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  1. Thank you Natalie, you have solved the problem!! The Boaters Lock mate is made by Mick Thompson the man featured on Locks and Quays programme. Advertises in Waterways World publication and his phone no. is 01 384 70350 or mobile No. 07860 761971. I understand from him that the device has been very successful having sold many and costs about £2000 fitted. So any would be lone sailors on the canals now know how to go it alone!! Thank you all for taking the time to join the debate. Regards Robert
  2. Well as I said originally it was on the Locks and Quays programme, steering a narrowboat into and out of a lock, so maybe they were having a joke, but i doubt it......
  3. Hi! Folks, you in the main dont much like the idea, of the boaters lock mate as described. How about a more positive response by saying how you would manoever a narrowboat through a fairly deep lock single handed, apart from the obvious amount of running up and down. Also, what about how you would deal with a flight of locks, using your method.Thank you. I expect the inventor of the bicycle had the same negative opinions dominating at that time.
  4. Thank you for your observations to date. Robert
  5. Does anyone know where I can obtain information on the boaters lockmate. The device was featured on the TV programme Locks and Quays featuring Fred Talbot and the inventor on his boat "Just Roamin" which had been fitted with the device. The device works by radio control as per model boat or aeroplane, and is used to move the narrowboat remotely into and out of Locks whilst the single handed skipper is on top of the lock operating the gates. The BIG advantage for sole narrowboat operators or those with a disabled passenger, is that a lot of the rushing up and down going through locks on one's own is not neccessary. Please inform me of the manufacturer or where more information can be obtained on what could prove to be an invaluable product for sole narrowboat sailors.
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