Mind your manners narrow boating etiquette. mind your manners! narrow boating etiquette back to blog list. having a basic knowledge of what is “cool on the water” will go a long way to make your boating journey and life on the canal system a happy and pleasurable one. it seems that there are more and more novice boaters using the system. Here are a few tips on how to handle some simple canal boating situations! help me out! subscribe, like the facebook page and find all of my narrowboat books.... Keep your boat tight to the bank when you pull in to a lock waiting point or for a swing bridge. use your middle rope to help pull the boat over. a boat bow heading into the middle of the canal can cause obstruction and upset other canal users..
8. extremely safe: takes hours to sink (plenty of time to man the life raft).. From getting to know the facilities on board your canal boat, to learning to navigate through locks and all the canal boat handling etiquette you need to be comfortable on the canals, our handover will get you in ship shape for your canal boat holiday.. 5. boating etiquette. there is etiquette which is specific to boating, such as passing other boats port to port. all gates and paddles should be closed when you leave a lock, unless there is a boat approaching, when it would be polite to leave the gate open..
