BrentK

Greetings from the (warm) Souther Hemisphere. Is there any timeline for the release of the lapstrake Belhaven plans please? Still keen to compare the new hull lines with the chine version before I start building (#54).

Sweet lines on the updated hull. I'm sure it will be a successful design, and perhaps easier to build single-handed. Congratulations!

Greetings. I hear that there may be a lapstrake version of the Belhaven in the works. I find the whole concept of her appealing (I bought the plans some years ago) but think she will be really pretty using lapstrake construction. I guess a creative paint job would reduce the apparent height of the sides of the original design, but overall she is roomy and very quick to rig off the trailer. A well thought-out design in my opinion, loved by all her owners.

I've always used Bote-Cote with great success. Am using some at present in Tasmania with fast curing agent due to the very cold weather. A bit of Amine blush which washes off OK. Costs about $160 / 6 litre kit down here. It's a 2:1 mix so easy to get accurate, and thins nicely with a bit of heat during application. Recommended! Brent

Beautifully built! Well done.

Greetings from Australia. I have had the Belhaven plans for some time without commencing my build. Now I see the CS 20 Mk 3 and see many advantages with water ballast and the raised deck design. I have read all the comments about the Belhaven cabin (eg. Scott's descriptions) and it is what I want, and assume the CS 20 cabin is much smaller as it's not designed as a cruiser. If comfort is more important than speed to me, should I just build the Belhaven as is, as I am sure the design works extremely well? Or, with the more advanced features of the CS Mk3 design, should I build one of those and modify the cabin to be more cruiser-oriented? Then of course, there's the P22, but that's in a different league I believe. Thanks all - keep building. Brent

I keep telling myself to start building my Belhaven! I regularly look at your sailing videos Scott and still think the design is just so clever and would be so easy for me to sail solo. Oh well, one day I will start. Brent (Tasmania)

Good to see progress is being made. I have Belhaven plans but also love the OB 20 so am interested in your build. Congratulations on your build thus far!