On 15/05/07, Mack, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Steve Haywood wrote: > > > No Martin, the biggest problem with the Rochdale 9 is coming > > UP the flight, especially single handing. The amount of water > > coming over the top gates when you've closed the bottom ones, > > draws the boat forward. If you have any sort of a well deck, > > even one covered by a cratch, you would sink in seconds if > > you got under the flow. Indeed, I am surprised it hasn't > > happened yet. Perhaps when it does BW will think it > > worthwhile replacing the by-weirs. > > "Replacing the by-weirs"?? Are you suggesting they existed in the past > and have since been removed? I thought the Rochdale Canal didn't have > them originally, and that excess water always passed either over the > gates, or over weirs into the ground paddle culverts. > > Are you suggesting that an original historic feature should be destroyed > in the interests of health and safety? :-)
I think Martin's the man here. But I seem to recall that sometime in the 70's (?) the land on which the by-wiers were sited was sold to developers for offices by the old Rochdale Canal Company. Far from advocating the destruction of an historical feature, I'm arguing for its restoration. Steve [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
