Run the Inside Passage to Alaska, explore it for weeks, and still outrun the weather.
The Chugach 39 is an aluminum cabin cruiser for people who want to go on expedition: run the Inside Passage to Alaska and spend weeks exploring its coves and inlets, without settling for a slow trawler.
It cruises efficiently at 19 to 29 knots, it's predicted to cover 500+ miles at 25 knots with a 10% reserve, and it's fast enough to get out of the way of a storm. Inside: five berths, a head with shower, a galley and diesel heat. Outside: an aft deck long enough for a 13′ inflatable. It's designed and ready to build.
Built your wayEvery size, layout and power package on this page is a starting point. Length, beam, layout, power and outfitting can all change, and we work it out with you in 3D CAD before any plate is cut.
Start your custom build| Length | 39′ hull, 42′ LOA |
| Beam | 12′ |
| Deadrise | 20° transom, 39° entry |
| Draft | 24″ static |
| Power | Twin Volvo Penta D6-440 DPI diesel sterndrives |
| Thruster | Bow thruster |
| Cruise | 19–29 kn (22–33 mph) |
| Top speed | 35 kn (40 mph), estimated |
| Range | 500+ statute miles at 25 kn, 10% reserve (predicted) |
| Fuel / water | 400 gal diesel / 163 gal fresh water |
| Holding | 30 gal |
| Berths | 5 (four 7′ bunks + dinette) |
| Headroom | 6′-6″ |
| Deck | Self-bailing |
Inside Passage and Alaska cruising · Extended trips: weeks, not weekends · Owners who want trawler range at planing speed · Dive and expedition crews
The Chugach Mountains wall in Prince William Sound: big, cold, remote water. That's the kind of country this boat was drawn for, with the range, berths and deck space to stay out for days.
Choose the pieces. We engineer the boat around them.
Berths, galley and head arranged to your crew
Davit, dinghy stowage, dive door and swim step
Glass helm and aft control station
Popular options: Hydraulic davit and anchor winch · Roof-mounted dinghy · Stern door, swim step and dive ladder · Diesel cabin heater · Aft control station
Built in our 16,000 sq ft Anacortes facility, with a full-length 5-ton bridge crane and room for vessels up to 100′. Because every part is drawn in 3D CAD and CNC-cut, we're set up for multi-boat and fleet contracts as well as one-off custom builds.
Warranty: 10-year limited hull warranty for commercial use; lifetime limited hull warranty for recreational use.
A trawler cruises at displacement speed. The Chugach cruises at 19 to 29 knots and can run from weather.
Our design prediction is 500+ statute miles at 25 knots with a 10% reserve, on 400 gallons.
It's fully designed and ready to build. The first hull could be yours.
Five: four 7′ bunks and a convertible dinette.
We design every boat in-house, so we can build to your exact requirements and help you solve the technical problems a catalog boat can't.
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