Hello to the triton 24 owners out there, I have had mine for over a year now and am planning on making some modifications to live aboard for 2 months next summer. My boat didn't come with a v birth so am interested to hear what those think of there's that have them and if it's worth the effort to put one in or not. There will be two of us and a dog.
Also intersted to hear if any body has some tips on making living in Board a small boat more comfortable.

Corey.

Photos of your current interior would help us help you.

Gary

I am not an owner but good photos of another one here;

boatdeck.com.au/triton-24-3/

If you have 2 plus mutt wouldn't the mutt be up in the forepeak in a dog bed? In which case you wouldn't need to install the v berth? Assume you would use the 2 quarter berths which assume are both full length?

Living on board a small boat more comfortable..........only so much you can do on a 24 footer............avoid unnecessary junk on board would be plan A, and keep things tidy.

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r13 said..
I am not an owner but good photos of another one here;

boatdeck.com.au/triton-24-3/

If you have 2 plus mutt wouldn't the mutt be up in the forepeak in a dog bed? In which case you wouldn't need to install the v berth? Assume you would use the 2 quarter berths which assume are both full length?

Living on board a small boat more comfortable..........only so much you can do on a 24 footer............avoid unnecessary junk on board would be plan A, and keep things tidy.

Those photos are from a later version. The earlier version has a long settee berth, and a small fore-peak.

So if Corey's is the earlier small forepeak model the question maybe is what size is the mutt? Whatever size it is a daily walk/run would be needed? Am sure all this has been planned.

Yes mine is the earlier model with long settte berth and one quarter berth. I'm not worried about where the dog sleeps. It's me and the mrs that I'm worried about. The settee berth is quite narrow.
Might have to stick to the quarter berth and folding the table down into a berth.

So is it interpreted that you and the mrs will sleep in the 1/4 berth while fido will sleep on the folded down table joining the settee berth..........

Ok sorry expect not rather the other way round..............so mutt in 1/4 berth and you 2 in the saloon wide berth.

It is a serious question - we have 2 miniature schnauzers who insist on sleeping on our queen size bed with us.............try and dissuade them at your peril.............

See here it maybe is not all bad..............

www.petmd.com/dog/care/is-it-safe-to-sleep-with-pets

Many persons living on boats have mutts with them.................just a matter of planning..............and getting them on dry land for a good run...........

The Vee berth is very short and the head is also located there putting it in the way or otherwise awkward/embarrasing to use.

The table and seats should convert into a cozy double bed?? Bit of a pita to setup and tear down every night, but the best solution imo.

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Yara said..

r13 said..
I am not an owner but good photos of another one here;

boatdeck.com.au/triton-24-3/

If you have 2 plus mutt wouldn't the mutt be up in the forepeak in a dog bed? In which case you wouldn't need to install the v berth? Assume you would use the 2 quarter berths which assume are both full length?

Living on board a small boat more comfortable..........only so much you can do on a 24 footer............avoid unnecessary junk on board would be plan A, and keep things tidy.

Those photos are from a later version. The earlier version has a long settee berth, and a small fore-peak.

Ha ha, that's a pic of my boat, and the chap I bought it from. That must have been quite a while ago....

I have just changed from a most comfortable V berth on my Swanson to choosing to sleep on the settee birth on my Davidson 32. While I had wonderful sleeps on the Swanson I still sleep very well on the Davidson settee. Quite a surprise really.
What is important to me is a good thick mattress. Sounds simple but makes all the difference.




Note the diesel heater, works well.

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Bundeenabuoy said..
I have just changed from a most comfortable V berth on my Swanson to choosing to sleep on the settee birth on my Davidson 32. While I had wonderful sleeps on the Swanson I still sleep very well on the Davidson settee. Quite a surprise really.
What is important to me is a good thick mattress. Sounds simple but makes all the difference.




Note the diesel heater, works well.

For some reason or other, I thought your new boat was a Lidyard. Is that light in the deckhead ahead of the mast from the deck prisms? I bought a couple and hope they work as well as that.

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Ramona said..

Bundeenabuoy said..
I have just changed from a most comfortable V berth on my Swanson to choosing to sleep on the settee birth on my Davidson 32. While I had wonderful sleeps on the Swanson I still sleep very well on the Davidson settee. Quite a surprise really.
What is important to me is a good thick mattress. Sounds simple but makes all the difference.




Note the diesel heater, works well.

For some reason or other, I thought your new boat was a Lidyard. Is that light in the deckhead ahead of the mast from the deck prisms? I bought a couple and hope they work as well as that.

I took this photo today. It really makes a difference.

About $900 worth of prisms there! That white painted deckhead helps too. Ricochet has a varnished deckhead so the prisms wont be as effective as that.

To add to the good advice above I'd be looking closely at how you are going to cool the boat over summer.
Being able to catch a cool breeze to run thu the cabin is ideal . Any sort of fan is great. Aircon is but a dream.

I have a method when I put up the boom tent that it creates a kind of funnel/ air tunnel into the forward hatch. It takes a bit of time to rig but it makes a massive difference on a 33degree day.

Ventilation is very valuable living abroad.

I've often had to retreat to the cockpit and sleep under the stars so as not to melt.

Ive been using one of these for the last couple of years quite successfully, especially when there's not much breeze - it seems to catch whatever wind is about and will swivel somewhat to catch the breeze before the boat heads up on the anchor/mooring again. I set mine with a lesser angle than the pic, seems to force more air through the hatch.

Would it work in light winds to anchor or attach to a mooring stern first?
The companionway is far bigger than the hatch so would let a lot more breeze in.