[Default] On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:18:16 -0000, "trainfinder22" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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::
> In Lockport NY they have Drydocks that water is pumped out of to do >repairs to barges...Do You use boat lifts or Drydocks on your canals >and do you have photos of Drydocks? > We tend to use both, though the dry docks are generally arranged to drain by gravity, rather than with a pump. Boat lifts tend to take boats out of the water and put them down on dry land - cranes are also often used but cost more if they have to be hired in. Brian L Dominic Web Sites: Canals: http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk Friends of the Cromford Canal: http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk (Waterways World Site of the Month, November 2005) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
