Round sinks. Why?!

[Alan de Enfield]

1 minute ago, tree monkey said:

I see a possibility, as 2 would be normally required

Ahhhh - I thought it was to retain the original (now wireless on one side) with the addition of another 'cup'. I did not appreciate it was a full replacement option.

 

They do say "twos company & three is a crowd"

 

[Murflynn]

34 minutes ago, tree monkey said:

I see a possibility, as 2 would be normally required the long ends could be tied together, to sort of meet behind the head and a parasol attached. 

It would hark back to the days of Victorian elegance and be practical at the same time

you know what - I think you're onto something.   I'm looking forward to a cartoon style sketch that may be useful for making a pitch on Dragons' Den one day soon.

[NigelMoore]

I fitted a circular sink in ‘Gilgie’ because Gilly did not want either soulless stainless or white ceramic. I spotted some large earthenware flower pots when shopping for the beech countertops in Ikea, so bought one to convert into a sink.

[Murflynn]

no 'countin' fer tastes.

[Alan de Enfield]

12 minutes ago, Murflynn said:

no 'countin' fer tastes.

Flobalob ...............…. Weeeeeeed !

 

 

[tree monkey]

23 minutes ago, NigelMoore said:

I fitted a circular sink in ‘Gilgie’ because Gilly did not want either soulless stainless or white ceramic. I spotted some large earthenware flower pots when shopping for the beech countertops in Ikea, so bought one to convert into a sink.

I rather like that

[rusty69]

1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Ahhhh - I thought it was to retain the original (now wireless on one side) with the addition of another 'cup'. I did not appreciate it was a full replacement option.

 

They do say "twos company & three is a crowd"

 

Now, I wouldn't mind finding the three bra wires for her.

5 minutes ago, tree monkey said:

I rather like that

Me too.Oh, your talking about the sink.

[Jim Riley]

11 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Flobalob ...............…. Weeeeeeed !

 

 

Flobalob - the noise of a fart in the bath, according to Freda Lingstrom talking on R4.

[NigelMoore]

11 minutes ago, tree monkey said:

I rather like that

Evidently a man of impeccable taste (as doubtless your ‘rather a delectable girlfriend’ would agree).

[tree monkey]

3 minutes ago, NigelMoore said:

Evidently a man of impeccable taste (as doubtless your ‘rather a delectable girlfriend’ would agree).

You've spoken to her I see...

[Guest]

Assuming that a round sink has the same or similar diameter as the across flats size of a square sink, it will use less water from your tank to achieve a given depth of water. 

[MtB]

No-one has actually answered the OP's question yet, which is why do people buy round sinks for narrow boats.

 

To be qualified to answer, you must have chosen and purchased a round sink for your narrow boat. Any such people reading this, please explain your reasoning! Everyone else is just pontificating. 

 

I am such a person, and my reason is as I stated earlier in the thread. I wanted the cheapest sink and drainer I could possibly find that would do the job, and round ones were less half the price of anything rectangular. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 7, 2019 by Mike the Boilerman
Add a bit

[NigelMoore]

11 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

No-one has actually answered the OP's question yet, which is why do people buy round sinks for narrow boats.

 

To be qualified to answer, you must have chosen and purchased a round sink for your narrow boat. Any such people reading this, please explain your reasoning! Everyone else is just pontificating. 

 

I am such a person, and my reason is as I stated earlier in the thread. I wanted the cheapest sink and drainer I could possibly find that would do the job, and round ones were less half the price of anything rectangular. 

 

Unusually sloppy for you MtB.

 

“No-one has actually answered . . . why . . .”.  Yet you go on to say: “my reason is as I stated earlier . . .” You are therefore nobody?

 

Plus, I gave a reason also: “I fitted a circular sink in ‘Gilgie’ because . . .” No pontificating.

[Guest]

20 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

No-one has actually answered the OP's question yet, which is why do people buy round sinks for narrow boats.

 

To be qualified to answer, you must have chosen and purchased a round sink for your narrow boat. Any such people reading this, please explain your reasoning! Everyone else is just pontificating. 

 

I am such a person, and my reason is as I stated earlier in the thread. I wanted the cheapest sink and drainer I could possibly find that would do the job, and round ones were less half the price of anything rectangular. 

 

 

 

 

 

Last boat fitted a round'un (small boat, tiny tank, less water used for given depth  in sink.)
Current boat has square sink (bigger boat, much bigger tank, square sinks were silly cheap on offer in B&Q at the time of fitting out.) 
Will that do?
 

Edited September 7, 2019 by Guest

[MtB]

7 minutes ago, NigelMoore said:

Plus, I gave a reason also: “I fitted a circular sink in ‘Gilgie’ because . . .” No pontificating.

 

No, you fitted a circular flower pot! 

[1st ade]

I'm amazed that no one has countered why Circular Sinks with because Square Floats?

[Momac]

My boat must be posh because it has square sinks.?

[nbfiresprite]

I installed a Shaws Round Ceramic Sink in the gallery. Two main reasons first: ceramic holds the heat longer and looks upmarket which it should do at £300. (Brought new on Ebay £35). Second reason you can install the taps where you like and not look out of place unless you install them at the front.    

[DRP]

Three pages so far!

 

Some people just don't have enough to do. Sad.

[Ian F B]

I've got an oval sink which was more expensive than a round or square one, does this make me some kind of extrovert?

 

??

[rusty69]

3 minutes ago, Ian F B said:

I've got an oval sink which was more expensive than a round or square one, does this make me some kind of extrovert?

 

??

Eggcellent, though I would try and ovoid that mistake next time.

[ditchcrawler]

8 hours ago, NigelMoore said:

I fitted a circular sink in ‘Gilgie’ because Gilly did not want either soulless stainless or white ceramic. I spotted some large earthenware flower pots when shopping for the beech countertops in Ikea, so bought one to convert into a sink.

 

Where do you buy oval kettles from?

[rusty69]

.......all oval the place.

[NigelMoore]

4 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

Where do you buy oval kettles from?

I cheated. I bought an ultra wide-angle lens instead, which has the effect of distorting the foreground to give that effect.

 

The real thing is currently unavailable -

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/3-Litre-Oval-Kettle-Blue/dp/B00KX9HC8G

[roland elsdon]

I bought a round sink because it came with a second round drainer a wooden cover and a cutlery drying rack also round, because (roll drums) thats what mgi ( remember them) were selling off when they went broke.

Hmm mfi not mgi