[Default] On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:15:34 -0700 (PDT), David Cragg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> finished tucking into their plate of fish, chips and mushy peas. Wiping their mouth, they swiggged the last of their cup of tea, paid the bill and wrote::
> Speaking of gunwales, inside we, being tall, had all our kitchen surfaces > raised so as not to leave a gap twixt them and gunwale. This gets us to bend > less but does not reduce cupboard space under the surfaces and the gunwales. > While about it we had all the internal beds and seating raised the odd couple > of inches or so - which means they are easier to get up out of than the ones > at home (and have more room under). Of course this suits us but might not > suit a person who could comfortably fit in a bed across the boat - while we > (for comfort) had to have an extended one length-wise. > When I was fitting out Rumpus, we decided what height we wanted the galley work surfaces to be and I built the units accordingly - ditto with the bench seat. It works so much better when everything's at the right height! Brian L Dominic Web Sites: Canals: http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk Friends of the Cromford Canal: http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk (Waterways World Site of the Month, November 2005)
