Well I'll blame him, Ed. Anyone can wind up bumping the sides of a tight canal like that, sure. But what you DONT do is come in so hot. This guy came racing in at high speed, with predictable results. Very not smart.
I remember coming down the Grand Union canal in my first canal boat. A 29ft fibreglass cabin cruiser. I came along the canal to a big wide part which was about five canal widths wide. It went wide to my right and in the opposite right hand corner was a lock. I tried about five times to steer right into the open lock slowly but there was no hedge on the right bank and there was a strong wind blowing from the right. Everytime i slowed to steer into the lock the wind blew the bow left away from the lock. In the end it was a bit of a kamikaze run at the lock. My entry was similar to yours. 'Almost', but not quite, but close enough!
You need way on the vessel , if you need the rudder to answer . Personally I would have fenders out each side and I would have warped in . In a lock the water thrust is different each side, Due to the hull pushing the water against the walls . So it would be next to impossible to use bow thrusters .
What? No pics of the very likely dent / roughed up side rail? ? Me thinks the skippers buddy has seen these boating skills before. . Hit the side? Going too fast? O well!
Can't really blame you. Anyone one who has operated a boat that size in a current knows it's not easy to thread the needle like that. That's why rub rails are standard issue! Can't be perfect everytime.
Chiming in with every one else. It seems that when motor boaters turn their engines on, they turn their brains off as if that motor is going to do the thinking for the driver.
Well I'll blame him, Ed. Anyone can wind up bumping the sides of a tight canal like that, sure. But what you DONT do is come in so hot. This guy came racing in at high speed, with predictable results. Very not smart.
I remember coming down the Grand Union canal in my first canal boat. A 29ft fibreglass cabin cruiser. I came along the canal to a big wide part which was about five canal widths wide. It went wide to my right and in the opposite right hand corner was a lock. I tried about five times to steer right into the open lock slowly but there was no hedge on the right bank and there was a strong wind blowing from the right. Everytime i slowed to steer into the lock the wind blew the bow left away from the lock. In the end it was a bit of a kamikaze run at the lock. My entry was similar to yours. 'Almost', but not quite, but close enough!
Try slowing down it works wonders.
ianoch first thing I thought twat
Correct, slow down and let mother Nature do her work, it'll surprise you.
BTW: At speeds like that, bowthrusters are useless
Yea, I wonder if he knows the throttles work in reverse....... ;-\
You need way on the vessel , if you need the rudder to answer . Personally I would have fenders out each side and I would have warped in . In a lock the water thrust is different each side, Due to the hull pushing the water against the walls . So it would be next to impossible to use bow thrusters .
welshpete12
Put crew ashore to handle your lines from the dock. This was just negligent and lubberly.
Damn he has on those Tom Selicks! Jack Tripper stunt double short wearin a**!
Bad boatsmanship, but simply fantastic shorts
Tony Tunnycliffe shorts found in a skip?!
What's the hurry mate? Tea getting cold below deck?
The 80's called, they want their shorts back.
I did yell LEFT A BIT, but you obviously didn't hear me.
Always approach the dock at the speed at which you'd like to hit it.
Can you see alright ? Yeh CRASH !!
What? No pics of the very likely dent / roughed up side rail? ? Me thinks the skippers buddy has seen these boating skills before. .
Hit the side? Going too fast? O well!
Easy does it and Fenders anyone? Gotta love those shorts!
What's the biggest boat that can fit in that lock I wonder??
Classic example of more money than brains.... My father never allowed the owners at the helm.. He was the Master, not the owner.
Where on the canal is this lock? We've been from castlenaudra to agde
Captain was distracted by them sweet legs on shore...
So what does the "Captain" ?? Have to say for himself??
Nice shorts buddy
Speed kills. You approached the lock too fast. By the way, the thruster would have little or no effect at that speed.
Can't really blame you. Anyone one who has operated a boat that size in a current knows it's not easy to thread the needle like that. That's why rub rails are standard issue! Can't be perfect everytime.
Baby Panama canal. Where is this?
That lazy good for nothing fool up on the wall should have helped guide the boat in with a guide rope. But the boat was also going way to fast.
Please Sir get a long pair of shorts. For all our sakes
wear pants next time haha
classic overcompensation
first thought, he went in too fast.
What current
Why didn't the guy on the bow use bumpers for the pilot....just not good boating skills. It's not the lock masters job to keep crafts off the walls.
Chiming in with every one else. It seems that when motor boaters turn their engines on, they turn their brains off as if that motor is going to do the thinking for the driver.
NO STEERSMAN THIS
He wears short shorts ....😮
Slow down..
LMAO
FOOL
*yawn