Frog Man Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Hello all, I thought some members might be interested in this pic! :-) (Taken today in Ramsgate.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bradley Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Somebody heading across the channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty-ann Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 wow looks very calm there ATM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Man Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 She's tucked away in the marinas furthest point from the harbour arm. Would the salt water (and sea air) pose a problem?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 She's tucked away in the marinas furthest point from the harbour arm. Would the salt water (and sea air) pose a problem?? No, except perhaps the fresh water anodes Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loafer Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 No, except perhaps the fresh water anodes Richard One can always add a few salt water anodes via a bit of wire cable attached to the hull somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Man Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 How would she have got there, any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchword Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 In Narrow Dog to Carcassonne didn't they sail their narrowboat across the Channel? I can't remember the author though. (I read it because I was travelling around the Midi, so was less focused on the boating aspects than I would be if I re-read it now!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Man Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 How many went to Dunkirk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 terry darlington, saw him out last week up the leicester arm. There have been quite a few narrowboats and widebeams across the channel (bless them) most have taken the right precautions and had front covers secured and other modifications before passage. its a busy sea channel to navigate at 4mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysander Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 One thing's for sure; those fenders aren't going to be much use in protecting her against anything she might bump into in the Channel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Man Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Very admirable. Good luck to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterboat Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Thats me hopefully one day soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) How many went to Dunkirk? Now, that's an interesting question. The answer is either lots or none, depending on what you mean by 'Dunkirk' Richard Edited April 12, 2016 by RLWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Man Posted April 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 ? :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 ? :-/ Right. There is a popular story about narrowboats going to Dunkirk as part of the evacuation. It never happened, it was a story spread by someone in the historic boat world as a joke. Unfortunately, it has become 'true' by retelling On the other hand, narrowboats regularly went to the Dunkirk branch of the BCN: http://captainahabswaterytales.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/dunkirk-branch-canal-bcn.html Which I guess is where this particular story became so successful. A good fabrication always works best when grown from a kernel of truth Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMC problems Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 back to the topic, I wonder what could be done to a stern like that to make it seaworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 back to the topic, I wonder what could be done to a stern like that to make it seaworthy. Put it on a lorry Richard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMC problems Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharl Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Put it on a lorry Richard fully agree, canal boats are great on canals but are not seaworthy unless heavily modified! That's before having to deal with the navigation challenges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John V Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Rather them than me round North Foreland !!! On an under powered boat if you time it right and get there around slack water which from memory is about 1 hour before HW Dover you can pick up a knot of tide that will help push you along towards the Swale for a couple of hours so if you can make 5.5 Kts in still water you could just about do it before you have to start punching it..............I still wouldn't fancy it though, not on something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardang Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 fully agree, canal boats are great on canals but are not seaworthy unless heavily modified! That's before having to deal with the navigation challenges! Totally agree! Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidal Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 I've seen quite a few narrowboats being used as houseboats in salty marinas, sometimes as companion boats to smaller sailboats/yachts. Comfort levels are usually higher than those on a stripped out racer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer2911 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Totally agree! Howard Balderdash! Many of us have made the trip up the Bristol Channel from Portishead to Sharpness. When we did the run (with a pilot I hasten to add) it felt very much like being at sea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharl Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Balderdash! Many of us have made the trip up the Bristol Channel from Portishead to Sharpness. When we did the run (with a pilot I hasten to add) it felt very much like being at sea! The Bristol Channel up from Portishead to Sharpness is an experience and certainly shouldn't be done with out suitable preparations, which includes a pilot is one thing but trust me is a totally different experience to crossing the English Channel. I would love to go up to Sharpness on a canal boat, have been there on larger tonnage, but English Channel I will leave to vessels designed for crossing it. BTW I have sailed both stretch's of water in small sailing yachts (25ft Westerly) as well as larger ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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