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Detail - Hull 1407

 
Status:FOUND
 
Original Name:Current Name:Malabar
Hull No:1407Home Port:Cohasset, MA
Contracted By:George A. FurnessCurrent Owner(s):Richard S. Chute
Contract Date:6/25/1937Owner Since:1955
Class:12-1/2 FooterSail Number:27
Sub-Class:
Original Rig:Gaff
Current Rig:Marconi
Original Price:$790Restored By:Steve Ballentine (2009)
LOA:15 ft. 10 in.Maintained By:
LWL:12 ft. 6 in.Notes:
Beam:5 ft. 10 in.
Draft:2 ft. 5 in.
Designer:NGH
Other Resources:HCR
Gallery / Galleries:
 
Provenance:

OwnerYearsLocationBoat NameSail No.
George A. Furness    
Mary Mason???? - 1955Marblehead, MASuzy 

Richard Chute got this boat from his father, who purchased it in 1955. The original gaff rig has been replaced with a Marconi rig. It is now in Cohasset, and races regularly.



Photo courtesy Amy Ballentine


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