blackrose Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 12:03, jetzi said: It's a bit of a matter of opinion, personally I find the dutch barge style much more attractive. Dutch barge style has nothing to do with minimal tumblehome on the cabin sides. Some real dutch barges have tumblehome others do not. But what all dutch barges have are side decks, which is something you won't have on a Dutch barge style narrowboat. So on a Dutch barge style NB with minimal tumblehome the top of the cabin sides will extend out further in relation to underwater hull sides and will be more prone to bridge strikes. The rest is as you say, down to personal taste. Personally I'm generally a bit disappointed when I see what I think is a Dutch barge (side on) and then realise it's a Dutch barge style narrowboat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 10 hours ago, blackrose said: . But what all dutch barges have are side decks, which is something you won't have on a Dutch barge style narrowboat. All the Narrowboats of a Dutch barge style that I have seen have had much wider side decks than a Narrowboat gunwale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblebuster Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 Anybody tried sofa bunk beds? Not sure if you'd get the height. interesting idea though.... or not. https://www.housebeautiful.com/shopping/a26065840/luonto-sofa-bunkbed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanM Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 31 minutes ago, Bubblebuster said: Anybody tried sofa bunk beds? Not sure if you'd get the height. interesting idea though.... or not. https://www.housebeautiful.com/shopping/a26065840/luonto-sofa-bunkbed/ Reminds me of this! 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblebuster Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 30 minutes ago, IanM said: Reminds me of this! 🤣 :-) :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyE Posted April 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 Haha love it! Great idea though if the height is there. Which I agree at around 6'5" in the centre of the beam is unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, AndyE said: Haha love it! Great idea though if the height is there. Which I agree at around 6'5" in the centre of the beam is unlikely. The old warships were under 6' head room. Maybe we should look backwards into history The disposition of the crew’s sleeping spaces aboard HMS Bedford, a 74 gun ship of the line, in 1775. Sailors’ hammocks are in blue, the Marines are in red– closer to the officer’s berthing and captain’s cabin. Via the Royal Museums Greenwich. Edited April 29, 2022 by Alan de Enfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyE Posted April 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 minute ago, Alan de Enfield said: The old warships weeww under 6' head room. Maybe we should look backwards into history Nah, I have no plans for gun turrets (won't fit under bridges). Also: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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