Bestevaer 49ST

[Seaworthy Lass]

Originally Posted by mrm

Looks amazing, a question though. That bow thruster tunnel - why so far away from the bow? Surely, closer to bow / farther from center of lateral resistance gives better mechanical advantage?

It needs to be a minimum distance from the waterline and this just manages to achieve this.

The wide angle shot is a bit deceptive though. It is still a fair way forward if you look at the profile:

[DDabs]

ooooo.... good morning lovely

[mrm]

Ahh, yes, compromises...
But, as compromises go, yours is a beautiful one :-)

[Seaworthy Lass]

Originally Posted by DDabs

ooooo.... good morning lovely

Good morning to you too Dabs .

Originally Posted by mrm

Ahh, yes, compromises...
But, as compromises go, yours is a beautiful one :-)

A word that rears its ugly head with just about every decision that needs to be made, if only for cost reasons. I do feel extraordinarily lucky though that we are getting a chance to make these compromises .

SWL

[Seaworthy Lass]

Pilothouse construction has commenced. These nine windows will flood the galley and saloon with light, as a metre at the front will extend past the pilothouse itself, increasing the height in the area below:

[DDabs]

Oh wow.... at first I envisioned the pilothouse sitting on the boat as pictured above, with the reverse rake/expedition style windows! But alas, I forget everything is flipped around for now. Looks awesome. Will there be hatches on the roof of the pilothouse?

[Seaworthy Lass]

Originally Posted by DDabs

Oh wow.... at first I envisioned the pilothouse sitting on the boat as pictured above, with the reverse rake/expedition style windows! But alas, I forget everything is flipped around for now. Looks awesome. Will there be hatches on the roof of the pilothouse?

I sometimes flip the photos to help perspective .

Yes, there will be two 500 x 500 mm hatches towards the front of the pilothouse roof.

SWL

[weavis]

Another hull and it will be the most perfect boat in the world.....

[Seaworthy Lass]

Originally Posted by weavis

Another hull and it will be the most perfect boat in the world.....

Just seems like double the trouble to me .

SWL

[DDabs]

But we would get twice as many photos in this thread

[Seaworthy Lass]

Originally Posted by DDabs

But we would get twice as many photos in this thread

Trying to load the latest batch .

This one shows the galley and saloon almost plated:

[Juho]

Originally Posted by Seaworthy Lass

I sometimes flip the photos to help perspective .

Yes, there will be two 500 x 500 mm hatches towards the front of the pilothouse roof.

SWL

We have one hatch above the driver's seat. It's nice to check the mainsail and windex through that hatch.

[Pelagic]

When I bought Stargazer, one item I was unhappy with, was a very large double sized hatch , aft of the inside Steering /Nav consoles that offered a great skyview from the pilothouse seating/ dining area.

I thought it too large, too vulnerable.

Now, 11 years later, I have really appreciated having this large deck opening to bring in new large items like an Isotherm drawer fridge/freezer that otherwise, would never have fitted.

Great for winching out heavy AGM batteries or engine parts in a rebuild and it does scoop in an incredible amount of fresh air, when opened.

My thanks to the previous Owner.:thumbup:

[Seaworthy Lass]

Pelagic, are they crayfish I spot?

[hoppy]

Originally Posted by msponer

Do you know the distance between frames for your and the adjacent boat? It looks like theirs is at least half?

Could just be an illusion from being close up with a wide angle lens