widebeam boat how wide

[owen]

just wondering what is the widest boat to do all the wide canals

[Burgiesburnin]

just wondering what is the widest boat to do all the wide canals

 

 

7 foot. I believe. It's not the width of tha canal but the width of the narrowest loch .

Edited April 30, 2012 by Burgiesburnin

[Teadaemon]

Like most questions of this type, the answer is probably 'it depends'.

 

Do you mean all the wide canals in the south of the country, all in the north (including those in Scotland), or both? If both, will the boat be traveling on her own bottom between them, and if so will it be via the narrow canals (which would restrict you to 7'), or by sea? Do you want to include completely isolated waterways like the Monmouth & Brecon Canal, where you'd have to transport your boat by land to get there?

[Guest]

just wondering what is the widest boat to do all the wide canals

 

'Humber Princess' pictured passing our boat at Barnby Dun must come close....

 

[owen]

Like most questions of this type, the answer is probably 'it depends'.

 

Do you mean all the wide canals in the south of the country, all in the north (including those in Scotland), or both? If both, will the boat be traveling on her own bottom between them, and if so will it be via the narrow canals (which would restrict you to 7'), or by sea? Do you want to include completely isolated waterways like the Monmouth & Brecon Canal, where you'd have to transport your boat by land to get there?

probably just north and south not including monmouth and breacon possibly do rest by sea not narrow canals just thinking before i committ myself to broadbeam

 

'Humber Princess' pictured passing our boat at Barnby Dun must come close....

 

blimey not that big

[bowten]

Wide beam size for the English broad canal system,keep to max 14ft width and 57ft length.Most popular size these days is 12ft x 57ft,with this size you will have little trouble in negotiating the broad canals.

Edited April 30, 2012 by bowten

[Grace and Favour]

7 foot. I believe. It's not the width of tha canal but the width of the narrowest loch .

 

I think you'll find one of the uK's narrowest Lochs is Loch Lubnaig, which will happily cope with a 20' beam boat over most of its length

[ChrisPy]

I think you'll find one of the uK's narrowest Lochs is Loch Lubnaig, which will happily cope with a 20' beam boat over most of its length

is Scotland still in the UK?

[jelunga]

is Scotland still in the UK?

And if it isn't should we not rename the United Kingdom to read Disunited Kingdom?

Maybe disgruntled Kingdom?

[alan_fincher]

Wide beam size for the English broad canal system,keep to max 14ft width and 57ft length.Most popular size these days is 12ft x 57ft,with this size you will have little trouble in negotiating the broad canals.

If you buy one that is genuinely 14 feet, you'll not get far up the Grand Union these days, that's a fact. Too many narrowed bridge holes that will no longer pass that width.

 

Also if you wanted to go on the (rather lovely!) River Stort, you would be scuppered.

 

I do agree that about 12' seems a sensible limit, although don't underestimate the work involved in getting that through some places. Obviously things like the Grand Union tunnels you can only get through by special arrangement, as steps need to be taken to stop people coming the other way when you are going in the other end. Not in my view really that practical to boat regularly beyond Northamptonshire on the GU with a wide-beam, and few try it, for good reasons.

 

You do understand that if you buy any boat of more than 7 feet, the only way you can move it between Southern and Northern broad canals is by road, (unless it, and of course you, are capable of tackling sea passage) ?

[larkshall]

Hmm with the weathe of late, I think we should be building in cubits, lets see, 40 x 40 x40?....

 

 

....ok getting me coat

[Burgiesburnin]

I think you'll find one of the uK's narrowest Lochs is Loch Lubnaig, which will happily cope with a 20' beam boat over most of its length

 

 

New iPad, very sensitive predictive text and spelling.

[Grace and Favour]

New iPad, very sensitive predictive text and spelling.

 

Aah! That'll need careful looking at then, best of luck

 

[PiRSqwared]

13'6" if you want to come up the Stort. We have our own way of doing things up here!

[bizzard]

You could go everywhere in a boat 60ft wide as long as its only 6ft 10 inches long and negotiate the locks sideways.

[PiRSqwared]

You could go everywhere in a boat 60ft wide as long as its only 6ft 10 inches long and negotiate the locks sideways.

They seem quite popular!!

[bizzard]

They seem quite popular!!

Becoming all the rage now.

 

Talking about the Storts lock width,a couple of years ago at Southmill lock.As you know most locks on the Stort are 80 odd ft long. A 60' and 30' boat can get in them with an overlap. Well one boat had entered Southmill lock and a second went in far to fast and they both jambed absolutely solid. I had to go out there and yank them apart with a Turfing winch fixed to a lockside bollard.A bit of damage to both boats too,minor dents and paint all scraped off.