Category Archives: News

There is one part of a restoration that doesn’t require archive searches or pouring over vintage photographs.  What you choose to put on your transom is entirely up to you.  You can’t find the answer on your hull card or … Continue reading →

Our complete restoration of a rare 1936 Chris-Craft 19′ Special Race Boat is complete. Photos of the water test as well as the complete restoration can be seen in our photo gallery. 51 of these amazing boats were orignally built … Continue reading →

Our restoration of “Trudi”, a 1939 Chris-Craft 19′ barrel back is complete. Photos our water test as well as the entire restoration can be seen on our projects page.

A 1938 Century Sea Maid which was in the shop for some varnish maintenance over the winter received an award of excellence at the Bay Harbor Concours d’Elegance this past weekend. This boat was restored over 12 years ago and … Continue reading →

We recently had a visit from our sign painter for gold leaf lettering on both the 1936 19′ Chris-Craft special race boat and the 1939 Chris-Craft barrel back. The photos of the gold leaf work have been added to the … Continue reading →

We’ve had a busy spring at The Wooden Runabout Co. Many of the projects highlighted in the entries below have progressed through various stages of their restorations. The 19′ Chris-Craft barrel back with hull number 48513 is awaiting the final … Continue reading →

We are in the process of installing a new bottom on a 1954 24′ Chris-Craft Holiday in our shop. There are many photos detailing the process and progress in the current projects section of our website.

We’ve updated the current projects section of the website with a new project. We have a 1939 Chris-Craft 19′ Custom, also known as a 19′ barrelback, in the shop for a show-quality restoration. We will be installing a new transom … Continue reading →

We moved a new boat into the shop in the last few weeks, a 24′ Chris-Craft Holiday. The boat is coming to us for a no-soak 5200 bottom, minor frame repair, refastening, stripping, and refinishing of the hullsides, and new … Continue reading →

We have reached another milestone in our restoration of a rare 1936 Chris-Craft special race boat. The installation of new decking and a new transom is completed and the photos have been added to our current projects page.  There were … Continue reading →