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Sleeping arrangements on a Kingfisher 20+, and under-berth arrangements generally

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  • 13 Mar 2013 20:22
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    Roy, I remember your earlier comment now, but it slipped my memory. I'll raise that with WA and get back to you. 
  • 13 Mar 2013 14:52
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    thank you very much.
    it looks good, indeed!
    makes me pondering… :-))
  • 10 Mar 2013 23:54
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    Thanks, Roy, I forgot about that when I made the link. I've un-made the link now.
  • 10 Mar 2013 22:43
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    David Tyler wrote:
    Georg Warnecke wrote:can you by chance show some pictures of you suggestions, please?
    thank you very much in advance for your efforts; indeed! :-))
    I've put a photo of my port settee arrangement in my profile.


    David's link does not work, giving "Resource not found", just as some of Arne's links have failed in the past. The photo is in David's profile album, where I  found it by going direct to it.  I tried to explain before what I think goes wrong with these links, but here goes again :-

    When David or Arne opens their own picture in their own photo album in their own profile, Wild Apricot refers to it by a link containing the string /Content/Members/PhotoGallery/PhotoPage .  When another member opens the same picture the link contains the string /Content/Members/PhotoGallery/PublicPhotoPage , because they are not referring to their own album but to one which has allowed public access.  So, the link has been copied without the Public part of the string.  Then, when another member clicks the link Wild Apricot thinks he is referring to his own profile album, finds the file is not in there, and indeed the resource referred to is not found. 

    Unless WA can give guidance to the contrary, it seems members cannot insert a link to photos in their profile albums.

     

     

    Last modified: 10 Mar 2013 22:47 | Deleted user
  • 10 Mar 2013 19:08
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    Georg Warnecke wrote:can you by chance show some pictures of you suggestions, please?
    thank you very much in advance for your efforts; indeed! :-))
    I've put a photo of my port settee arrangement in my profile, in the album "internal photos".
    Last modified: 16 Mar 2013 21:37 | Anonymous member
  • 08 Mar 2013 16:30
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    can you by chance show some pictures of you suggestions, please?
    thank you very much in advance for your efforts; indeed! :-))
  • 08 Mar 2013 01:32
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    The condensate travelling through to the lockers really does happen. We have had that happen a number of times. We stayed late (November) in Nova Scotia in 2011 as mentioned in the post on riding the storm. We checked the locker under the berth after the heavy weather and discovered we had carried at least a litre of condensate with us that had distributed itself well in some charts we had stored there along with Kathy's computer. Managed to dry everything out however. We had a lot of condensation before we left and it was the only locker with water. Not a drop in there since. In the tropics it is the sweat seeping down through the mattress and in the colder climates its the condensate seeping up. Seems like we are sleeping damp regardless of where we go. I like the lockers tight to act as bulkheads in the unfortunate event of a holing. Still get water in through the access hatches to the lockers however with our present setup.

    Last modified: 08 Mar 2013 01:34 | Deleted user
  • 07 Mar 2013 01:48
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    Sure, the moisture travels through the mattress and the air gap, and I agree with ventilation in the lockers beneath (although in some boats, in case of serious water ingress, it compromises what might otherwise be a watertight compartment): the problem is that I have found that the condensation (and perhaps ice!) forms on the slats between the gaps.  Perhaps it depends what type of foam you use.  I know loads of people have had success with slatted bunks.  I'm just mentioning my experiences.

    In the unlikely event that any readers of these posts are contemplating a winter frozen into the ice, I would add that the condensation from the cushions would undoubtedly freeze in the lockers and maybe seal their contents in place for the duration.
    Last modified: 07 Mar 2013 01:50 | Anonymous member
  • 06 Mar 2013 05:27
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    If you're going to let the moisture come through the mattress, doesn't it make sense to make it easy for the moisture to travel onwards? IMHO, settee fronts should have cutouts, as large as possible, covered with grilles of the type that you can find in home hardware stores. 200mm square is not too big. Combine such cutouts with slats, and there's no need to be mopping out puddles under the mattress. Or chipping ice!
  • 06 Mar 2013 02:51
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    Cruising World used to have a product in the classifieds for putting under mattresses.  If you think of those green scouring pads, it's a bit like that, but looser weave and a lot thicker.  We used it on Iron Bark during our winter in Greenland.  It worked and maybe better than the vinyl would have, but it needed mopping/chipping out several times a week.  I've spent plenty of frosty nights aboard and found my above suggestion better than the 'scritcher pad' underlay, which separates the mattress from the pooled condensation, but still allows the moisture to condense on the bunk boards.
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