Having hired for years, but not up North, we are going to buy our first boat next year, and are trying to decide on the length.
Both the ABNB site www.abnb.co.uk/submenupages/57ft_myth.html and the Nicholson guides give both lock length and maximum narrow boat lengths, - however they differ. I have copied those that concern me below. In case the columns get messed about, Column 1 is the ABNB length with max narrow boat length in brackets, Column 2 is the Nicholson length with max nb length in brackets, 3 is the canal name. (ns) means that the max boat length is not specified by Nicholson 1 2 3 62'(62') 60' (ns) Leeds and Liverpool Wigan to Leeds 57'6"(58'6") 57'6"(60') Calder & Hebble 58'(58'6") 57'6"(60') Huddersfield Broad Canal Has any group member taken a boat greater than 60' over the L&L, or greater than 58' over the Calder and Hebble / Huddersfield Broad canal. If so, what length is your boat, and how hairy was it in the locks? (Also, have you measured the length of your boat, for it seems that you may get a little more than you pay for - I know of 3 people who have. In one case this was an extra 2 feet!) Many thanks Charley [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
