< PreviousBefore it was the family’s residence, the yacht had served for some years as sort of a summer vacation home. Dunphey bought Liberty Belle five years ago. The owner of a success-ful fuel systems company, he has the means to support his consuming hobby: He’s a collector of historic cars and boats.He owns 10 or 12 boats of vari-ous sizes and states of restoration and about 25 cars. Dunphey also is president of Lakewood Yacht Club’s popular annual Keels and Wheels yearly event, at which restored vin-tage cars and boats are showcased on the extensive grounds of the club.Liberty Belle wasn’t exactly his-toric, but badly in need of restoration and updating when Dunphey bought her. The previous owner had died some years before, and the boat was in a state of neglect. It also needed to be brought from a 1960s sensibility — white carpets, Formica counters, linoleum in the heads — into the 21st century, and be somewhat adapted to suit family life. Her name when he bought her was “Sea Ho,” which may have been a clever play on “Land Ho” in the 1960s, but in 2010 held connotations that Dunphey’s wife would have none of. “Liberty Belle” was an upbeat name, though today she is one of two Liberty Belles at Lakewood.“We stripped the interior complete-ly,” Dunphey said. He replaced the carpet with wood decking throughout, converted painted doors and trim to varnished wood and replaced some of the overheads with softer materials, including bead board. He converted the two-man crew’s quarters in the bow into a den with comfortable bunks for the boys. It’s a fairly small space for three boys to share, but it’s made up for by the roominess of the rest of the boat and their run of the harbor and grounds. And the boys have learned, as sailors do, to keep their gear in order in their own hanging lockers and in drawers under their bunks.Most of the rebuilding and refin-ishing was done by Mark Phillips. 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