Mack, David replaied to Bruce Napiers question > 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. >
Or is it not the boards that one stands upon to operate a gate mounted paddle gear? The long metal bar between the paddle and the windlass gear is known as a rising. Trevor
