A Bit of Boating Sense?

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Gludy

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I do not know anyone with a crew cabin that uses it for crew - in fact I think the sub 70 foot market is almosty 100% crewed by just family/friends.

So why don't boat makers offer, as an option, the crew cabin as a proper storage room fitted out with cupboards and shelves to store all those things we need to store?
 

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sorry paul, think you have this wrong, A secondhand buyer wil expect to see a crew cabin as such, inthe same way as housebuyers expect to see a bath - even tho they shower most of the time.

in any case, in distant plaes, and not so distant places, a real crew cabin can be used by crew. Admittedly tho, lots of uk boats have rather mean crew cabins which wd sem more sensible as storage...
 

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I understand where you are coming from with some expecting one but I personally would never like to hire a crew and I think most feel the same. That does not of course mean that they do not want a crew cabin - just that the space could be more logically used.

I think a lot treat it as a place to shove some extra kids and I think kids like crew cabins. Mine is used for storage full stop.

It would be nice to have some standard options for the space.
 
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If you charter your boat as many peeps do in the Med, then a crew cabin is essential for a skipper for any boat over 45ft because most owners wont be happy offering their boat for bareboat charter and most charterers want a skipper anyway. Charterers dont want an interior cabin taken up by a smelly skipper so hence a crew cabin is required
In any case most builders offer the crew cabin as an option so whats the problem? On my boat the mouldings are in place for a crew cabin but the fit out is'nt so the crew cabin can be used for storage
Btw a thousand plagues on these polls. I hate them
 
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