Overview
Classic Flush Deck Motor Yacht, Liveaboard Ready
Introduced in 1966 as the largest yacht in Chris-Craft’s new fiberglass fleet, the 47 Commander is known for a heavily built hull and excellent seakeeping. Morning Mist is a 1967 example with a 15’ beam and a flush deck that runs unbroken from bow to stern.
Her owners use her as a dockside home in Oxford, MD, and she is well set up for it, with three staterooms, two electric heads (2019), Dometic reverse cycle heat and air conditioning forward and aft (2023 and 2024), electric heaters (2019)...
Classic Flush Deck Motor Yacht, Liveaboard Ready
Introduced in 1966 as the largest yacht in Chris-Craft’s new fiberglass fleet, the 47 Commander is known for a heavily built hull and excellent seakeeping. Morning Mist is a 1967 example with a 15’ beam and a flush deck that runs unbroken from bow to stern.
Her owners use her as a dockside home in Oxford, MD, and she is well set up for it, with three staterooms, two electric heads (2019), Dometic reverse cycle heat and air conditioning forward and aft (2023 and 2024), electric heaters (2019) and original wood paneling stripped back and varnished. Power is twin Ford 427 V8 gasoline engines. One engine has a cracked piston and is not currently run, so she suits a buyer looking for a ready liveaboard or one prepared to take on the engine work.
Key Features:
- Three staterooms and two heads: aft master, mid-ship stateroom with twin berths and forward guest cabin
- Dometic reverse cycle heat and air conditioning: aft 16,000 BTU unit (2023) and forward unit (2024)
- Twin Ford 427 V8 gasoline engines, 300 HP each, 1,156 and 1,100 hours; one engine has a cracked piston and is not currently run
- Two electric marine heads and two 30 gallon holding tanks (2019)
- Four Cadet electric wall heaters (2019)
- Original wood paneling stripped and varnished in the salon, galley and dinette (approx. 2018) and aft stateroom (approx. 2021)
- New laminate flooring in both heads, the galley and dinette (2021)
- Sunbrella and isinglass helm enclosure (2015) with added Sunbrella sun panels (2025)
- Large aft deck over the master stateroom, set up as a patio
- Onan 7.5 kW generator, 120/240V (not run by the current owners)
Specifications
Basic Boat Info
- Make Chris-Craft
- Model 47 Commander
- Category Motor Yachts
- Year 1967
- Condition Used
- Construction Fiberglass
- Boat Hull ID FAA472022
- Has Hull ID Yes
Engine 1
- Make Ford
- Model 427 V8
- Fuel Gas/Petrol
- Engine Power 300.00
- Type Inboard
- Engine Location Port
- Engine Hours 1160.00
Engine 2
- Make Ford
- Model 427 V8
- Fuel Gas/Petrol
- Engine Power 300.00
- Type Inboard
- Engine Location Starboard
- Engine Hours 1100.00
Other
- Type Power
- Heads Count 2
- Cabins Count 3
- Dry Weight 35480