Restauration
of the
Pailebot Miguel Caldentey
MARC RONET ARCHITECTURE NAVALE is in charge
of an
ownership assistance mission for the restauration project of the
schooner
Miguel Caldentey. The owner, aware about technical and economic issues,
wanted
to use the services of an professional naval architect to guide and
advise him
on this multiples faces work. The mission consist in :
►
Define
restauration tasks and help in the selection of different contracting
company
► Definition of redaction of technical requirements
specifications for all bid process
► Elaborate and provide studies for homologation
and certification
► Regulatory follow up of the ship
► Elaborate the program for the future economical
exploitation
Built in 1916 in Palma de Mallorca for the miller Miguel Caldentey y Ginard, it is part of the family of pailebots, these cargo schooners that coasted between Majorca, Barcelona, Valence, Port-Vendres and Marseille in the first half of the 20th century. First as pure sailboat, then motorized in 1936, she sailed for the transport of citrus fruits, cereals and wood until 1972. Arrived in France in 1973, it was transformed into clubhouse. And over the years, despite its classification as a historic monument in 1988, the boat was abandoned in the inner harbor of Le Canet.
The restauration
In 2005, the public authorities and associations for the safeguarding of maritime heritage work together to launch an ambitious project to recover and save this monument. Since 2007, SIVU Pailebot Miguel Caldentey, formed by the two towns of Port-Vendres and Argelès-sur-Mer, has been leading the project in partnership with the Languedoc Roussillon regional council and the DRAC (regianol office for cultural affairs), the Narbonnaise regional natural park. The work is carried out by the marine carpenter Yann Pajot within the framework of the marine carpentry back-to-work organization of the Narbonnaise regional natural park. The work on the hull required the replacement of part of the axial structure, the planking, the deck and 60 percent of the members. .
Lanching, March 2020
After several months of preparation, it was a three
days one-off operation that allows Miguel Caldentey to came back on sea
water. Three cranes, a 5 km navigation on a canal, then 10 km by road
before
joining the port of Gruissan. This Wednesday, March 18, the Miguel is
launched
without any leaks. In anticipation of its maritime transfer, the boat
receives the
first part of its ballast.
.
...and maritme transfer to
Port Vendres
Saturday May 30, first sea trip for
the Miguel Caldentey. Taken in tow by the rescue boat of the Port
Vendres station,
the ship returned to its home port. Now moored at the Quai de la
Douane, it is
a second phase of the restoration which begins for the next three
years, with
the installation of the motorization, the manufacture and installation
of the
rigging, the realization of accommodations and the installation of all
technical
equipments on board
.
Main characteristics :
Lenght at
waterline: 23.8 m
Lenght
overall
37.0 m env.
Beam:
6.55 m
Displacement loaded: 186
t
Draught:
2.08 m
Sail
area:
417 m2
Planking and original structure in pine
Rig:
2 masts
schooner
Motorisation:
2 engines, 2 shaft lines
More informations on the history of the boat on the website of the municipality of Port Vendres
Belouga n°568
Coming
out of the Jouet’s shipyard (Sartrouville) in 1958, the boat hadn’t
been
modified throughout
his life: she looks likes her 1958's state, similar to the Eugene
Cornu’s
drawings.
However, to get back her original qualities, an extensive restoration
was
necessary:
New bottom planking
Rescrewing side planking
New sole and fastening
Change of the lower part of the transom
Cleaning old varnish from cockpit and roof
Removal of hardware, polishing
Rudder and centerboard painting
Rudder refit
Spars refit
Varnish interior click to
enlarge
View slideshow of the restoration
12m IJ Wings
Launched in 1937, this 12 international meter
class boat was drawn by Charles E. Nicholson. The in-depth
restoration in
the Guip’s Boatyard(Brest) allows to set her in as-new condition. Thus,
the deck
plan is returned to the original layout. Following the work, new
drawings
have been done in the Ribadeau Dumas Office.
Le Mutin, Franch Navy
During her 2009 refit in Guip’s
Boatytard,
the French Navy wanted makes durable the general drawings of this 1927
ship. In the Ribadeau Dumas office, a 3D scan of the hull had allowed
to
redraw the hull drawing on computer with accuracy. Besides, a
measurement and
redrawing of
deck, spars and spar-fittings have been done.
Swing,
16' Dodge runabout
Entrusted by the Inland water sipping museum of
Conflants Saint Honorine with the non-profit organization Sequana, this
rare example
of 16 ‘ Dodge runabout needed extensive restoration. Work included
changing of the bottom planking and the keel, a refit of the lateral
planking and the deck, varnish, hardware, and refurbishing of the
original
Lycoming
4-cylinder motor!
A unique and highly instructive adventure !
More view of the restoration on the Sequana website
click to enlarge