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I've used a variety of search terms but haven't been able to find a thread that addresses where people sleep on boats and how they manage various tradeoffs in sleeping on a small boat.
If you can direct me to one or more threads that talk about this, please do. If there aren't any, here's the context and my question:
We are going to be buying a boat 27' to 30' boat --- we can't afford, and don't want, anything longer. We are married and prefer to sleep together. A 54" width at shoulder level is enough, but we'd prefer to have at least one open side --- which suggests a sleeping surface athwartships, in the saloon.
So...
- has anyone created a sleeping area for two, with at least one open side, anywhere on their boat?
- how did you make it and where do you stow the components that make up your sleeping surface, during the day?
- if you sleep in the V-Berth, what do you prop your pillows against when you read at night?
- can you get out of the V-berth in the middle of the night without disturbing your sleeping partner? How do you do it?
If you have photos, that would be excellent!
Thank you,
NWS
If you can direct me to one or more threads that talk about this, please do. If there aren't any, here's the context and my question:
We are going to be buying a boat 27' to 30' boat --- we can't afford, and don't want, anything longer. We are married and prefer to sleep together. A 54" width at shoulder level is enough, but we'd prefer to have at least one open side --- which suggests a sleeping surface athwartships, in the saloon.
So...
- has anyone created a sleeping area for two, with at least one open side, anywhere on their boat?
- how did you make it and where do you stow the components that make up your sleeping surface, during the day?
- if you sleep in the V-Berth, what do you prop your pillows against when you read at night?
- can you get out of the V-berth in the middle of the night without disturbing your sleeping partner? How do you do it?
If you have photos, that would be excellent!
Thank you,
NWS