The practical half. How she handles, how a lock works, how far a day gets you, and the domestic questions that decide whether the life suits you.
Read these in this order
- How to steer one
- How canal locks work
- How far you get in a day
- The Grand Union Canal
- English canal maps
- Waterway signs
- The toilet question
- Narrowboat interiors
- Cruising without a licence
Buying for someone who lives aboard?
The next lock
Once this stage is behind you, what follows is making her yours: Her name, her livery, her portrait. The part that makes one boat unmistakably hers.