From:	chimerae@***.ie chimerae@***.ie
Subject:	Boats & Living Amenities
Date:	Sun, 28 Feb 1999 10:05:09 +0000

and thus did JonSzeto@***.com speak on 28 Feb 99 at 0:07:

> The large majority of the space requirements for living amenities (in fact,
> 160 CF worth of it) is there to provide "standing" room for the occupants.
160
> CF translates to 20 cubic meters; if you assume a headroom of about 3 meters,
> we're talking about a room with an area of 6.7 square meters, or 72 square
> feet: 8' x 9', about the size of the kitchen in my apartment (minus counters
> and appliances).

On yachts, caravans and campers 3 meters headroom is quite generous.
I'm happy with 2 meters (and no nasty beams which are only 1.80 from
the floor, please :). That would leave you with 10 square meters, or
roughly a three by three room or two by five, which sounds about
right.
Of course a troll wouldn't be very comfortable in there...


Karina & Martin Steffens
chimerae@***.ie