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Hiya. I am looking to find a boat that has been fitted with a Garalock for security. These locks were manufactured especially for narrow boats. If you have any information about these specific locks. please get in touch. Thanking You Phil
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A narrowboat has been sold from our Marina and was picked up today, the family of 4 left the Marina and 'disappeared into the sunset'. Listening to the Radio chatter a little later it emerged that they were having some problems with the locks. On entering Hazelford lock (to go up) they went completely forward so the bow was against the gate (as you would on the canal). It was suggested by the Lock-Keeper that they should move back, but NO they were happy where they were. Youngster then climbs the ladder holding the centre rope it was suggested that they would be better using the 'sliders' built into the lock wall, but, NO they would hold it on the bollards. Lockie eases open the paddles, boat ripped out of their hands and becomes a ping-pong ball thrashing about from front to back and side to side of the lock. (these are NOT small canal locks !!!!). Paddles drop and boat gets under control and tries again, eventually they exit the lock and continue on their way. Lockie passes on warning to the next lock. Sometimes it pays to take advice !!!!
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Locks in Europe Can anybody list a (West) European canal or river network with locks over 14.m wide and if so which type of lock gate system do they have?
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Cannot find a link to this elsewhere, apologies if there is: link to you tube Perhaps a member can tell me where this is, terrible abuse, you can see the gate bending
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Hello After hiring for over 10 years, all over the country, it’s about time we did the Thames. Our week’s hire of a narrow boat is at the end of March 2014 and picking the boat up in Aldermaston. Do you have any hints, tips and advice about what to do, or not. We hoped to head downstream, through Reading, Henley, and Marlow to Windsor. I have done many kinds of locks over the years, and have even conquered staircases! The Thames locks, reading another thread, seem to be vast, electric ones, and with us going in March I take it they will be unmanned, so is there anything I should be aware of, any tricks of the trade? Also about mooring. The last river we tackled, that may be too strong a word, was the Avon, from Bath towards Bristol. Lovely river but few places to stop and moor, it was a bit of an eye opener after canals, so what about mooring on the Thames? I suppose all this may be irrelevant if the weather is like it is at the moment. Is the Thames often impassable when water levels are high? And lastly is downstream as good as upstream, through Wallingford to Oxford, or is it just a matter of where you actually want to go, if you see what I mean. I look forward to your advice and knowledge. Jac
