1948 Concordia 33' (10.06 m)
Brooklin, Maine, United States
FREE SPIRIT
As one would expect with FREE SPIRIT belonging to the founder of Wooden Boat Magazine she has been impeccably maintained and thoughtfully updated over the years by the talented craftsman and women who call Brooklin (Maine) their home. Read about the history of FREE SPIRIT in the full specs listing.
- Antique and Classics / Sloop
- Sail
- Used
- Diesel
- Wood Hull
Description
FREE SPIRIT
Free Spirit is a Concordia 33 Sloop, the design of which is agreed by knowledgeable sailors, designers, boat builders and yachting historians as the “first draft” of what would become the iconic Concordia 39 yawls.
Originally named Mitty, she was built for Robert Ferguson of New Bedford MA at the Palmer Scott Yard in 1948. Since then, Free Spirit has spent the years since 1982 here in Brooklin, Maine under the ownership of WoodenBoat magazine and that magazine’s founder.
Free Spirit has benefited greatly over these years not only from this ownership but also by the care and feeding provided by Brooklin’s many talented boat designers and builders (see “Significant Work” towards the end of this listing description).
Thoughtfully outfitted and updated over the years Free Spirit should be a “must consider / must see / must own” for anyone in the market for a little piece of history with a sensitive infusion of modern technology, and she is a great sailing boat; remarkable fast for her type.
Data Sheet
LOA: 40' (12.19 Meters)
Type: Sail- Used
Year: 1948
Fuel Type: Diesel
Hull Material: Wood
Full Details
Principle Dimensions and Information
Designer: Wilder B. “Bill” Harris
Builder: Robert Ferguson / Palmer Scott Yard / New Bedford, MA
Year Built:1948
LOA: 40’, 0”
LOD: 33’, 5”
LWL: 27’, 6”
Beam: 9’, 8”
Draft: 5’, 5”
Displacement: 8.5 Tons
Ballast: 5,000 lbs. (lead)
Sail Area: 552 sq. ft.
Auxiliary Propulsion: 2012, 39 HP, Yanmar diesel, Model 3YM30
Engine Hours: 252.50 (as of June, 2023)
Cruising Speed: 5.7 knots
Max Speed: 6.4 knots
Fuel Capacity: 30 Gallons
Freshwater Capacity: 70 Gallons
Hull and deck Construction
Full keel with keel hung rudder underwater profile.
White cedar planking with glued splines in the seams above the waterline.
African mahogany planking below the waterline
White oak frames, structural members and dead wood
Planking bronze screw fastened/refastened.
Lead ballast keel
White oak deck beams and structural members.
Deck is Bruynzeel plywood decks overlaid with Dynel cloth set in epoxy with painted finish.
White Cedar cabin sides
White oak cabin structural members
Cabin top is Bruynzeel plywood overlaid with Dynel cloth set in epoxy with painted finish.
Color Scheme: Green bottom, Blue boot stripe, White topsides, Dark Green sheer stripe, Dado Brown rubbing strakes (upper and lower) , cap rails and taff rail, White cabin sides and cockpit, Light Buff decks, cabin top, cockpit seat tops and bridge deck surface.
Deck Hardware (Stern to Bow)
Sitka spruce (varnished) boomkin
Bronze stern light
GPS antenna
Bronze ensign staff socket
Harken traveler on bronze bridge
Varnished ash tiller
Bronze dock line chocks
Bronze dock line cleats
Bronze Nicro-Fico solar vents (3ea)
Bronze main sheet cleat
Concordia style bronze stanchions
Coated wire lifelines with gate openings port and starboard
Double life lines forward to gate openings
Bronze bow pulpit with port and starboard navigation lights
Bronze deck fills “Water” port and starboard
Bronze deck fill “Fuel”
Bronze pad eyes (3 per side) port and starboard
Bronze genoa tracks with adjustable cars and blocks on toe rails port and starboard
Bronze spring line docking cleats (2 per side) port and starboard
Samson post
Bronze bow cleats and chocks
Lewmar windlass with foot controls at port bow
Bronze chain pipe at starboard bow
Bronze bow rollers port and starboard on bow pulpit.
Salt water washdown bib at starboard bow.
12-volt power supply for anchor light and search light at starboard bow
Fixed port lights in cabin sides (4 starboard, 3 port)
Bronze opening ports (1 forward cabin, 1 head area)
Bronze bracket for ship’s bell above forward cabin opening port.
Varnished teak opening hatch on cabin top above forward cabin.
12-volt power supply for anchor light on cabin top aft of hatch
Bronze fabrication staysail club traveler (not in use).
Line storage port and starboard of mast
Charlie noble chimney and Airhead exhaust on port cabin op
Varnished teak handrails port and starboard on cabin top.
Interior Layout and Accomodations
The interior spaces of Free Spirit are nice fitted out with White raised panel bulkheads, interior cabin sides, overheads and joinery accented by varnished Mahogany trim work, locker fronts, drawers, doors, handrails and dining table and further accented by dark green cushion color scheme.
Galley Area to Starboard
Bare teak counter top, stainless steel sink basin, well-insulated, under-counter, ice box and storage lockers outboard for china and glassware.
Stainless steel sink basin with fresh water supplied manually by foot pump.
Ice box equipped with Sea Frost engine driven refrigeration
Additional storage in aft bulkhead upper locker
Natural light provided by fixed port in cabin side
Additional light provided by fixture under deck
Galley Area to Port
Eno gimballed 3-burner propane stove with oven
Bare teak counter top with under-counter dry goods storage space
Storage locker outboard of stove and counter space with ship’s electrical panel aft of this locker
Storage locker for pots and pans under stove.
Additional storage in aft bulkhead upper locker
Natural light provided by fixed port in cabin side
Main Salon Area
Varnished Mahogany drop-leaf table on centerline
Settees port and starboard
Settee seat backs fold outboard making generously sized sleeping berths
Water tanks located under settees
Storage bins (4 each port and starboard) located immediately above seat backs
Book shelves and storage lockers above and outboard
Solid fuel cabin heater at cabin sole level just inboard of port settee against the forward bulkhead
Varnished Mahogany hand rails port and starboard fastened to overhead beams
Lee cloths port and starboard
Natural light provided by fixed ports in cabin sides port and starboard
Additional lighting supplied by reading lights at aft end of settees, gimballed oil lamps forward and overhead dome lights
Passageway Forward (starboard side)
To starboard of passageway forward are storage lockers and drawers
Chest of drawers aft with locker storage above and outboard.
Hanging locker forward
Natural light provided by fixed port in cabin side
Passageway Forward (port side)
To starboard of the passageway forward is the private head area
Airhead composting toilet
Counter space with stainless steel sink basin.
Fresh water manually supplied to sink basin by foot pump
Storage in lockers under-counter and above / outboard of counter top
Opening port with screen provides natural light and ventilation
Forward Cabin
Sleeping accommodations for two persons in V-berth configuration with V-berth filler for double berth arrangement.
Storage under berths in lockers and drawers
Curtain at passageway provides privacy from main salon
Opening hatch overhead and opening port in cabin front provides for natural ventilation and light
Additional natural lighting provide by fixed ports in cabin sides port and starboard
Brass reading lamps at aft end of berths port and starboard
Storage nets port and starboard
Spars and Rigging
Double spreader, mast head rigged, sloop configuration.
Mast (carbon fiber) and rig designed by Joel White
Hall Spars carbon fiber mast (faux painted to appear as varnished Sitka spruce) with Antal mainsail luff track.
Aluminum air foil upper and lower spreaders (faux painted to appear as varnished Sitka spruce)
Stainless steel rod standing rigging and jumper with stainless steel turnbuckle adjusters
Removable inner forestay with bronze Highfield tensioning lever.
Bronze exterior-mounted chainplates
Sitka spruce boom (varnished)
Sitka spruce staysail club (varnished) not currently in use / stored off boat
Sitka spruce (varnished) boomkin
Sitka spruce (varnished) bow sprit
Forespar whisker pole
Low-stretch yacht braid halyards and sheets
Sails and Canvas
Full Battened Mainsail with Antal cars and slides: Vermont Sailing Partners
Mainsail cover
Roller-Furling Genoa: KJ Leitz Sailmaker
Genoa: Low-Cut
Yankee
Reaching Spinnaker with ATN sleeve / sock
Custom dodger with side hand-holds and elk hide covered aft grab bar
Cockpit cushions
Sail Trim and Handling Equipment
Harken multi-purchase mainsheet blocks and cam cleat
Harken adjustable mainsheet traveler
Barient #22, 2-speed, self-tailing bronze sheet winches (port and starboard in cockpit)
Harken #16, 1-speed, self-tailing bronze halyard winch (starboard on mast)
Merriman #2, 1-speed bronze main topping lift winch (starboard on mast)
Lewmar #8, 1-speed headsail halyard winch (port on mast)
Reefing winch and rope clutch (boom)
Winch handles (6ea)
Antal rope clutch for Genoa halyard (port on mast
Dutchman mainsail flaking system
Harken roller-furling headstay
Bronze genoa tracks and adjustable cars / blocks on toe rails port and starboard
Bronze rod staysail traveler on cabin top (not currently in use)
Electronics and Navigational Equipment
Ritchie bulkhead mounted helm compass (cockpit)
Raymarine multi-function / AWI display (cockpit)
Raymarine AWI wand at masthead
Raymarine Hybrid Touch display for chart plotter and radar (cockpit)
Raymarine Autohelm 2000 control and tiller ram (stored below decks)
Raymarine C120 display for chart plotter and radar (below decks)
Simrad RS35 VHF radio (below decks)
Simrad remote VHF
Weems and Plath ship’s clock (below decks)
Maximum barometer (below decks)
Danforth tell-tale compass (below decks)
Raymarine radome radar antenna (mast)
Propulsion and Fuel Systems
2012, 39 HP, Yanmar diesel, Model 3YM30
Engine Hours: 252.50 (as of June, 2023)
Yanmar ignition panel with tachometer and digital status menu at forward cockpit bulkhead
Single lever control for throttle and transmission starboard side of cockpit
Stainless steel prop shaft
Bronze 3-blade feathering propellor
Fuel Capacity: 30 Gallons
Groco raw water filter / strainer
Racor fuel filter
Electrical Systems
12-Volt DC ship’s systems
Separate battery banks for engine start and lighting
Batteries secured in battery box located under cockpit sole
Battery selector switches for Engine, Lighting and Battery Parallel
Paneltronics DC circuit panel
Battery charging by engine alternator.
Fresh Water Systems
70 Gallons of water stored in two talks located under main salon settees port and starboard
Stainless steel sink basins with bronze faucets in galley and head areas
Freshwater supplied to sink basins by manually operated foot pumps.
Sanitation
Airhead composting toilet with solar venting
Ground Tackle Equipment
Bronze anchor rollers port and starboard either side of bow sprit
Port (primary) ground tackle: Vulcan 12, 27-pound anchor with stainless steel swivel, 40’ of chain and 300’ nylon brait rode.
Starboard (secondary) ground tackle: Delta, 17 pound anchor with stainless steel swivel, chain and 300’ nylon brait rode
Storm Anchor: 3-piece bronze anchor stored under port berth.
Primary and secondary chain and rodes stored below decks in chain lockers accessible by way of forward cabin.
Primary ground tackle deployed and retrieved by use of Lewmar rode and chain windlass with foot controls at foredeck area and primary on-off switch in cockpit.
Salt water wash-down fitting at foredeck area. Wash-down hose and nozzle stored in starboard sail locker.
Anchor rode catenary weight and slide system
Anchor buoy and line
Dewatering Equipment
Electric / automatic bilge pump with float switch in main bilge
Whale “Gusher” manually operated high capacity bilge pump located in port seat locker
Safety Equipment
Navigational Lighting: deck level port, starboard and stern lights, steaming light on mast, masthead tricolor light
Ship’s bell
Manual horn
Kahlenburg horn system with auto control
Search light (handheld)
Search light (mounts on bow sprit)
Radar reflectors: Forward face of mast (1ea), On shrouds above upper spreaders port and starboard (2ea)
Type IV, cushion PFD’s (4ea)
Type I, life jacket PFD’s (4ea)
Emergency boarding ladder
Fire extinguishers (3ea)
Marinetics propane solenoid switch
Fenders and dock lines
Lead line
Varnished Mahogany boarding ladder
Ships manuals and operating instructions
Companionway screen
Significant Work History
1984: New deck and cockpit arrangement as designed by Joel White and work done by Brooklin Boat Yard with all new marine plywood decks overlaid with Dynel cloth set in epoxy and painted finish. Cabin sides removed, reworked fitted with larger ports and reinstalled to work appropriately with new deck. Cockpit completely redesigned and rebuilt in such a way as to increase the size of the cockpit and add comfort and “usability”
1994: Work performed by Brion Rieff, Boat Builder. New lead ballast keel (replacing iron keel), new bronze mast step fabricated and installed. Chainplates lengthened. Replaced all below waterline planking with African Mahogany. Above waterline planking splined
1994: New mast and rig designed by Joel White. New carbon fiber mast and standing rigging by Hall Spars
1994: Installation of gimballed propane stove / oven with proper propane supply system and vented propane tank storage locker. Work performed by Brion Rieff, Boat Builder.
2012: New engine installation Yanmar diesel, Model 3YM30. Work performed by Brooklin Boat Yard
2014: Installation of Seafrost refrigeration system by Brooklin Boat Yard
2016: Installed Lewmar anchor windlass for primary ground tackle. Work performed by Brooklin Boat Yard
2016: Install ground tackle saltwater wash-down system. Work performed by Brooklin Boat Yard
Disclaimer
Brooklin Boat Yard offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.
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Contact Us
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We look forward to working with you!
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Brooklin ME 04616 USA
Phone: 1-207-359-2236
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Website: https://www.brooklinboatyard.com
Founded in 1960 by Joel White, Brooklin Boat Yard combines the longstanding tradition of Maine craftsmanship with modern technology to create world-class yachts that push the envelope of performance and grace.
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John Maxwell
Broker
Center Harbor Road
Brooklin ME 04616 USA
Office: 1-207-359-2193
Email: brokerage@brooklinboatyard.com
John joined Brooklin Boat Yard in 2004. Using his expertise and experience in used boat brokerage sales he established a successful used boat brokerage operation. Also, in 2004 John started the development of a racing program for the Brooklin Boat Yard built 76’ Spirit of Tradition Goshawk resulting in podium finishes in the 2005 Marblehead to Halifax Race, the 2006 Newport to Bermuda Race and equally impressive performances in classic yacht regattas here in Maine and Southern New England.
John continues to race in local mixed fleet races and Classic Yacht Regattas mostly on boats built by Brooklin Boat Yard and notably as “the world’s oldest bowman” on the Brooklin Boat Yard built Eggemoggin 47 Lynnette from 2013 to 2021 and occasional guest appearances on sister-ship Lark.
Today, John continues to manage and expand the brokerage operation but can just as likely be seen out in the yard or on the water helping the rigging and yard crews in the busy Spring and Fall launching and hauling seasons.