It was raining hard first thing so we delayed our start, porridge helped stoke the fire in the belly and we departed at 9.45am. Then it stopped raining and we only really got wet cycling to Morrisons at the end of the day.
Rachel did the Bratch locks with the help of the lockie.... he was covering 8 months but said he expected hos job to be doe by CART volunteers next year.
The next set of locks is Botterham Staircase locks, just two in this staircase. We has a little wait as there was a boat coming up. We went in but then were advised by the boat that has just come up behind us that we needed to empty the bottom lock before discharging the top lock. I can understand this but why not just let it empty into the bottom lock and run off via the bywash.... this would save time and having to work the bottom gate paddles?
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Nev - you saw the size of that bywash at Botterham - It can easily take the flow of water as you empty the top chamber. In fact I did exactly that last time I went down in May.
Not that this approach works everywhere - I tried in Chester with disasterous results as the walkers on the towpath will attest to...
You'd have been fine at this staircase (and I think the ones at Stourport are the same, although I'm struggling to remember). But at others, like Bascote on the GU for example, you'd have a flood on your hands!
Thanks gents, I'm pleased my assessment was correct. No real issue just wanted to know I called it right. I would always treat each one independently, I think the Stourport locks do not have a overflow by-wash so would need emptying.
Nev
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