A narrowboat is a boat or small barge used on narrow beam canals in Britain. Modern narrowboats are made about six feet ten inches (about 208 cm) wide. They are typically up to 72 feet (22 metres) long, although some locks are restricted to boats 60 feet (18 m) long and a few to only 40 feet (12 m).

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	Narrow Boats (798 words) The advantage of a trad style narrow boat is that the steerer has a protected position against wet or cold weather and the additional advantage of the heat from the engine or the boatman’s cabin stove around his or her legs. Narrow boats vary in length to a maximum of 70 feet overall but have a standard beam or width of six feet ten inches - nominally seven feet. Boats up to fourteen feet wide can be found and these area called in a somewhat contradictory fashion wide beam narrow boats. Narrow boat holiday hire (1393 words) One reason that narrow boat holiday hire has been such a well kept secret is that most firms are family owned and run businesses who sell directly to the customer. Hire narrow boats are usually available from mid March to late October which is often referred to as the ‘cruising season’. The boating activities are endless for children, from planning the route, pushing off, driving, navigating the locks and generally keeping the boat in shipshape condition.
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