Head Room

[SeaLady]

I was browsing the general info about Top Hats on here and it said 5'9" headroom.

My Sea Lady has 6' 2"headroom and a the V berth is 6' 2".
The starboard berth when I drop the chart table is exactly 6 foot long.

I measured over the weekend as I have had a couple of dates with a man who is 6'4" and was trying to figure out if he would fit on my boat or I need to amputate him at the ankles before inviting him for a sail.

At this stage I may need to keep him on deck rather than an invitation into the cabin.

Is there really that much difference in headroom?

5'9" to 6'2"???

[Ianb]

Di,
Men who are over 6ft tall are used to sleeping in short beds. There are more important criteria to think about!

[bearmcnally]

Hello Di

A new Pavlova Boy ? ..... the difference between 5'9" and 6'2" is 5 inches ! as long as your not 4' 2" everything should be fine ?

Cheers Bear

[Phillip]

Di,

Did you check your floor dimensions.
It may be that your first owner was a tall bloke/sheila and had the cabin floor put in a bit lower!

If that's the case you will carry less water under the floor. Do you know how much?

[RodM]

Di, He'll be on his knees anyway... So measurement details are pretty arbitrary!

[SeaLady]

I have no idea how much water I hold.

My floor does seem to be lower than some other Top Hat's I have seen but it has never been something I have really considered.

When purchasing "Sea Lady" head room was important because at that time I was sailing with my dad and he is 6 foot 1 1/2 inches.
And he could stand tall and fit his flattened hand between the top of his head and the roof.

The floor now is about 1/4 higher as I have had a new floor put on top of the old one.

On his knees???

Hmmm galley slave???
Swab that deck?