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 I'm plumbing up a "quick winterization circuit" on my runabout View thread - Paul on Nov 12, 2007 Got one like it, works great - James Brunette on Nov 12, 2007 Thats exactly what Herb Hall recommends ( see enclosed article ) - Paul on Nov 12, 2007 Photos of my new system - Paul on Nov 12, 2007 Photos of how it works - Paul on Nov 13, 2007 Got it hooked up today, works like a charm - Paul on Nov 17, 2007 Photos of the system in action ! - Paul on Nov 18, 2007 I like it, every runabout in the freeze zone should have this setup - Dave Mehl on Nov 18, 2007 Ran antifreeze through the motor this afternoon - Paul on Nov 23, 2007 Photo ( Fun on the ranch ! ) - Paul on Nov 24, 2007 Nice job - Tom Slayton on Nov 24, 2007 It's a 30-minute or less job, start to finish. - Paul on Nov 24, 2007 Checking antifreeze mix in the freezer - Paul on Nov 24, 2007 That photo should get some attention ! - James Brunette on Nov 25, 2007 More on winterization ( from the archive files ) - Paul on Nov 26, 2007 Every runabout should be fitted with one of these double valve systems - Paul on Sep 7, 2008 Winterization (the easy way) - Paul on Nov 16, 2008 Be Careful - Robert on Nov 17, 2008 ABSOLUTELY ! - Paul on Nov 17, 2008 22 degrees last night in Nashville - Paul on Nov 19, 2008 87 degrees here in L.A - Reece on Nov 19, 2008 Re: 87 degrees here in L.A - Greg on Nov 20, 2008 RE Re: 87 degrees here in L.A - Reece on Nov 20, 2008 Re: RE Re: 87 degrees here in L.A - Paul on Nov 20, 2008 RE Cumberland RIver Tour - Reece on Nov 21, 2008 quick haul and splash - Paul on Nov 21, 2008 RE: quick haul and splash - Reece on Nov 22, 2008 Thanks for rubbing it in - James Brunette on Nov 21, 2008   Big dogs for sale, not cheeeep View thread - Tom Slayton on Nov 21, 2008 Hmmm - Paul on Nov 21, 2008 Strange Marketing Plan - Eric Jensen on Nov 21, 2008   327Q (I think) question View thread - Steve on Aug 31, 2008 pics - Steve on Aug 31, 2008 Timing maybe? - Steve on Aug 31, 2008 HEI - Bill on Sep 1, 2008 Dist cap or fuel delivery - Paul on Sep 1, 2008 Hey Bill, you beat me by six minutes ! - Paul on Sep 1, 2008 Re: 327Q (I think) question - Steve on Sep 1, 2008 Cap/Rotor and Timing - Rob Schiller on Sep 1, 2008 Firing order - Steve on Sep 2, 2008 Some insights - Mark Weller on Sep 2, 2008 Mark, need some help on this one - Paul on Sep 2, 2008 LH/RH - anonymous on Sep 2, 2008 Yee Haaa, finally an agreement on the Q motors - Paul on Sep 2, 2008 Vacuum advance - Steve on Sep 2, 2008 Re: Vacuum advance - Greg on Sep 2, 2008 exactly correct - Bill on Sep 3, 2008 HEI Delco distributors - Mark Weller on Sep 3, 2008 Thought you guys might be interested in seeing this source for distributors and parts - Tom Slayton on Sep 3, 2008 Seem to be getting nowhere - Steve on Sep 6, 2008 Total timing - Bill on Sep 7, 2008 Timing indicator - Steve on Sep 7, 2008 See the damper? - Bill on Sep 7, 2008 Good tips Bill, as always a big "THANK YOU" - Paul on Sep 7, 2008 toofs - Bill on Sep 7, 2008 Can't see much of anything - Steve on Sep 7, 2008 Find that dimple ! - Paul on Sep 7, 2008 Next step - Bill on Sep 7, 2008 RPMs didn't move much - Steve on Sep 7, 2008 hmmm - Bill on Sep 7, 2008 reread - Bill on Sep 7, 2008 Re: reread - Steve on Sep 7, 2008 Motor history - Steve on Sep 7, 2008 Firing order, dimple, timing at 500 rpm - Paul on Sep 7, 2008 Probably lots of things going on. - Steve on Sep 7, 2008 continued - Bill on Sep 7, 2008 Backfire - Steve on Sep 7, 2008 Exhaust? - Bill on Sep 8, 2008 Delamination from inside - Tom Slayton on Sep 8, 2008 Now that you mention it... - Steve on Sep 8, 2008 Switched carbs - Steve on Sep 16, 2008 answers - Bill on Sep 16, 2008 Re: Switched carbs - Don on Sep 16, 2008 the way it should be! - Bill on Sep 17, 2008 Re: the way it should be! - Don on Sep 17, 2008 Still have same issue (plus some more) - anonymous on Oct 8, 2008 Gasoline - Bill on Oct 8, 2008 Compression Check - Rob Schiller on Oct 8, 2008 Compression check - Steve on Oct 8, 2008 Be sure valves are set properly, and chokes are open - Paul on Oct 8, 2008 May have found the problem - Steve on Nov 10, 2008 My use of the fiberglass 90-degree bend is positive so far - Paul on Nov 10, 2008 Blockage pics - Steve on Nov 11, 2008 Yer welcome - Bill on Nov 11, 2008 How loud will it be? - Steve on Nov 18, 2008 Try one.............. - Paul on Nov 18, 2008 Re: Try one.............. - Don on Nov 20, 2008 Re: Try one.............. - Glen on Nov 21, 2008 I've been tempted - Paul on Nov 21, 2008   ? for the Essential guide View thread - Chris Wade on Nov 2, 2008 Wood Commanders - Mark Weller on Nov 2, 2008 Trivia for the day ! Hercules DIX series motors ! - Paul on Nov 2, 2008 OK what is this.... - KeythL on Nov 20, 2008 This is NOT a Commander - Paul on Nov 21, 2008   Cyl. head View thread - David Kwartler on Nov 18, 2008 cyl head - Mark Weller on Nov 18, 2008 Cyl. head - David on Nov 18, 2008 All day long - Roy on Nov 19, 2008 cyl head 427 - David Kwartler on Nov 19, 2008 Same as the 390 - Paul on Nov 20, 2008   Check this wood boat project ! A little larger than a Commander too ! View thread - Howard on Nov 19, 2008 Appreciation on many levels... - John Kloka on Nov 19, 2008   Instrument eletrical problem View thread - B Murray on Jul 20, 2006 Ground problem - Curt in Portland, OR on Jul 20, 2006 New ground - B Murray on Jul 21, 2006 Ground - Curt in Portland, OR on Jul 21, 2006 GREAT TIPS for general electrical trouble-shooting - Paul on Jul 21, 2006 I need to take a meter all over my boat - Dave Mehl on Jul 23, 2006 1975 aft cabin - B Murray on Oct 12, 2006 Tinned wire - Roy on Oct 12, 2006 Year of Boat? - Mark Weller on Oct 12, 2006 Ignition switch blues - Paul on Oct 12, 2006 Helm - B Murray on Oct 12, 2006 schematic for helm - Mark Weller on Oct 12, 2006 Wiring Schematic? - Chris on Oct 12, 2006 wiring night mare - mike bacha on Nov 19, 2008 A-okay - Paul on Nov 19, 2008   The ---> OFFICIAL <--- Chris Craft Commander Salute ! This first one is for you ! View thread - Paul on Nov 14, 2008 More official salutes ( some degree of variation is acceptable ) - Paul on Nov 14, 2008 The northern (Ohio) , English Channel, and Southern US versions ! - Paul on Nov 14, 2008 More variations, southern style - Paul on Nov 14, 2008 The ---> REAL DEAL <--- ( the group salute ) - Paul on Nov 15, 2008 Lake Erie Freestyle Variations - Paul on Nov 15, 2008 Photographer - Mark Weller on Nov 15, 2008 Give my regards to Vern - Paul on Nov 17, 2008 Christening Bella - Terry Hart on Nov 15, 2008 Cheers - Heidi Pigeon on Nov 15, 2008 I Salute you all - Glenn on Nov 18, 2008 Here is a Tenn. toast to our host - George on Nov 18, 2008 Thanks guys..... - Paul on Nov 18, 2008 Don't forget Annapolis in 2009 as well! - anonymous on Nov 19, 2008   Word from Eric Jensen ( 427 is back in the boat ) View thread - Paul on Oct 3, 2008 Congrats Eric ! - James on Oct 3, 2008 Re: Word from Eric Jensen ( 427 is back in the boat ) - Eric Jensen on Nov 15, 2008 Eric's 427 engine odyssey ! Pages 1 through 5 - Paul on Nov 15, 2008 Re: Eric's 427 engine odyssey ! Pages 6 through 10 - Paul on Nov 15, 2008 Re: Eric's 427 engine odyssey ! Pages 11 through 16 - Paul on Nov 15, 2008 Eric`s 427 rebuild - Tim Toth on Nov 16, 2008 Probably should not blame the oil - Eric Jensen on Nov 16, 2008 Do not use synthetic oil for the initial break-in - Paul on Nov 17, 2008 If in doubt, read the manual - Eric Jensen on Nov 17, 2008 Oil specifications - Paul on Nov 17, 2008 erics 427 - jim on Nov 18, 2008 In the big picture, - Eric Jensen on Nov 18, 2008   392 Commander View thread - Paul on Nov 16, 2008 A little more info and documentation photos - Paul on Nov 16, 2008 Uniflite / Murray Chris Craft - Doug Harris on Nov 17, 2008 Re: Uniflite / Murray Chris Craft - Kevin on Nov 18, 2008 Blisters - Doug Harris on Nov 18, 2008 Good info and history..... - Paul on Nov 18, 2008 What You Didn't Know About Murray Chris Craft History - Doug Harris on Nov 18, 2008   Fuel consumption with the big block gas engines View thread - Jay Riggs on Jun 18, 2006 From my files and experience in planning trips - Roy on Jun 18, 2006 What about the GM big blocks? - Jay Riggs on Jun 18, 2006 More gas consumption with the 454 - Roy on Jun 18, 2006 I have a curve ball for you! - Paul on Jun 18, 2006 Everything else being equal.... - Curt in PDX on Jun 19, 2006 Re: Everything else being equal.... - Paul on Jun 20, 2006 Idle consumption - Brian Smith on Jun 20, 2006 A philosopher in our midst? - Paul on Jun 20, 2006 Re: More gas consumption with the 454 - Kevin on Nov 17, 2008 For the big block GM, from the Chris Craft owners manua - Larry on Jun 22, 2006 Great info, thanks for the post (GM 454 fuel consumption numbers) - Paul on Jun 22, 2006 These are 1978 Chris Craft Marine Power Engines - dad6538 on Jun 22, 2006 Great info for the database - Paul on Jun 22, 2006 Well I guess I missed that one, huh? - Roy on Jun 22, 2006 I am always a little suspect of info from a marketing publication - Tom Slayton on Aug 23, 2007 Everything is relative - Paul on Aug 23, 2007 Thanks everyone - Jay Riggs on Jun 22, 2006 Tom's 327F fuel consumption data added - Paul on Aug 13, 2008   Weather and waves in Cleveland Oh View thread - Mark Weller on Nov 16, 2008 Yikes! - John Kloka on Nov 16, 2008 Not a good time to lose one engine! - Paul on Nov 17, 2008   35 Commander engine choices View thread - E.Sanchez on Nov 16, 2008 It all depends on where (and how) you do your boating - Tom Slayton on Nov 16, 2008 Re: It all depends on where (and how) you do your boating - anonymous on Nov 16, 2008 With a 35 you're in good shape with small or big blocks (but forget about diesel) - Paul on Nov 16, 2008 Re: With a 35 you're in good shape with small or big blocks (but forget about diesel) - E.Sanchez on Nov 16, 2008 Congratulations Ed - Chris Wade on Nov 16, 2008 Re: Congratulations Ed - E.Sanchez on Nov 16, 2008 big small blocks - Bill on Nov 16, 2008 Re: big small blocks - E.Sanchez on Nov 16, 2008 Not much - Bill on Nov 17, 2008 350's in a 35 - Mark Weller on Nov 16, 2008 Re: 350's in a 35 - E.Sanchez on Nov 16, 2008   nov.15 boating in michigan View thread - Dan k on Nov 15, 2008 Michigan reporting in: THANKS ! - Paul on Nov 16, 2008 Re: Michigan reporting in: THANKS ! - Dan k on Nov 16, 2008   "hey watch this" ( famous last words ) View thread - Roy on Nov 15, 2008 Ouch ! 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