"Mike Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Leaking gates aren't only a question of maintenance, although that's one > factor. Leaks can also be caused, and frequently are, by debris caught > between the gates or between the gate and the cill. Ditto for leaky > paddles. When there were lock-keepers everywhere that didnt matter > because > they could sort it out (no doubt usually by closing the gfates at the > other > end). But how may boaters nowadays check for that when they're leaving a > lock and do something about it if there is such leakage?
Come to that how many boaters carry a keb to enable them to do something about stuff on the cill. How many even know what a keb is? J
