19' 1939 Custom Runabout
MISS PUDDLE DUCK
1939 19’ Chris-Craft Custom Runabout
130-hp. 4-cyl. Chris-Craft engine
Dave Lyon, Carmel, Calif
“Miss Puddle Duck” was built at the Chris-Craft Algonac, Michigan factory in late 1938, and was delivered to Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania as a 1939 model in January of that year. The first registered owner was a J. Robinson, who kept the boat on Mohawk Lake, NJ until the late 1060’s, when she was placed in long-term storage. Two owners later, the boat was discovered in a Sparks, NV storage garage in the summer of 2005. She was completely restored to factory specifications by Northwest Classic Boats of Auburn, CA and was first shown at the 2007 Lake Tahoe Concours where she received First Place in Class Recognition.She is hull number 39 of 145, and is one of the few examples remaining with limited production one-piece seamless covering boards. The Chris-Craft 19 ft. Custom Runabout was offered from 1939 through June of 1942, when domestic production ceased due to the war effort. Though commonly referred to as a “Barrel-Back” or “Torpedo-Stern” Chris-Craft never referred to this model as anything other than a “Custom Runabout”
Read More1939 19’ Chris-Craft Custom Runabout
130-hp. 4-cyl. Chris-Craft engine
Dave Lyon, Carmel, Calif
“Miss Puddle Duck” was built at the Chris-Craft Algonac, Michigan factory in late 1938, and was delivered to Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania as a 1939 model in January of that year. The first registered owner was a J. Robinson, who kept the boat on Mohawk Lake, NJ until the late 1060’s, when she was placed in long-term storage. Two owners later, the boat was discovered in a Sparks, NV storage garage in the summer of 2005. She was completely restored to factory specifications by Northwest Classic Boats of Auburn, CA and was first shown at the 2007 Lake Tahoe Concours where she received First Place in Class Recognition.She is hull number 39 of 145, and is one of the few examples remaining with limited production one-piece seamless covering boards. The Chris-Craft 19 ft. Custom Runabout was offered from 1939 through June of 1942, when domestic production ceased due to the war effort. Though commonly referred to as a “Barrel-Back” or “Torpedo-Stern” Chris-Craft never referred to this model as anything other than a “Custom Runabout”
