Bruce Napier wrote: > From a recent stoppage notice about L38, Hatton: > > > Due to Health & Safety issues an emergency stoppage is required at > > Lock > > 38 to enable British Waterways to carry out essential engineering > > repairs to rising boards at the above location. > > Anyone tell me what are "rising boards" ? The stoppage is for > the morning of 14 September, btw.
I assume they are referring to the rubbing boards, the vertical planking on the downhill face of the top gates, which stop your bow from catching under the horizontal timbers as the boat rises in the lock. David Mack
