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A narrowboat is a particular type of canal boat, built to fit the narrow locks of the United Kingdom. The UK's canal system provided a nationwide transport network during the Industrial Revolution , but with the advent of the railways, commercial canal traffic gradually diminished and the last regular long-distance transportation of goods by ...
The inward slope of a narrowboat's superstructure (from gunwales to roof) is referred to as tumblehome. The amount of tumblehome is one of the key design choices when specifying a narrowboat, because the widest part of a narrowboat is rarely more than 7 feet across, so even a modest change to the slope of the cabin sides makes a significant ...
The gunwale of an undecked boat. The gunwale (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ n əl /) is the top edge of the hull of a ship or boat. [1]Originally the structure was the "gun wale" on a sailing warship, a horizontal reinforcing band added at and above the level of a gun deck to offset the stresses created by firing artillery.
Different numbers of chines. The simplest type of chine construction is the single-chine "V" shape, with two flat panels joined at the keel (A). This type of hull is among the simplest to build, but they lack stability on a narrow "V" and may lack freeboard on a wide "V".
The caisson lock is a type of canal lock in which a narrowboat is floated into a sealed watertight box and raised or lowered between two different canal water levels. It was invented in the late 18th century as a solution to the problem posed by the excessive demand for water when conventional locks were used to raise and lower canal boats ...
Steam narrow boat President, UK. The coal-burning steam narrow-boat President is owned by the Black Country Living Museum, and tours the English canals in summer. "Highlights of the Collection". Windermere Steamboat Museum Project. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Howard Steamboat Museum, Jeffersonville, Indiana
President was bought by Nicholas Bostock and Malcolm Braine in 1973, as a derelict hull. [6] They restored the hull and constructed a replica cabin and boiler room. [6] A 1928 Muir and Findley "Scotch" return boiler, similar to that originally used, but operating at 100 PSI was acquired and fitted, [6] as was a twin cylinder steam engine, originally used in a Thames launch. [6]
Echoing narrowboats, a widebeam's stern may be a cruiser stern or a "semi-trad"; but these days it is rare to see a widebeam with a traditional stern. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Unlike some traditional narrowboats, a modern widebeam will rarely have a walk-through engine room with an antique engine such as a Bolinder ; its engine will normally be found ...