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up deck beam takes the thrust of the deck-stepped mast, and apparently passes some of it down to the keel via an off-center compression post at the forward corner of the galley.
The happy result is the appearance of abundant space, starting up forward with the V-berth, whose size obviously benefits from the boat's generous beam. In what would normally be the main cabin, Bingham has provided a settee, a galley with a two-burner stove, a sink, and an icebox, and - wait for it - an enclosed head compartment and hanging locker to starboard of the companionway steps. To port, aft of the galley, is the third full-size berth, a quarterberth running under the cockpit. At sea, this will often be the only habitable berth, of course, but for two people working watch and watch about, that won't cause problems. There may be occasions, however, when both crewmembers are below in heavy weather, and in that case one of them is going to have to sleep on the cabin sole. But that is surely a small penalty to pay for owning such a "cute" boat.
The rig
With spars and sails hardly bigger than a dinghy's, there's nothing complicated about this rig. You can turn the basic sloop into a cutter, if you are so disposed, but there really isn't much of an advantage to splitting up such a tiny rig, and there may even be a disadvantage in the extra windage created by the inner forestay and its associated halyard and sheets.
Both mast and boom are made of aluminum, painted with twin-pack polyurethane paint. The mast is stayed at the truck and has a single spreader, from whose roots spring fore and aft lower shrouds
on each side. The backstay is made fast to the transom without any need for a boomkin. All the turnbuckles are of the forged bronze type, with open bodies.
The mainsail has an area of 106 square feet, and the working jib is a little bigger at 137 square feet. The mainsail has two rows of reef points built in, and by the time you've pulled down the second reef, there's hardly enough canvas left to blow your nose on. Very snug.
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