Sail Number: 2
Vessel Type: Malabar II
LOA: – LOD: 41’6 / 12.60m – LWL: 32’11 / 10.03m – Beam: 11’3 / 3.43m – Draft: 6’2 / 1.88m – Displacement: 28,600 lbs / 12,973 kgs – Sail Area: 938 sq ft – Design Number: 162 – Hull material: Wood construction – Rig: Schooner – Designer: Alden – Built by: C.A. Morse & Son, Thomaston, ME – Year Built: 1922 – Engine: Cummins 4B 3.3-M (65hp) – Restored By: Elmer Collemer, Camden, Maine – Current Name: Hispaniola – Original Owner: John G. Alden – Documentation or Reg. No.:
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Known Restoration History:
In 1953 Malabar II received an entirely new hull, built on the original iron keel. John Alden advised the owner at the time, Exton Guckes, ” old Charlie Morse built Malabar for me, but he did pretty much as he pleased and you may find he made a few changes here and there.” Increased headroom, and slight alterations in the interior layout, were some of the changes.
Historical:
Slight variation of the first Malabar, constructed with a single cabin, allowing more interior room, built from the same lines, but slightly fuller in the bow, with sheers slightly flattened, and different in accommodations, and ballast.
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Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: (1922) John G. Alden
Owner/Guardian: (1977) Jim and Ginny Lobdell, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
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Chrisbye – September 15, 2020
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