tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post5560544964618392880..comments2024-02-26T22:10:29.567+00:00Comments on Captain Ahab's Watery Tales: Rochdale 2013 - SummitAndy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-68023686670331251262013-10-05T21:45:01.103+01:002013-10-05T21:45:01.103+01:00Martin
The good news is that a 60 foot boat can ma...Martin<br />The good news is that a 60 foot boat can make all three pennine crossings (to the best of my knowledge). The bad news is that both the Rochdale and the Huddersfield Narrow discharge into the Calder and Hebble on the eastern side whose locks are just 54ft long. I know that you can skew boats round to the diagonal to get extra length and this is ok to 57ft but beyond that I wouldnt know. WB is 42ft so length is never an issue. The Leeds Liverpool is longer and you can use than route but for the southern pair it would have to the a there and back trip (which is well worth while)The guys on Canal World Discussion Forum will be able to answer in great detail I am sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-42188195565689600482013-10-04T22:16:18.774+01:002013-10-04T22:16:18.774+01:00Cap'n,
We've long thought about a trip ov...Cap'n,<br /><br />We've long thought about a trip over the Pennines. Your record inspires and terrifies in equal measure! To us relative newbies the hazards seem considerable and the rewards great. One thing I haven't yet worked out is the route that a 60 foot Aqualine might take, if any.<br /><br />MartinMartinhttp://erin-mae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com