Opinions vary on the benefits of a boatmans cabin. Some people hate them, others like me appreciate the multi functional space and flexibility of a traditional cabin. Styles vary tremendously but its worth playing around with the original dimensions to create a modern living cabin, giving you the benefit of having a bedroom, study, day cabin and separate chill out room all rolled into one, especially important if you live aboard!
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| "Katy" |
Working boat cabins had to serve as living accommodation for the whole family. The cross beds were narrow, about three feet. These days its much better to make a four foot cross bed which can sleep two comfortably.
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| "Katy" |
There is a huge amount of storage in a back cabin, with cupboards over and under the bed, the bench seat, table cupboard, and even the "ticket" drawer where the captain would have kept all of the paperwork associated with his cargo. Ours houses the indispensable stanley knife fitted with a hooked blade and a rubber band to go round your wrist for the inevitable prop clearing, keys, D shackles and associated tat.
Heres a few snaps of different boatmans cabins in various stages of completion.
NB "Owl"
NB "Isis"
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