Adrian Stott wrote: > "Ron Jones" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> When we had the GRP cruiser (moored on the Stort), that used to get >> frozen in most years (so near London and so cold...). > > Almost all river navigations include lengths of channel through which > no (significant) flow of the river passes (lock cuts, etc.). These > are almost as liable to freeze as lengths of canal -- in fact, many > are in effect lengths of canal. A large proportion of the Stort > navigation consists of such lengths.
There was *usually* a small stream through the middle of the moorings (to the *second* weir - the first one being before the start of the moorings - so almost a dead end), but the boats were well and truly stuck. -- Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
