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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- Shropshire Fly Boat Saturn starts her run with Buddy the horse from Chester to Ellesmere Port for the Easter Historic Boat Rally 2009. This boat was built for towing by horse, and so isn't a butty (one designed for towing by a motor boat). Note the change-over bridge goes back on itself so that the tow rope doesn't need to be unhitched. It was too dangerous with all the people to have the horse tow at this point unfortunately.
How the boat managed to not crahsed into the side the horse is on
That's a good question - if you notice the towing point (mast) is set back from the front of the boat, pulling from this point actually pulls the boat out from the bank and the steerer needs to slightly steer towards the towpath normally.
@@mykaskin aaah, thanks. I never know this kind of boat exist until I read it in "sans famille". And cant find the answer of this problem
have only just found this, Aussum!!!! we need more!!!!. that horse looks like he IS out for a walk. And the best bit every time he stops lots of fresh grass to munch on.. My only comment is that they could have washed his socks prier to the show.
Longboating seems so fun. Like an rv trip but cooler.
I used to work on the Horse drawn boat trip, up the locks and back down 1988 ish it had a bar on it, and I use to look after the horse.
cant believe its only just registered in my little brain that a pub i live near in chadderton next to the canal is called the boat and horses for this reason, their pub sign is even a horse pulling a boat....
Hi Mike Lovely Vlog.In the early 1950s I used to go with my Father on his dumb barge TRENT of Thomas Clayton carrying Gas oil From Purfleet in essex behind the steam tugs up the Thames to Brentford, Then behind the Horse upto Southhall Gas works , Working up the Hanwell Flight past 3 bridges and st Bernardes to Top Lock cafe, All stop for Breakfast and tea and feed the Horse The Horses were all Ex army and if I remember were Clydsdales not Shires as many people think. On sundays the horse drivers used to take it in turns to let the horses out of the Stables at 6 am Before they would kick the Stable door into pieces at Durham wharf just below Brentford Gauging lock and take them onto The Ham and let them run Wild for a few Hours while the driver was in the Pub.Cheers
Thanks for sharing that information - I do a lot of boating around London so know there area well. Shires are too big for the canal, they were usually all fairly small short horses as once you had the weight moving it wasn’t too difficult to keep it going.
getting horse to the work is animal cruelty, I hope those responsible catch COVID-19
@@stuartjohnson4982 Hi YOU DON't Know what you are talking about If you did not work a horse you would not keep one so they would become Extinct.
@@ramseybarber8312 , exactly. The horse is not refusing at all. And there are feeding and water stops. The horse is not actually struggling with a heavy burden; it's a tug, mostly. Once the barge is moving, its own momentum contributes quite a bit to its forward motion. This is a very ancient practice, essential when going upriver, as opposed to sailing down with the current. But just observe the horse: does it look drained, or upset, or weary? No.
That engine sounds funny, is it hit-and-miss hot bulb, or a two-stroke? Also, how many bhp does it produce?, that boat goes pretty darn quick for an antique..
I have it on good authority that the engine generates about 1 horse power.
@@qtheplatypus a horse produces between 8 and 14 horsepower.
@@SuperFranzs lay it on me Boris I'm about to pull an engine but I don't know the conversions here... .75 kW? Are horse steps measured in torque foot-lb or Newton-meter?
wrong side of the beast. You stand canals side so if the horse pulls right that you don't get trapped against the wall by the ropes. If you stay canal side, you might get wet, but can never get crushed. They are doing it all wrong.
Interesting, as it seems even in carrying days this wasn't always followed looking at photographs. I think like a lot of things it depends and situation and location. If you notice once away from the crowds they drive the 'os (or animal, never heard a boatman call them beasts) is driven not led and all driving is done the correct side of the towing rope as you don't want to get pulled in by it.
@@mykaskin who really cares right
@@SC-hk6ui lots of people, it's got me thinking and asking and checking. If I see something like that again I'll ask why they decided to go that side of the horse. It might be just a mistake, or lack of knowledge.
@@mykaskin Well I seem to remember a lesson on the dangers of it when I went on a school trip to stoke bruerne. I sound a bit arrogant above. Sorry.
And I see in yesterdays newspapers one family who has been running a horse drawn narrow boat for 35 years has been forced out of business by busybodies who accuse them of animal cruelty. That the work is too hard for the horse, which is complete rubbish.
That was a. Very slow way to travel. But better than a stage coach.
Saturn used to be a fly-boat and would normally pulled at much higher speeds providing a service for perishable goods. There were also passenger services using covered boats travelling at over 8mph day and night with priority at locks, and was much quicker and a better ride than a stage coach!
mr deveruex again
1 horse power
4 cylinder
8 to 14 horsepower ;)
Really neat
Poor horse!
Yaserinski Shahidovich That horse looks very well cared for and looks like he is just out for a leisure walk!!! Lol
ikr 😂