In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Mack, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Graham Keens asked: > >> > Not having been that way yet, is it possible to use a boat hook to >> > close the offside gate? > >Bruce Napier replied: > >> 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. > >You need a pole with a hook on it, to pull the gate rather than push the >balance beam. The pole can be shorter and lighter, and if anything >slips you end up on land and not in the water. > >David Mack > It's about the one valid use for the lightweight collapsible boathooks offered at (I think) £6.99 by Lidl from time to time. I am 6ft plus and can step across from gate to gate (note - NOT jump) but Connie can't and the ali boathook saves a lot of walkingand delay.
Guy -- Guy Morgan nb Virgo, WFB, Stockton GU Defend the waterways. Visit the web site www.saveourwaterways.org.uk
