Floor

[American pie]

Approximate floor dimension 57 foot narrow boat with semi trad

[matty40s]

Most narrowboats have floors from front doors to back steps...however...

Dimension will be about 6 and a quarter, up to a half wide, and then from back to front depends on how long the front deck/ stern area is.

Most decent brokers show the approx dimensions for each particular area.

The variety will be what else takes the space up, beds, cupboards,  kitchen units, shower trays or bath/1/2 bath, sink units, etc.

 

There is no standard build in UK narrowboats , unless you are buying an ex Black Prince 60 footer....if that has been pre-owned, then that probably doesnt fit the bill either.

[Gybe Ho]

Assuming this narrowboat allocates a conventional proportion of its overall length to a bow locker, forward well deck and rear semi trad sitting area then the internal floor space will be about 42' long. A variation that is growing in popularity in new boat gains another 3ft of internal length by extending the  accommodation cabintop towards the bow, in which case call it 45'.

Edited July 22, 2024 by Gybe Ho

[Peanut]

As all boats are different, the internal lenght may vary by a foot or so. You won't know until you measure the boat you buy. Internally, they are about  six feet wide at the gunnels, any extra will be a bonus.

With an existing boat, the position of the windows, and other fixtures, will constrain the layout, with a new shell, talk to the builder.

[Jen-in-Wellies]

7 hours ago, American pie said:

Approximate floor dimension 57 foot narrow boat with semi trad

My 57' semi trad is 42' x 6' at floor level.

[howardang]

An indication of why you are asking might help, and as a new member why not introduce yourself?

 

Howard

[David Mack]

3 hours ago, howardang said:

An indication of why you are asking might help, and as a new member why not introduce yourself?

 

Howard

Yes I'm surprised the OP has received a number of responses, given that he hasn't actually asked a question!

[Tony Brooks]

1 hour ago, David Mack said:

Yes I'm surprised the OP has received a number of responses, given that he hasn't actually asked a question!

 

I agree, but that is only because he does not seem to know about question marks and how to use them. The lack of punctuation and very odd spelling/grammar seems to be a hallmark of numbers of boaters, including some long-standing members. I think his post was easy enough to understand what he meant, but without enough detail to give the best advice - apart from all boats are different.

[Gybe Ho]

The answer is 42, let's write a book debating the question.

[Peanut]

The answer cannot be a fixed number, it as it cannot be determined, it varies due to so many factors. The only dimension that counts is the one you measure on the boat you buy. Planning, based on an assumed figure, could lead to disappointment later, best allow for some leeway.

[MtB]

4 hours ago, David Mack said:

Yes I'm surprised the OP has received a number of responses, given that he hasn't actually asked a question!

 

Or said "please"!

 

[hider]

He wants to know for his airbnb advert! Stop being difficult and give him an answer.

[Peanut]

5 minutes ago, hider said:

He wants to know for his airbnb advert! Stop being difficult and give him an answer.

 

In that case, it is 57 feet long, why make it sound shorter?

[Tony Brooks]

It sounds as if he may be planning a lay-out and if so I wonder if he has considered where his project boat or sail away builder has put the windows.

[MtB]

5 hours ago, hider said:

He wants to know for his airbnb advert! Stop being difficult and give him an answer.

 

As in.....

 

"Darrrrhling DOOO come and look at this boat I've found on Air BNB. It has floor dimensions of 42' x 6' so we simply HAVE to rent it for a week, don'tcher think??! 

[Gybe Ho]

38 minutes ago, MtB said:

"Darrrrhling DOOO come and look at this boat I've found on Air BNB. It has floor dimensions of 42' x 6' so we simply HAVE to rent it for a week, don'tcher think??! 

 

That was my guess as well, i.e. present the sq ft compared with a flat or apartment they are familiar with. The English canals have been covered favourably by two US travel bloggers with a global audience. They get millions of view for their travel episodes. If 1/10th of 1% of their viewers investigate that would be 2000 questions.

Edited July 22, 2024 by Gybe Ho

[MtB]

Just now, Gybe Ho said:

 

That was my guess as well, i.e. present the sq ft compared with a flat or apartment they are familiar with. The English canals have been covered favourably by two US travel bloggers with a global audience. They get millions of view for their travel episodes. If 1/10th of 1% of their viewer investigate that would be 2000 questions.

 

Ooohh you don't live in the UK do you? 

 

Here, no-one has the faintest idea about their floor area. You would know that if you lived here. We count the number of bedrooms and reception rooms. 

 

Shot in the dark, you are Singapore or Hong Kong? 

[Gybe Ho]

8 minutes ago, MtB said:

 

Ooohh you don't live in the UK do you? 

 

Here, no-one has the faintest idea about their floor area. You would know that if you lived here. We count the number of bedrooms and reception rooms. 

 

Shot in the dark, you are Singapore or Hong Kong? 

 

Nope currently embedded in deepest rural England where the local campanologists entertain the villagers weekly.

 

I lived in Paris for a year where I discovered no twenty-something would consider renting an apartment without knowing the sq metres. Not knowing property sq ft or m2 is a peculiar British thing. We count bedrooms and bunks.

[MtB]

Just now, Gybe Ho said:

Nope currently embedded in deepest rural England where the local campanologists entertain the villagers weekly.

 

Oh you must be near me then. I'm in deepest rural England too! 

 

Only people who can't do full-circle bell ringing call us 'campanologists'. We call ourselves "bell ringers"  

[Ianws]

OP bot? 4 posts, all short, no punctuation and no real reason for them. 

[MtB]

19 minutes ago, Ianws said:

OP bot? 4 posts, all short, no punctuation and no real reason for them. 

 

I think you're probably right, but Team Mods wants us to report such posts not speculate in threads about them.

 

 

[Jen-in-Wellies]

7 hours ago, MtB said:

 

I think you're probably right, but Team Mods wants us to report such posts not speculate in threads about them.

 

 

What @MtB said. It is getting increasingly difficult to tell human and machine apart. It is very off putting for a new forum member to have their humanity questioned. People can have English as a second language, or have various conditions that make writing tricky. If anything, programs now produce better formal English grammar and punctuation than many people.

Please report to the Mods, rather than speculate in threads.

[IanM]

There's an increasing number of people who just use short statements rather than a questions.  Facebook Marketplace is full of them who will just type "give 50" rather than "Will you accept £50 for it?".

 

I reckon the OP just wants to to know an answer to a question in their own head and is using the forum as a bit of a search engine rather than giving some context that humans can reply to.

[Hudds Lad]

On 23/07/2024 at 00:10, MtB said:

Only people who can't do full-circle bell ringing call us 'campanologists'. We call ourselves "bell ringers"

 

I always assumed campanologists were those funny chaps with the hand bells (apologies if incorrect terminology) of varying stature, who'd appear on things like That's Life, The Generation Game or Record Breakers back in the day, and treat the audience of happy grannies to a rendition of some popular tune culminating with the use of a teeny tiny bell?

[Ianws]

6 hours ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

What @MtB said. It is getting increasingly difficult to tell human and machine apart. It is very off putting for a new forum member to have their humanity questioned. People can have English as a second language, or have various conditions that make writing tricky. If anything, programs now produce better formal English grammar and punctuation than many people.

Please report to the Mods, rather than speculate in threads.

Sorry. I missed that and will bear it in mind.