Port Orchard, WA - Chris Wade on Mar 17, 2008 Sliding banner of the day ! - Paul on Mar 17, 2008 '08 Daytona 500 trip (cool NASCAR boats) - Chris Wade on Mar 17, 2008 I'll bet we would all weep if we knew the cost of that (custom) fighting chair - Roy on Mar 18, 2008 ???????????????? - Chris Wade on Mar 17, 2008 That looks SOOOO out of place - James Brunette on Mar 18, 2008 Sea-based Rkt Launcher? - Eric Nordac on Mar 20, 2008 More NASCAR boats - Chris Wade on Mar 19, 2008 Dale Earnhardt - Roy on Mar 19, 2008 Sunday Money - Don on Mar 19, 2008 Dale Earnhardt - Paul on Mar 21, 2008 Last of my photos from Daytona - Chris on Mar 19, 2008 2 Commanders for sale, IN FRANCE!!!!! - Chris on Mar 20, 2008 How much fun would it be having a 38 in FRANCE !! ?? - Dave Mehl on Mar 22, 2008 Happy Easter...and-What is it ? - Chris on Mar 23, 2008 Re: Happy Easter...and-What is it ? - Paul on Mar 23, 2008 Wooden diversion (PHOTO'S LOOK) - Chris Wade on Mar 26, 2008 Awesome Chris, stunning ! - Paul on Mar 27, 2008 Photo's of interest - Chris Wade on Apr 3, 2008   Hole in water tank View thread - Dave on Mar 17, 2008 Epoxy time - Roy on Mar 17, 2008 Re: Hole in water tank - Dan on Mar 17, 2008 JB Weld - Dave Mehl on Mar 17, 2008 Re: JB Weld - chriscraftboater on Mar 17, 2008 Not too many options, but,,, - Jerry on Mar 17, 2008 Re: Not too many options, but,,, - Dave on Mar 18, 2008 Uhhh Houston, I think we have a problem - Tom Slayton on Mar 18, 2008 The big question is WHY? - Jerry on Mar 19, 2008 tank fill broke off - dave on Mar 19, 2008 Reason - Jerry on Mar 19, 2008 Another reason. - Jerry on Mar 19, 2008 Re: Hole in water tank - Dave on Mar 19, 2008 Re: Hole in water tank - dave on Apr 1, 2008 Sounds like a reasonable fix - Tom Slayton on Apr 2, 2008   Forum Readership Record This Month ( allready ! ) View thread - Paul on Mar 27, 2008 Proud to be a part of this - Tom Slayton on Mar 28, 2008 Thanks for your many contributions - Paul on Mar 28, 2008 Grateful and Proud - TLHart on Mar 28, 2008 Thank you ( all ) - Paul on Apr 2, 2008   Fasteners for chromed pot metal brightwork View thread - Scott Cadle on Apr 2, 2008 Option "D"? - Jerry on Apr 2, 2008   Oil pressure switches for 327Q's View thread - John Scanlon on Mar 31, 2008 switches - Mark Weller on Mar 31, 2008 Two kinds of pressure switches? - Paul on Apr 1, 2008 Two kinds of witches - John on Apr 1, 2008 Switches - John on Apr 1, 2008 Don't call at lunchtime... - Tom Slayton on Apr 1, 2008 I stand corrected... - John on Apr 2, 2008   27 Commander in Ohio View thread - Matt Peterson on Apr 1, 2008 Need more info - Paul on Apr 1, 2008 More Info on 27 Commander - Matt Peterson on Apr 1, 2008 Sweet 27 and Rare - Chris Wade on Apr 1, 2008 photo uploading - Paul on Apr 1, 2008 Not a 38 or 35 for this guy?? - John Kloka on Apr 1, 2008 Mint 38??? - Matt Peterson on Apr 1, 2008 Re: Mint 38??? - John Kloka on Apr 2, 2008   Vintage Interior Furnishings View thread - Matt Peterson on Apr 1, 2008 That's going to be a true time machine..... - Paul on Apr 1, 2008   Batteries, boxes, and boats. View thread - Jerry on Mar 31, 2008 Battery FAQs - Rob Schiller on Mar 31, 2008 Electrifying Reference! - Jerry on Mar 31, 2008 Batteries, chargers, and USCG wet area regs - Paul on Mar 31, 2008 Electrical system design - Scott Cadle on Mar 31, 2008 Electrical system design - Jerry on Mar 31, 2008   Bulkhead covering View thread - Bob Saunders on Mar 26, 2008 Thats a tough one ! - Dave Mehl on Mar 27, 2008 I will look at mine this weekend. - Jerry on Mar 28, 2008 Bob, give me a call... - Jerry on Mar 30, 2008   Electronics installation work ( very few holes drilled ! ) View thread - Paul on Mar 30, 2008 Hate drilling holes in a boat - Roy on Mar 30, 2008 Re: Hate drilling holes in a boat - Don on Mar 30, 2008 Holes have to be drilled from time to time... - Paul on Mar 30, 2008 B e a u tiful! - Jerry on Mar 30, 2008   Wood boat diversion, Chris Hall's 18' Continental of 1959 View thread - Paul on Mar 30, 2008 Very good photo doc. - Chris Wade on Mar 30, 2008   Blue paint View thread - Rick on Mar 29, 2008 Not sure about your color, but THIS blue sure looks GOOD on a Commander - Paul on Mar 30, 2008 Wow!! - Rick on Mar 30, 2008   Grounding plate View thread - Dan on Mar 26, 2008 FXA 0048 R - Jerry on Mar 26, 2008 grounding plates - Dan on Mar 26, 2008 Re: Grounding plate - Don on Mar 26, 2008 Re: Grounding plate - Anonymous on Mar 28, 2008 Re: Grounding plate - Don on Mar 28, 2008 Re: Grounding plate - Anonymous on Mar 29, 2008   Risers for the 427 View thread - Mike G on Mar 22, 2008 Risers and Gaskets for the 427 - Paul on Mar 22, 2008 risers - Byron on Mar 26, 2008 427 risers - UNIQUE_NAME on Mar 28, 2008 No rust, no fail, pretty unique piece of equipment :-) - Paul on Mar 28, 2008 427 risers - George on Mar 28, 2008 Re: 427 Risers - Trey on Mar 28, 2008 They bolt right up - George on Mar 28, 2008   Look out! Those big dogs will bite! View thread - Jerry on Mar 11, 2008 PHOTOS !! - Jerry on Mar 11, 2008 More PHOTOS !! - Jerry on Mar 11, 2008 Crusaders - Don on Mar 11, 2008 Don, do yours have 90 degree turns on the exhaust? - Jerry on Mar 12, 2008 Re: Don, do yours have 90 degree turns on the exhaust? - Don on Mar 12, 2008 Don, here are the photos of the elbows. - Jerry on Mar 14, 2008 I laughed out loud ! - Paul on Mar 11, 2008 We have a saying here in Alabama..... - HowardEchols38 on Mar 11, 2008 Howard, the Texas take. - Jerry on Mar 12, 2008 In defense of our New York friends ! - Paul on Mar 12, 2008 New York Boaters are a cut above! - Jerry on Mar 13, 2008 Boaters anywhere are a cut above ! - Dave Mehl on Mar 13, 2008 Speaking of towing a boat through Manhattan... - George on Mar 24, 2008 The next time... - Jerry on Mar 24, 2008 Awesome, George ! - James Brunette on Mar 24, 2008 one correction - George on Mar 24, 2008 Very cool, a 38 with the aircraft carrier "Intrepid" for a dock partner - Chris Wade on Mar 24, 2008 I can try to amuse you Chris, - George on Mar 24, 2008 The more the better ! - Paul on Mar 24, 2008 I can identify with your adventure - Paul on Mar 11, 2008 Exhaust system photos - Jerry on Mar 14, 2008 Is that Osco stuff unpainted iron ? - Paul on Mar 14, 2008 Half and half. - Jerry on Mar 14, 2008 Photo UPDATE ! 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