--- In [email protected], "rigdence" <christ...@...> wrote: > > Hi, anyone out there have, or has had, a cross-bed on their narrowboat? > > If so, how long was the mattress, and how tall are you by comparison? How > comfortable was it for sleeping? > > Anyone have an opinion about what the minimum and the ideal differential > would be? (silly questions - of course you folks have opinions!!) > > Or any other points? > > Chris > www.rigdenage.co.uk/christine > We had a cross bed on Amos. The mattress was hinged and flopped upwards and the base bit hinged down during cruising. It was okay but I wouldn't choose it again as it meant being unable to pass when the bed was out, and this could be an issue if someone falls ill. We had to go out of the front and in at the stern to access the engine room. It had a foam mattress.
Ann
