Cabin cruiser dimensions

[silverfoxcc]

What are the limits length x beam for cabin cruisers on the
1) Thames
"0 Canal systems
3) other UK rivers

[sherman]

I think its more a case of depth of hull. A boat that can cross a river esturay can go up a canal as long as its deep enough but a boat designed to plod along the canals is not sea going.

Most canals can take a 70ft narrow boat for instance but not all can take a dutch barge.

[loggo]

"Other uk rivers" is so vague as to be meaningless.

Rivers get narrower as you go up.

[Simpo Two]

silverfoxcc said:

What are the limits length x beam for cabin cruisers on the
1) Thames
"0 Canal systems
3) other UK rivers

The usual determinant is the size of locks and the height of bridges. So you also need to consider the boat's height, which is called air draught. Whether it's a cabin cruiser or anything else, the same applies.

Canals can be 'narrow' (7' wide locks) or 'wide' (14' locks), but not all locks are 70' long so you need to check what canal you want to go on before buying.

As said rivers can vary depending on which part you want to cruise, but if you google for lock and bridge sizes you can find out.

If you're looking for a boat, try to decide where you want to use it first.

Here's the data for the Thames, inconveniently in foreign: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/river-thames-distances...

[Scrump]

The canal and river trust give this info for various canals.
For example here is the info for the Kennet &Avon canal:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways...