Canal Ille-et-Rance

[paul Thompson]

Hi, I want to take my motor boat from Dinan to Redon but am worried about airdraft. Has anyone done this trip who could help me.

 

many thanks,

 

Paul Thompson

[Richard Bustens]

Where are they then , it not on the shroppy.?

[DHutch]

Where are they then , it not on the shroppy.?

Its in france richard.

 

- Although i dont know the air draft, despight 2hours googling (sorry)

 

 

 

Daniel

[Richard Bustens]

Dam, and i thought there was a new bit of canal opened.....

[Sam]

Dam, and i thought there was a new bit of canal opened.....

 

Ah air draft? what is that

[DHutch]

Ah air draft? what is that

Its the 'loading gauge' of the waterway.

- ie the amount of room avalable between the water line and tops of the bridges/tunnels.

- like coneventional draugh is the distance from the waterline to the bottom of the canal (the depth)

 

 

Does know one here know the answer for paul?

 

 

Daniel

[Bill Kennedy]

Its the 'loading gauge' of the waterway.

- ie the amount of room avalable between the water line and tops of the bridges/tunnels.

- like coneventional draugh is the distance from the waterline to the bottom of the canal (the depth)

Does know one here know the answer for paul?

Daniel

 

Now there is one for pedants. Don't you mean:

- the lowest point of the bridge/tunnel above the waterline; and

- from the waterline to the bottom of the boat?

 

Bill

[DHutch]

Now there is one for pedants. Don't you mean:

- the lowest point of the bridge/tunnel above the waterline; and

- from the waterline to the bottom of the boat?

ah well, i guess that should read 'avalable draught' as you are corrent, 'draught' is the depth of the acctual boat.

 

As for whatpart of the tunnel/bridge it is, im not sure exactly how that works, becuase being serverly arched, the its much much high in and around the middle, infact, the arch can in places continue to curve below the waterline, which would give a negative reading...

- maybe they take it as the highest 7ft-wide block they could fitt down the tunnel (keeping it all above the waterline)

 

Also, can help feeling this is now only loosly attactched to the topic... Doh!

 

 

Daniel

[gaggle]

waterscape has a link to boating in france.route planer ect,might have something.

[Sam]

waterscape has a link to boating in france.route planer ect,might have something.

Yeah i think a while ago when i was going through some of waterscapes pages i noticed that sort of information.

 

Sam

 

 

 

 

Didnt have time to find the actualy page but this is one of the french pages,

http://waterscape.com/holidays/french_holidays.html