Detail - Hull 1421
| Status: | FOUND | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Name: | Current Name: | Marlin | |
| Hull No: | 1421 | Home Port: | Newport, RI |
| Contracted By: | Mrs. Wallace D. Kenyon | Current Owner(s): | John Hedley |
| Contract Date: | 5/9/1939 | Owner Since: | 4/2011 |
| Class: | Marlin | Sail Number: | |
| Sub-Class: | |||
| Original Rig: | J&M | ||
| Current Rig: | |||
| Original Price: | $1,200 | Restored By: | |
| LOA: | 21 ft. 0 in. | Maintained By: | |
| LWL: | 16 ft. 0 in. | Notes: | |
| Beam: | 7 ft. 1 in. | ||
| Draft: | 3 ft. 3 in. | ||
| Designer: | NGH/Sidney | Other Resources: | HCR |
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| Provenance: |
| Owner | Years | Location | Boat Name | Sail No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Wallace D. Kenyon | 1939 - after 1948 | |||
| Jack Bumstead | ???? - 1977 | |||
| Herreshoff Marine Museum | 1977 - 2011 | Bristol, RI | Marlin |
Marlin is one of 4 auxiliary cruising sloops derived from the Herreshoff 1916 Fish class full keel sloop by Sidney Herreshoff. The modifications included the addition of an extended house with pipe berths, a new Marconi rig and different materials. The Marlin is mahogany planked on white oak frames. Marlin suffered a fire in storage and was donated to the Herreshoff Marine Museum in 1977. The museum subsequently had the hull restored by an experienced boatbuilder in 1999-2000. Marlin has been stored mostly outdoors under cover since the restoration.
