----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Haywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 7:24 PM Subject: Re: [canals-list] Re: Bollards - installation suspended
> 2008/10/6 Brian Dominic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> [Default] On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:47:35 +0100, "Steve Haywood" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> finished tucking into their plate of >> fish, chips and mushy peas. Wiping their mouth, they swiggged the last >> of their cup of tea, paid the bill and wrote:: >> >> >> >But it doesn't work with lighter and smaller craft................... >> >> <panto> >> Oh Yes It Does! >> </panto> >> >> It was the only way I could single-man Rumpus (24') - going uphill > > > But the only way it can work is if you have an engine sufficiently > powerful > to keep you on that lock gate. Otherwise, once you open a paddle it > flushes > back and then crashes forward again. I have twelve years experience of a > Springer-type boat that did that. > > Steve I think we must all consider where the water flow from the ground paddles surfaces in a lock. However, having said that all locks are different. I agree that a 60ft+ boat and a boat shorter than about 28 feet will, in most locks, happily ride the cill/top gate if left on tickover in forward gear. The problem is usually with boats in the 35-50 ft range. Steve obviously has experinces of this and I think other people should be made aware of this. The easiest boat to single-hand in a lock is a 70 footer. Phil
