Common sense!
On 22/09/2008, Laurence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > Below is a statement received from BW today following comments made to > them with evidence of boats being built to over 7ft in the past.: > > > > We understand there have been some comments and discussion regarding the > definition of broad beam boats in the context BWAF's report to BW on > improvements to the licensing system. > The purpose of consulting on proposals is to tease out relevant issues, > big or small. We are happy to accept the amendment and set the width > boundary at 2.3m as suggested, and thank those responsible for drawing > it to our attention. > > Grand Union boats were all 7ft 1/2", first post war narrowboats purpose > built to 6ft 10" were the "Admiral class" built in 1957 to negoiate > bulging lock walls in the North West. > > Regards, > > Laurence Hogg > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Nigel Stanley
