PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoBoatmen 'legging' through a canal tunnel, a common technique in longer passages with unmotorized vessels, 1961, UKlemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageBoatmen 'legging' through a canal tunnel, a common technique in longer passages with unmotorized vessels, 1961, UKlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 months agoI’ve been told this was done mainly to steer the boat away from the side of the tunnels while the people in the rear used a pole to actually propel it. I’d love to know if this is true or not, there’s precious few resources about the subject.
I’ve been told this was done mainly to steer the boat away from the side of the tunnels while the people in the rear used a pole to actually propel it. I’d love to know if this is true or not, there’s precious few resources about the subject.