[Default] On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:56:34 -0000, "sean neill" <[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::
>> That is almost certainly the case. Unfortunately at present, we have >> to work with what we've got, but that's a modification we may well >> undertake before next year. Pictures, incidentally, are included at: >> http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk/whs.html >> >> Brian L Dominic >> >Looking at the pictures, my view would be: >1) a longer line (the Horseboating Society uses lines about 100 yards >long) - this would be more elastic and ensure there was less sideways >pull; That we're thinking of doing.................. > >2) this would also allow the line to be led back to a point near the >steerer, who could release it in emergency to prevent the momentum of >the boat dragging the horse into the water. Knowing the speed (or lack of it) of the boat, and the fact that we've NEVER been able to catch the horse up, I don't think this'll be a problem! The line is secured at the "horse" end with a Monkey's Fist going through a rope loop at the back of the harness which apparently detaches very easily. >3) The effective area of the rudder could be increased by clamping an >auxiliary blade to the existing blade, e.g. as follows:- That's a VERY good idea! 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/
