On 12 Jul 2008, at 09:38, Michael Askin wrote: > Someone wrote: >> http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/ >> 3200139.High_and_dry__narrowboat_left_stranded_in_lock/ > > Well, thats a new one on me. I guess the front got caught on the wall > as the lock was emptied,
<snip> AIUI [from the linked report] the boat was ascending the lock and something held the hull down as the lock filled. I've no experience of this myself, but I do know that it takes only a very small projection from a lock wall to hang a boat up on. There is one on the offside of Widmead Lock on the K&A - noted in Nicholsons - which is not much more than an inch wide. A boat descending with us a couple of years back got caught on it and developed quite an alarming list before we could drop the paddles. > You > have to remember canals are dangerous places for both you, and your > boat! No arguing with that. It's not going to put me off boating, though :-) Baz
