On 6 Oct 2008, at 20:54, Steve Wood wrote:
> does anyone have any
> thoughts why this happened and what I could have done to avoid it?
I can't remember Thurlwood well enough to be sure, are there any of
those iron retaining fittings in the lock wall? There are quite a
few on the Bosley flight, they have big cross pieces on the outside
which are rounded off. We once had an unpleasant experience with the
rubbing strake near the stern getting caught under one as we ascended.
Getting the forrard end of the boat caught over one on the way down
might be enough to twist the hull and start it jamming.
If that is the problem I'm afraid I don't know the solution for a
single hander. In our case part of the steerer's job is to kick away
from the side with retaining bolts.
All the best
Sheila
There are no strangers on the cut, only boaters we've yet to meet.
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