In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Richard Fairhurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >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.
In a 70ft boat (and not just Fulbourne) I've found that some of those on T&M are the worst. Throw you back, then pull you forward, even if you open them fairly gently. >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. > ...and any others where it's likely to be a problem. And you could even put up some special signs about it... -- Martin Ludgate
