In case anyone has lots of time (and cash) on their hands, this would make a nice project. It has all the elements of a great project: danger, intrigue, expense, and potentially uncertain outcome if things don't go well!
Why is this guy smiling? Because he’s working on boats!
This is Captain Patrick McCrary, and he’s a former submariner and either is now or has been involved in just about every aspect of boating construction, design, maintenance, and operations. There’s a lot of experience here that can be applied to our Chris Craft Commanders. Here is his bio:
http://www.bertram31.com/bio.htm
His great boating site can be found here, which covers all kinds of boating issues:
http://www.bertram31.com
Here is a great article about teaking the aft deck. Some of us have done this, and it can be a good looking addition to the boat, and can add value too. I’m going to show a few photos from Patrick’s site to illustrate the topic, but anyone interested should go directly to the link and see it all. Pretty amazing project, with awesome results.
http://www.bertram31.com/proj/deck/index.html
If it was only as easy as looking at the photos!
Since I’m famous for jumping into projects over my head, like doing an addition to the house all by myself, I sure do appreciate the total amount of work it will take to do the aft deck of a Commander. After all, with a 13-foot beam and about 15-feet of open deck between the helm and transom on an Express, that’s a lot of wood, work, and expense.
Thanks for the great article Patrick!
Regards, Paul
1966 38 Commander Express
Original 427 power