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We made up a device for measuring the air draught on potential boats. It consists of a length of 2 x 1 with string attached (tied round it) on the end of the string there is a weight.
Method - go on the roof and lay the timber across the highest part maybe the air con and let the string and weight go over the side. The person on the ground holds the string tight to the floor, we marked it with tape. Then just measure the string from wood to tape.
It sounds complicated now I've written it down but its not honest and it works. We had to be so careful because some of the bridges on Lancaster Canal are very low as I found out personally when sailing his pride and joy! Didn't take the full roof off but nearly!
However, this doesn't stop my mind going blank when I turn a corner and come across a bridge with heights marked in feet and inches.
Dave
You and me both Dave.. mine is marked on the dashboard:
Overall Height of this Unit is Aproximately 11' 6" ,
so metric signs have me doing mental gymnastics and are American feet any different from Imperial And if it's aproximate.. what does this mean.. should I worry when it's a 12' bridge
Why oh why can we not get our act together and have a proper metric system in the UK .. it's all getting too much.
I grew up with feet and inches, so 've just done a quick conversion of the height of my van. It turns out to be 8.92 feet, now what does that mean??
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You see no crosses row on row
But those who sleep beneath the sea,
Rest in peace for your country is free".
Though about this one since ordering my van. Ive got a LGVC+E and on my test the examiner tried to take me under a bridge 2 low for the truck . One emergency stop by me and I passed with flying colours (even after squashing a cone on a roundabout) - always wondered why
I ve made a list in feet & meters which gives height, width and length. I liked the post with the picture and details though, just when I thought I was being clever
............ I liked the post with the picture and details though, just when I thought I was being clever
Bubblehead
We regularly use the A16 Peage down to Abbeville bound for Rouen and south.
We had been charged Classe 2 and occasionally Classe 3 but when we were charged Classe 4 we'd had enough and made up the pic to A4 size and in a plastic cover in case it's raining when we thrust it out of the window and into the face of the booth operator.
Guess what?
We've never needed it and have been charged Classe 2 ever since. That's probably 6 or 7 times.
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Italy
Didn't take the full roof off but nearly!
And if it's aproximate.. what does this mean.. should I worry when it's a 12' bridge 
That's probably 6 or 7 times.
