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Narrowboat and UK inland waterways ( canal and river )

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A community for UK inland waterways enthusiasts. While boating is our main topic. Any UK canal or river based discussion is allowed.

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1: Be polite. If you have nothing good to say, say nothing. I am not banning rants. Just asking folks to take a min and consider the wording. I want every waterways user to feel welcome here. We should then be able to build a resource where folks can ask for advice as they plan some event. This means walkers cyclists fishermen boaters all have help and advice to give relevent to other users.

So please feel free to tell folks about an event that are things hard for you. We all enjoy joining in on the odd rant. But remember to use wording referring to the indevidual not the community they are a member of or activity they are partaking in. This way others with the same needs can learn from your needs from them while expressing their own from you.

I know this sounds like I am talking to 5yo. But really I do not want this to become Facebook like. In the way groups often attack each other.

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Recommendations for Holiday Hires.

I'm a complete newbie when it comes to such a topic but I have always wanted to take a short break on a #Narrowboat

I was hoping this would be a place to ask for some recommendations on good ethical people/companies to hire from?

As for location I would be looking for somewhere near where i grew up #Stourbridge #Stourport .

@narrowboat

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

No matter who you pick, insist that they explain the rules of the ~~road~~ canal.

We've had to help holiday boaters who were given the keys and sent on their way without even being told what side of the canal to drive on!

Points to ask:

  • What side to generally be on
  • Where is it ok to moor
  • How to use a lock (including priority and also when to wait for other boaters to turn up)
  • What state to leave a lock in
  • How fast to go
  • When to give way
  • Etc. Etc.

A decent hire place should be happy to take the time to talk you through it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

@TheNumberOfGeese

Thanks for the advice, I would have plenty of questions about how not to break anything too!

I kind of hope there would be a little booklet to help explain all these things too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I half wonder if some of them just whisper "It's like Mad Max out there." as they push you off :p

Very excited for your adventures!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@TheNumberOfGeese 🤣 I was hoping more of a Kevin Costner Water World.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I was so close, yet so far from that joke! Brilliant job!

Please consider yourself an honorary boater. Please also collect your official !narrowboat golden toilet cassette from this channel's concierge.

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