> * Question: Assuming that a 70 footer really will work and I'm not > going to sink it catching the stern on the cill on the first tight > lock (is it a cill, yes?) then can I build it 2 inches wider right up > to 7 feet? I say this because if it's going to be big, I might as > well live the life of a squeezed pencil..?
I really wouldn't recommend going to the full 7 feet beam. Although most narrow canals were originally built to take that size, many locks and bridgeholes have developed lumps and bumps that will give you problems. -- Mike Stevens narrowboat Felis Catus III web-site www.mike-stevens.co.uk Defend the waterways. Visit the web site www.saveourwaterways.org.uk
