Boat Shop, Inc.

MALABAR's Restoration
H-12 Rebuild

MALABAR's restoration is finished!
  MALABAR is an original Herreshoff 12 1/2 built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing company in 1937.  We rebuilt her with Oak frames and stem, Cedar planking, Locust deadwood and Mahogany shear, coamings and transom.  Below is a collection of pictures from her restoration.  A coffee table book of pictures from her restoration, is also available for purchase.  Email Amy for more information.
 
L. F. Herreshoff's historic BEAN MO CHROI or "Ben" is awaiting a similar restoration.  She is currently for sale, follow the link above or look at our Boats For Sale page for more information.

Also view TEASER and  ARIEL II's completed restorations.

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Launching on tracks at Cohasset yacht club	Going over the bridge	Can you believe she is wooden?
The Crew	Deck and Coamings	DONE!
Finished Interior	Gold Leafed Name	Soaking up before her finish painting
Sealed and primed	Fitted with BBS's bronze hardware	Steve Ballentine admires the progress, Primed!
Deck beams and start on interior priming	Looking Forward	Upright with attached keel and deadwood
Fitting the Deadwood	Stripped and bunged	Cotton in the seams
Last planks are on	2 Planks on either side remain to be done	Garboard and first broad planks fitted
Perfectly fit keelson	Last of the old is gone	Chisel and mallet
Fitting the keelson	Backing out a plank	New planking and old
Upside down	More planks	New stem and shear
New stem	New frames	Beginning work, preparing to replace the frames