Thanks

Ralf

So, I have the pleasure of introducing.....

Mathew Flinders!!

She will be built in this shop:

I have three shop assistants; this is the oldest one.  The goal is to have them help with the build when they can and then teach them how to sail when the boat is finished.

I would add that anyone is welcome to come by the shop if they want to check out the kit.  As you probably gathered, I live in Chesapeake, VA.  For those that have posted builds and answered questions, I do want to thank you as I have read through all the build threads and have learned much.

My posting might be sporadic as work and life gets in the way but I do plan to keep the build updated with pictures.

Any experience or opinions welcome!

About a month ago, I had a little issue pop up— literally.  The hatches on her are built up strips of White Oak.  They are gorgeous!  But some water seeped into a crack, and buckled a couple of strips on the forward hatch.  

I’ve been ruminating over how to attack this.  If I took the Rambo approach, I’d replace the entire companionway/hatch system with something similar to many other 20.3’s.  

But I like the look of the current design.  Besides, right now I want a boat, not a project.  I’m going to try repairing it.  If it looks ugly, I’ll consider a more extreme course of action this winter.  So far, so good!

After I fill the cracks, I’ll apply a barrier of 4 oz glass to this and the aft hatch. That should prevent further intrusion.  Stay tuned for the results.  It’ll be a week or so, since I have to entertain the doctors for the next week or so.

But I did get to take my “grand-neighbors” out for a sail last week.  It was the girl’s first sail, and she loved it.

Discussion here is generally about the B & B Yacht Designs line of boats for the amateur boat builder.  But we don't strictly enforce topic rules on messing-about.com, so if a conversation leads off into a different direction, don't be too concerned.  Conversations do that sometimes!  If the topic doesn't apply at all, I may move it to the Main Forum.

B & B Yacht Designs announced new email addresses for their customers:

To Graham: designergraham@gmail.com

to Carla: admincarla@gmail.com

please direct building inquiries to Graham and Business inquiries to Carla!

Thank you all!

Paul was there last year. 

Motor mount:

ePropulsion battery in aft locker:

"Garage-Top" (26"x25") location for a solar panel: 

Tiller-to-motor  linkage:

    I'm in the process of tarting up Petunia so we can make the run up to Olympia,WA for the Salish 100.

    I just called Boat US/Geico  to inquire about boat insurance for when she is re-patriated, and I was told that they no longer offer hull insurance to ply/epoxy boats !!!  Is this really true, have I been out of the country that long, or did I just get someone having a bad day? I've already had one marina ask me for insurance documents online.

     Has anyone else been told anything similar?

TIA for any info,

  Docpal

Ordered the kit and it was delivered in July to hot and to busy to mess with it to much. Took everything out of the boxes to look at it. 

As you read and look, you will see more than one person in the photos and me using the word "we" often; I own a Construction company as my real job, and when I can I work on the boat, but when it rains or we are waiting on material, or a permit ect. WE work on the boat, I dont like sending my guys home, they signed up to work 40 and I try to give it to them, even if its for my own ends. I may not make tons of daily posts but will try to keep ya'll updated when I can, 

Any chance of a kit being sold for Core Sound 17.3? Could I purchase preliminary plans? I know the link at https://bandbyachtdesigns.com/windvane is not quite ready to let me purchase yet.

Finally, I have a ladder on the left of my transom and a motor mount on the right. Do I even have room for the auxiliary rudder and kick up apparatus? How much space is needed?

If you haven't seen Walter in action check out these links:

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1QCiC7KtVa/?mibextid=wwXIfr

This was the first fully cut jig that's now being offered in stages, in my case as the jig gets fine tuned. We will be going with an engine bracket , replacing the engine mounted on the transom and splashwell.  I think there can be an alternative option  if you wish of a full hull extension I suppose from talking at great length.  This will be a slow process and redundant for many that's watched the cold molded process of a hull. But I will add some eyewash slowly on occasions .  

I will give a shout out to Ken [Kennessee ] and a lot of positive feedback from his two seasons on the water that helped in the planning stage. This helped in some decision making in the hull tweaking that will make a positive impact in the completed hull layout down the road. 

And thanks to Alan and Graham for responding to  many questions and listening to us for months on end to get us to this point. 

I really like this boat design and I was thrilled to see Kalos in person at one of the Messabouts

When I first spoke with Graham about my interest in this design I told him I wanted to build using marine plywood construction. Graham said I might want to consider foam core construction. I thought no way I want to stick with a familiar construction method. Over the next few months the idea of foam core construction started to work on me and the next time I spoke with Graham. I asked him what kind of foam core he would recommend.

Graham and Alan had modified the Flinders 234 to accommodate Jay's needs hence the Flinders 246. I sat down with Graham and Alan and we worked out some of my modifications as well as all the changes in tooling necessary to come up with a jig to build the boat using foam core. 

There are a few different ways to build using foam core but we settled on covering a male jig with foam core planks and then glassing inside and out.

A little about my experience: I have built 2 smaller stitch and glue boats, a plywood on frame jonboat, and a plywood pirogue. I've done my share of fiberglass repairs and decked out an aluminum skiff. I also turn saltwater plugs, tie flies, and make bamboo fly rods.

I have a machine shop background and have done everything from framing to masonry, roofing, plumbing, electrical, kind of a jack of all trades. I also have rebuilt a couple of outboards, a handful of car engines and transmissions, and restored a few motorcycles. Basically if it was broken, I fixed it. It has always been more of a necessity than a past time though, that's what this boat is for.

Well, here's the first post. Time to finish cleaning out the barn so I can really get started.

-Pocketship (may be a bit small at 14’ 10”)

- Devlin Eider 17 (having a hard time finding interior pics to assess space)

- Norwalk Island Sharpie 18 (folks who have a Norwalk seem to love them)

- Core Sound 17 Mk2 (cabin space seems to be much less than the Belhaven 19 but not surprising at 2’ less overall length. 

- Belhaven 19 (from all I’ve read here also a very popular design.)

Use will be day sailing  with my wife and some overnight trips but I don’t expect to do long cruises. 
My building space is 18’ x 23’ and it’s pretty packed with wood and metal working tools so 19’ is about the largest I could manage I think. 

Wondering if folks have any guidance that might help me make my decision. 
 

My CS20 has a removable mount from Duckworks, a sort of tripod thingy you'd know immediately.  (No: I looked and they appear to be extinct.)  Long ago and briefly I had an antique 5hp short shaft motor, for the sake of which I installed this mount.  Despite the power head being below the top of the transom, I'm pretty sure I had no trouble raising the motor out of the water without the cowling hitting the transom.  

Now I want to see if I can get away with buying a new Suzuki 2.5hp short shaft to hang on the same bracket.   As I stare at images of this motor on a computer screen, ruler in hand, I can't see how this could work.   But I'm hoping someone with the same motor can tell me how much horizontal room the power heat takes up when a Suzuki 2.5hp is raised compared to when it is down.  (The inside top edge of the mount hangs 7" away from the transom, so that's all I have to play with.)

In short, should I buy the short shaft Suzuki 2.5 (which could theoretically also be used on my little Michalak pram), or should I remount the bracket 4-5" higher and buy the long shaft?

Not sailed since before Covid, but getting Beatrice Ann back into the water with her new rig this year.  I'd always sailed engineless -- not as purist, but just cheapskate.  Being a lousy sailor, I've often gotten into kinds of trouble that I'm getting too old to get out of reliably anymore.  So I'm counting on a motor to help out.  I am no mechanic, so decided to go new.  (I briefly owned an antique 5hp that would only start when I didn't need it too badly.   I specify light-weight because my Core Sound's stern gets depressed easily.  (Therapy hasn't helped.)  Cheaper is of course better, as long as motor is reliable, but I do think neutral would be nice to have.  I don't know how many horses I need, but surely no more than 4.

Suggestions and experiences welcome!

I’m new to posting here on the B & B forums but a long time reader.  I live in Holland, Michigan and am currently 5 years into my projected 2 year build of a Belhaven 19 (#69).  Funny how time flies!

I am at a point where I’m starting to look for trailers and decided to buy new since I intend to pull her all over the country.  In particular, I am leaning toward the EZ Loader brand for it’s configurability but am having trouble getting model recommendations from my local dealer and the manufacturer.  As soon as you mention ‘sailboat’ they kind of shut down.

As I was pursuing old posts here looking for any sizing guidance, I came across a picture of Randy Jones’s reinterpretation of Scott Dunsworth’s BH19 hull #3 sitting on, of all things, an EZ Loader trailer!

So Randy, if you are still around, would you mind sharing the model number of your trailer?  Or, does anyone have contact info for Randy or have any insights on BH19 trailers?

Hope to see some of you Michiganders out on the water in about 2 years…