hi Paul

the windows i’m thinking of are similar to the house style but they are double rebated same as the ally type, i believe they are already fitted in mobile homes and static caravans, but as you can see they have several points going for them that far out weigh the ally type these are

                                                            better thermal qualities

                                                            cost less

                                                          come in different colours

                                                         better locks and provide a means of escape

                                                         can be locked in a open position

                                                         no condensation or steamy windows

                                                         can have blinds inside the d/g unit

the only down side is no curve on the bottom it can be done but cost a lot more but do you really need it,if PVC takes on maybe in time composite will take over from ??PVC as they already do composite doors,

maybe the boating world needs to catch up with technology ? or what a good way to stamp your own individuality on your boat?

would love to hear your views paul       maybe this could be a change to boat safty as no need for mushroom vents  or vents in doors 

Hi Paul

Thanks for your comments and you have a point in what your saying but surely people must have said the same when they took out louver windows. to fit aluminium or when they took wood out to fit louver windows not sure which of these were first , surely a thing can only stay tradition for so long be for it’superseded and this is driven by cost and performance or quality or whether you want to wipe the condensation of your windows every morning or change the wood surround because it’s badly water stained so more work and more expense just to keep with tradition which is not really all that old as traditions go. I have seen a wide beam near to where i live that had pvc that were black on the outside and white on the inside this is also something that ally windows cannot do so it gives you more choice when considering internal decor.

Another point is and i don’t know the rules on boat safety concerning ventilation but because PVC can be self venting is there a possibility that there is no need for door vents or mushroom vents and again reducing costs and surely some traditionalists will be saying you should not have solar panels on the roof but it seems that every other boat as got them on ,Surely a good point and a valid topic for debate

Hello again Paul

T his is why i asked the  question in the first place you see a part of me says do i stick with the normal or do i be a bit adventurous and go with the innovators?,the choices,the easy way ,the safe way ,the follow like sheep way (personal choice ) or the hard way,the take a gamble way or the adventurous way ( personal choice )or is it form of fear,fear of the unknown or fear we will be mocked or the fear we will stand out in the crowd be famous or have to speak up for thoughs that dont.Is this what we term rule  with our hearts or our heads or is it just a

matter  of feeding the fear we fear the mos

TRADITION  OR INOVATION

Surely both of these are driven by COST?

The cost of how much to stay with tradition or the cost of being inovative and it fails

Was not the the duke of bridgewater being inovative when he built the first canal, i supose there was traditionalists in thoughs day who hope d he would fail so they could stick with the pack horse,so is there anything to choose either way,tradition was a working boat  then costs came  in and familys moved on board  then inovation & costs moved  when then canals went to steam then diesel.So just like today there will be people who stick with taditionand those that don’t and those that are driven by cost more so if some inovative person found out how to power thier boat by water or air, would there still be traditionalists than run there boats on diesel you bet . Can we be a bit of all three????