Hello everyone,

I got C-240 in the summer of 2017 for free!(but there’s no such thing how true....) She’s still pretty solid, needs some new core in a few spots, plenty of shining up and such, but lots of fun. I’ve been putting along with projects the biggest being a new rudder.

A couple weeks after sailing her down from the Wicomico to Urbanna I dove in for a look and some scraping of the bottom. Well the ol rudder was only together by the worms holding hands. It’s a shame because it was clearly the original mahogany, but hadn’t been hauled in years, well, at least it fed several generations of worms. So a new plywood and epoxy rudder and a fresh bottom job.

I’ll be sailing her down to Hatteras in the next couple of weeks, and doing some sunset cruises and sandbar charters this summer.

Does anyone know the actual LOA of the Commander? The Ariel says 25’7” everywhere I’ve seen, and the Commander 26’, aren’t they supposed to the same hull?

Thanks for all the great info, I’ve learned a lot!

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