Who wanted a Motorbike friendly Narrowboat ?

[Alan de Enfield]

 

Vessel Name: Tansy

Model: Narrowboat 60ft Cruiser Stern

Builders: Ken Martin Boat Builders

Price: £43,000

Year: 2007

Lying: Newark Marina

 

http://www.newark-marina.co.uk/used-boats/narrowboat-60ft/

[TheBiscuits]

@aracer

[Alan de Enfield]

Just now, TheBiscuits said:

@aracer

That's the one - wasn't there a 'Tony' as well ?

[TheBiscuits]

4 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

That's the one - wasn't there a 'Tony' as well ?

Oops, yes, @Tony1 as well!

 

And @vanboosh

Edited January 15, 2019 by TheBiscuits

[Alan de Enfield]

1 minute ago, TheBiscuits said:

Oops, yes, @Tony1 as well!

Well done that man !!

And, I remembered another one @vanboosh

 

We could start a bidding war.

[vanboosh]

7 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Well done that man !!

And, I remembered another one @vanboosh

 

We could start a bidding war.

Too many portholes for me - I like it light and airy! although I very much appreciate the thought ☺️

[Mad Harold]

12 minutes ago, vanboosh said:

Too many portholes for me - I like it light and airy! although I very much appreciate the thought ☺️

But don't you think it looks much more nautical.Much more like a boat,than a floating c---van.

You could fit pigeon boxes for more light,or those light tubes I have seen in some modern buildings.

Think they are called  sun tubes.

I like that boat,it could easily accommodate a motorbike and with a long cratch cover would be a good garage. 

[vanboosh]

3 minutes ago, Mad Harold said:

But don't you think it looks much more nautical.Much more like a boat,than a floating c---van.

You could fit pigeon boxes for more light,or those light tubes I have seen in some modern buildings.

Think they are called  sun tubes.

I like that boat,it could easily accommodate a motorbike and with a long cratch cover would be a good garage. 

Absolutely! I love the look of them, but as a live and work aboard, I need light and views and such.

[cuthound]

11 hours ago, Mad Harold said:

But don't you think it looks much more nautical.Much more like a boat,than a floating c---van.

You could fit pigeon boxes for more light,or those light tubes I have seen in some modern buildings.

Think they are called  sun tubes.

I like that boat,it could easily accommodate a motorbike and with a long cratch cover would be a good garage. 

 The usual solution is to fit Houdini Hatches, which provide light, ventilation and another means of escape.

 

https://seamarknunn.com/acatalog/houdini-hatches-type-5-super-50-1605.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAyfvhBRBsEiwAe2t_i-Ubyb97EPQt94VWApCPQars13_j2iK46DSGLpFyVx7LUse5OnkrPRoCx8EQAvD_BwE

 

I have two on my boat, secondary glazed with removable perspex to catch the condensation drips in the winter, and they are excellent.

[Mad Harold]

3 hours ago, cuthound said:

 The usual solution is to fit Houdini Hatches, which provide light, ventilation and another means of escape.

 

https://seamarknunn.com/acatalog/houdini-hatches-type-5-super-50-1605.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAyfvhBRBsEiwAe2t_i-Ubyb97EPQt94VWApCPQars13_j2iK46DSGLpFyVx7LUse5OnkrPRoCx8EQAvD_BwE

 

I have two on my boat, secondary glazed with removable perspex to catch the condensation drips in the winter, and they are excellent.

Yes of course. A practical solution.

Regarding views,I have seen plenty of lovely scenery when cruising,but when moored a lovely view of the towpath and a wall or bushes,at one side and looking at someone else's  boat on the other.Depends where you are of course.

The advantage of portholes over bus windows is that it is harder to break in.

[BWM]

Those refractive roof lights are very effective, not sure what they are called but work in much the same way as a bullseye. 

[David Mack]

10 hours ago, BWM said:

Those refractive roof lights are very effective, not sure what they are called but work in much the same way as a bullseye. 

 

Decklights (although google has a problem distinguishing these from electric lights you put on your boat deck or on your garden boardwalk).

 

But you wouldn't want this type in the average narrow boat cabin.

[ditchcrawler]

Or this 

 

[David Mack]

On 15/01/2019 at 21:00, Mad Harold said:

You could fit pigeon boxes for more light,

 

 

Or the larger glazed version, generally referred to as a dogbox.

[WotEver]

Or a smaller one of this...

Snap!

[vanboosh]

Do you get condensation problems with dog/pigeon boxes?

[WotEver]

5 minutes ago, vanboosh said:

Do you get condensation problems with dog/pigeon boxes?

Not with a wooden double-glazed dog box like the one pictured, no. 

[MHS]

 Newark Marina don’t seem to have provided a good picture of the fore deck. A surprise when it’s a big feature of a boat like this. 

[BWM]

8 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

Or this 

 

That's the type i was thinking of, surprisingly effective. 

 

8 hours ago, David Mack said:

 

Decklights (although google has a problem distinguishing these from electric lights you put on your boat deck or on your garden boardwalk).

 

But you wouldn't want this type in the average narrow boat cabin.

Very nice, but could lead to a sore head on all but the deepest of hulls!

[Alan de Enfield]

8 hours ago, vanboosh said:

Do you get condensation problems with dog/pigeon boxes?

 

We had a steel one - and - yes we had condensation.

To overcome that we had a cover made which had clear panels in to align with the 'eye-balls' (bulls-eyes ?), still condensation so I took a piece of polycarbonate tri-wall sheeting (the stuff used on conservatory roofs) and make a square to fit inside.

problem solved.

 

In the warm weather when you need extra ventilation everything was easily removed to allow the 'flaps' to open.

 

With bulls-eyes you do need to ensure that their focal length does not result in the sunlight being focussed on bedding, woodwork etc.

Remember as kids lighting a fire with a magnifying glass - just the same has been known to happen on boats.

 

 

[TheBiscuits]

9 hours ago, David Mack said:

 

Decklights (although google has a problem distinguishing these from electric lights you put on your boat deck or on your garden boardwalk).

 

But you wouldn't want this type in the average narrow boat cabin.

I'm sure i have one of them for squeezing lemons... 

[JohnB]

Steel pigeon/dog boxes don't have to be the cause of condensation problems if built the right way.

 

I was concerned about condensation from the roof lights when we had our hull built but Roger said there would be no problems the way he would make ours-- He was absolutely right.

 

Our roof lights are fitted over an up stand on the roof of the cabin and the lids have lips which turn down,this arrangement causes any drips to end up outside the boat. The clearance gaps and slot vents also provide the basic minimum of high level ventilation  needed for the cabin and because they are quite long there is less of a draft than a normal mushroom vent.

 

Our boat has only portholes but the usual comment from people visiting is "how light it is inside" and as previously noted there is rarely a good view out of the side when tied up. (some ones cabin side or a dogs bum on the towpath ;-)