Boat Handling

478 topics in this forum

1. Canal boating sucks 1 2

   By mykaskin, May 16, 2021   

   • bank effect
   • suez canal
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • bank effect
     • suez canal
     • ever given
     • getting unstuck
     • moving off
   • 35 replies
   • 3.1k views
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   • Tacet
   • June 1, 2021

2. That was fun 1 2

   By LadyG, May 8, 2021
   • 38 replies
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   • Alan de Enfield
   • May 10, 2021

3. New to boating > Marina Movement - am I overthinking it?

   By surfp, April 30, 2021
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   • surfp
   • May 6, 2021

4. Accident at lock 1 2

   By MrsM, April 17, 2021
   • 41 replies
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   • MaryP
   • April 25, 2021

5. An extreme case of not quite getting the boat where it needs to go in a gust of wind.. 1 2

   By DandV, January 18, 2021
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   • DandV
   • March 16, 2021

6. Live aboard looking to move can’t work out if there is a SSA in place

   By MrsBee, February 25, 2021
   • 15 replies
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   • blackrose
   • March 3, 2021

7. Helmsman jobs

   By David HK, February 19, 2021
   • 4 replies
   • 878 views
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   • David HK
   • February 19, 2021

8. Marina entrances 1 2

   By Steph H, September 15, 2020
   • 36 replies
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   • nbfiresprite
   • November 11, 2020

9. 'Bonehead boaters' - sort of Craft Handling!

   By robtheplod, September 30, 2020
   • 4 replies
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   • Sir Nibble
   • September 30, 2020

10. Advice for going from river to canal (via flood lock)

    By NB Caelmiri, October 6, 2019
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    • M_JG
    • September 2, 2020

11. Narrow Locking Technique 1 2 3

    By jetzi, August 8, 2020
    • 56 replies
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    • ditchcrawler
    • September 2, 2020

12. Dangerous/reckless Intent? 1 2 3

    By Longmeadow, July 8, 2020
    • 52 replies
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    • LadyG
    • September 2, 2020

13. Injuring oneself single handing 1 2 3

    By blackrose, June 20, 2020
    • 51 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • Tacet
    • July 1, 2020

14. BMC engine vs River Severn! 1 2 3

    By lulaperula, November 13, 2019   

    • engine power vs river
    • 66 replies
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    • ditchcrawler
    • May 5, 2020

15. Preference for being single handed?

    By Guest, December 22, 2019
    • 22 replies
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    • Liam
    • March 7, 2020

16. Widebeam move via roadway

    By moderndaymerlin, March 1, 2020
    • 20 replies
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    • zenataomm
    • March 4, 2020

17. Hung up in Filance

    By ste_b, January 27, 2020
    • 4 replies
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    • cuthound
    • January 27, 2020

18. Docking with center helm 1 2

    By rodlloyd, December 11, 2019
    • 43 replies
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    • Bee
    • December 16, 2019

19. How are you supposed to come in to moor ? 1 2 3 4

    By Justin Smith, June 3, 2019
    • 90 replies
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    • steve7a3
    • December 10, 2019

20. Bit of a Rant 1 2

    By Bettie Boo, May 12, 2016
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    • Phoenix_V
    • October 5, 2019

21. Total embarrassment!

    By Plonk, July 12, 2019   

    • weir streams
    • 18 replies
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    • Plonk
    • September 30, 2019

22. Tiller Trouble!

    By Paul Ches, August 22, 2019
    • 7 replies
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    • ditchcrawler
    • August 28, 2019

23. River Navigation

    By Alan Wheeler, September 12, 2018   

    • river thames
    • navigation
    • (and 1 more)

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      • river thames
      • navigation
      • k&a
    • 24 replies
    • 3.5k views
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    • Chris Williams
    • August 18, 2019

24. Mooring correctly 1 2

    By canalhippy, May 31, 2019
    • 31 replies
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    • Alan de Enfield
    • August 4, 2019

25. wide beam 1 2 3 4 5

    By mizpah2, August 28, 2016
    • 114 replies
    • 12.1k views
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    • blackrose
    • July 5, 2019