Boat Handling

484 topics in this forum

1. Right turn Clyde. 1 2

   By p6rob, December 9, 2016   

   • north stratford to birmingham
   • 41 replies
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   • Rob-M
   • December 16, 2016

2. What happens to boat speed in tunnels / shallow / narrow sections? 1 2

   By Canal Runner, November 19, 2016
   • 35 replies
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   • alan_fincher
   • November 20, 2016

3. Single handed in locks - how to use bow line? 1 2 3

   By pamc2205, November 3, 2016
   • 68 replies
   • 7.8k views
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   • rgreg
   • March 28, 2017

4. Single handed in locks - how to use bow line?

   By pamc2205, November 3, 2016
   • 1 reply
   • 1.2k views
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   • DHutch
   • November 3, 2016

5. Tiller Sweep 1 2 3 4

   By 1agos, October 18, 2016
   • 99 replies
   • 7.8k views
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   • Irob
   • April 12, 2017

6. Winding Two Full Length Historic Boats At The Same Time

   By alan_fincher, September 16, 2016
   • 7 replies
   • 1.6k views
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   • NickF
   • October 10, 2016

7. Boat safety drills

   By Wild Is The Wind, August 29, 2016
   • 17 replies
   • 1.9k views
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   • steven wilkinson
   • August 30, 2016

8. reversing 1 2

   By mizpah2, August 28, 2016
   • 47 replies
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   • Irob
   • April 12, 2017

9. wide beam 1 2 3 4 5

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

10. Single handed through locks, going up, boat positioning.

    By Gareth E, August 20, 2016
    • 24 replies
    • 3.9k views
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    • Robbo
    • October 21, 2016

11. Narrowboat steering - rudder only?

    By Daz555, August 18, 2016
    • 18 replies
    • 7.2k views
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    • ditchcrawler
    • August 18, 2016

12. Tackling Tunnels 1 2

    By pophops, July 13, 2016
    • 34 replies
    • 4.9k views
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    • Dave Payne
    • April 13, 2017

13. Hit Again! 1 2 3 4 6

    By Bettie Boo, June 19, 2016
    • 148 replies
    • 14.1k views
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    • WotEver
    • April 17, 2017

14. Have we been working Locks wrong for the past 2+ years? 1 2

    By Bettie Boo, May 23, 2016
    • 30 replies
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    • Bettie Boo
    • May 29, 2016

15. Bit of a Rant 1 2

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

16. Newbury Town Lock

    By Dharl, May 9, 2016
    • 23 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • spadefoot
    • June 18, 2016

17. Allen's lock, Heyford

    By frahkn, May 3, 2016
    • 6 replies
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    • colinwilks
    • May 22, 2016

18. Nantwich area

    By PL6065, April 24, 2016
    • 4 replies
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    • PL6065
    • April 25, 2016

19. Pulling/Towing a boat 1 2 3

    By Pennie, April 13, 2016
    • 57 replies
    • 11k views
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    • captain birdseye
    • October 10, 2017

20. Small narrowboat handling

    By DailyCrumpet, March 31, 2016
    • 24 replies
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    • X Alan W
    • July 12, 2016

21. Towing a tender 1 2

    By Claude, March 29, 2016
    • 27 replies
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    • Claude
    • March 31, 2016

22. What knots in common use on Narrowboats. 1 2 3

    By wullie, March 22, 2016
    • 50 replies
    • 7.7k views
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    • Dalslandia
    • May 23, 2016

23. River Nene lift out

    By Mick & Kath, February 29, 2016   

    • Boat lifting River Nene
    • 22 replies
    • 4.1k views
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    • MaryEllender
    • October 22, 2016

24. Glow Plugs- how long to leave them on? 1 2 3 4 7

    By Southern Star, February 20, 2016
    • 162 replies
    • 11.5k views
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    • Tony Brooks
    • March 6, 2016

25. Reversing in a straight line 1 2 3

    By Dave_P, February 3, 2016
    • 70 replies
    • 8.7k views
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    • Loafer
    • March 31, 2016