Hull too thin on Dutch barge?

[Jen-in-Wellies]

5 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:

Less than 4mm steel. Less than 10" freeboard at the stern. You'll never get insurance on it.

Jen ?

[peterboat]

52 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

Less than 4mm steel. Less than 10" freeboard at the stern. You'll never get insurance on it.

Jen ?

And has about the same water dynamics as a narrowboat ??

[blackrose]

8 hours ago, Mark Tunnicliffe said:

While a widebeam canal boat has been top of the list, I can't help feeling they're a bit featureless, inseide and out 

 

Yes, compared to an old Dutch barge they are, but then that's true for most narrowboats too. I looked at quite a few Dutch barges but the hulls were always too thin for my liking. Had money been no object I'd have gone for a new build Dutch style barge but they were way out of my price range. Some of them have quite nice features and you get the benefit of thick epoxy coated steel.

 

Each to their own I suppose and if above the waterline aesthetics are important to you then fine, but since you say you won't be cruising then I'd have thought that any sort of Dutch barge with nice lines and hydrodynamic hull shape is going to be a bit wasted.

Edited May 5, 2019 by blackrose

[TheBiscuits]

2 hours ago, peterboat said:

And has about the same water dynamics as a narrowboat ??

It's not that sleek to slip through the water gracefully

 

(posted from a narrowboat built by diesel tank specialists ... )