How long is a Narrow Boat ?
because of slenderness, narrowboats seem long. maximum length 70 feet (21 m), length of locks on narrow canals. however, modern narrowboats tend shorter this, can cruise anywhere on connected network of british canals - including on "wide" canals (built wider, shorter, boats). shortest lock on main network salterhebble middle lock on calder , hebble navigation, @ 56 feet (17 m) long. however, c&h wide canal, lock 14 feet 2 inches (4.32 m) wide. makes largest "go-anywhere-on-the-network" narrowboat longer (about 60 feet) straight length of lock, because can (with amount of "shoehorning") lie diagonally. locks on isolated waterways short 40 feet (12.2 m).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/narrowboat
i researching narrow boats or canal boats, can't find anywhere how long , how wide?
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