Electric motors are being used to replace the barge poles that were traditionally used to manoeuvre wooden sailboats out of trouble on the Norfolk Broads. Sailors on the Norfolk Broads have traditionally used long poles called quants to push traditional wooden sailboats when the winds are unfavourable, and to manoeuvre them through narrow waters or under bridges. The Hunter's Yard boating company runs a rental fleet of these vessels, but in recent years, it began to see a drop in business as older customers found the rigours of quanting increasingly difficult, and younger families with children wanted the convenience of motorised propulsion.
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