Ran into the owners of the boat that I previously posted about. It is a 1966 Chris Craft. There were only 50 made.
They enjoyed checking out the Commander.
Upon further research, it is called the Capitan 26.
Ran into the owners of the boat that I previously posted about. It is a 1966 Chris Craft. There were only 50 made.
They enjoyed checking out the Commander.
Upon further research, it is called the Capitan 26.
Last edited by Commander 274; 08-02-2009 at 06:40 PM. Reason: further research
Here is the sail boat group of Chris Craft afficinados.
http://www.djerickson.com/ccsail/
According to this, the Capri and the Capitan were the Chris Craft equivalents of the Commander/Ariel.
Having said that, the underbody in the brochures looks radically different than was seen in the picture. This would suggest several unpleasant theories.
Hope this helps.
John G.
Valhalla
Commander No 287
Wasn't it Bill who just reminded us that Pearson was forced to stop using the name Commander by ChrisCraft?
Supposedly Pearson decided to stop production because of threatened legal action...,.?
Wonder what really happened? Why didn't CC complain at the beginning of the Commander run?
Pearson could have upscaled the Commander rank to Commodore.
Or given it the swedish Kommendor.
Or chose the only other nautical name in Shakespeare's Tempest (from where Ariel probably came): Boatswain. (Bosun)
Goes with Ensign, yes?
BOSUN imco would have been an excellent boat class name.
Last edited by ebb; 08-02-2009 at 11:08 PM.
In the light of day, I went back and looked hard at the picture of the Capitan. The keel sits down behind the wheels of the trailer. There is a whisper of sweep in the keel, maybe. That would make it conform to the brochure. It does have a nice sweep at the rail line. And it is a Sparkman & Stevens hull. They have been known to draft a nice one now and then.
Certainly Chris Craft spent a fair amount of time and money promoting their large powerboat as the "Chris Craft Commander." This was not a hidden product. It sounds as though Pearson didn't spend a great amount of time or money researching the Commander name. We have not been bothered either, so it sounds as though some accomodation was reached between the parties.
John G.
Valhalla
Commander No 287
http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1963.../United-States
Ain't she a sweetie?
William Tripp ALWAYS drafted a sweet set of lines. If there is any doubt, go here.
http://www.sailboatdata.com/VIEW_DES...DESIGNER_ID=13
Wear a towel cause your tongue will be hanging out. The Lentsch/Tripp 29 is certainly a member of the family. If I had the money, you had better believe that a Block Island 40 would be on my short list. What can I say, yawls tend to be great looking boats.
John G.
Valhalla
Commander No 287
He had a few slip ups, I do agree on the Block Island although
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