David Cragg presented the following explanation :
> One assumes from this there a lot of non-knowing lips tight shut out there at
> this time of year. Still it re-enforces our theory that most boaters think
> anyone who wants to chat about the state of, positioning of canal furniture
> etc. is mad and must be avoided in their rush to complete a ring in minimum
> time. Meanwhile, on at least two occassions the wife has got people to
> untie ropes in wide locks when moored to bollards comoing up as the boats are
> being dragged under. (Which sound weird but in each case they tightened the
> centre rope when the distance from rope attachment on boat to bollard was at
> its minimum and wandered off to open the gates.) These incidents were both in
> wide locks before BW's B Bollards. Anybody else got any stories?
>
We saw 2 boats "hung up on EA waters and they have had bollards for
years, luckily one chap couldn't tie knots but his mate could so the
stern rope slipped but the bow rope between his mates feet held, only a
light cruiser so no damage. The second on the Cam I said to the chap
operating the paddle "is your rope OK?" and just got the reply "he is
looking after that" again it was only a few inches to short but they
struggled to untie it. I have just seen the new wooden square oak
wooden post bollards and I would suggest that even a rope wound round
one with some weight on will bite on the corners and hold a boat up.
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