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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View thread - Jerry on Mar 27, 2008 Yellow Jacket - Tom Slayton on Mar 27, 2008 You're right, I'm wrong. - Jerry on Mar 27, 2008   1967 31' Chris Craft Commander Express - $7000 ( Long Island, NY ) View thread - mike on Mar 9, 2008 Re: 67 Commander - Harvey on Mar 9, 2008 Looks like it is in pretty decent shape - Dave Mehl on Mar 9, 2008 Re: Looks like it is in pretty decent shape - Anonymous on Mar 9, 2008 Re: 1967 chris craft commander - $7000 - mike on Mar 26, 2008 Good looking 31' Commander - Paul on Mar 26, 2008 Re: Good looking 31' Commander - mike on Mar 26, 2008 I know the feeling, been there, done that...... - Paul on Mar 27, 2008 Chesepeake Bay is the place for flying bridges. - Jerry on Mar 27, 2008   One part elbow grease..... View thread - Jerry on Mar 24, 2008 Keep thy faith, brother ! - Chris Wade on Mar 24, 2008 Don't wait until July to do the buffing - Paul on Mar 24, 2008 Compound and Wax - Mark Weller on Mar 24, 2008 Wax - Matt ODonnell on Mar 24, 2008 Stunning ! - Paul on Mar 24, 2008 Length vs. Area. - Jerry on Mar 25, 2008 icksnea on the bleach-a !!!!! - Chris Wade on Mar 25, 2008 Re: Length vs. Area. - Don on Mar 25, 2008 Crusadeolium Blue - Jerry on Mar 26, 2008 Here are some photos in Smurf Blue. - Jerry on Mar 27, 2008 Re: Wax - Howard on Mar 25, 2008   SS fasteners... re-use View thread - Scott Cadle on Mar 26, 2008 Depends... - Jerry on Mar 26, 2008 Depends... - John Kloka on Mar 26, 2008   Prop Shaft Length (1966 38' Commander Express, HJ-7 Paragons) View thread - Paul on Oct 29, 2006 Re: Prop Shaft Length (1966 38' Commander Express, HJ-7 Paragons) - Steve on Oct 30, 2006 Machine shop photos of my 38 shafts being made ! - Paul on Mar 12, 2008 Prop shaft alternative ( CNC machine process ) - Paul on Mar 13, 2008 Important !!! ( These shaft lengths are for the HJ-7 Paragon ) - Paul on Mar 26, 2008   Velvet Drive Isolator Gasket failure View thread - Rick Laenen on Mar 26, 2008   Boat trailer trip ~~~~~~ Tip Of The Day ~~~~~~~~~~ View thread - Paul on Mar 25, 2008   New here, and a load of questions. View thread - Oliver on Mar 21, 2008 The 31 flybridge express {"sport fish"} is a fine boat - Tom Slayton on Mar 21, 2008 ooops, one more thing ! - Tom Slayton on Mar 21, 2008 Hello Ollie ! - Paul on Mar 21, 2008 Re: Hello Ollie ! - Don on Mar 21, 2008 Wow, a fast response - Anonymous on Mar 22, 2008 You da MAN ! - James Brunette on Mar 22, 2008 Don nailed it ! - Paul on Mar 22, 2008 Engines - Oliver on Mar 22, 2008 Here is what your engine most likely is............ - Paul on Mar 23, 2008 With OMC paint, of course.............. - Paul on Mar 23, 2008 Repower rethink - Oliver on Mar 24, 2008 Roller lifter - Bill on Mar 24, 2008   PARTY TIME in Tennessee ! View thread - Paul on Sep 4, 2006 Tour of the harbor - Paul on Sep 4, 2006 Tour of the next harbor, two miles away - Paul on Sep 4, 2006 Off to breakfast this morning in a 1500-hp 47' Fountain - Paul on Sep 4, 2006 Very interesting boats in Tennessee - Tim Robinson on Sep 5, 2006 Keep me posted on that TF - Roy on Sep 5, 2006 42 sport fish - John Even on Mar 24, 2008 Quite a production - Tom Slayton on Sep 5, 2006 I should have come up river for that party! - Howard on Sep 5, 2006 We'll put you on the list for the next one Howard - Paul on Sep 5, 2006 Pencil me in too - Bill Rayson on Sep 5, 2006 Pencil me in, lol - EH on Sep 5, 2006 Party Time has officially begun in Tennessee - Paul on Mar 23, 2008   327F Valve Adjustment View thread - Paul on Mar 23, 2008 Valve setting specifications for the 327F - Paul on Mar 23, 2008 Photos of the boat, valves, motor, and on the water........ - Paul on Mar 23, 2008 More photos (my two shakedown runs last year) - Paul on Mar 23, 2008 Here is what it sounds like - Paul on Mar 23, 2008   Selling my 31' Sedan, South Florida, $7000 View thread - Bob Pudney on Mar 22, 2008   Trim Tabs? View thread - Jerry on Mar 19, 2008 RE Trim Tabs - Mark Weller on Mar 19, 2008 I don't need em on a 38... - Paul on Mar 19, 2008 38's and trim tabs - Mark Weller on Mar 20, 2008 Have trim tabs more than 1 function? - Jerry on Mar 20, 2008 No tide on the Cumberland River - Paul on Mar 20, 2008 trim tabs - Mark Weller on Mar 20, 2008 38's Dont Need Trim Tabs!!!!! - Matt ODonnell on Mar 20, 2008 Matt, you have the same cast-in wedges I do on my '66 - Paul on Mar 20, 2008 My 38 on Lake Erie - Chris on Mar 20, 2008 Trim Tabs and Wedgies on "Feelgood" - Chris Wade on Mar 20, 2008 Looks stock to me - Paul on Mar 21, 2008 Trim Tabs - Rob Schiller on Mar 21, 2008 Re: Trim Tabs - Don on Mar 21, 2008 Tabs - Mark Weller on Mar 20, 2008 Here is the real answer! - Jerry on Mar 21, 2008 Wait a minute, I take that back! - Jerry on Mar 21, 2008 Tab usage in a following sea - Eric Jensen on Mar 21, 2008 Not soooo fast................ - Paul on Mar 21, 2008 Tabs on the 38 - Howard on Mar 21, 2008 Of marginal value on a 38 - Tom Slayton on Mar 22, 2008 Tabs - Dave Mehl on Mar 22, 2008   27' Commander (Photo Documentation) 1969 View thread - Paul on Jan 18, 2007 27' Commander Sports Express (Photo Documentation) 1969 - Paul on Jan 18, 2007 Large documentary photo(s) - Paul on Jan 18, 2007 More BROCHURE SCANS for the 27' fans ! - Paul on Jan 26, 2007 Re: More BROCHURE SCANS for the 27' fans ! - Didier the Frenchy on May 4, 2007 38 mph? wow. - Harvey on Jan 18, 2007 Re: 38 mph? wow. - Paul on Jan 18, 2007 I'm sure they use the same photos, - Harvey on Jan 18, 2007 More ( Brochure Scans ) on the 27' Commander - Paul on Oct 19, 2007 More Brochure Scans !! - Paul on Oct 19, 2007 39-mph speed listing - Paul on Mar 20, 2008 27 CCC open/sportsman"sale pending on Yachtworld.com" (photos) - Chris on Mar 20, 2008 NICE ! Love it ! >>> John Kloka ALERT <<< - Paul on Mar 21, 2008   Just got back from Atlanta, no Commanders down there! View thread - Paul on Oct 27, 2005 Chris Craft Commander 427 (port side) How about that PCV valve? - Paul on Oct 27, 2005 Tools of the tune-up trade - Paul on Oct 27, 2005 I'm familiar with those tools ! - Commander35 on Oct 27, 2005 Okay Charlie, here goes! - Paul on Oct 27, 2005 I'm heading for the bar now! - Commander35 on Oct 27, 2005 I don't agree - Curt in Portland, OR on Oct 27, 2005 I don't agree, too - EH on Oct 27, 2005 need 427 pushrods - Byron on Mar 20, 2008 427 pushrods - Paul on Mar 20, 2008 Another thought........... - Paul on Mar 20, 2008 ill 427 - Byron on Mar 20, 2008 If it's just a ticking issue, then............. - Paul on Mar 20, 2008 Could be a sticking valve - Tom Slayton on Mar 20, 2008 Oil? - Bill on Mar 20, 2008 All smiles - Byron on Mar 21, 2008 That's GREAT, glad to hear it ! - Paul on Mar 21, 2008   My new tow vehicle? 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