Daniel Grantham Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Does anyone now of a company that fits skylight hatches on a narrowboat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Are you looking for a Houdini hatch, or something else, like a pigeon box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Grantham Posted January 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 What’s a pigeon box look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Daniel Grantham said: What’s a pigeon box look like This. Replicates the sort of thing that helped keep the engine room cooler in a working narrowboat. Any sort of skylight can be a source of condensation drips. Keeping them watertight can be tricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardang Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Daniel Grantham said: What’s a pigeon box look like I see your boat is at Wincham Wharf. Why not ask them if they can fit one? They may also be able to help with sourcing. Howard Edited January 14, 2021 by howardang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot bulb Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Or like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyG Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) There are other ways of introducing more light and ventilation, why have you decided on houdini hatch? Edited January 15, 2021 by LadyG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Grantham Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 2 hours ago, LadyG said: There are other ways of introducing more light and ventilation, why have you decided on houdini hatch? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyG Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 5 hours ago, Daniel Grantham said: Thank you I am just curious, it's not going to be a cheap job, so there must be a good reason why it is being considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Grantham Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 I think to let more light in as it’s all port holes feels like I would be in a steel coffin as I’m making a life change I have anxiety about the change and want everything to be right if you can understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyG Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Daniel Grantham said: I think to let more light in as it’s all port holes feels like I would be in a steel coffin as I’m making a life change I have anxiety about the change and want everything to be right if you can understand Yes, I can understand, it's a big move, I have half portholes, half windows, and I also painted above the gunwales white (special scrubable white as used in industry), the deckhead is white. Edited January 15, 2021 by LadyG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Grantham Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 I think I want more light coming in I was thinking the same to paint white some parts but also instead of the Hudina hatch I’m thinking of opening up the side and having a side hatch but it’s down to cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Lad Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 you could consider deck prisms, unless you want it to be openable as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyG Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, Daniel Grantham said: I think I want more light coming in I was thinking the same to paint white some parts but also instead of the Hudina hatch I’m thinking of opening up the side and having a side hatch but it’s down to cost You could also consider part glazed doors. There is another idea for the roof, these are glass prisms, which don't open, they are about a foot or so long and eight inches wide, I Don't know if anyone has tried them on a narrowboat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Grantham Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said: you could consider deck prisms, unless you want it to be openable as well Prefer an escape hatch !!! That’s what I’m doing escaping from the rat race lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevron Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Having both roof hatches and also opening side hatches with glass in. I wish I did not have the roof hatches there a pain with condensation this time of the year. Much prefer the view and light of side hatches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 I have a large wooden pigeon box in the galley which can be opened in the hot weather, In the winter two sections of clear polycarbonate sheeting sit in the frame below it to make it warmer. No problems with condensation. An added bonus is the MiFi lives up in it so effectively outside the Faraday Cage for the radio signal but inside for the WiFi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 My boat has two Houdini Hatches. They let a lot of light in and cool the boat in the summer. Each hatch has a removable panel of what looks like fluorescent light diffuser below, which completely eliminates the condensation problem in winter. The only downside is that they take up roof space that could have been covered in solar panels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta_boat Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 Hey Daniel. Wondering if you got anywhere with this? Buying a narrowboat and looking to instal similiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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