On 6 Jun 2007, at 13:23, Keens, Graham, VF UK - Technology ((RO)) wrote:
> Not having been that way yet, is it possible to use a boat hook to
> close
> the offside gate?
>
Needs to be a long one. I once tried using our 12 foot shaft to push
the balance beam to close the offside gate.. As the gate started to
move, the shaft slipped, and I hovered suspended over the edge for what
seemed like a very long time before falling in. This was at lock 12, so
Sheila on the boat was now out of sight, wondering what was keeping me.
As it was winter, the water was very cold, but I was wearing a quilted
ski jacket which was a quite effective buoyancy aid for long enough for
me to swim to the ladder and get out.
Being well trained, I then walked round the lock to close the gate
before squelching my way up to Lock 11.
––
All the best
Bruce
"Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground you cannot think of
moving them" Arthur Ransome, 'Racundra's First Cruise'
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