Scott Dunsworth Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Here are a few pictures. Please ignore the wire hanging on the wall and roof. I have a peace of trim to cover it up. Also I took these with it dark outside so there are some weird shadows here and there. Quote
kmrmike Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Scott , I can't believe the room your pictures portray for the size of the Belhaven! Great photos and excellent workmanship!! You should be proud!!...Mike Quote
Joe Nelson CS#35 Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Very nice interior finish details! Quote
Frank Hagan Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 You have done an excellent job, Scott. It really looks big inside. You have full sitting headroom in the Bellhaven, don't you? Quote
Hirilonde Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Very nice balance of brightwork and white. Enough wood to be rich and enough white to feel roomy and assist lighting. Well done! Quote
Bill Paxton Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Wow! I'm impressed. Great job, Scott. Quote
paul_stewart Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Beautiful work, Scott. Also, I really like your windows/ports. What kind are they? --Paul Quote
Scott Dunsworth Posted February 6, 2008 Author Posted February 6, 2008 Thanks for the kind words! Frank I am 5'8 and have about 2 inchs to the bottom of the beams. Paul they are Beckson and the hatch is Bomar. I took my time and did a search on ebay at least once a week for Beckson. I think the most I spent for one was $65 and the cheapest was $30. They sell new for around $115. If anyone is interested in building a Belhaven the port on the front is a must. I open it to slide the main spirit through and then pull it back along the starboard berth. It is the only way if you want to store it inside. Also the roof hatch is very nice it pulls in a lot of air. Scott Quote
Ken_Potts Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Wonderful work Scott! Something tells me Paul might not have time for Ebay... Tick, tick, tick... (You're making pretty amazing progress, Paul) Quote
Steve Day Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Scott, That is really a pretty interior. You have "done yourself proud" with that job. Nice work! Steve Quote
sandy claws Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Scott, The interior looks beautiful. You've got a good eye for design and hands for fine craftsmanship. I do have a question. Is the cabin insulated? If so, What did you use? It looks like you have quite a bit of room in there. Again, Well done! Rog... Quote
Howard Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Simply gorgeous! Is your companionway ladder fixed or removable? Quote
Scott Dunsworth Posted February 9, 2008 Author Posted February 9, 2008 No it's not insulated and how nice that would be. When the conditions are right we get some condensation. When I was working on her in December the outside temp was in the teens. I tried using the camp stove with a clay pot upside down over the burner. I think that was Charlies idea. Any way it would warm the whole cabin. The companion way ladder does remove and I made the bottom step high enough for the port-pot to slide under. Scott Quote
maligno Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 That is one gorgeous interior! I'm new to this forum again--because the first time I tried to log in a couple of years ago while I was building my Weekender for some reason I couldn't post. A lot of water has passed under her since then and I am now infected with 2ft-itis so I'm casting about for a slightly bigger boat. The Belhaven is the most likely candidate even if the deck and the house do not look as traditional as I would want. Seeing what you have done has added more points for the design. One question if I may: What is the Belhaven's length on deck? Quote
Scott Dunsworth Posted February 11, 2008 Author Posted February 11, 2008 She is around 18 feet on the deck give or take a few inchs. If you want a very stable boat, that she is. I never think twice about taking her out in cold water or if the conditions are blowing 20 to 25. In fact I think she could stand a little more sail area. The design is very forgiving if the conditions get bad. One of the first things people notice that step a board is how stiff she is. As for performance she prefers a 10 plus wind. But I have had her sailing at 3 mph with a 5 to 7 mph wind on the beam. I have had her sailing a substained 10 mph on a broad reach for 2 hours. She is heavier than the Coresound so the performance is not as high. I know you didn't ask for the extra info but I thought you might be interested. Scott Quote
maligno Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Thanks. I appreciate all the info I can get. Though even now I can see where I can make a few mods here and there, the Belhaven's certainly the front-runner among my choices. If you happen to pass by my neck of the woods please let me know. Quote
Donold Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 Beautiful Interior, headroom and an excellent design overall. I have admired the features of this design for quite some time and the interior is even better than I thought but now that I see it I wonder about the thin hull material. The weight of 1100-1200 pounds is excellent from the point of sailing and towing but I wonder about the "eggshell" effect with such a thin hull for that size boat. Any idea of the "crashworthiness"? Otherwise the best design I have ever seen! Do you think 3/8" plywood could make that bend at the bow or maybe two layers of 1/4" might be better as shown on the Princess 22? Donold Quote
tom151 Posted March 30, 2009 Posted March 30, 2009 I wonder about the thin hull material.... but I wonder about the "eggshell" effect with such a thin hull for that size boat. Any idea of the "crashworthiness"? Otherwise the best design I have ever seen! Do you think 3/8" plywood could make that bend at the bow or maybe two layers of 1/4" might be better as shown on the Princess 22? Donold Donold, The 32 foot long by 30 foot wide and 2200# weight Twiggy design trimaran (designed for singlehanded transatlantic racing) was all 1/4" plywood -- and none of those boats ever had structural problems. My personal feeling is that you either have to have the experience and design it yourself -or- you trust the designer and build the boat to the plans. The general class of lightweight wood/epoxy boat designs is populated by some designers who have migrated from heavy displacement boats and have kept their scantlings little changed, producing some fairly poor results IMNSHO, primarily because they are unnecessarily overweight. Not so with the B&B designs. Further to that, many home built boats are spoiled by inexperienced sailor/builders who continuously add a little here and a little there. Don't spoil a good thing if you're going to build a B&B design. my 2 cents, TomH Quote
rattus Posted April 5, 2009 Posted April 5, 2009 Scott - congratulations - you've done some awesome work! Just a curiosity question - what is that thing behind your sink pump, the circular white panel with the reddish blob in the middle? Thanks, Mike Quote
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