Heard on the cut

[Chertsey]

That's not a reason though - that's the fear.

 

Can't find the other thread about this that ensued shortly after I came back from August hols... But the gist was that there are some people I would be perfectly happy to trust to steer with my boat breasted up to them, and did so to very good effect in the summer.

 

 

Obviously there are also plenty of people I wouldn't trust, likewise with working locks and no doubt many other things.

Edited November 3, 2016 by Chertsey

[Mike Todd]

 

If I did that then I would insist on steering the boat...I would expect the other boat owner to have the same requirement.

Choice between breasting up with a single steerer (requires a tad more skill depending on the boats and suitability for pairing) and retaining two steerers, no rope linkage but both entering in parallel. In my experience, both are preferable to doing it line astern. apart from some situations. Knowle locks, for example,can set up forceful eddies in the short pounds that defy straight steering!

[carlt]

That's not a reason though - that's the fear.

there are some people I would be perfectly happy to trust to steer with my boat breasted up to them, and did so to very good effect in the summer.

 

 

 

Obviously there are also plenty of people I wouldn't trust, likewise with working locks and no doubt many other things.

You have the same fear as me then.

 

I was thinking more of sharing a flight with a stranger.

 

As I lived and cced a fragile butty for years I obviously trusted some folk to steer the motor (not that many though).

[Laurie Booth]

What would that good reason be?

Getting stuck in the lock.

[FadeToScarlet]

Getting stuck in the lock.

How?

[Laurie Booth]

How?

Fenders down, lock gate not opening properly,.........

[ditchcrawler]

Surely a push against the far wall with the boathook will usually keep your boat snugly in place?

from which end, bow or stern?

[Athy]

from which end, bow or stern?

Surely somewhere around the middle would be best? I did this earlier in the year in several locks and it seemed to work.

[Mike Todd]

Fenders down, lock gate not opening properly,.........

That's about sharing itself, not how you enter, surely?

[Chertsey]

Getting stuck in the lock.

But that's a reason for not sharing a lock at all...

[matty40s]

"This boat must have a bloody big water tank, how long do they usually take to fill?? ......."

 

new owners of a boat filling tank up via hose from kitchen tap.

 

"Ages" I said...and then telling them the truth after another 5 minutes.

[Laurie Booth]

But that's a reason for not sharing a lock at all...

Yes

[matty40s]

Getting stuck in the lock.

Laurie, I had very good reason for getting stuck in a lock for a week so can sympathise entirely

[Laurie Booth]

Laurie, I had very good reason for getting stuck in a lock for a week so can sympathise entirely

Yep, I found 2 hours bad and then BW sending a team to us because I had (against my better judgement) breasted up with another boat (to save time!!!)

 

[matty40s]

Yep, I found 2 hours bad and then BW sending a team to us because I had (against my better judgement) breasted up with another boat (to save time!!!)

 

I was in the lock for 7 days and BW never came once....

[Laurie Booth]

I was in the lock for 7 days and BW never came once....

[matty40s]

twas a lovely view and Kathy came for dinner every day as her boat entailed a canoe trip to get to.

[Chertsey]

Yep, I found 2 hours bad and then BW sending a team to us because I had (against my better judgement) breasted up with another boat (to save time!!!)

 

But which of you had your fenders down?

[Laurie Booth]

But which of you had your fenders down?

All fenders were up.

[ditchcrawler]

All fenders were up.

Which lock, or have I missed that.

[carlt]

Which lock, or have I missed that.

 

Napton top lock...I said they wouldn't both fit.

[ditchcrawler]

 

Napton top lock...I said they wouldn't both fit.

Must have been traveling south because the lower one is narrower but I wish they would open both bottom gates so not to wear the edges.

[Laurie Booth]

 

Napton top lock...I said they wouldn't both fit.

Yep, you were right/

[MtB]

I was in the lock for 7 days and BW never came once....

 

 

Never mind you'll get the hang of CMing in the end!

[steven wilkinson]

well this thread started off in quite an amusing fashion! However- I work the locks and wifey steers and very rarely meet fellow blokes at the lock. It works well for us as we are both competent steerers, but it is much, much easier for me to push lock gates and lift paddles.