At the End – November 2018
The first year of MARABU’s new beginning is over and Axel is at the end. After he fought his way through rust and mildew …
Old Iron – September 2018
Years of heavy labour in the troubled salt water of the Atlantic ocean, journeys through the Bay of Biscay to Spain, long blows to the west to America or St. Petersburg in the east have especially affected…
Unwinded – July 2018
“It’s straight.” Axel holds a stencil made of thick veneer to a row of wooden blocks which are screwed to MARABU’s inner side in the middle of an already removed rib.
I look at this from the opposite side and am firmly convinced that…
Snow Flurry – March 2018
Retrospective 18 December 2009 – MARABU has arrived on the European mainland from Ipswich UK on a flat bed trailer. We will continue our journey across Germany to Radolfzell on Lake Constance. The phone rings at the destination – at Martin-Yachten …
Today, then and in between – January 2018
Several generations of boat builders have seen MARABU come and go. When removing the stem and forestem, the many layers of varnish become visible, which have superimposed themselves like annual rings of a tree in the front area of the bilge …
A Seaman’s Fable – November 2017
With the keel a ship gets its identity, it is the basic building block, the backbone that supports everything. It is therefore not surprising that …
Lowered – September 2017
MARABU seems to have a “hangover” – hanging old and tired on the ropes early this morning: an adventurous construction from the “normal” gantry crane and an additional “lever crane” occupies the entire yard of Martin Shipyard. Tension and nervousness are reflectet …
Emptiness – September 2017
From the outside, MARABU looks much as it has done for the last weeks. Its lines convey tranquillity and stability even when it is standing dilapidated in the workshop hall. But appearances can be deceptive …
Demolition – August 2017
Soft light falls on this summer morning through the dusty windows and the open gate into the shipyard hall. In an almost devout atmosphere, the hull of the Marabu towers towards the workshop ceiling. But the eye of the beholder inevitably falls …
Inventory – July 2017
“Because you have to save such a ship “- that was Josef Martin’s short answer to my question WHY.
Now there is something sad about what is left …
If MARABU could tell …
X10 originated from a dark chapter of German history. Gradually, the seafaring cruisers, as yachts measured by Germanischer Lloyd as seaworthy yachts, replaced the national cruisers that were then widespread on German waters. They were also built in various…