tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247108.post4618065834855865508..comments2023-08-21T12:10:39.875+01:00Comments on NarrowBoat Bones: speedingMortimerBoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350657082481487596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247108.post-20515657522175188782008-08-11T23:28:00.000+01:002008-08-11T23:28:00.000+01:00Kate's sign spot is right - a bit of wind and I'm ...Kate's sign spot is right - a bit of wind and I'm more likely to end up being blown into your boat at tickover, rather than just move it slightly at a greater pace. Most of my problems in that regard generally come from waiting for hire boats to work out what they're doing, or what side of the canal they think they're on.<BR/><BR/>You'd think that anyone who's been on a moored boat when passed at speed by another one would slow down for others, but it just doesn't seem to work like that...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098938874477314472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247108.post-6910698652267682622008-08-11T17:29:00.000+01:002008-08-11T17:29:00.000+01:00Can't get the hang of this comment thing - may hav...Can't get the hang of this comment thing - may have left several, or none.<BR/>Gist of longwinded witter was:<BR/>a) most speeding think they have slowed how - probably have relative to whatever they were doing before.<BR/>b) hate those rude and arrogant 'what part of slow don't you understand' signs - creeping past in tickover I have too long to read them and am tempted to speed up just to get past.<BR/>c) Best ever seen - on a boat in Cropredy (apologies don't the name but thank you for it) 'maintaining full control of your craft at 1.5 knots is an admirable skill and one that is much appreciated by moored boats' - always makes me smile, and pull the throttle back even further.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652005044049254424noreply@blogger.com