Malabar X

[Northernguy59]

Heres s great site on the build of an Alden Malabar X

http://www.cayugawoodenboatworks.com/malabar/default.html

Has anyone built or sailed one??

[Rogue Sailor]

What makes people think they can do this???
I'm in awe.
I want one. :rolleyes:

Captain Joe

[JeffH]

Cripes, don't let OSHA see that site! No ear muffs, no gloves, no goggles.... ;)

Actually, that's THE Malabar X, not just A Malabar X. Though, with a new hull, that could be debated some. Wasn't Maynard Bray's definition of a restoration somewhere along the lines of the boat always being a recognizable hull? This doesn't really fall under that catagory. Whatever. Still a great looking boat.

Was there ever more than just the one built?

Jeff

[CharlieSanti]

I live less than an hour drive from Dennis Montgomery's shop. Seeing Malabar X from the hulk that arrived to what she became was amazing. I attended her launching and did go for a sail on her on Seneca Lake, and became a friend of Dennis in the process.

[Northernguy59]

Charlie,

I wonder how many Dennis has built like THE Malabarx ??

Awesome boat and cool hull colors. I love black hulls.

[Art Read]

I was kinda surprised to hear the original had gone downhill so far, so fast. Back in '86 or so we were layed over in Norfolk waiting out the weather on a delivery to Florida aboard HINDU. MALABAR X was moored directly opposite of us on the Portsmouth(?) side. We rowed across for a "gam", and I remember sitting in her saloon, drinking rum and marveling at the similarities in interior details, fittings, etc. between the two boats. One by Alden, one by Hand, but both built by Hodgdon Bros. You could really tell. The same joints. The same little detailing and cosmetic flourishes. Even the same supplier for all the hardware. (I remember thinking the same thing the first time I went aboard BOWDOIN) But MALABAR had always remained a "yacht", and it showed. HINDU was never really the "same" after her Coast Guard war years and then her excursion boat existance afterwards, so it was a real treat to see how she must have once been.

I wonder what happened to MALABAR to justify such a drastic rebuild. She certainly "seemed" every bit a sound as HINDU at the time. Perhaps just a "Well, while we're at we might as well just..." thing? At any rate, beautiful job!

[CharlieSanti]

Art Malabar X was badly damaged in a hurricane and that is what lead to the complete rebuild."The original boat was built in 1930 by Hodgdon Brothers in East Boothbay, Maine and came to us in 1996 in a serious state of disrepair due to many years of neglect. Adding to her problems was her exposure to hurricane BOB which tossed her around Sag Harbor, Long Island in 1991" quote from Dennis's website.

[ 01-07-2003, 07:42 PM: Message edited by: CharlieSanti ]

[rbgarr]

I met a girl in college who was surprised to see that I had a set of Dragon sailboat lines pinned to the wall above my desk. A couple of days later she gave me an etching of Malabar X under sail that she'd done in a copper-plate etching course. I've still got it... and we've been married for 27 years.

[Cedarhill Boatworks]

Wow, I mean WOW, you know what I mean?

[Wiley Baggins]

Originally posted by rbgarr:
I met a girl in college who was surprised to see that I had a set of Dragon sailboat lines pinned to the wall above my desk. A couple of days later she gave me an etching of Malabar X under sail that she'd done in a copper-plate etching course. I've still got it... and we've been married for 27 years.The old "let me show you my etchings" move, eh? smile.gif

[brian.cunningham]

Lamination of the stem and forefoot consisting of 40 layers of Angeligue glued with Aerodux 500, a resorsinol glue known to be strong and impervious to water. :eek: