On Monday, October 09, 2006 6:55 PM [GMT+1=CET],
jhar1945 <johnandannh@ tiscali.co. uk> wrote:
> I have just returned from a fortnight's cruise from Anderton to
> Chester and then on the river Weaver (may post a small report later).
> However whilst ascending Northgate locks in Chester (a wide staircase)
> I was gently takien to task by a local BW man who said I was doing it
> wrong.
> The scene was that a crew of 3 (one of whom was 91 and so was kept
> well out of the way) and then self and wife. Wife was operating
> paddles and I was holding boat on ropes (round bollards naturally). BW
> man told me I should have been on the boat holding it still with the
> engine (this is one narrow boat in a wide lock)- I'm afraid I carried
> on holding the boat with ropes whilst the lock was filled gently,
Centre rope round bollard and back onto boat and held by the steerer. Engine
slow forward and tiller right over to keep the front end in.
Always works for me.
Graham
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