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55' Commander ! ( Paul A. Mathias photos !! )

October 30 2009 at 11:17 AM		Paul  (no login)

While Paul is working away on that nifty inboard Lancer, there is a monster in a boat shed right now just waiting to take another run on the Chesapeake, and it is 55-feet long. This is the Mathias family Commander, which they have had for ten years. It has made "several" trips to Florida, and undoubtedly has many great stories and memories associated with it.

Top of the food chain guys!

Only 43 of these were built, and 9 of the 60-foot Commanders were built, so if you see a 55 somewhere consider youself lucky. Chances of seeing a 60-footer are obviously a much lower probability!

Talk about a wake, running like this on the Cumberland river would make the national news, would probably wipe out a few cottages, a few herds of cattle, and swamp pastures. It would also probably create a tidal wave that would run all the way down our channel and into our marina!

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Many thanks for sharing these images, Paul, I am sure there are many people who will appreciate seeing them.

regards,

Paul
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