2 Tillers, anyone know why?

[Jess--]

I have seen this boat a few times, does anyone know the reason for it having 2 tillers / rudders?

 

[MtB]

Two engines?

[TheBiscuits]

16 minutes ago, Jess-- said:

I have seen this boat a few times, does anyone know the reason for it having 2 tillers / rudders?

One for each propeller?

Edited March 21, 2018 by TheBiscuits

[rusty69]

So when it heels,you can stand on the upwind side.

Or

Boths identical twins can steer at the same time

Edited March 21, 2018 by rusty69

[Rick-n-Jo]

His 'n hers?

[TheBiscuits]

1 minute ago, rusty69 said:

So when it heals,you can stand on the upwind side.

Was it injured?

[rusty69]

1 minute ago, TheBiscuits said:

Was it injured?

Not with those two rear fenders

[TheBiscuits]

Just now, rusty69 said:

Not with those two rear fenders

They would make Med mooring easier than with just one!

[Rob-M]

So when they are going through a tight spot they can stand to either side to line up and still reach a tiller.

[Sea Dog]

Dual controls for learner drivers?

[Neil TNC]

This looks like the R&D twin engined narrowboat, certainly R&D features, like  style of rear door hinges. Ray told me the original owner had twin Nani 30hp engines fitted (in tandem, one with longer propshaft) as he was paranoid about breaking down on the Tidal Trent. It has a slipper stern. AFAIK it originally had a cranked connection between each rudder.

[MtB]

1 minute ago, Neil TNC said:

It has a slipper stern.

 

No it doesn't. 

THIS is a slipper stern....

[TheBiscuits]

3 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

Oooh shiny!  We haven't had any good boat porn for a while.

[rusty69]

4 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

Oooh shiny!  We haven't had any good boat porn for a while.

Someones nicked the captains ice lolly

Edited March 21, 2018 by rusty69

[Neil TNC]

R&D commonly referred to the under water stern shape, as in our own Rusty Dustbin as a slipper stern. It is also known as a Cutwater stern. X R&D still refer to it as a Slipper stern.

[MtB]

4 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

Oooh shiny!  We haven't had any good boat porn for a while.

 

This should get you drooling then!

Henley umpire launch HERAKLES...

 

Just now, Neil TNC said:

R&D commonly referred to the under water stern shape, as in our own Rusty Dustbin as a slipper stern.

 

They may refer to theirs as a slipper stern, but it doesn't make them right. 

[WotEver]

I spit on your Herakles and raise you Carmen...

Edited March 21, 2018 by WotEver
Carnt spel

[MHS]

It’s a catamaran. 

[roland elsdon]

We have two tiller bars handy to lend one out if someones done something silly and cant get the brass magnet to work. One of them took a trip on a fatboat to london last year then got brought back...

[Dr Bob]

2 hours ago, Jess-- said:

I have seen this boat a few times, does anyone know the reason for it having 2 tillers / rudders?

 

To take the attention away from the horrible colour scheme?

[MtB]

43 minutes ago, WotEver said:

I spit on your Herakles and raise you Carmen...

 

Another XR&D boat?

[WotEver]

4 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

Another XR&D boat?

Nope...

Really understated seating...

[alan_fincher]

The boat that started this thread was discussed at length in a thread some years back, and "Keeping Up" eventually talked to the owner and got a full explanation.

However the new "improved" Google based search I have had absolutely zero success in finding the relevant thread.

The tillers are linked, and it has two engines and two props, but I seem to recall only one is functional.

We did once share a lock with it, so it moves sometimes.

[pete.i]

2 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

No it doesn't. 

THIS is a slipper stern....

Yes it does this is a narrowboat slipper stern. But MTB is always right so there you have it.

[Keeping Up]

Yes it has two engines and two propellers. The tillers are hydraulically linked. but can be separated. On the canals, he uses just one engine; on rivers (which he rarely sees) he uses two. When I spoke to him, one engine was temporarily not working but he may well have fixed that by now.