Triangular, forepeak shaped bedding

[Ru88ell]

We've always cobbled along using sleeping bags or taking single quilts. We're looking at a boat which could have a permanent forepeak berth, but I'm not quite sure how it works with two under a triangular quilt? Is it worth going that way, or keep on with what we do now?

 

[FullCircle]

Take normal double duvet (TOG of your choice), put it in forecabin and lay flat on mattress. mark the area where it goes up the cabin walls with laundry marker.
Remove duvet, and sew along laundry marker lines.
Get your scissors and cut off the 'ears' you have created.

Do something similar with standard duvet cover over the now cut and sewn duvet, but start inside out so the cut seams start on the inside.

Voila, you have saved 200 hundred quid.

Been doing this for more than 10 years. Works very well

 

[ksutton]

+ Same as FullCircle, also served well for the last 10 years.

We also have a memory foam topper, think its about 30 mm thick, cut exactly to the shape of the double fore berth. Then modify a sheet duvet cover cut to shape and sewn down the side to the shape of the Memory foam, (forming a close fit bag). We have two sets so no rush to get to a laundry.

P.S. The fore berth footprint is usually wider at the "head end" than you can get memory foam width, but you can cut memory foam diagonally across and then use foam glue to re join forming the correct shape.

 

[Bru]

Take normal double duvet (TOG of your choice), put it in forecabin and lay flat on mattress. mark the area where it goes up the cabin walls with laundry marker.
Remove duvet, and sew along laundry marker lines.

Damn useful tip and most timely as me and 'er indoors was just, erm, debating the merits of splashing (aha ha ha) out on some nice bedding for the new floating palace

Just one query - hand sew up the marked duvet or machine it?

 

[Seven Spades]

I bought mine from Nauteriors. they will make fitted sheets, duvet and duvet covers for you. We think the quality was excellent and price was reasonable.

 

[Ru88ell]

Thanks for the tips, but what are they like to sleet under? Is there always too much of a battle for the narrow end? Do you cut them the same footprint as the cushions, or leave some spare?

 

[CoVianna]

Thanks for the tips, but what are they like to sleet under? Is there always too much of a battle for the narrow end? Do you cut them the same footprint as the cushions, or leave some spare?

I refer you to definitions 3, 4 and 5! Especially 5!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sleet

 

[FullCircle]

Damn useful tip and most timely as me and 'er indoors was just, erm, debating the merits of splashing (aha ha ha) out on some nice bedding for the new floating palace

Just one query - hand sew up the marked duvet or machine it?

Bru, we hand sewed the duvet....

 

[FullCircle]

Thanks for the tips, but what are they like to sleet under? Is there always too much of a battle for the narrow end? Do you cut them the same footprint as the cushions, or leave some spare?

Never had a problem so far, we made ours slightly large all round.

To retain the bottom sheet and memory foam, we sewed large 1" wide elastic loops to the sides, and sliped them over the mattress ends to keep it all in place.


Top Tip: Start with a King Size duvet set.

 

[Ru88ell]

I refer you to definitions 3, 4 and 5! Especially 5!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sleet

You've met the missus then?

 

[JumbleDuck]

I bought mine from Nauteriors. they will make fitted sheets, duvet and duvet covers for you. We think the quality was excellent and price was reasonable.

I bought a triangular duvet from Shipshape Bedding, when I bought the boat, during the winter. I didn't have occasion to try the duvet until the early summer, when it didn't seem very warm. I checked the label, which said what the filling should be in kg/m^2 and it weighed around half what it should. When I raised this with them I was given a brush off ("It was our previous manufacturers, so not our fault") and finally, grudgingly, offered 50% off a new duvet.

Neither my email accepting that offer, nor a reminder shortly afterwards, was answered.

 

[Tricia]

Cut it a bit bigger or else there is a fight for the narrow end. Don't forget that when you're under the duvet it lifts up, then you get drafts around your legs. In our case, I cut it a bit bigger but not big enough and there is always a fight for the narrow end which I lose. Not that we use it a the mo being in balmier climes. I'm thinking of sewing 'wings on the duvet cover so I can tuck it in at the bottom.