Fabrile
1963, Concordia 39 Yawl, 39’
Fabrile - New price, $105,000
Hull and Deck Construction
Mahogany trunk cabin, toe rails, taff rail and cockpit coamings
Spoon bow with oak stem, back bone and deadwood, steam bent oak frames and floor timbers 1 1⁄2” x 1 5/8” on 9”
centers and Oak deck beams 1 3/8” x2 3/8” on 9” centers.
Bronze screw fasteners. Cast bronze deck hardware. Bronze thru hull fittings.
Large opening skylight hatch above main saloon and opening hatch in forward cabin provide natural light and
ventilation with additional natural light provided by fixed ports in the cabin sides and additional ventilation by way
of a single dorade vent forward, two dorade vents aft and a solar-powered fan vent mounted on inspection hatch
on stern.
Topsides are painted White. Boot stripe (single) is painted Red. Cove stripe and signature Concordia moon and
star are painted Red. Decks and cabin tops are painted a traditional Buff color. Bottom is Green anti-fouling paint.
Toe rails, taff rail, cockpit coamings, house sides and eyebrows, handrails and other non-painted deck features
are varnished finish.
Deck, Cabin and Cockpit Hardware & Features
Cast bronze stem iron with integral dock line chocks
Bronze fabricated bow pulpit
Bronze fabricated lifeline stanchions with double (upper & lower) coated wire lifelines
Storage box and chocks for Danforth anchor, chain and rode.
Bronze chain plates port and starboard for main and mizzen shrouds, genoa tracks and adjustable cars /
blocks port and starboard on toe rails and back stay tang
Bronze opening ports in cabin front (2) and opening ports in head and passageway forward
Fixed Bronze portlights in main saloon (4) and forward cabin (2).
Opening hatch with fixed oval lights above forward cabin and opening “Butterfly” hatch above main
saloon
Varnished Mahogany dinghy storage chocks, handrails port and starboard on cabin top, seat backs,
stern and bow cleats, cockpit coamings, winch islands and cockpit seating
Bronze dorade vent, “Charlie Noble” cabin heater exhaust stack and deck ventilator
Laid Teak deck cockpit sole
Bronze ensign staff holder / socket
Bronze chocks for aft running dock lines (2)
Interior Accommodations
Sleeping accommodations for four persons in a traditional Concordia layout described as follows fore to aft.
Anchor rode area forward followed by the forward cabin, with port and starboard pipe berths, and a pine seat.
Aft of forward cabin is passageway to Main Saloon
To starboard of the passageway is a hanging locker and an additional storage large locker with shelves.
To port of the passageway is a fully enclosed head area with manually operated head, sink basin and storage
lockers.
Next aft is the Main Saloon with port and starboard settee seating and drop down Concordia sleeping berths.
Outboard of the settees (port and starboard) are storage lockers and shelves.
A varnished drop leaf table is mounted on centerline provides dining space for the ship’s crew.
A Concordia solid fuel cabin heater is mounted on port forward bulkhead.
Continuing aft the galley is located to port and starboard of the companionway leading up and aft to the cockpit.
To port is a stainless steel sink basin sink with manual pump, the (under counter) top-loading Monel ice box and
storage for dry goods, cutlery and tableware in lockers, shelves and racks.
To starboard is a Taylors two-burner pressurized alcohol stove with oven, additional counter space and storage
areas.
Centered aft below the companionway is additional counter space above which when removed allows for easy
engine access.
Cabin sole throughout the boat are natural (bare) teak
Locust and pine paneling and mahogany trim are satin varnish finished.
Interior cabin sides and cabin overhead are painted semi-gloss White
Spars and Rigging
Fractionally rigged yawl rig configuration.
Varnished hollow box constructed, single spreader with double jumper struts and stays Sitka spruce main mast
Varnished hollow box constructed, single spreader with single jumper strut and stay Sitka spruce mizzen mast
Varnished Sitka spruce box constructed main and mizzen booms.
Stainless steel 1 x 19 stranded wire standing rigging with bronze turnbuckle adjusters at shrouds and backstay.
Sail Trim and Sail Control Equipment
Hood Seafurl roller-furling headstay
Bronze genoa tracks and adjustable lead cars / blocks port and starboard on toe rails
Bronze Lewmar #43, 2-speed, self-tailing sheet winches on port and starboard cockpit coamings
Bronze Barient #8, single-speed, furling line winch located on port cockpit coaming
Bronze Barient captured-wire-reel, single-speed main halyard winch (main mast starboard)
Bronze Lewmar #16 single-speed genoa & Spin halyard winch (main mast port side)
Sails and Canvas
Main sail and main sail cover
Mizzen and mizzen cover
130% Roller-furling genoa
Mizzen staysail
Spinnaker
Electronics and Navigational Equipment
Danforth Constellation helm compass
Garmin GPSmap chart plotter on swing-out bracket in companionway
Standard Horizon depth sounder on swing-out bracket in cpnway with new transducer and fairing block (2017)
Standard Horizon know meter
Apleco VHF radio
Manhattan Marine barometer
Seth Thomas ship’s clock
Auxiliary Propulsion and Fuel
NOTE: Repowered in 2017 with new engine, engine beds, new shaft log, new shaft, new prop, new engine battery,
new engine electrical system wiring and connections, new fuel filtering and hoses.
2016, Beta Marine 4-cylinder, 35-HP, freshwater-cooled, inboard diesel
Engine Hours: 1.379 Hours as of March 2024
Engine panel with tachometer, amp / voltage meter, oil pressure and water temperature gauges and Beta Marine
ignition key switch and shut-off in lazzerette
Double lever throttle and transmission controls in cockpit
Last Drop stuffing box and stainless steel shaft tube
1” Aquamet stainless steel propellor shaft and Bronze 3-blade, fixed-blade propellor
Fuel Tank Capacity: 20 Gallons, Racor fuel/ water separator filter. Groco raw water filter / strainer
Steering Systems and Equipment
NOTE: New rudder and steering system parts installed 2017
Sippo (Mahogany) rudder with inlet bronze trailing edge
Bronze rudder post
Cast Bronze pintals and gudgeon (heel fitting
Varnished Ash tiller
Electrical Systems
12-Volt DC ships systems
Separate battery banks for engine start and ship’s systems
Engine and ship’s systems batteries stored in secured battery boxes
Blue Seas rotary type battery selector switch with emergency parallel
Blue Seas circuit panel for control of ships DC systems
Solar power charging system
Batteries charged by engine alternator and solar system
Freshwater Plumbing and Sanitation Systems
Freshwater Capacity: 60 Gallons
Freshwater (cold only) supplied to manually operated pump / faucets in galley and head area.
Stainless steel galley sink
Porcelain head area sink
Manually operated marine toilet
Ground Tackle
Danforth anchor with appropriate chain and rode
Dewatering Equipment
Rule electric / automatic bilge pump
Additional Equipment
Varnished Mahogany and bronze boat hook
“The Concordia Yawls were never made to fit any racing rules. They were made to fit the ocean.” So said Waldo Holland, who contributed to the famous 1938 design by Ray Hunt.
It’s true that no one rule was followed in the Concordia design, though Ray Hunt looked at the rules he found useful. Good racing is just a by-product of good design, according to Waldo Howland. “Yes, they are fast, and fast in a lot of different conditions, but that’s because they are a wholesome, seaworthy design and just a good little boat. I claim it’s much like a good apple pie: you can’t improve on it.”
The Concordias 39 yawls, first built 76 years ago in 1938, have cruised and raced themselves into the imagination and emotions of their owners to remain the biggest one-design of large boats in the world, with all but one of the 103 boats still in existence. The curvaceous spoon bow, sweet sheer on a slim hull accentuated by a midships tumblehome, yawl rig and sexy counter stern have led many good sailors to succumb to the Concordia charm over the years.
New Asking Price: $105,000
Location: Lincolnville, Maine