Another board member of The Carpenter's Boat Shop, was given this beautiful model that had fallen off a shelf. He suggested I restore it, so we can donate it to The Carpenter's Boat Shop to raise funds for them. It had quite a bit of broken wood in the Bulwarks and cabin top, but the bigger problem was the damage to the hull and topside paint work. Luckily the wood underneath was fine, but it did mean the beautiful paint job had to be taken down and repainted. It's coming together nicely. Next stage is untangling and revamping the rigging! I have seen one other example of this model on eBay, but the seller had no information on where it came from. If you recognize it, I’d love to hear from you.
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Revamping a Damaged Model Schooner for a Non Profit
Another board member of The Carpenter's Boat Shop, was given this beautiful model that had fallen off a shelf. He suggested I restore it, so we can donate it to The Carpenter's Boat Shop to raise funds for them. It had quite a bit of broken wood in the Bulwarks and cabin top, but the bigger problem was the damage to the hull and topside paint work. Luckily the wood underneath was fine, but it did mean the beautiful paint job had to be taken down and repainted. It's coming together nicely. Next stage is untangling and revamping the rigging! I have seen one other example of this model on eBay, but the seller had no information on where it came from. If you recognize it, I’d love to hear from you.
Hi Ed, that is one hell of a transformation on that boat, you have turned it into a work of art a very nice-looking schooner, the repairs matching in beautifully with the original timbers. You have certainly doubled the value of what it was. I was pleased to see once again the artwork in the corner, especially that wonderful picture,"not tonight it's a headache." Take good care of yourself, and best wishes for the New Year, regards, Gary.
I’ve just about finished the model schooner we are donating to The Carpenter's Boat Shop. This week I worked on the rigging, which was in quite a mess. The rig uses hooks instead of more realistic fittings, which did however simplify things. Several blocks were missing so I made more from hardwood. Though tempted to make something less boxy and more accurate, I realized I would have to replace all 19! The jaws on the main gaff needed a graft. For some reason, the main mast hoops were missing. I decided to add rolling balls to new hoops, threading tiny 1/16” balls on fine wire, which was easier than using thread, but still a test! One of the model pages I follow found her origin. She is a model of Malabar ll. The famous marine architect John Alden designed and built several boats for himself, all called Malabar, which he raced and cruised. This is number 2. There is a nice kit offered for this same boat, but this is a prebuilt solid shelf model. She’s going to a worthy cause. https://www.carpentersboatshop.org takes in 10 apprentices for 9 months and through community living, building beautiful boats and helping others, it changes a lot of lives. Check it out. She’s 4’ long and 3’ 8” high so can't be shipped.
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Revamping a Damaged Model Schooner for a Non Profit
I’ve just about finished the model schooner we are donating to The Carpenter's Boat Shop. This week I worked on the rigging, which was in quite a mess. The rig uses hooks instead of more realistic fittings, which did however simplify things. Several blocks were missing so I made more from hardwood. Though tempted to make something less boxy and more accurate, I realized I would have to replace all 19! The jaws on the main gaff needed a graft. For some reason, the main mast hoops were missing. I decided to add rolling balls to new hoops, threading tiny 1/16” balls on fine wire, which was easier than using thread, but still a test! One of the model pages I follow found her origin. She is a model of Malabar ll. The famous marine architect John Alden designed and built several boats for himself, all called Malabar, which he raced and cruised. This is number 2. There is a nice kit offered for this same boat, but this is a prebuilt solid shelf model. She’s going to a worthy cause. https://www.carpentersboatshop.org takes in 10 apprentices for 9 months and through community living, building beautiful boats and helping others, it changes a lot of lives. Check it out. She’s 4’ long and 3’ 8” high so can't be shipped.
I see now from the photos and video that Malabar II is smaller than I had at first imagined. The simple sail pattern therefore makes good sense. The fishing schooners I referred to are Grand Banks schooners which were generally 80 - 120' long, and the combination of needing to sail very slowly whilst fishing, then full speed to return to port meant a flexible sail pattern was needed. In fact, they invariably used an additional head sail slung between the two masts (I don't know its correct name) to get every last knot of speed possible. I'm not so sure a smaller craft like Malabar would be capable of carrying so much sail.
Anyway, thanks for bringing this to our attention. A lovely looking craft, and a splendid restoration job. Just one question which is - have you sailed it yet ?😀😀
Hi flaxbybuck. Malibar II is 42', so considerably smaller and your reasoning makes sense. The sail you describe is a Gollywobbler, but unlike a headsail, it was normally attached by four corners. One on each mast head, one at the foot of the foremast and one loose footed. Thanks for your interest. Ed
When we found the model I have been renovating is of Malabar ll (see previous post), Michael, the model’s donor, found this beautiful modern video of the actual boat. This is a preview but if you subscribe you can see the whole thing. They have many fabulous videos of traditional boats. https://www.offcenterharbor.com/videos/aboard-a-legendary-boat-malabar-ii/
Revamping a Damaged Model Schooner for a Non Profit
When we found the model I have been renovating is of Malabar ll (see previous post), Michael, the model’s donor, found this beautiful modern video of the actual boat. This is a preview but if you subscribe you can see the whole thing. They have many fabulous videos of traditional boats. https://www.offcenterharbor.com/videos/aboard-a-legendary-boat-malabar-ii/
Thanks Ed very interesting video and what a great sailing machine the Malabar is, just proves how good the old sailing boats were whichever side of the pond they were designed and built. Just look at the extraordinary J class.
Regards ChrisG
