I've fallen in love with the lines and overall layout of what I think is a Dutch style of pilothouse cruiser/trawler with master below the aft deck. In the 50-60ft range they've often got a couple of engines in the mid 100-200s of HP each and are beautifully finished to live aboard and go anywhere.
There are a few nice Dutch brands but one I like most is this Van der Valk pilothouse. The layout of the galley and salon is what confuses and puts me off and it seems to be the standard.
Why put the galley so far forward instead of at the bottom of the pilothouse stairs and not swap the salon forward (so galley is more centred and up against the pilothouse wall)? It also drops the galley again lower than salon which reduces the engine room space. A drop down to the stairs into the forward cabin makes sense, but not the living area. I love the overall lines and layout but it seems they all do this combination, am I missing something which makes it necessary?
Could it be about having some weight forward? I'd have expected there were other solutions before making this layout compromise.
Thanks for any info!
There are a few nice Dutch brands but one I like most is this Van der Valk pilothouse. The layout of the galley and salon is what confuses and puts me off and it seems to be the standard.
Valk Continental 15.50 France-Proof - Elburg Yachting
www.elburgyachting.nl
Why put the galley so far forward instead of at the bottom of the pilothouse stairs and not swap the salon forward (so galley is more centred and up against the pilothouse wall)? It also drops the galley again lower than salon which reduces the engine room space. A drop down to the stairs into the forward cabin makes sense, but not the living area. I love the overall lines and layout but it seems they all do this combination, am I missing something which makes it necessary?
Could it be about having some weight forward? I'd have expected there were other solutions before making this layout compromise.
Thanks for any info!
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