Improving The Horizontal View From The Saloon Windows

[BruceinSanity]

Hey, now there's an idea....

Especially as superglue is softened by water, I believe.

[Ex Brummie]

A raised dinette is one solution, but may not be the best for comfort at general leisure. Large mirrors inside will give you a 'back to front' view. Be aware also that moving away from standard windows may make it awkward to get replacements if any get broken whilst out.

[Rob-M]

We have the raised dinette with a window one side and doors to the other side so good visibility. I tend to sit in a chair though and jump upnahd down to look out the window if I think there is something to look at whereas my wife spends most time sat at the dinette.

[blackrose]

Also, apart from forming a step in the gunwale, has anyone any suggestions for getting a better horizontal view?

 

Try standing up?

[Guy Campbell]

Thanks for your replies. We had already ruled out the step in the gunwale for all the appearance reasons people have mentioned. It seems like raising the seating may be our best option.

[ditchcrawler]

I improve my horizon by moving the boat, The Middlewich arm is quite a good one or just passed Anderton Lift.

[NickF]

A long while ago Anglo Welsh used to have a drop in the gunnel right near the back of the boat so you got a good view from the table in their reverse layout boats. Here is a photo from 1982.

[MtB]

How about just sitting outside??

Then you can see everything. Hope that helps...

[NickF]

Peter L Marchant do similar and have the drop at the stern

 

 

 

How about just sitting outside??

Then you can see everything. Hope that helps...

Have you been to England Mike? or may be you are just tougher than the rest of us!

[David Mack]

A long while ago Anglo Welsh used to have a drop in the gunnel right near the back of the boat so you got a good view from the table in their reverse layout boats. Here is a photo from 1982.

 

But you might just as well cut the hull down around the stern deck as well, and then you'll simply have a conventional boat but with shallower hull and correspondingly taller cabin.

[MtB]

Peter L Marchant do similar and have the drop at the stern

 

 

 

Have you been to England Mike? or may be you are just tougher than the rest of us!

 

 

I'm from the south, where it's only quite cold...

Anyway portholes are best. It stops the towpath traffic staring in.

 

But you might just as well cut the hull down around the stern deck as well, and then you'll simply have a conventional boat but with shallower hull and correspondingly taller cabin.

 

 

Or.... just sit on a taller chair!

[NickF]

 

But you might just as well cut the hull down around the stern deck as well, and then you'll simply have a conventional boat but with shallower hull and correspondingly taller cabin.

Fair point but if the stern is too low you can't see where you are going!

[WotEver]

Fair point but if the stern is too low you can't see where you are going!

Get a box

[Murflynn]

sit on a fat cushion.

[David Mack]

Fair point but if the stern is too low you can't see where you are going!

On the Anglo Welsh boat pictured the stern deck is well below the gunwale around the stern - just look at the tiller height.

[Machpoint005]

On the Anglo Welsh boat pictured the stern deck is well below the gunwale around the stern - just look at the tiller height.

 

Congratulations on being the first poster to spell "gunwale" correctly (apologies if I have missed any).

[MtB]

 

Congratulations on being the first poster to spell "gunwale" correctly (apologies if I have missed any).

 

 

This is the 'descriptive Vs prescriptive' debate. Should a word be spelled in a particular way or spelled how everyone else spells it?

 

I've given up letting myself be irritated by 'gunnel'. It's how 99% of posters here think it should be written.

 

I blame that Sally Gunwale woman.

Edited February 2, 2017 by Mike the Boilerman

[Machpoint005]

 

 

This is the 'descriptive Vs prescriptive' debate. Should a word be spelled in a particular way or spelled how everyone else spells it?

 

I've given up letting myself be irritated by 'gunnel'. It's how 99% of posters here think it should be written.

 

I blame that Sally Gunwale woman.

 

Her and her double 'l'!

If you're going to use the phonetic spelling, isn't it "gun'l"?

[Athy]

 

 

This is the 'descriptive Vs prescriptive' debate. Should a word be spelled in a particular way or spelled how everyone else spells it?

 

I've given up letting myself be irritated by 'gunnel'. It's how 99% of posters here think it should be written.

 

I blame that Sally Gunwale woman.

As in that patriotic song 'When you come home again to Nels'?

I think you underestimate some of your forum colleagues!

[alan_fincher]

 

Congratulations on being the first poster to spell "gunwale" correctly (apologies if I have missed any).

 

Errm - at least three or 4 people did, (including the OP) even before this thread got beyond page 1 (me included).

 

(........ and, of course, I would not expect someone who thinks engines under deck boards are superior to a proper engine room to be able to! :lol)

[Murflynn]

 

Congratulations on being the first poster to spell "gunwale" correctly (apologies if I have missed any).

congratulations on being appointed the patronising authority on all things nautical. .................. not!

[Leo No2]

A couple of images of Hawkweed repainted and re-engined very recently by Steve Furniss at Weedon which will be available for hire from April. See http://www.grandunionnarrowboats.co.uk

 

 

Edited February 4, 2017 by Leo No2

[sueb]

Don't dismiss lower windows. Ours were about 1.5 inches above the gunwales and the only thing to go through one was David Blagrove on a workboat.

[Bee]

S'not really a gun anything is it? Isn't it just a little side deck? Isn't a gun el, wale, whale, etc. on a ship the thing above the deck that your cannon poked through and cowards like me hid behind when the Spanish let fly with their cannon?

[Nightwatch]

I sat on about three cushions once to take in The scenery, but I gave up as I kept falling off.