gavin18787
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Anyone done one?
Me and a few mates are considering doing one as they look like a good laugh.
Expensive?
Chances of ending up dead or in trouble? 
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Dan295
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we did one of them aggggeess ago, my brother got a massive migraine, my dad hit the bank, and my mum damaged her knee, oh and then i fell in the canal.
apart from that we all really enjoyed it  
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All Torque
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Canal Pikeys
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Dan295
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Doug
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I have been on two.
Both were ace
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Ben J
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I've been on two....with my parents back in the day tho.
Both good, really slow pace of life tho....but I bet with a group of mates it would be good.
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Kerry
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Get yourself on the Norfolk Broads
Loads of nice pubs to chill at along the way and plenty of things to see and do
Its a great laugh 
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Phi
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I went on one of them holidays on the Thames years ago.....when it was the eclipse' . was one of them boats' rather than the Narrow boats.... but same experiance!
broke down twice... but i have to say it was the most relaxing break i have ever been on.
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Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
Get yourself on the Norfolk Broads
Loads of nice pubs to chill at along the way and plenty of things to see and do
Its a great laugh
Norfolk broads is very nice.
My parents live there now and have a boat on the broads.....
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
Get yourself on the Norfolk Broads
Loads of nice pubs to chill at along the way and plenty of things to see and do
Its a great laugh
Yer thats where we were thinking tbh
A week long pub cruel was what we all had in mind too
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Rob H
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Really want to do one myself round by where I live, as there's loads of canals round the black country/Birmingham.
If I did it i'd want everyone dressed up in pirate gear for the full extent of the holiday though - is that sad? .
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Phi
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pirates
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Phi
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* Space pirates would be better
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gavin18787
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No, we had the pirate idea too, would be fully ace if you knew some others on another boat too, could try and comandeer it
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smack
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is it like riding a bike then? these things look hard to drive imo,i would probley end up capsizing
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Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by smack
is it like riding a bike then? these things look hard to drive imo,i would probley end up capsizing
They aren't too hard to drive. Narrow boats are harder because they are long and use a tiller rather than a steering wheel. Capsizing one would take some doing, nearly impossible, but its the locks that you can get yourself into trouble with if you aren't careful. Getting stuck on the sills etc.
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Rob H
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Round by Dudley because it's so hilly there's shit loads of locks, hence the pub round the corner from where the missus lives called the tenth lock.
10 Locks
1 Team
1 Stopwatch
1 pint per member of said team, per lock.
Carnage .
Actually, are the rules similar to those with cars as regards drinking and... "driving"?  .
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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One friend is t total and sensible so we should be alright
We were thinking norfolk as there are less locks
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