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Marinaut Interior Dinette, Galley, and Storage of the "Betty Ann"
The cabin, shown with the bulkhead removed in Les' photo on Facebook, in our view is quite large. One could argue that it is really 7' 7" long, and the 5' 9" berth extends out 18" into the cabin, which allows a person to sit on the berth while visiting with three other people in the cabin, as well as allowing easy access to the portable toilet under the center cushion. Of course, when the left, rear cushions are put into place, the berth extends to a total length of 7', reducing the floor space in the cabin at night. Visually however, the cabin still looks 7' 7"' long. That's the genius of this design. Please notice, too, the width of the floor in front of the dinette and galley: it is wide enough for two people to easily pass one another, which we feel is an important feature for living comfortably in a small boat.

Secure Grab Bar and LED light over Dinette

Another MBC nice touch: windshield washers. The blue arrows show the direction of water flow from the windshield wiper washer nozzles located on each of our three wiper arms. This works very well. As most of you know, when operating a boat in salt water, the spray over time leaves deposits of salt caked onto the windshield, reducing visibility. This low-cost option was invaluable to us, and will be more so in Long Island Sound, where the shallow waters have a higher saline content due to evaporation. We highly recommend this option, as well as the fan. We have fans on the port and starboard windshield, the flows of which can be directed toward the glass, or even down to the berth. It helps to clear up fogging, and we highly recommend it. Incidentally, that round, flat area by my wife's elbow is a wonderful resting spot for a plastic water bottle while the boat is at rest.

This great photo taken by Les Lampman on our maiden voyage shows the ample space in the cabin of this boat. Moving up to the Marinaut 215 from our CD 16 Cruiser made a HUGE difference for us in comfort and elbow room. 9/26/12 update -- One thing important that can go overlooked is that the cabin walls go straight up, instead of angling in toward the center. This visually creates a lot of space, and makes us feel we are in a much larger boat. Indeed, over the course of a year, we spent over 30 nights on the Betty Ann, and we continue to feel we are in a very comfortable and unconfining living space.

First Mate and CIC working on her log at the dinette table

Secure Grab Bar and LED light over Dinette

The space between the helm seat and galley cabinet, and right of throttle, is great for books and maps

The cabin, shown with the bulkhead removed in Les' photo on Facebook, in our view is quite large. One could argue that it is really 7' 7" long, and the 5' 9" berth extends out 18" into the cabin, which allows a person to sit on the berth while visiting with three other people in the cabin, as well as allowing easy access to the portable toilet under the center cushion. Of course, when the left, rear cushions are put into place, the berth extends to a total length of 7', reducing the floor space in the cabin at night. Visually however, the cabin still looks 7' 7"' long. That's the genius of this design. Please notice, too, the width of the floor in front of the dinette and galley: it is wide enough for two people to easily pass one another, which we feel is an important feature for living comfortably in a small boat.

Anoither view of the upper-level galley shelf. Please notice that we bought Cuisinart Stainless Steel cookware, which works great with the Walas Stove

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Secure Grab Bar and LED light over Dinette

C-Nile
Oct 17, 2011

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Looks like the sunshine is shaking off some raindrops.

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Well, it's either that or it's dripping melted sunlight. Depends on how bended one's mind is.

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