On 7/28/06, BARRY HOLLAND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Terry Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The gate paddles on the bottom > wind the damn things up. At least they mostly run smoothly enough that > you can drop the paddles controlling the speed with a hand on the shaft > rather than having to wind them down again. > I *always* lower paddles this way. Unless they're the dreaded hydraulic type > which thankfully are being phased out. > Many years ago, we had just started out on a holiday when an old boy [think > of lockkeeper dad in "The Bargee"] watching me at the lock paddle, threatened > to report me to BW for 'misuse of BW property!' > Barry
I don't believe there is anything wrong in putting the paddles down in this method, so long as you don't drop them. I also make a point of bringing them to a near stop just before the bottom, and then I ensure it's down fully by turning it down to the end. If any one ever said anything, I'd point out my method. Mike -- Michael Askin http://shoestring.zapto.org/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
