Neil Arlidge wrote...
>Steve Haywood wrote:
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> I think Andrew was just thinking about the Rochdale 9.
>>
>>
>> Yes, of course, I was being stupid.
>>
>> In which case my advice would be, watch the water flows on the
>> Rochdale 9.
>
>..which are a bit Nanby Pamby compared with the Grand Canal!  ;-)
>
The main problem with the water flows on the Rochdale Nine is the 
difficulty of getting the bottom gates open on some locks when the water 
is pouring over the top gate as fast as it is going out through the 
bottom paddles, when the levels are nearly equal.
-- 
Martin Clark

Internet Boaters' Database   http://www.boaterweb.co.uk
Pennine Waterways Website    http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk

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