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My son purchased what looks like the same boat this summer at a camp near Wisconsin Dells. His boat is a Crestliner Commander 12 with the dual cockpit. We have only had one chance to put it on the water, and we were very pleased with the overall seaworthiness of the boat. It handles waver like a much larger craft. We really didn’t get much of a chance to really check it out, but it was our opinion that it was slightly slower than our 1979 14′ Lund CT-14. We ran a Mk-20 on it, and it ran very well, just a bit harder to plane off, and not quite the top speed. The hull still has a ton of loose rough paint on it, and that may add a significant amount of drag, but who knows. Over all, we were very pleased, but are trying to decide where to mount the steering position. I think we have settled on an aft control just so you can reach the motor easier, and not need electric start. We plan to run Mk-20’s & 25’s on it as well as some of our 200’s. Honestly, it felt like we should drop a pitch, compared to the Lund. We plan to strip the exterior and see how that does. The hull is built like a tank, very well built boat, and there is not a bump in it.
Where did you find the windshield for yours?
Steve
P.S. Where in Wisconsin are you?