Window Privacy

[kendo]

why isn't one way glass used on liveaboard boats?

it would be nice to see out and admire the scenery, but not to be gawped at.

 

is it because people would use the windows as mirrors? floss their teeth, pick their nose,

and all manner of grooming which would probably be more galling than somebody sneaking

a quick glance out of curiousity.

 

is it a "there is nothing to steal here" strategy? i guess the downfall of mirrored glass,

would be that a potential scrote might get curious about what valuables there could be

in your boat. even if you don't have any. is it better to let them see that your boat is a

bit scraggy inside. i suppose that it is. but i figured i would ask.

 

I understand that people pull down their blinds on the towpath side for a bit of privacy.

but as a depressive, i am not a big fan of curtains, or shutting out light if it is avoidable.

 

cheers..

[nb Innisfree]

One way glass restricts light especially with portholes, we have ports and venetian blinds, private and allows some vision out if they are angled correctly.

[Guest User]

Net curtains work too

[Naughty Cal]

Net curtains work too

 

How old are you?

[carlt]

Why would anyone want their nb to look like a drug dealer's car (which is what cars with mirrored glass remind me of).

[Nightwatch]

I'm not a live aboard, can I have 'one way glass if I want or is it just for live aboards?

 

 

Martyn

[Guest User]

How old are you?

 

78 ³/₄

 

... but when need's must ... plain voile isn't too fussy, doesn't cut out much light and screens very effectively (and it's very cheap from Wilkinson's)

Edited November 20, 2009 by Graham!

[Matthew Knowles]

You'd need a small, non-mirrored bit of a window in which to display your license. I wouldn't want to inconvenience the curtain-twitchers!

[Naughty Cal]

Small tinted port lights are the way forward

[carlt]

Small tinted port lights are the way forward

Yep, small port lights, deck prisms and a big dog box.

 

Plenty of light, privacy and no nets or pimp film.

[Chertsey]

Yep, small port lights, deck prisms and a big dog box.

 

Plenty of light, privacy and no nets or pimp film.

 

No windows at all to spoil the lines, like the wonderful Gazelle

[Nine of Hearts]

Yep, small port lights, deck prisms and a big dog box.

 

Plenty of light, privacy and no nets or pimp film.

 

...and don't forget that tinted/mirrored glass is electrically operated. The minute you switch on an interior light, it operates in reverse.

 

I'm always staggered by the number of range rovers that leave our plant with tinned up rear windows. You spent how much on a van?

[carlt]

No windows at all to spoil the lines, like the wonderful Gazelle

I would put lots of deck prisms on the roof, though.

 

They're more unobtrusive than the giant solar panel you'd need, otherwise.

 

Edited for an outrageous grammatical cock-up.

Edited November 20, 2009 by carlt

[Machpoint005]

Range Rovers with tinned up rear windows. You spent how much on a van?

:lol:

[Keeping Up]

Small tinted port lights are the way forward

What about starboard lights?

[Naughty Cal]

What about starboard lights?

 

Not necessary

 

(well they are as nav lights )

Edited November 20, 2009 by Phylis

[kendo]

Why would anyone want their nb to look like a drug dealer's car (which is what

cars with mirrored glass remind me of).

well, that's a fair point, carlt. but that wasn't my intention.

on buying our boat, we struck a balance between being able to see out,

having light, and avoiding the 'living in a goldfish bowl' feeling of many

window layouts, particularly ex-hireboats.

 

I thought oneway glass may have been an option, but judging

from people's responses, I can see that it's not too popular.

 

We're not hermits. And we don't have anything to hide. But there will be days when

i don't want to see anybody, and I don't want anybody to see me. I'm only 45, and

not quite ready for net curtains yet. Just wondered if there was another solution.

 

I guess it's a case of mooring up in the middle of nowhere, until the mindfog and

blackdog have gone away. Thankyou for explaining, everyone. Appreciated.

 

[Naughty Cal]

Curtains?

[Laurie Booth]

I didn't know that net curtains was a sign of old age.

I know that policemen calling me sir was a bad sign.

 

[journeyperson]

But there will be days when i don't want to see anybody, and I don't want anybody to see me. I'm only 45, and not quite ready for net curtains yet. Just wondered if there was another solution.

 

You could put a bag over your head.

[Laurie Booth]

You could put a bag over your head.

Wouldn't that become a "Health & Saftey" issue.

[Naughty Cal]

I didn't know that net curtains was a sign of old age.

 

That is a sure sign you have got to THAT age

[journeyperson]

Wouldn't that become a "Health & Saftey" issue.

 

not if you sat quietly in a corner.

[kendo]

Curtains?

Cheers Phylis. we have pulldown blinds. they're fine for the amount of light they let in,

but they obscure the view out, as well as the view in.

 

The bag thing?

Been there, done that.

Feel much better now.

 

[Chagall]

Cheers Phylis. we have pulldown blinds. they're fine for the amount of light they let in,

but they obscure the view out, as well as the view in.

 

The bag thing?

Been there, done that.

Feel much better now.

 

 

 

How about tastefully draped voile that can be spiral hung out of the way when its quiet and dropped when nosy parkers appear.....you can still see out of voile....(just a posh word for net!)