The Bearwood Boster Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 19 minutes ago, Rob-M said: Going up Tyrley Locks can be interesting with the bywashes. I'm happy going down Tyrley,but I need a cork when going up.I hate those bywashes & I've never seen them not running.One in particular is reallllly evil.? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Vagabond Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, The Bearwood Boster said: I'm happy going down Tyrley,but I need a cork when going up.I hate those bywashes & I've never seen them not running.One in particular is reallllly evil.? Yes, we've recently come down them and the really evil one is the second one up, first time I went through (going up) I wasn't going fast enough into the lock and got pinned by the by-weir in the entrance, took me ages to get off again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Sam Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 If you wait a while for the lock above that is emptying to finish filling the basin the bywash will calm down. The same applies with the Audlem flight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Crack open a top paddle to take some of the flow off the bywash but wind it back down as the boat enters the lock before starting to close the bottom gates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bearwood Boster Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Tried that. Weirdly,the bywashes at Audlem don't bother me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 2 hours ago, The Bearwood Boster said: I'm happy going down Tyrley,but I need a cork when going up.I hate those bywashes & I've never seen them not running.One in particular is reallllly evil.? Bloody hell that looks almost as tricky as going up into the lock at Woolhampton on the K&A! But not quite. (FF to 5.00 minutes anyone wanting to see just the Tyrley Locks bit.) Thanks for posting. Most interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Vagabond Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 On a slightly different theme, can anyone explain the why the boat get drawn towards the by-weirs on the Shroppie flights? It seem counter-intuitive to me that water is rushing into the pound from the side and yet the boat gets drawn towards it. On one of the locks I'd come out of the lock, held the boat in the lock tail whilst I closed the gates and then couldn't go anywhere because the bow had been draw to the by-weir and, although the water was hitting the side of the boat and washing halfway up the boat, it wasn't pushing the boat away from the by-weir. Eventually freed it with a hefty shove from the bow with the boat pole but still couldn't figure out why it was happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Sam Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 The bow falls into a hole effectively as turbulent water will not support the boat as well as the calmer water at the stern, for the same reason you cannot swim/float in turbulent water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Williams Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 I assume that these problems are the result of the number of boats going through. Back in the 70's I had no problem - the by-weirs were not running. Perhaps the solution is to be the first boat through in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 I'd need very long arms to be able to look down the sides - or a long tiller with an elbow joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 On 11/05/2019 at 11:00, blackrose said: I'd need very long arms to be able to look down the sides - or a long tiller with an elbow joint. We once met a lady of short stature on a wideboat who spent most of the time steering letting go of the tiller to leap to one side or the other to look down the sides. Her boat's course was rather erratic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 On 02/05/2019 at 18:27, Wanderer Vagabond said: Yes, we've recently come down them and the really evil one is the second one up, first time I went through (going up) I wasn't going fast enough into the lock and got pinned by the by-weir in the entrance, took me ages to get off again. Happened to me on the Llan, abreast across by wash, took ages to get off, it was only later I thought about opening the paddle to reduce the flow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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