--- "Mack, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Marie Heaster wrote: > > > > Hi Barry & Phil - have patience we're engineering > the lock system. > > Now let's see..... 7 land miles between us and the > Thompson > > River..... 2300 feet elevation change between the > river and > > the pond at the bottom of the garden..... with an > average > > lock depth of 8 feet the number of locks we'll > need........ > > > > Oh, well, back to the drawing board. > > With that much difference in level you need an > inclined plane. Or > perhaps one of these: > > http://www.homebuiltfunicular.com/v/DSC00047.JPG.html > http://www.homebuiltfunicular.com/v/DSC00047.JPG.html > > And this is what travels up and down it: > > http://www.homebuiltfunicular.com/v/DSC00015.JPG.html > > David Mack
Thanks, David. A very neat setup! But my husband always over builds and and I can see him wanting something more like this setup in Ontario. <http://www.pdqflotillas.com/trentRoutes8.html> Cheers, Marie nb evergonewhitewaterraftinginanarrowboat? Get news delivered with the All new Yahoo! Mail. Enjoy RSS feeds right on your Mail page. Start today at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca
