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 Another for sale View thread - BMurray on Apr 9, 2008 That's where we bought TRADITION - Paul on Apr 9, 2008   Carter AFB rebuild kits View thread - Paul on Apr 7, 2008 That is the company I bought my kits from - George on Apr 8, 2008 Check Valve............. - Tom Slayton on Apr 8, 2008   38' Commander serial number location (stamped in wood) View thread - Paul on Apr 7, 2008   327Q Camshaft Question View thread - Derek on Apr 1, 2008 This is one for Mark Weller ! - Paul on Apr 2, 2008 Cam - Mark Weller on Apr 2, 2008 More Cam Info - Derek on Apr 2, 2008 Call them back - Mark Weller on Apr 2, 2008 Firing Order - Derek on Apr 2, 2008 firing order - Mark Weller on Apr 2, 2008 Re: firing order - Paul on Apr 2, 2008 Engine rotation - Greg Mason on Apr 2, 2008 Re: Engine rotation - Derek on Apr 2, 2008 Confusing allright (this post has been edited for accuracy) - Tom Slayton on Apr 3, 2008 Which is it? - Derek on Apr 3, 2008 Clarification is in order ! - Paul on Apr 3, 2008 I love a good Ford- Chevy fued, does Chrysler get to play? - Greg Mason on Apr 3, 2008 No, ha ! - Paul on Apr 3, 2008 Touche! - Greg Mason on Apr 4, 2008 Hey good catch - Tom Slayton on Apr 3, 2008 Re: Hey good catch - Derek on Apr 3, 2008 The Q motor - Mark Weller on Apr 4, 2008 Fuel Pump Cam - Derek on Apr 4, 2008 Fuel Pump cam - Mark Weller on Apr 4, 2008 Fuel pump - Jeff Vail on Apr 4, 2008 Fuel Pump - Derek on Apr 4, 2008 327Q Camshaft Question - JimXK on Apr 4, 2008 Wondering? - Greg Mason on Apr 6, 2008 Why is a Q a Q? - Mark Weller on Apr 6, 2008 Why Q? - Bill P on Apr 7, 2008 Flywheel aft = water scoop from the bilge - Paul on Apr 7, 2008 OK - Greg Mason on Apr 7, 2008   1966 38' Express, TRADITION, ready for 2008 View thread - Paul on Apr 7, 2008 Varnish and chrome still in reasonably good shape - Paul on Apr 7, 2008   Here's a photo for Terry Hart ! View thread - Paul on Apr 2, 2008 Count your toes! - John Kloka on Apr 3, 2008 No kidding ! - Dave Mehl on Apr 3, 2008 Son, that's a big un! - Terry on Apr 3, 2008 Fish photos - EH on Apr 3, 2008 I'll bet that got his attention when it hit the bait - James Brunette on Apr 4, 2008 Sacrilege!! - Terry on Apr 5, 2008 I'm trying to plan my future now, I have one more question - James Brunette on Apr 5, 2008 One of our only salt water imitators - Terry on Apr 6, 2008   Hey Paul, ready for another project? (1966 20' fiberglass Corsair Sea V) View thread - Dave Mehl on Apr 5, 2008 Hmmm, that's a good project for someone - Paul on Apr 5, 2008   55' Aluminum Sport Fisherman View thread - Paul on Feb 5, 2006 Additional comments - Paul on Feb 5, 2006 roamer sf add'l pix - bill thomas on Feb 6, 2006 Great photos, thanks for sharing them - Paul on Feb 6, 2006 55 roamer sf - bill thomas on Feb 7, 2006 Only three built ! - Paul on Feb 7, 2006 Beautiful proportions, form and function - Paul on Feb 7, 2006 Do you think they'd accept $200,000 ? - Dave Mehl on Feb 7, 2006 1976 55' Aluminum Roamer Tournament Fisherman, with Detroit 12V71TI Turbo Diesels - Paul on Oct 4, 2006 Those Avery Sketches - Eric Jensen on Feb 7, 2006 Hi Eric - Paul on Feb 9, 2006 Thanks Paul - Eric Jensen on Feb 9, 2006 Raymond Lowey ~*~ Dick Avery - Paul on Feb 10, 2006 Dick Avery designed the Datson 240-Z ???? - Tom Slayton on Feb 10, 2006 Thats kinda spooky when the audio kicks in, lol - Dave Mehl on Feb 10, 2006 Actually, Five were built,... - Eric on Oct 10, 2006 55' Roamer SF - bt on Oct 11, 2006 Mystery on how many 55's were built - Paul on Oct 11, 2006 The 58 seems to be the "Top of the Commander Food Chain" - Paul on Oct 11, 2006 55' Commander Yachtfish 1974 - bill thomas on Oct 11, 2006 Error-prone Essential Guide - Eric on Oct 11, 2006 The error prone Essential Guide - Paul on Oct 11, 2006 errors - bill thomas on Oct 11, 2006 Agreed ! - Paul on Oct 11, 2006 WWJD (or say) - Eric on Oct 12, 2006 So WHERE are # 4 and # 5 now ?? - Howard Echols on Jul 20, 2007 Another Roamer - mike obrien on Dec 18, 2006 That is a fast hull, look how flat it is ! - Tom Slayton on Dec 18, 2006 Yeah, thats a flat one allright - Paul on Dec 18, 2006 She's a brick! - Eric on Dec 19, 2006 No hull # - mike obrien on Dec 19, 2006 You got that MN registration number in the photo - Tom Slayton on Dec 19, 2006 6600-pound brick - Tom Slayton on Dec 19, 2006 Brick with a bow ! - Paul on Dec 19, 2006 We'll call this one a "Commander" executed in aluminum - Paul on Apr 5, 2008   Darn weather, the Cumberland is running at 9 knots today. View thread - Paul on Apr 5, 2008   I felt impelled! View thread - Jerry on Apr 4, 2008 Impeller Photos - Jerry on Apr 4, 2008 Impeller - James Brunette on Apr 5, 2008   Rudder post before pictures View thread - Jerry on Apr 4, 2008 Photos - Jerry on Apr 4, 2008 Good luck getting PB Blaster to loosen that up - Roy on Apr 4, 2008 No hammer for this one. - Jerry on Apr 4, 2008   1970 XK-19 for sale View thread - EH on Apr 4, 2008 1970 XK-19 for sale - JimXK on Apr 4, 2008   I need to vent a little bit! View thread - Jerry on Apr 4, 2008 vents - george on Apr 4, 2008 I get the picture. - Jerry on Apr 4, 2008 no other vents - george on Apr 4, 2008   It's a dogs life View thread - Tom Slayton on Apr 2, 2008 Ha ! - Paul on Apr 4, 2008   To Scott Cadle i.e. Bow light staff View thread - Chris Wade on Mar 27, 2008 When you figure it out............. - Paul on Mar 27, 2008 Will do - Scott Cadle on Mar 27, 2008 Yes... removing the staff - Scott Cadle on Mar 27, 2008 You have probably looked for this. - Jerry on Mar 28, 2008 I'll look again... - Scott Cadle on Mar 28, 2008 stanchion removal - George on Mar 28, 2008 Stanchion base - Scott Cadle on Mar 28, 2008 Stanchion tube removal. - Jerry on Mar 29, 2008 Dad-burn stanchions !!!!!!!! - Chris Wade on Mar 29, 2008 Righty tighty, lefty loosen. - Jerry on Mar 31, 2008 Toe rail - Paul on Mar 31, 2008 Grey Poupon Mustard - Jerry on Mar 31, 2008 The heat wrench - Paul on Mar 31, 2008 Archimedies - Jerry on Mar 31, 2008 Chin stains - Jerry on Mar 31, 2008 Try this - Greg Mason on Apr 4, 2008 Yes, that's the stuff! - Jerry on Apr 4, 2008 Been there.... - Chris Wade on Apr 4, 2008    << Prev  30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49    Next >>  Visitors in this forum in the last 10 minutes: 12 Visitors wadecon1, 11 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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