--- In [email protected], "Phil Rushton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think we must all consider where the water flow from the ground paddles > surfaces in a lock. However, having said that all locks are different. I > agree > that a 60ft+ boat and a boat shorter than about 28 feet will, in most > locks, happily ride the cill/top gate if left on tickover in forward gear. > The > problem is usually with boats in the 35-50 ft range.
Our boat is 40ft, and the only locks (in our neck of the woods) that consistently throw it around are those on the northern Staffs & Worcs. To me, the obvious answers there are a) open the paddles slowly, or b) fit extra bollards on the northern Staffs & Worcs, not the entire system. Richard
