CHRIS CRAFT COMMANDER FORUM ®
.......A photo-intensive technical reference file and ongoing newsletter regarding the original fiberglass Chris-Craft Commander series. This is an independent not-for-profit and non-commercial web site, not affiliated with the Chris Craft Commander Club ~~ or ~~ Chris-Craft Corporation. Our mission here is to "have fun and share information" about the Commander series (and those associated fiberglass boats on the Chris-Craft family tree) for your individual personal use, and by doing so help promote the good name of Chris-Craft, and help preserve, restore, and appreciate Chris-Craft boats. The main reference feature is the ever expanding MASTER INDEX File which contains what we believe to be the world's largest collection of documentation photos and technical information on the Chris-Craft Commander line of boats, (like these original brochure scans, featuring the iconic first 38 Commander styled by Fred Hudson, and many of the great Dick Avery renditions that followed) , (a huge collection of Chris-Craft 427 tuning and specification information), and a few words about how to use the forum.
We extend to you a cordial "WELCOME ABOARD !" Come on in, make yourself at home, we are a friendly group of enthusiasts, and we also appreciate the classic Chris Craft Roamer, Corsair, and Lancer boats too , as they are all on the same family tree and share much in common !
Yes, if you never plan to listen to an AM FM radio, a VHF radio, your ipod, or a CD player while on the boat with the engine running. The alternator will not care, it will still work just fine.
Be advised, you may also become umpopular with people who are in boats near you who are trying to listen to their radios, etc as you motor by.
The things proper name is "Radio Interference Suppression Condenser" it is about the same size as the condenser in an old time points distributer. It is nothing more than a tiny capicator. The reason it is there is that as the alternator turns, and generates current to keep your battery charged, it also creates a small RF (radio frequency) field that messes with electronic stuff.