Is it me or is it widebeams?

[mustang41]

 

 

Sanctiminious bollox.

 

 

Didn't they play at Glastonbury last year?

[MtB]

Last weekend, whilst cruising my enormous, 60ft x 10ft boat on the K&A, I shared a lock with a 45ft narrowboat. Side by side, and the boats didn't even touch. Anyone care to "name that lock".

 

 

Fobney Lock.

[spadefoot]

 

 

Fobney Lock.

Ah yes, could have been, but there is at least one other.

[Guest]

I have been asking myself that same question throughout but I can't see any trace of irony or humour in the antagonistic posts. Hence I conclude they are either serious or the poster lacks self awareness.

Interesting to note it's prompted a wheeled boater and a paddler/hire boatist to question the sentiments.

JP

"Wheeled boater".

 

I do like that.

[Guest]

One of those super-wide widebeams arrived on the waterpoint here at Gargrave last night at about 6pm, moored there all night and this morning at 11 a.m. he's still there - now filling his tank and washing his boat. (No shortage of regular moorings here at the time, I'd just add.)

Maybe I just notice when widebeams do this but I have to say that some seem more ignorant or uncaring of the rules and of other boaters than us narrowboaters.

Retires to the bombshelter and awaits incoming from widebeamers!

I find many NB owners to be equally arrogant ( I own a narrowboat.)

Edited July 16, 2016 by Guest

[davem399]

Last weekend, whilst cruising my enormous, 60ft x 10ft boat on the K&A, I shared a lock with a 45ft narrowboat. Side by side, and the boats didn't even touch. Anyone care to "name that lock".

Aldermaston?

[spadefoot]

Never tried Aldermaston, looks like it might be big enough.

[MtB]

I'd say Blake's Lock is 17ft+ wide too...

[peterboat]

Please dont take this the wrong way either but thankfully I won't have to share a lock with you anytime soon either.

 

You are touchy when anyone dares to say that fat boats aren't perfect.....I do wonder if you are slowly realising that they just may not be the best choice for the majority of inland waterways of this country.

 

And I'm afraid I'm just as entitled to my opinion as you are to yours.

 

Cheers

 

Gareth.

I have had a narrowboat, and now have something that is between a fatboat and a dutch barge, and I happy to forgo the bits of waterways I cant get to for the sheer comfort and space a big boat gives you

Last weekend, whilst cruising my enormous, 60ft x 10ft boat on the K&A, I shared a lock with a 45ft narrowboat. Side by side, and the boats didn't even touch. Anyone care to "name that lock".

I shared a lock with another wide beam up here in the North in fact there were 5 widebeams in the lock in total bliss sheer bliss

[Graham Davis]

I see the trolls are alive and well.

[MtB]

I see the trolls are alive and well.

I've not noticed any. Or did you mean me?!

 

Best to report any posts you feel contravene the posting guidelines, rather than moaning about it in the thread.

[Graham Davis]

Not you Mike.

[spadefoot]

I'd say Blake's Lock is 17ft+ wide too...

Oooh, loads of shareable locks on the K&A then. I was in Sheffield lock at Theale.

[MtB]

Oooh, loads of shareable locks on the K&A then. I was in Sheffield lock at Theale.

 

 

Ah yes, the scallop-sided lock. Yes that's HUGE innit!

 

As Terry Darlington once wrote "27 locks designed by 27 madmen"... very true...

[MissMax]

I think WBs look amazing It's a bit like looking inside a whale seeing them on the net.

The way they are laid out, and the fact that they float is stunning. I would have one if i didn't have to move and could afford it.

I'd get a Rotti and a GSD and wrestle all day long (it's big enough)

[spadefoot]

 

 

Ah yes, the scallop-sided lock. Yes that's HUGE innit!

 

As Terry Darlington once wrote "27 locks designed by 27 madmen"... very true...

I like the variety & also that you can see the remains of the old turf locks near some of the newer ones.

[MtB]

I like the variety & also that you can see the remains of the old turf locks near some of the newer ones.

 

 

"Turf sided" must be the biggest misnomer of all time. WHAT a disappointment they are, the first time you encounter one. Not a blade of grass in sight. Just 8ft high weeds.

[NickF]

Ah yes, the scallop-sided lock. Yes that's HUGE innit!

 

As Terry Darlington once wrote "27 locks designed by 27 madmen"... very true...

 

Yes, but he also described wide beams as "cow pats"!

Edited July 17, 2016 by NickF

[spadefoot]

 

So why didn't you say that?

I did say that Graham, all you needed to do was read it.