R Jones

Clementine, Belhaven 19 hull #3 is in this year's Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend Washington. I don't see any other B&B boats on the website. Stop and say hello if you attend the Festival. Randy Jones

Winds were light but that's typical for July in Puget Sound. I managed to fly Clementine's mizzen staysail a few times and was happy to see someone caught it on camera. The staysail is a bit of trouble to set, but the extra 0.5 knots of boat speed is pretty special when the rest of the fleet is moving a 1.5 knots. I hope to do the trip again next year and would encourage other B&B boats.

I looked at my three year old 2.5 hp four stroke Yamaha long shaft and it looks like it would fit you situation fine. I've got about 20 hours on it and love it.

Happy April first

My spring loaded outboard bracket on my Belhaven19 is a Fulton MB1710 rated for 20HP 2 stroke, 5 HP four stroke, and max weight of 120lb. It is plenty strong. Vertical travel is 13 inches. I've used it with a 3.5 hp 24lb long shaft two stroke outboard and a 6 hp 60lb long shaft four stroke. Never had trouble moving it up and down with either motor, but you will have to push down. If you go this direction, I recommend getting one with the maximum vertical travel available. Even then you may have trouble making a short shaft motor work. One other consideration. I jumped to the 6hp to get the a remote fuel tank after an ugly experience refueling the little motor in heavy weather. The 6hp at 60% throttle achieves about 4.5 knots with modest noise and seems to run forever on the 3 gallon external tank. I suspect the B19 and the CS20 are similar enough that you'd get the same performance. Randy Jones

Jeff, I will add that I had a similar struggle with my CS17mk1. I ended up using the ugly spring outboard motor bracket but did find a sliding bracket (garelick adapter plate 71053:01) that allows for bracket removal. These adapter plates appear to be discontinued but maybe you can find one. Randy Jones

Got my photos up, but lost my text. Replacement sails for my CS17mk1 were slightly longer in the foot, so I came up with the above solution. If you zoom in on the boom end you'll see a small u shaped shackle. It is kind of a pain to assemble but helped me avoid making a new boom. Drilling holes in the boom was probably not a great idea, but it hasn't been a problem. Randy Jones

Wow. What a surprise. I am alive and well, retired and hiding out near Port Townsend Washington with the Belhaven 19 and Coresound 17. I believe my B19 trailer is a EZ loader model EZL80. EZ loader quit making sailboat trailers years ago. Best I could do was an adjustable bunk trailer. Local dealer was uncomfortable with the sailboat part, but connected me to their distributer who knew what to do. I just finish removing the disc brakes and surge brake actuator as they were badly corroded. Trailer brakes not required in Washington State until you get to 3,000 pound total weight. I'd avoid trailer brakes if not required. One other thing, I'm using the bunks to hold the boat up, but support the keel on an intermediate wooded support. I tried rollers under the keel but they always flatten under the weight. I float the boat on/off the trailer. Check your direct messages for my trailer VIN which may help identifying the exact model. Please post about your build and share some photos.

I used a Ronstan Shock Block tied through a hole drilled in the boom. You could use just about any block you have laying around. The reefing line in the photo is larger than necessary. I've switched to smaller stuff which looks better and works just as well.

Andy, I'm reefing in the way you propose. Never tested it in heavy weather but it seems fine. One hidden benefit is that the mizzen boom doesn't move forward and foul the main sail.

We (my checkbook and I) hired a professional boat builder to complete the modifications on Clementine. The old windows were replaced with fixed port lights, eyebrow trim added to the cabin top, the last plastic hatch in the cockpit seat was replaced with a hatch cover as designed, and the exterior repainted. I'm very pleased with the results. She hasn't been accepted yet, but I just entered into the 2025 Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend Washington and hope to see a few of you there. Randy Jones