Editing Canal (section)

==Boats==
[[File:Panama Canal Miraflores Locks.jpg|thumb|Two [[Panamax]] ships in the [[Miraflores (Panama)|Miraflores Locks]] on the [[Panama Canal]], [[Panama]]]]
Inland canals have often had boats specifically built for them. An example of this is the British [[narrowboat]], which is up to {{convert|72|ft|m|2}} long and {{convert|7|ft|m|2}} wide and was primarily built for British Midland canals. In this case the limiting factor was the size of the locks. This is also the limiting factor on the Panama canal where [[Panamax]] ships were limited to a length of {{convert|289.56|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} and a beam of {{convert|32.31|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} until 26 June 2016 when the opening of larger locks allowed for the passage of larger New Panamax ships. For the lockless Suez Canal the limiting factor for [[Suezmax]] ships is generally draft, which is limited to {{convert|16|m|ft|1|abbr=on}}. At the other end of the scale, tub-boat canals such as the [[Bude Canal]] were limited to boats of under 10 tons for much of their length due to the capacity of their inclined planes or boat lifts. Most canals have a limit on height imposed either by bridges or by tunnels.