"Andrew Dyke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Hi All, : : > On 10/01/07, Mike Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: : >> : >> Some people seem to believe that the "officially correct" thing to do is : >> to : >> leave a lock with all gates & paddles closed. snip : : From: "Steve Haywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > Why do you persist in confusing the issue about this, Mike? : > The reason some people 'seem to believe "the officially correct" thing to : > do : > is to leave a lock with all gates and paddles closed' is because it IS. snip: : Proper practice, hmmn. Any lock with a weir or bywash cannot save water. : Leaving gates open saves time and possibly benefit those needing the lock : next. 50/50 chance. :
Sorry but not quite true. Napton top has a bywash but if you leave the top gate open Harnser will go aground because without the back pumps on the flow through the bottom gate will be faster than coming in from Marston Doles. I agree with what you say on rivers, but we as experienced boaters should take great care what we should suggest to people with far less experience. And this is from someone who whole heartedly believes that the convention should be to leave all gates open unless there is a known problem, but until the convention changes I will close up unless instructed otherwise and that includes the south GU -- Brian Ancient Order of Sewer Ants Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
