[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> My question came from a fantasy discussion a few weeks ago that followed the > disappearing hireboat story. Would there be any conceivable way in which a > boat stolen > from somewhere on the main canal network could escape to sea > (by water, not on a lorry!) without a lock keeper having the opportunity to > stop the thieves. And without > having to resort to tactics such as cutting > padlocks off to get through manned locks while the keeper was off duty. >Are there any possible routes that I've missed? Every possible route I could >think of involved one or more manned locks (usually at the head of the >tideway). Even where they might be bypassed (eg go over Maisemore weir on the >Severn at high spring tide) there's another manned lock (in this case Upper >Lode) where you could be checked by the keeper. > >And no, I wasn't actually planning on doing it! > >Martin How about via City Mill lock? The new gates are there, but (AIUI) no paddle gear, so you would presumably need a large hose to syphon (or pump) the lock full and empty, and some rope to move the gates with. Or just the rope, if you can time it for when WWR and BBR make a level. Although it might have padlocks on ... Adrian Adrian Stott 07956-299966
