The commercial version accommodations deck was developed around keeping the full time crew, visiting scientists, and survey team, content when off watch. By commercial standards the cabins with heads en-suite are very comfortable.
There are four double cabins aft.
And another pair of cabins forward.
Each cabin has its own head and shower compartment, a hanging locker, drawers under the lower bunk, and a desk. The forward end of this deck, aft of the water tight bulkhead (to the right above), is shown with a lounge area and open space for stores. This could be another cabin, an office, or additional storage area.
Posted by Steve Dashew (June 25, 2011)
June 25th, 2011 at 8:52 am
Hi Steve, How will you get fresh air flow into the central sleeping accomodations?
June 25th, 2011 at 9:36 am
Hi Steve:
Fresh air aft will come via pair of ducts buried in the furniture which will force up to six air changes an hour. In temperate or cool weather this should minimize the need for air conditioning since the rest of the boat has opening deck hatches.
The pilot house window maintenance has been a top priority since we started. The forward windows are easily reached from the deck ahead, which in turn is gotten up to with a hinged ladder forward (as on the FPB 64). The edge of the house and handrail are a touch wider than on the other designs (at the great room level) to provide a place for your feet.
The pilot house has a handrail around its perimeter, and threaded inserts top and bottom at each window mullion (for storm shutters) that can be used for a safety line.
However, as high as the upper windows are, and as fine ended as the FPB 115 is, not much spray is going to reach t hose windows. Based on our own experience with Wind Horse, you coul easily go trans-ocean without needing to clean the forward windows.
Finally, there will be a remote washing system on the forward windows.
August 2nd, 2011 at 7:51 am
Steve, could you not place a dorade vent above a couple of the port and starboard window mullions and use the mullion to pipe fresh air from outside to the lower deck. Also is there room between the engine room bulkhead and the rear wall of the main saloon to fit some small deck hatches to help evacuate air from the living quarters below?
August 2nd, 2011 at 4:49 pm
Hi Geoff:
The vent aft would not produce enough air flow. Allowance has been made for a pressurized system, however.