Martin Clark wrote: > 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.
At least the Grand was built (and still has on 95% of the locks) with a full set of 4 large bottom gate paddles, so that you can empty the chamber, even if one of the top gate paddles is stuck open! :-) -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest - Shannon Reg 7410...here in spirit... Follow the truly independent TNC at : http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk Visit this site and help save our waterways from the DEFRA cuts http://www.saveourwaterways.org.uk/
