tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666232.post-1095456285460900372004-09-17T22:23:00.000+01:002004-09-17T22:24:45.460+01:00Is yours Big or small?Would you like a longer or smaller one?Maybe the width is not suitable?Perhaps, you could not manage a larger one? Does it perform well?Will it last forever? Is it suitable for all your needs?YOUR BOAT AND YOU ("well" what did you think It was all about?) <br />These are questions related to boating we get asked frequently. <br />It is the locks that restrict the width of boats that can use the canals.A lock is basically a chamber that holds water and accommodates the boats to either move them to a lower or higher level. A lock is therefore needed to follow the level of the ground. <br />The narrow canals can only take boats up to 6' 10" wide in their locks, hence the name narrowboat, and these canals make up the majority of the waterways, particularly in the midlands, bridges too have restricted width on the narrow canals.The broader canals have locks twice the width, or over, allowing either wider boats or two narrow boats to pass though side by side.The navigable rivers too have locks, which serve the purpose of giving depth for navigation.Major rivers, such as the Thames, Severn and Trent however, have much wider locks than canals, allowing even larger boats. <br />ckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09338705627872080648noreply@blogger.com