--- In [email protected], b...@... wrote: > > On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:20:23 +0100, Captain Beeky > <captain.be...@...> wrote: > > >I found it strange that one can see no part of any gate so I perused > >the TNC reports and all came clear when I found the following dated > >July 4th 2003 > > > >"we went through the rotating sea lock (RH side, the other side is a > >fixed weir!)" > > > >There are some pictures of Neil's passage, so-to-speak, > > Don't look, Ethel! > > > but still no gate in sight. > > The TNC is usually my first port of call, but it didn't provide the > solution this time. And I think Neil is probably on the Shannon-Erne > Waterway at this stage. > > This was the photo that suggested the gate might rotate on a > horizontal axis. > > http://www.friendsafloat.co.uk/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=54&sid=01acf4153f2a4fb1cd87eaed26b410f1 > > bjg
Seems that this is a typical tide gate that revolves down to the sea-bed when the tide level equalls the canal level. It will obviously only be relved when boat passage is required. Many harbours operate on this system - including the inner harbour at Padstein in Cornwall! Regards Pete www.thecanalshop.com >
