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    3. When pulling a boat along a canal which point is better to attach the rope? On the side, the front, or neither?
    When pulling a boat along a canal which point is better to attach the rope? On the side, the front, or neither?

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    0  Views: 2301 Answers: 3 Posted: 10 years ago
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      I would go for the side,if you attach to the front you will pull it into the bank,i could be wrong , just my opinion,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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        Most boats have a drop both sides at the front and the back .

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          mycatsmom

          that's what I was gonna say . I rode on them in S.E. Ohio.
          commented 10 years ago

          In the days when horses pulled barges along the canals the rope was fixed at the front, but someone was steering with the rudder.

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