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Hello My husband and I are looking to live on a narrowboat full time with our dog. We have quite a list of requirements and I have planned the "Perfect" boat layout....the main problem is, that it doesn't exist in the real world The perfect layout is: Trad stern to galley, through to salon with wood-burner, door to walk-through bathroom, door to study area with large wardrobe for dressing area, through to bedroom with cupboards and cross bed looking out to the bow. I am thinking no longer than 58ft. I wanted to find out (from those with experience) how tricky / expensive it is to change the layout of a boat...or if it would be better to buy a sail away and start from scratch..? Thank you
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afternoon! i have a query about plumbing a new belfast sink into my galley. the waste fitting has a 1.5 inch screw thread. i want to get hold of an angled fitting that screws onto the base with a nozzle for a 20mm hose to drain the water out through the skin fitting. i have seen a few straight fittings like this, but because of the depth of the sink and the height of the skin fitting i need to have the fitting with a right-angled (or as close to it as possible) connector. all the angled connectors i've seen are for standard kitchen sinks with a screw insert to accept a central screw from the middle of the plug-hole. What i need is one that screws onto a 1.5 inch down-pipe waste. Does that make sense??? any advice would be much appreciated, as ever! to clarify: what i need is a fitting like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAN-SINK-WASTE-20MM-ANGLED-caravan-motorhome-camper-horsebox-boat-plug-bung-/130895601685?pt=UK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item1e79fc6015 but which screws onto the base of this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BELFAST-KITCHEN-SINK-WASTE-SLOTTED-CHROME-BRASS-METAL-BACK-NUT-WASHER-PLUG-/230829151390?pt=UK_DIY_Materials_Plumbing_MJ&hash=item35be7d549e
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I'm fitting my worktops, finally. My kitchen is galley style ie a worktop either side of the nb. I've seen many worktops tucked all the way under the gunnels but usually leaving a small gap from the worktop surface to the underneath of the gunnel. I never liked seeing that gap and as my gunnels are at 91cm internally I thought they were just about perfect for having the worktop fitted snug. So today I offered up the two worktop sections. The first thing that struck me was that loosing the 9cm under the gunnel seems to make the worktops look overly narrow. The second thing was that they felt just a tiny tad too high. So I tried various heights and settings - funny enough leaving 3-4 cm under the gunnel helped give the illusion of more depth. But also bringing the worktops out 2cm seemed to help, when I did have them tucked tight under the gunnels. I'm wondering what to do now! Obviously there are other issues with the hob and the sink (actually the sink isn't too big and fits nicely whatever I do but I'd like to have it centered or aligned with the hob so messing around with the worktop positions obviously has an effect). I've already cut a slope to the cupboard backs so they sit in all the way but if I bring the worktop out a couple cm I can just drag the cupboards forward too. I guess I'm hoping for a good reason to do one thing or the other - I'd like to hear other peoples experience, if you have fitted your own kitchen. I took some photos to post but they don't really show what I'm on about. Who'd have thought it would be this complicated!
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I understand that some dishwashers use as little as 11litres of water to wash a full load, which beats washing up in a bowl three times a day by quite a lot. Do any boaters have one? Ditto washing machines- I have an ordinary one, and facilities in the marina, but I've seen a tiny one which takes 20 minutes and minimal water to wash. Someone I know also has a tumble dryer and she says it doesn't eat electricity anything like what she thought before moving aboard (she has a large family so lots of laundry). I've never used a tumble dryer except at a laundrette, because I always thought they were very bad for the environment, but I can see the use of them when space is so limited.
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Just bought a low wattage electric kettle in Aldi yesterday, they call it a "Caravan Kettle". Same size as a normal domestic kettle (1.7L) but with only a 240 volt 1000w element so ideal for boats with lower power inverters. Tried it out, its fine, although of course takes longer to boil than a domestic kettle, choice of colours available, and at £9.99 it has to be a bargain!
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Hi you lovely bunch! I'm designing a new galley for my boat and I was wondering if there is a safe distance between a gas cooker and a mutli-fuel stove I should consider? Should I aim to keep them as far away from each other as possible? Thanks in advance -
Hi, I am looking at buying a built in oven for my boat, LPG with FSD. I want a single cavity oven + hob combination. Does anyone know of any good ones, I am finding them hard to find! Many thanks, Will
