2008/5/17 Terry Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Be very very careful if you do this, as if the boat or rope gets > trapped/wedged things can rapidly turn disastrous and you may not be > around to see it or be close enough to rescue the situation. I've had a > centre rope get wedged under the metal plate of a badly fitting lock > ladder on the Braunston flight before now. Fortunately I saw it happen > and was able to avert a disaster. > > Most of the time the locks are just too far apart for it to be > worthwhile. The time wasted in walking twice the distance between the > locks wipes out the time saved by preparing the next lock. > > It's only in flights like Farmer's Bridge that the time saving is worth > the effort.
I agree about being very very careful. I don't agree that the locks need to be anywhere near as close as they are at Farmers Bridge for this to be of benefit. -- Bob
