Lynna

I'm still stuck on the Shroppie waiting for a new alternator, but when I do finally make it to Hebden, I promise you a pint Dave!

Thank you so much! I was planning to do that myself this weekend so you have saved me a job as well as a lot of stress, sounds like it's going to be just fine.

Hi again everyone - really appreciate the replies and I've learned a lot! I've decided to go for it...I'll keep you posted on whether we make it to Hebden Bridge with the roof intact! And if you see me looking puzzled by a lock or bridge somewhere please say hello

Yep, it was Colliery Boats at Wincham...

Local cruising but it would be good to have the option to go further. I'm leaning towards wrong boat now! Just need to summon up the courage to talk to the seller and hope he understands and will return my deposit....!

Really appreciate all of the responses, thank you. The wheelhouse is very, very fixed unfortunately! I'm reluctantly starting to think that this boat just isn't going to work for me because I'm going to freak out every time a bridge looks a bit low!

She's 33ft, I'm 5ft 8 Currently I'm wondering how things would go if I had a pole with a wheel on the end and just pushed upwards as I go through anything that looks low and scary! Thank you Dave that is really useful. Any idea how I can find out the heights of individual bridges other than going there though?

I’m coming from Bunbury Locks near Crewe and the mooring is Hebden Bridge. So I think I have to go via Sowerby as there’s no way in heck I’ll fit through Standedge ? This is part of my confusion. Different places seem to give different answers!

Thanks for replying - I guess I need to ask the seller to tell me what it says in the manual?

Hi everyone! So I have bought a fairly unusual narrowboat (well, I've put the deposit down, and just need to convince myself of this question). She has an enclosed "wheelhouse" at the back which is a little higher than the main roof of the boat. I measured very roughly, and it's between 6'4" and 6'5" above the water at the highest point, but this is only about 3" wide and then it drops down to 6'. To get to my mooring up the Rochdale Canal, the official limiting headroom is 6'4". But where is this measured? Right at the centre? Or is there a bit of an allowance which means I should be fine if I make sure my fuel and water tanks are full and heavy? I'm really concerned that I'm about to buy a boat which won't get to where I need it to go, which would be...embarassing. Would really appreciate any reassurance or otherwise confirmation that this isn't going to work from those in the know. I'm struggling to find anywhere online which says where the pinch points actually are and their dimensions. Thank you!