On 20 Jul 2008, at 11:48, David Cragg wrote:
> With our length of boat we keep at the back going up and wind the gate
> paddle first on T&M locks - that way we get chucked around a lot less.
> (We always tell anyone watching not to do it our way though!) The T&M
> paddle sets we don't like are the ones without the gate paddle as they
> are often real Brindley throwers (as in to the front) when the paddles
> are wound - even slowly.
>
Common (Moor) Lock between Fradley and Alrewas is particularly bad for
that. The upstand on the quoin that the gate collar fits over is
presently lacking the rim that stops the collar from riding up, with
the result that boats thrown forward as the lock fills have unseated
the gate on a couple of occasions this year already.
––
All the best
Bruce
There are no strangers on the cut, only boaters we've yet to meet.
------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
