1994 Custom Haven 12.5

16' Haven 12.5 '94 "Deborah Lynn"

The Haven 12.5 is a modified version of the Herreshoff 12 1/2 which remains an active class today and is one of the most admired and well-loved boats ever designed. Joel White designed the Haven 12.5 to have the benefit of easy trailering with the addition of a centerboard. He was also careful to retain the fine elegant lines and he painstakingly made adjustments like a slight widening of the beam to make sure that sailing characteristics and performance were not affected by the shallower draft. To purchase a new Haven 12.5 today could run over $40K and this vessel is in excellent condition, making her very attractive at $14K.

Accommodations

The Haven Class Sloop is a modified version of Nathanael Herreshoff’s deep-drafted 12 1/2 sloop designed and built as a production boat in the early 1900’s. The advantages of the Haven Class over the Herreshoff are that she is easier to trailer due to the centerboard rather than the deep fixed keel of the Herreshoff and is able to be taken into shoal water. In terms of sailing ability and aesthetics the Haven Class is virtually identical to her predecessor. Joel White retained the fine elegant lines and carefully redesigned the hull so that the much-admired attributes of the original Herreshoff 12 1/2 (balance, stability, speed and responsiveness) remained unaffected by the reduction in draft.

Hull

Construction Details:

Edge epoxy glued and bronze fastened Atlantic White Cedar strip planks. (This method of construction results in a long-lasting drier boat ideally suited to trailering.)
Steam bent oak framing throughout in addition to the epoxy glued and fastened strip planking.
Decks are made of Marine Grade plywood covered over with epoxy and fiberglass.
Solid mahogany seats, coaming, sheerstrakes and trim.
Solid Sitka Spruce spars
Custom Bristol bronze cast fittings throughout.

Sails and Rigging

Solid Sitka Spruce spars (mast, gaff and boom)

Gaff-rigged main sail

Club-footed jib

Full boat cover

Exclusions

All seller’s personal effects on board are excluded from the sale of this vessel.

Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

1994 Custom Haven 12.5

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