And then there was the story of Granny at Maureen's lock. Or is granny a canal myth?
--- On Mon, 10/6/08, Steve Haywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Steve Haywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [canals-list] Re: Bollards - installation suspended To: [email protected] Date: Monday, October 6, 2008, 7:24 PM 2008/10/6 Brian Dominic <brian.dominic@ tiscali.co. uk> > [Default] On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:47:35 +0100, "Steve Haywood" > <stevephaywood@ googlemail. com> finished tucking into their plate of > fish, chips and mushy peas. Wiping their mouth, they swiggged the last > of their cup of tea, paid the bill and wrote:: > > > >But it doesn't work with lighter and smaller craft....... ......... ... > > <panto> > Oh Yes It Does! > </panto> > > It was the only way I could single-man Rumpus (24') - going uphill But the only way it can work is if you have an engine sufficiently powerful to keep you on that lock gate. Otherwise, once you open a paddle it flushes back and then crashes forward again. I have twelve years experience of a Springer-type boat that did that. Steve [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
