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**BOA 5.00m | **BOA 5.00m | ||
***as decreted by Charles de Freycinet 5.05m | ***as decreted by Charles de Freycinet 5.05m | ||
| − | **LOA 38.5 | + | **LOA 38.5 (Canal du Midi 30m) |
**Draft 1.80m | **Draft 1.80m | ||
***The recommended draft is 1.3m for traveling on almost any canal in France. | ***The recommended draft is 1.3m for traveling on almost any canal in France. | ||
Revision as of 13:14, 21 August 2014
French channels
- Maximum dimensions for all routes to South France:
- In 1879, Charles de Freycinet standardized the canal locks to be 40m in length and 5.2m wide
- BOA 5.00m
- as decreted by Charles de Freycinet 5.05m
- LOA 38.5 (Canal du Midi 30m)
- Draft 1.80m
- The recommended draft is 1.3m for traveling on almost any canal in France.
- The water draft on most of the French canals is listed at 1.8m, but on less circulated canals due to sedimentation this wont be the case anymore
- Airdraft 2.7m
- A boat with an airdraft of less than 2.7m can go anywhere in France. This Limit is for The Capestang bridge of the Canal du Midi. See picture for details.
- With an airdraft of 3.1m a boat can go almost anyhere in France with a phew exception like "The Capestang Bridge" on "Canal du Midi"(See above)
- Most of the bridges on French canals are 3.45m or higher
- BOA 5.00m
source: Picaro
Panama channel
- Air draught 60m (200 feet) Bridge of America at Pacific end of channel
source: ?
Suez channel
- Air draught 70m (230 feet) Mubarak bridge
source: ?
