The Malahini as built by Jeff Pierce, Salem, CT
I have used the boat for these past three years and thoroughly enjoyed her. She has proved to be stable and easy to handle. She draws comments wherever I go.
I have replaced the 1959 Evinrude Lark I had in the previous photos with a 1957 Mercury Mark 55. It still does not provide enough power, but it’s a beautiful motor. I recently replaced my lame attempt at home upholstery with professionally made seat pads. The boat will probably never really be "finished", as I keep finding little improvements I would like to make.
The attached photos are from my vacation last week. For the first time, I kept the boat in the water for more than a few hours. I'm pleased to say, after a week in the water the bilge was still dry.
-Jeff
