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Post by cuthound on Mar 16, 2017 20:35:50 GMT
My boat has windows at the front and portholes at the back, plus houdini hatches in the bathroom and galley. This gives plenty of light where it's needed, butility I prefer the look of and not all porthole boat.
If I were specifying a new boat I would go for portholes with houdini hatches over the saloon, galley and bathroom.
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Post by jam on Mar 16, 2017 20:51:49 GMT
I prefer portholes, unfortunately my f@*$%£ boat has windows throughout
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 21:05:53 GMT
I prefer portholes, unfortunately my f@*$%£ boat has windows throughout Did you have a good birthday? |
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Post by jam on Mar 16, 2017 21:08:36 GMT
I prefer portholes, unfortunately my f@*$%£ boat has windows throughout Did you have a good birthday? Yes I did thanks, a break from maintenance, sat looking through damn windows. |
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Post by bodger on Mar 16, 2017 21:12:27 GMT
Portholes. I hate daylight when I'm at home. you're not a vampire, are you?  |
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Post by patty on Mar 17, 2017 6:55:21 GMT
I prefer windows throughout..light and airy..dont like the gloomy dark.
always thought would be how someone would get into boat..but no despite large windows they used screwdriver or similar above front door and broke all the wood..then must have been disturbed. It was while she was in the Marina.
We once put one of our kids(cant remember which one) through dog flap to open door when we locked ourself out.
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Post by JohnV on Mar 17, 2017 7:36:03 GMT
I like windows in the living area in a proper canal boat with ideally portholes (sic) elsewhere
In a barge I have a deep dislike of cutting holes in a nice strong, safe, steel side and inserting a bit of breakable glass.
Sabina H has no openings in the hull and the light inside is from either small (16" x 7") rounded windows set into what could be described as the coamings or from skylights. If you want to sit and look out then the wheelhouse is the place.
quote from The Oxford Companion to Ships & the Sea ......
Ports, square holes cut in the sides of the sailing ships of war through which the guns were fired, or for other purposes such as *bridle-ports in the bows, entry ports in the waist, and stern ports between the stern timbers. When not in use they were closed by port-lids which were hinged along the top edge.
This term is often wrongly applied to the circular openings in the sides of modern ships with a hinged glass "window" with an inner metal deadlight for use in heavy weather. The uninitiated often call these portholes; the proper term is *scuttle.
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Post by phil70 on Mar 17, 2017 14:50:41 GMT
We had mahoosive bus windows on our previous boat and all 11" port holes with houdini hatches on our present boat.
Hated the bus windows and love the ports. Far less solar gain with ports, far less heat loss in winter, much more privacy with ports and better security ( not too many tea leaves can make it through an 11"port)
Inside is not gloomy due to the houdini hatched
Phil
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Post by patty on Mar 17, 2017 15:10:00 GMT
Inside is not gloomy due to the houdini hatched Phil Wot did the houdini hatch? |
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Post by Jim on Mar 17, 2017 15:37:59 GMT
Windows in living area, 3 36"x 24", a 15" scuttle over the galley, 2 8" scuttles either side of front door, 1 in heads and back cabin. All scuttles would be too dark for me.
I've got a new word, or rather a new meaning for an old word that I like, I refer to the smaller grandspawn as "scuttles" cos that's how they get around.
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Post by Gone on Mar 17, 2017 15:59:41 GMT
Inside is not gloomy due to the houdini hatched Phil Wot did the houdini hatch?A phoenix, the flames lit up the boat. |
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Post by peterboat on Mar 17, 2017 16:46:49 GMT
Inside is not gloomy due to the houdini hatched Phil Wot did the houdini hatch?A man with a plasma cutter who put proper windows in  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 16:55:32 GMT
Another way to get some light in is to fit ventilites. Got a nasty feeling the BS scheme doesn't like them but as ventilation is an advisory it is not that serious. They provide light and ventilation. Really good. I just bought some new plastic lenses for 4 of them on one of my boats. 20 years old so the plastic is a bit shagged.
I think they are also known as flying saucer vents.
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Post by airedaleman on Mar 17, 2017 20:41:20 GMT
Our NB Thor which was built by WFBC on the cut down hull of a station boat had portholes and two hinged Russian roof lights one above the galley and the other over the bed. When it was being built I did worry it might be dark inside but no problem and it was great to lie in bed and look at the stars. When we took it over to Ireland it was often very humid and the opening roof lights helped a lot. Always thought it was much more private inside than having big windows and no need to keep curtains closed to stop prying eyes.
only time it was broken into was at Hinckley boat club and they got in through the back doors but other boats had windows smashed. Afraid you can't keep the bstds out . Lost tele and dinghy from my barge in France without a break in as the mooring owners had a key! All was locked up when we got there.
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