Guest Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 From the introduction it looks as if it includes a re work of a narrow boat as one of the projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterboat Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 The house isnt much bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) ah. It's not one of the projects but one of the examples of how to use a small space. Edited March 9, 2016 by MJG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStringPudding Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) Watching it now. They appear to be on a widebeam but have claimed it's less than 7ft wide. Bunkum! It's being used as an example of living in a narrow space, the boat isn't being worked on Edited March 9, 2016 by BlueStringPudding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnthebridge Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 So that boat's "Less than seven feet wide?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Watching it now. They appear to be on a widebeam but have claimed it's less than 7ft wide. Bunkum! It's being used as an example of living in a narrow space, the boat isn't being worked on Cheers yes clocked that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStringPudding Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 So that boat's "Less than seven feet wide?". I know! It was so obviously much wider than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve hayes Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Usual tv crap, badly researched and produced. Assume no one will know the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john4647 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Also, it was not referred to as a narrowboat but a "less than 7ft wide barge" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta9 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) Also, it was not referred to as a narrowboat but a "less than 7ft wide barge" A narrowboat is a type of barge that is (usually) less than 7ft wide. Edited March 10, 2016 by Delta9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john4647 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 A narrowboat is a type of barge that is (usually) less than 7ft wide. Or as Cyril J Wood states in the intro to his book. Let’s get one thing straight from the start… as the title of this eBook and website points out… a narrowboat is not a barge. A narrowboat, as its name suggests is narrow, having a beam (width) of 6 foot 10 inches to 7 feet. Canal barges are between 60 and 70 feet in length depending on the canal they were built for. However, they are at least 14 feet 6 inches beam, are usually used for carrying cargo and are made from steel, wood or even concrete. Neither is a narrowboat a longboat. Longboats were what the Vikings used to convey them on their raping and pillaging voyages of discovery in the Dark Ages. The unenlightened amongst us will quite often confuse the three terms, much to the annoyance of narrowboat owners, canal enthusiasts and boat anoraks in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta9 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Or as Cyril J Wood states in the intro to his book. Lets get one thing straight from the start as the title of this eBook and website points out a narrowboat is not a barge. A narrowboat, as its name suggests is narrow, having a beam (width) of 6 foot 10 inches to 7 feet. Canal barges are between 60 and 70 feet in length depending on the canal they were built for. However, they are at least 14 feet 6 inches beam, are usually used for carrying cargo and are made from steel, wood or even concrete. Neither is a narrowboat a longboat. Longboats were what the Vikings used to convey them on their raping and pillaging voyages of discovery in the Dark Ages. The unenlightened amongst us will quite often confuse the three terms, much to the annoyance of narrowboat owners, canal enthusiasts and boat anoraks in general. Cyril is wrong. A narrowboat is a type of barge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) My understanding is that the working boat people considered it an insult to be called a bargee, using the term "boater" or "boatman" to describe themselves and referring to their craft as a "narrowboat". Am I wrong? Edited for spellung. Edited March 10, 2016 by cuthound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 According to the OED a barge is - "a large flat bottomed cargo boat on a canal or river, long ornamental pleasure boat". Make of that what you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) According to the OED a barge is -"a large flat bottomed cargo boat on a canal or river, long ornamental pleasure boat".Make of that what you will.That definition would appear to include a gondola and a canoe Edited to include canoe. Edited March 10, 2016 by cuthound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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