Here is a picture I took of a boat in a pound on the Hatton Flight.
One would think that it is a relatively simple task to get your boat from one lock to another one approximately 60 yards ahead in a straight line. However, this boater made a complete hash of this manoevre. After Sonflower had vacated the lock and pulled to the right as seen, the hire boat misjudged the approach, failed to take notice of a slight wash from Sonflower's stern and then could not recover. The helmsman also refused to accept that he couldn't steer the boat when the engine was going astern and scraped it's way down the side of Sonflower with the helmsman over the stern rail trying to push his boat off. (1 man against 17+ tons of narrrowboat is poor odds).
How do I know it was a hire boat?
2 comments:
We've all been there (most boat owners started with hireboats. Next time try to be more patient and understanding.
Yes Den, we have all been there. But this particular individual refused to take advice as to how he could regain control and get his boat off mine. I then retreated to take the photo.I now have to paint the damage before winter.
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