It happens that sean neill formulated :
> Posted by: "Phil Rushton"
>
> Many locks have notices forbidding the tying of ropes to lock ladder
> rails.
> Is there an exemption for steam boats? ;-)
>
> Probably, among the notices telling you to use the ground paddles before
> the gate paddles, not to upset the ducks, to wash your hands before
> eating, to empty your dog before bringing it on the towpath, to file
> your tax return before September 30th, to read War & Peace from the
> front towards the back, not to drink rat's urine......
>
> Sean
All the locks down the Stockton flight have three bollards on each side
and every ladder on the towing path side is bent where boats strap to
it as they come in. Nothing to do with the boat surging as they are all
bent downhill and the off side ones are fine. But then again you have
problems strapping to the bollards because if you use the middle one
you hit the bottom gate before the rope is tight and if you use the
upstream end one the ladder is in the line of pull.
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