On Monday, October 09, 2006 7:02 PM [GMT+1=CET],
Adrian Stott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Interestingly, on (I think) all these "new design" locks you can see
> that something has been broken off the casting near the windlass
> spindle. As the current means of holding the paddle open (a square
> horseshoe-shaped thing on a chain, which fits over the spindle)
> actually looks rather make-do (although it does work), I have wondered
> whether there was originally a different means.
I've had the same thought. It looks to me as if there may originally have
been a brake band to hold it open.
Mike Stevens
narrowboat Felis Catus III
web-site www.mike-stevens.co.uk
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