These old woodies - especially the ones that have dried out all winter in the heated shop, taking some swellin' up.

Here she was in the rain last night, after a first dip-and pull. Concordia's are deep draft boats for full keelers. There's a lot of boat below the waterline. You can put your finger through the spaces between the dried out rudder planks. Not unusual.

Tonight she floats.

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I know the guy that built the new cabin. He's an artist(professionally) as well as a boatbuilder. It'a beautifully done.

The cockpit is enormous in length and looks original. The binnacle stand is quite an old piece of woodwork. You can see the Concordia builders plate from 1939.

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There's more work to do before it sails. That will be fun to watch in the coming weeks. She's a very pretty 76 year old boat.