Chris-Craft 36 Sports Cruiser / 36-360 Commander

Built 1973–1986 by Chris-Craft

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About the Chris-Craft 36 Sports Cruiser / 36-360 Commander

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Illustration of a Chris-Craft 36 Sports Cruiser / 36-360 Commander — **Illustration, not a photo of this model.** AI-generated illustration of a typical convertible sportfisherman.

Built: 1973–1986
Builder: Chris-Craft
Length: 36 ft
Beam: 13 ft
Draft: 3.17 ft
Displacement: 22,600 lb
Hull: fiberglass
Hull / keel: planing
Propulsion: inboard
Fuel: 400 gal
Water: 100 gal
Holding: 25 gal
Bow thruster: none
Stern thruster: none

Sources disagree on engines[gas].hp — left blank rather than guessed.

Called 36 Sports Cruiser 1973-77, 36 Commander 1978-80, 360 Commander 1981-86. Solid fiberglass, low-deadrise hull that pounds in a chop. Fuel 300 gal until 1983 (400 after); water 75/100 gal. Deckhouse and bridge restyled 1985. Flush cockpit, no transom door.

Known problems for this model

No well-sourced problem reports found yet.

Model sources (1)

hmy.com

Other Chris-Craft models

Chris-Craft 381 Catalina 1980–1989
Chris-Craft 410 Commander (41 Motor Yacht) 1972–1986
Chris-Craft 425 / 426 / 427 Catalina 1985–1990

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