>>The official line is of course that you shouldn't be single handing.
>>When
>
> Can anybody expand on this statement that this is the 'Official line'?
>
> Bob
> --
I picked up a BW Oxford Canal leaflet at Napton which advised that it
was unsuited to single-handers.
My guess is that it would be possible to make these bridges much safer
to use without altering the original, simply by providing an anchoring
point for the chain used to pull down the beam (and a stronger chain if
necessary) and a bollard and small landing place on the non-towpath
side.
After all, even people who normally have a crew of two or more may have
to get the boat back to base single-handed in an emergency.
Sean
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