I had been boating on canals for over 50 years, including many years of owning and working full length narrow boats, when I hired a small glass-fibre cruiser on a French canal. Entering or leaving a lock cleanly was almost impossible in a breeze, as the boat handled like a polystyrene raft! Very shallow draft, high superstructure, light weight and a steering wheel with no centre indication do not make for accurate handling. Engaging reverse to try and stop caused unstoppable rotation. I have the greatest sympathy with these obviously inexperienced boaters.
Why the 360? I thought they were just attempting an about turn. I thought that was a nifty 27 point turn up until 1:50 and then it started to go very weird.
Nine fenders down one side should give a clue on the shippers skill. But helping will not improve performance, the skipper needs some tuition and lots of practise.
OMG, I’d have laughed too. I’ve only canal’d once, and its just not THAT hard; takes a special effort to nawse it up that much. I really wouldnt want to be in the road when they leave the boat and drive home.
A 360 turn on a 38ft boat in a 40 ft canal gets 8/10 but lock entry only gets 3/10. Your friends on shore are useless. A good reason why you dont buy ex rental boats :-)
She couldn't be doing a more dangerous job for her own safety and the worst place to be with an untrained helmsman. She should thank her lucky stars that boat hook did not hit her back when pressing against the walls. As if she was going to stop the power of the boat with a boat hook!
Completely ignorant of the phenomenon of ‘prop walk’ and how to use its properties and bias to manoeuvre a boat in close quarters! Too heavy on the throttle during the 360 (why was he doing a 360 in the first place?) and too fast entering the lock. Use bursts of ahead and astern, vectoring thrust using the rudder... lucky not to have lost his prop, grounding it during the ridiculous superfluous 360 manoeuvre! Clearly a rental boat!
Stephen Bradley. I am a hire boater (unashamed and unapologetic,) but mostly narrowboats on UK canals. We did Nieuwpoort - Dixmude - Ypres - Nieuwpoort - Brugges - Nieuwpoort a couple of years ago in a similar cruiser. What with wind, rain and commercial barges, the Ghent - Ostende is not a place to do that sort of thing. However, the boat we had, did have slightly different turning characteristics than a narrowboat. It was easier, in fact. The instruction I had from the boatyard was to keep the wheel in the same place, once you had started the turn and then fore and aft (gently) on the throttle and it will keep turning. Prop walk is present all the time, of course, but it is almost negligible going ahead, but very prominent going astern. In very serious cases (like an ex navy motor whaler) the trick was to centre the rudder, give it some beans astern, then close the throttle and point the rudder in the direction you want to go. I don't know if there was something wrong with that boat, but it didn't seem to want to turn left? Even after the mysterious 360 degree turn, he snatched defeat from the very jaws of victory, by drift off right - again. There didn't seem to be much wind? I agree about the laughing. A bit of gentle, timely advice might have gone down quite well.
I’m on the canal du midi at the moment, and I can tell you it’s not just brits, it’s every nationality. French are worst, full speed ahead mon capitan!
terry barnhurst. Not quite right mate. Germany has some what 7000 Kilometers of navigable waterways, 1700 of them on canals. Canals that are only used by pleasurecraft not included. But neither the less, if you can`t afford to go to the Cinema on a Weekend, go to a busy lock. It`s more entertaining.
I had been boating on canals for over 50 years, including many years of owning and working full length narrow boats, when I hired a small glass-fibre cruiser on a French canal. Entering or leaving a lock cleanly was almost impossible in a breeze, as the boat handled like a polystyrene raft! Very shallow draft, high superstructure, light weight and a steering wheel with no centre indication do not make for accurate handling. Engaging reverse to try and stop caused unstoppable rotation.
I have the greatest sympathy with these obviously inexperienced boaters.
It was clear at the beginning that he was nervous of locks, he made a really good attempt at getting onto the towpath to go around.
The lady fending off on the bow looks totally knackered at the end!
And the lock keeper was just patiently waiting... 😂😂
Eyy nice Little 360 there! Amazing you pulled it off on such a narrow canal!
Quite an achievement turning a boat round in that width of canal
Reminds me of Austin powers turning the golf cart around in the hall way.
Only need to turn the wheel slightly....otherwise it goes too far left or right. Sailed on the broads...only needs a slight touch.
Going to need more fenders.
The rotation of the prop can cause new captains headaches till you learn hot the low speed rotation of the prop will drag you to the right and left
Boat in reverse, bowthruster on, and it wil turn around its own centerpoint.
I thought frank spencer was dead
Why the 360? I thought they were just attempting an about turn.
I thought that was a nifty 27 point turn up until 1:50 and then it started to go very weird.
Interesting...thumb up for you video
A rather strange looking lock!
Interesting..
my man did a doughnut before sending it to another lock..!!! LMAO...!! hahaha
thumbs up to booze..!!! ;-)
Remind me: if I ever buy a Narrowboat: train.
Amazing how some folk can make a simple manoeuvre look so difficult
See above comment. It was far from easy even for an experienced canal boat captain & they explain why. Easy to be a keyboard captain.❤
@yinny11-11 I'm a retired ships captain, marine pilot and have also sailed small boats for 64 years . Believe me it's an easy manoeuvre .
why the 360?
Obviously attended the Stevie Wonder school of boat handling.
Feck moi, there's a space near the bow for yet another fender!
the dads drunk again
Grounds for Divorce!!
Small knowledge. 😎
Wenn der Propeller bei diesem 360 Grad Manoever in die Boeschung kommt 😨
As the saying goes....drive it like you stole it...
Boating, more difficult than it looks.
They need a ten year old to show them how to do it.
Don`t drink don`t Drive................
Nine fenders down one side should give a clue on the shippers skill. But helping will not improve performance, the skipper needs some tuition and lots of practise.
This is a rental boat and they always have a lot of fenders as most people hiring them don't have a license.
Perhaps laughing at someone who is finding something incredibly difficult to do isn’t exactly helpful or kind?
Is he drunk lmao
Boats do not turn like cars volume 12,963
Correct, my car needs approx 2.5 times its lengt to make a 180 degree turn.
My boat 1.5 ......
As long as you know how to handle a boat
Left hand down and it goes left , right hand down it goes to the right, what does your boat do?
I have witnessed French boaters acting like this...
Moi, jamais...
OMG, I’d have laughed too. I’ve only canal’d once, and its just not THAT hard; takes a special effort to nawse it up that much. I really wouldnt want to be in the road when they leave the boat and drive home.
Depends on the specifics of the boat, this can happen and get out of control if you aren’t used to the boat.
A 360 turn on a 38ft boat in a 40 ft canal gets 8/10 but lock entry only gets 3/10. Your friends on shore are useless. A good reason why you dont buy ex rental boats :-)
is this staged ? even by accident you would do better.
l hope he dosent drive a car
She couldn't be doing a more dangerous job for her own safety and the worst place to be with an untrained helmsman. She should thank her lucky stars that boat hook did not hit her back when pressing against the walls. As if she was going to stop the power of the boat with a boat hook!
Completely ignorant of the phenomenon of ‘prop walk’ and how to use its properties and bias to manoeuvre a boat in close quarters! Too heavy on the throttle during the 360 (why was he doing a 360 in the first place?) and too fast entering the lock. Use bursts of ahead and astern, vectoring thrust using the rudder... lucky not to have lost his prop, grounding it during the ridiculous superfluous 360 manoeuvre! Clearly a rental boat!
Stephen Bradley. I am a hire boater (unashamed and unapologetic,) but mostly narrowboats on UK canals. We did Nieuwpoort - Dixmude - Ypres - Nieuwpoort - Brugges - Nieuwpoort a couple of years ago in a similar cruiser. What with wind, rain and commercial barges, the Ghent - Ostende is not a place to do that sort of thing. However, the boat we had, did have slightly different turning characteristics than a narrowboat. It was easier, in fact. The instruction I had from the boatyard was to keep the wheel in the same place, once you had started the turn and then fore and aft (gently) on the throttle and it will keep turning.
Prop walk is present all the time, of course, but it is almost negligible going ahead, but very prominent going astern. In very serious cases (like an ex navy motor whaler) the trick was to centre the rudder, give it some beans astern, then close the throttle and point the rudder in the direction you want to go.
I don't know if there was something wrong with that boat, but it didn't seem to want to turn left? Even after the mysterious 360 degree turn, he snatched defeat from the very jaws of victory, by drift off right - again. There didn't seem to be much wind?
I agree about the laughing. A bit of gentle, timely advice might have gone down quite well.
Let me no if your out on the UK canals..could do with anther laugh
I’m on the canal du midi at the moment, and I can tell you it’s not just brits, it’s every nationality. French are worst, full speed ahead mon capitan!
🤣🤣
Could be German they have no canals
terry barnhurst. Not quite right mate. Germany has some what 7000 Kilometers of navigable waterways,
1700 of them on canals. Canals that are only used by pleasurecraft not included. But neither the less, if you
can`t afford to go to the Cinema on a Weekend, go to a busy lock. It`s more entertaining.
Some people should just stay home so they don't become public idiots.....
Perhaps a new hobby? A hike might be a bit more suitable.
Rental boat and most likely the first time at the wheel for the captain.
(These boats can be rented by anyone, even without a license).
Why not offer assistance rather than laugh at someone struggling !!
JasonWoods He is the type who wouldnt accept help..its a member of the family/party thats quite rightly laughing.. so calm down cupcake !!!
Ffs
Omg haal deze mensen van het water die brengen andere schade toe
BLIMEY ...lol
that is fake !
jesus fucking christ,
That was painful to watch.
A bit, yeah...
The laughing is well immature
omg that woman is so annoying
Doh maybe instead of laughing try helping . Inexperience and a small current makes it hard . Put the camera down and help. Everybody has to learn
Totally pathetic
I bet it's a woman