kayDee

Thanks for that, been cheeky and sent an enquiry. They can only ignore me.

Good point and thanks for that, may have to rethink, I will have to go and measure it, awkward because it's not ours yet, you know how it is. Will have to see if lying the other way is going to work!!! K.

I think it will be port/starboard. Purely to give us a king size bed. Need someone to have a look and give suggestions, or see what other people have come up with. Thanks for reply. k.

Apparantly we have an immersion heater type calorifier, so am hoping that this is more effective. k.

No radiators, but have been told that we have a back boiler to our stove which we could plumb to a radiator.

Hi, We are in Chorley, Lancs. We would like the length of the dinette to become the width of the bed and then be able to "pull out" the bed somehow which will involve using the width of the boat. It's only because we are both tall people and really need a king size bed. Any ideas are appreciated. It's all new to me!! lol. k.

Hi Alan and thanks for response, this is exactly why I need help, I assume under our circs, we will have to run the engine to heat water every time I need it. Any more thoughts, please let me know. We will be reliant on the engine, unless we invest in a generator. cheers. k.

We will move onto our boat in a few weeks time. I am concerned about being able to bathe my daughter and what to do about hot water. I know that I need to attach the calorifier to the inverter and run the engine, everyone says run the engine for an hour in the morning and again in the afternoon. How long will the water stay warm, any info will be much appreciated. Thank you. K.

Just wanted to say Hi to people on the forum and introduce myself. I'm Kay and our narrowboat will be moored in Chorley, Lancashire. It was a very big decision to take this step, and to be honest I am a little apprehensive. We have a daughter with severe learning difficulties and we are hoping that she (and us) take to this new, completely different lifestyle. We are also mooring on private land (not a marina) so, we will have to be very organised. We take over the boat in 4 weeks time, so if you see us moored, please say hi. Our boat is Tyto, which is currently moored at parbold. Looking forward to the change and hoping that we cope. Here's hoping. Kay.

Hi, we will own our liveaboard in a few weeks, but our bed is the dinette, as myself and husband are both 6ft and 6.3 we need the bed extended to the full width of the boat, but to still set it up as a dining area too!! Can anyone recomend a joiner for a qoute and where would we get one of the split mattresses from (better if someone could sort it all together) Any help appreciated. Kay.