33' Alden Malabar Sr. (1959)

Burr Brothers built ten boats between 1955 and 1962 in Mattapoisett MA; three used the John G. Alden Co. Malabar Sr. design. One of those was constructed with a short bowsprit to allow a larger roller-furling genoa while still having a club-footed jib. This boat was first launched as Marrionette then renamed by a few long term owners to Susanne II, Breeze O’Wind, and Minstrel before Hirlas was christened in 2021.

Carvel mahogany planking over steam-bent oak frames and oak backbone, bronze-screw fastened. Bright mahogany trunk, coamings, rails, handrails, etc. Self-bailing cockpit with Edson wheel steering to keel-hung rudder. Approx. 5,500-lb. iron ballast keel.

Sleeps 5, Headroom 6’1-1/2″. Rode locker forward with V-berth cabin next aft, with water tank beneath. Enclosed vented composting head is next aft to port, basin, and linen locker, etc. There are hanging lockers opposite to starboard, and the main cabin is next aft with a settee berth each side with stowage lockers and cabinets outboard. A backrest on the starboard side swings up to form an upper berth if needed. A chest of drawers is at the forward bulkhead, port side, and a Shipmate stainless charcoal heating stove is mounted above with a CO2 detector. A drop-leaf dining table is on center between the settees, and the galley is aft, with stainless-steel sink and large draining stainless ice chest. Updated in 2010 with a Beta 20 diesel. Spinnaker pole and sail. 35-lb. and 50-lb. yachtsman anchors with rollers on bowsprit. TackTick anemometer with depth and hull speed gauge. VHF radio with mast mounted antenna and cockpit speaker.