Malibar Jr. Question

[emichaels]

Does anyone out there have/had a Alden design, Malabar Jr. the 30 LOA design. I am wondering what the headroom is below ?

[ 11-15-2005, 08:13 PM: Message edited by: emichaels ]

[outofthenorm]

I have the plans at home. I'll check. - Norm

[emichaels]

Originally posted by outofthenorm:
I have the plans at home. I'll check. - NormThanks Norm.

[outofthenorm]

Okay, the headroom is pretty scant - but that wasn't unusual in her day.
Under the sliding hatch it's 5 ft 8 inches.
Under the deckbeams, mid cabin it's 5 ft 2-3 inches. An extra 1.75 inches between the beams.
Under the forehatch it's just 5 ft.

The freeboard amidships is about 2 ft or so, but the thing that really kills headroom is that the floors are 8 inches deep throughout. As designed, the Jr. is a pretty robust vessel. Awful pretty though. ;)

- Norm

[emichaels]

Thanks Norm,
I have noticed in searching that he JR was built to several different waterline lengths all around 30 feet plus or minus a foot or so. Sure would like to get aboard one of these to get a feel for the space. Thanks again Norm.

Eric

[ 11-16-2005, 07:02 AM: Message edited by: emichaels ]

[HR]

Don't know if this helps or not, but here are some photos of "Endless", a Malabar Jr owned by a friend of mine. She was built sometime around 1936 and is originally from Maine.

Howard
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf37b3127cce952fc160505400000016109AcuGzRs0bU

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf37b3127cce952fc161d16500000016109AcuGzRs0bU

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf37b3127cce952fc16e505a00000016109AcuGzRs0bU

[John Turpin]

You might want to talk to Tom Garber, who has posted here from time to time. He did a complete restoration on a Malabar Jr and documented it in this video:

http://www.thirdwavefilms.com/DOW.htm

I have the video and it is very well done. He is in New York and has been very helpful in answering my questions in the past.

[emichaels]

Originally posted by John Turpin:
You might want to talk to Tom Garber, who has posted here from time to time. He did a complete restoration on a Malabar Jr and documented it in this video:

http://www.thirdwavefilms.com/DOW.htm

I have the video and it is very well done. He is in New York and has been very helpful in answering my questions in the past.John,
Do you have a Malabar ?
Eric

[emichaels]

HR, Thanks for the pics they are very good. Does your friend that owns this Malabar do any off shore ssiling with her ?

Eric

[HR]

No, he just sails among the islands of Mahone Bay here in Nova Scotia, mainly daysailing and some weekending. From my experience sailing on her, she handles the wind quite nicely but I have never been in any real seas in her.

Howard

[John Turpin]

Originally posted by emichaels:
John,
Do you have a Malabar ?
EricNo I don't. But I did fall in love with this design a couple of years ago. If I were building that size, she'd be on the top of my list.

When researching this plan, I found numerous versions of this boat's plans; covering several lengths and sail plans. Contact Alden for all the plan versions they support. They were also very helpful.