You only need to open one gate on Hatton when entering and leaving the locks. After the first boat enters have them slide over and back to the gate and the second boat enters and occupies the empty space. Leaving the lock is easy. Also if you really what to speed up the flight The steer of the second boat can upon entering the lock put the boat in neutral and taking the center rope step off the boat and climb up the steps, stop the boat and then close the gate while the other crew member begins filling or emptying the lock. Any road have a great time.
Stan (nb beentheredonethatandwisheshewasbackonthecut) At 7:15 AM -0400 9/12/07, J Wettstone wrote: > >The Hatton Locks are wide ones aren't they? Won't we be able to got >through them together? Our boats are short as narrowboats go. >Rebecca is only 47 ft long. Marie Claire is not much longer - as I >recall. > >I have printed out how to work the paddles if one boat is in the >lock. Thanks to the fine description sent to me on this list. What >about 2 boats? > >Jane >nb Elevendaysbutwhosecounting > -- Judy & Stan Voets, POB 103, San Geronimo, CA 94963 Tel: 415.488.0985 You may never know what results come from your action, But if you do nothing, there will be no results - Gandhi
