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Rob-M

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  1. Keep in forward gear to maintain steerage and continue in the channel until quite close to the other boat then move over about half a boats width and maybe slow down a little if it is shallow.  The other boat will suck you bow over so be ready to counter that if it pulls you to quickly.  I often find maintaining my line the oncoming boat moves over too far and too early but that is up to them.  I reckon the closest I've passed someone is having about an inch between us but that only happens if the person coming the other is used to passing in the same manner.

  2. The boat in front of me at Grindley Brook had a close one when the volunteer started lifting the paddle to fill the bottom lock to bring us up but the next gates were still open as the boat in front was moving between the middle and top lock so could have ended up straddling the cill.  I could see from our stern what was happening so shouted at him to drop the paddle and wait for the gates to be closed.

  3. 51 minutes ago, Jonny P said:


    Lock 31 perchance?

     

    Its similar to what happens at Farmer’s Bridge when there are multiple boats on the flight sending a lot of water downhill over open weirs and/or by-wash channels until it reaches a lock with a tail bridge and a culverted by-wash on which the protective grid at the inlet is covered with vegetation offcuts and weeds (Tardebigge) or litter (Farmers Bridge).

     

     

    Can't remember which one, you were on your way down.

     

    Had the Farmers Bridge experience when the bottom lock by-wash was blocked and totally flooded the towpath.  Really annoyed those going to work as it was early morning and there was no visible sign of where the waters edge was so nobody was walking up between the locks.

  4. Beer is generally all right but we went with friends for food and three of the four meals were not even up to pub grub standard.  The next time we went out we drove to Rugeley instead and had a cracking meal in La Terrazza.

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