Manufactured by:
Whittaker Corporation
The following is from a Columbia brochure:
The C39 is made from the C41 mold, with a plug in the transom. It is a BIG boat inside. There were 43 made from 1970 thru 1971.
LOA 38' 7"
LWL 31' 6"
BEAM 11' 3"
SAIL AREA
Main 315 sq ft
Jib 100% 438 sq ft
Total 753 sq ft
KEEL STD KEEL/CTRBOARD
DRAFT 6' 0" 4' 6"/7' 6"
DISPL 16,000 17,000 (brochure 1)
DISPL 18,500 19,500 (brochure 2)
BALLAST 7,000
1971 PRICE $27,750
The first Columbia 39 is the fourth Columbia owned by top skipper John Hall.
Columbia 39 Magzine Ad, Sept. 1971
The following is some information passed along by a C-39 owner:
Owner's Manual "Section 2-2 Standard And Shoal Draft Keels" after a paragraph referring to the STANDARD KEEL model states:
"The SHOAL DRAFT KEEL offers the minimum draft which is necessary for cruising in many areas...
After careful analysis and in-the-water testing, we have determined that the shoal draft boat's performance is superior to that of a centerboard. It is also less expensive, has no mechanical complications, eliminates the leaking and rattling of the board, while still offering a good answer to the shallow draft need."
One more tidbit...
I have two sales brochures...
One refers to a "Keel Model" Displacement 16,000 lbs and a "Keel-Centerboard Model" Dsp 17,000 lbs.
The other refers to a "Keel Model" Dsp 18,500 lbs and a "Shoal-Draft Keel Model Dsp 19,500
