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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: 2201 Answers: 3 Posted: 9 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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

      9 years ago. Rating: 2
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        Most boats have a drop both sides at the front and the back .

        9 years ago. Rating: 2
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          mycatsmom

          that's what I was gonna say . I rode on them in S.E. Ohio.
          commented 9 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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