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How to use Bulkheads for Storage for jaw-dropping results

A bulkhead is a nautical term to describe any vertical wall that isn’t the hull/cabin top. These may be structural, or merely a way to compartmentalise internal space. As boats become more open plan, we tend to have fewer walls…

Under the gunwale storage ideas that actually work great

Boats are full of nooks and crannies. Dead spaces. We try to use all the space we can when living in a boat. The more, the merrier. Every little space can be used. The gunwale, pronounced gunnel, is the top…

5 Exciting Storage Drawer Ideas for Narrowboats that work

As a cabinetmaker, we joke that all we do is build boxes. Drawers are just a box in a box, but they can help make the most of limited storage in a boat. What you lose in the thickness of…

The Country Kitchen, Narrowboat edition find out more, now!

This country kitchen was an almost complete re-fit that we did for a narrowboat in East London. We’ll largely keep to the pretty bits here, but there was some serious foundation work to do. The bilges had been ballasted with…

Explore how to make a Modern Narrowboat as a working home

This project, A Modern Narrowboat, was a commission for a client who needed a London base for when life and work brought them to the capital. They wanted a comfortable and modern feel, relaxing and low maintenance. It helps that…

The most epic Wheelhouse you will see for your narrowboat

This is typical of a wheelhouse build, taking the project from design through to finish. We have used this design, or a variation of it, on many wheelhouse projects. This blog goes through some details of how we do this.…

Installing amazing Clapton Cupboards and a Kitchen

This job, Clapton Cupboards and Kitchen, is particularly dear to me. I carried out a large amount of the manual work on it personally. Sadly, I was also responsible for the photography of the finished products, so this does leave…

So you want to build a wet-room? Find out more now.

It’s been decided that we are going to start blogging, and in an effort to do my part I’ve sat down and started typing. We get asked about wet-rooms all the time yet rarely end up doing them. Why? A…

Sailability – Is it even a word, let’s find out now

Fore Sail/For Sale Well, the less marine based puns the better, lord knows I don’t want to expose my shocking lack of knowledge of sailing. Carpentry, cabinetry, tiling, boat fitting in general. Of the many things I do know about,…

What makes Flawless Flooring so easy

We’ve been doing some nice flawless floors recently, and I thought it about time I wrote something on the subject. There’s enough to say that I will be doing two posts. This one on the types of flooring on offer,…

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