Narrowboats Widebeams and Barges All narrowboats are 6 feet 10 inches wide.

Narrowboat vs widebeam. Narrowboat narrowboats canal canals liveaboard cruisingthecutIf a traditional narrowboat thats 610 wide is just too limited in width for you then yo. Certainly there are plenty of recreational wide-beam narrowboat-style craft around which tend to be about ten feet wide but while this extra internal space can be useful for liveaboard owners their frumpish aesthetics and limited cruising ability render them flawed in the eyes of many. Yes this is an obvious one but a wide beam offers much more space than a regular narrowboat.

Think again They do have laws related to commercial boats namely the Merchant Shipping Act of 1995. Mooring ok so this is stating the obvious but wide beam boats take up more of the channel even when moored up. Ad Feel Sexy And Chic With Victorias Secret.

If you are trying to house a larger family or just value your ability to house your extended family on board for special events the wide beam would be the ideal setup for you. Shop the Latest Collections. You would have thought that being a country with well-developed laws the UK would have narrowboat drink driving laws sewn up.

This just means you need to be extra vigilant that youre not causing a navigation hazard by obscuring views or mooring opposite a boat on the other bank so think about the space you take up. Nowadays I think its safer to be at sea. Although some narrow boats were built to a design based on river barges and many conform to the strict definition of the term it is incorrect to refer to a narrowboat or narrow boat as a widebeam or a barge.

I will take a calculated guess that they paid around 10000 for that extra width looking at how much other boat builders charge. There are also a number of other styles which are not seen as much on the canal network including a Josher Tug wide beam and Dutch Barge. Widebeams are wider than narrowboats and dutch barges are larger still.

Shop the Latest Collections. The locks are only around 57ft in length but 14ft wide a narrowboat can go go at an angle wide boats cant. Narrowboats are usually 6ft 10 wide but widebeamed boats are generally between 10ft to 12ft in width.