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 The "Fandango" ...........A Star is Born!!! View thread - Paul on Dec 3, 2008 RACE - Reece on Dec 3, 2008 We were too polite to bring it up - Paul on Dec 3, 2008 Re: RACE - Don on Dec 4, 2008 OMG, a challenge ?? - Paul on Dec 4, 2008 Incredible ! - Tom Slayton on Dec 5, 2008 I want one, no I NEED one - Chris Wade on Dec 5, 2008 Fast But can they beat a Lyman - Matt O'Donnell on Dec 5, 2008 What about a......... - Chris Wade on Dec 6, 2008 The need for speed - anonymous on Dec 6, 2008 I'm sorry, but you guys are NUTS! - Jerry on Dec 6, 2008 Let's GO! - Chris on Dec 7, 2008 I can be ready - Paul on Dec 7, 2008 1st the WPS and now the PCS - Chris on Dec 7, 2008 I stand corrected but................ - Paul on Dec 7, 2008 A clarification is needed here - Paul on Dec 7, 2008 JBI Scale - Greg on Dec 8, 2008 Re: JBI Scale - Roy on Dec 8, 2008 Edsel Ford - Jerry on Dec 9, 2008 MISS AMERICA IIV - Chris on Dec 7, 2008 A Star for sure ! - Paul on Dec 3, 2008 Inspiration - Echols, Howard on Dec 4, 2008   Prop info. View thread - Steve on Jun 17, 2006 Those are standard props for the 38 series - Roy on Jun 18, 2006 PROPS - STEVE CARNDUFF on Dec 8, 2008 Size confirmation - Paul on Dec 8, 2008 Here are some photos 3-blade and 4-blade - Paul on Jun 18, 2006 The previous owner changed over to 4-blade, I like them a lot - Tom Slayton on Jun 18, 2006 Re: props - Steve on Jun 18, 2006 They do look familiar.... - Curt in PDX on Jun 19, 2006 Update on the 4-blade 23x24 - Paul on Jul 25, 2006 Update ( more significance now with high fuel prices ) - Paul on May 23, 2008   RiverDance View thread - DAVID KWARTLER on Dec 8, 2008 Re assembly - Eric Jensen on Dec 8, 2008 Agreed ( totally ) - Paul on Dec 8, 2008   Blast around the bay View thread - Heidi Pigeon on Dec 7, 2008 Hey good seeing you out on the water ! - Paul on Dec 7, 2008 Re: Blast around the bay - Tom Slayton on Dec 8, 2008   Photos - CCC 31 Sedan Ancestry(?) View thread - anonymous on Dec 7, 2008 Lots of CC DNA there, but not in that extended hardtop - Paul on Dec 7, 2008 What can you say... - John Kloka on Dec 7, 2008   Looking for props View thread - Rick on Nov 24, 2008 Need to specify type - Paul on Nov 24, 2008 ebay - Dave Mehl on Nov 24, 2008 Prop information - Rick on Nov 24, 2008 Props - Bill Millar on Nov 25, 2008 Props - Rick on Nov 26, 2008 Props - Rick on Dec 6, 2008 My experience with a 38 Express ( two videos ) - Paul on Dec 7, 2008 Props - Rick on Nov 26, 2008 Prop pitch - Paul on Nov 26, 2008 Have you seen these? - Tom Slayton on Nov 26, 2008 1-hour left on these ! - Tom on Nov 26, 2008   Props View thread - Rick on Nov 23, 2008 Here ya go! - Paul on Nov 24, 2008 Thanks - Rick on Nov 24, 2008 Props - Rick on Dec 6, 2008 3 blade, 4 blade - Paul on Dec 7, 2008   RiverDance 69/35ft. View thread - DAVID KWARTLER on Dec 3, 2008 Re: RiverDance 69/35ft. - Paul on Dec 3, 2008 An Exclusive Club - Chris Wade on Dec 4, 2008 RiverDance Maiden voyage - DAVID KWARTLER on Dec 4, 2008 Good luck on your trip David, - Roy on Dec 5, 2008 Here's a photo of Chris Wade running on one motor ! - Paul on Dec 6, 2008   Rising fuel costs versus Commander resale value ( An editorial ) View thread - Paul on May 12, 2008 Floating Cottage - Steve on May 12, 2008 There may be other solutions - Eric Jensen on May 12, 2008 more info - Lenny on May 12, 2008 2 more cent's worth. - Jerry on May 12, 2008 Right on! - Steve on May 12, 2008 Very informative info here....! - Lenny on May 12, 2008 Passion - dave@hydrodynamics.net on May 12, 2008 You are absolutely right - Paul on May 13, 2008 My, how things have changed in 7-months !!!!! - Paul on Dec 5, 2008 Too Busy Drilling to responde. - Jerry on Dec 5, 2008 Al Gore - Greg on Dec 5, 2008 Oil and Water Drilling. - Jerry on Dec 6, 2008 And don't call me Shirley !! - Paul on Dec 6, 2008 Re: My, how things have changed in 7-months !!!!! - Greg on Dec 5, 2008 Between you, me, and the fence post............. - Paul on Dec 6, 2008 As of todays news.................................................... - Tom Slayton on Dec 6, 2008   Chris Craft Commander Hall of Fame, Third Edition View thread - Paul on Dec 6, 2008   Cha-Ching!! A WPS score! View thread - John Kloka on Dec 5, 2008 20-foot Corsair hull almost identical to my 20-foot Skiff - Paul on Dec 6, 2008 Here is the original sales brochure ( SCAN ) - anonymous on Dec 6, 2008   2009 RENDEZVOUS ------>Monthly Update<----- View thread - Paul on Dec 4, 2008 2009 Rendezvous - Matt O'Donnell on Dec 4, 2008 Re: 2009 Rendezvous - anonymous on Dec 4, 2008 09' CCC Meet Ideas - Chris Wade on Dec 6, 2008 August plans for the rendezvous. - Jerry on Dec 6, 2008 Plans for the Rendezvous - Matt O'Donnell on Dec 6, 2008 The Huron context - Paul on Dec 6, 2008   Need new air horn compressor View thread - James Brunette on Dec 4, 2008 Grover makes em for a reasonable cost - Paul on Dec 4, 2008 Horn - Reece on Dec 5, 2008   Safety - lower helmstation throwable (from cockpit) View thread - Scott on Mar 28, 2008 BIG SAFETY ITEM ( glad you posted this note ) - Paul on Mar 30, 2008 No holes drilled - Randy Melton on Dec 5, 2008 A-men Randy ! - Paul on Dec 5, 2008 Lifesavers for sure! - Chris Wade on Mar 30, 2008   Not for the weak kneed - another Lancer thing View thread - Eric Jensen on Dec 3, 2008 Better thee than me ! - Paul on Dec 3, 2008 What is a picture worth... - John Kloka on Dec 3, 2008 A diamond in the rough? - Eric Jensen on Dec 3, 2008 Rare Blue Diamond in the Rough? - Jerry on Dec 4, 2008 Annapolis - Kevin on Dec 4, 2008 Ahoy, Kevin! - Jerry on Dec 5, 2008    << Prev  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50    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. 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