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Michael T

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luckydog

MT, How long does it take to go thru a lock

Mike_G

 Whoa.. cool!  That one pic is a little scary though... I'm imagining all of that water behind those closed wood doors that don't look like they're sealed too well.   -=Mike G.

MarkB

Cool experience. 

Michael T

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Michael T

Mike the doors are made to shut against themselves pushed tight by the water. They are several feet thick and are constantly examined. You could hit them full tilt with an 18 wheeler and the 18 wheeler would crumple like a beer can. The canal system (Rideau Canal) is a U.N. heritage site. The huge limestone blocks were quarried and transported by hand. The blocks were cut so accurately that no mortar was used, they are "dry fit". Thousands died making it. It is 202 kilometers long. It was opened in 1832.....but you're right, even knowing all of that it still feels a bit weird to be way down in that lock with the water above. What's even weirder is approaching a gate and looking over it and down 5 locks and a hundred feet and wondering - what would happen if I "goosed" it by mistake! MT

luckydog

Well at least to give you things to do while you're waiting, But I think the first time trying it I would be extremely nervous, Thanks for the photos

Michael T

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luckydog

LOL, MT it's not for me, Just your explanation of it has been biting my nails

Michael T

Nails, what nails, they're still growing back! MT

luckydog

LMAO, MT

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raybo3

Nice pictures. Is that Boomer on the right in the first pic?  lol

Michael T

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raybo3

I am talking about BabyBoomer. He just bought a house boat.........

pepmyster

Nice pictures, thanks, We have to do the locks again, too much fun!

Michael T

Ray, I know - saw the pictures of Boomer's Barge. I thought Boomer was the "party master" of the lower 49? MT

Cableguy Greg

Very cool pictures. I did the 8 locks on the Allegheny River a few years back. It was a cool experience to run the 69 miles of navigable river. My next venture through multiple locks will be from Pittsburgh to Morgantown on the Monongahela River.

Michael T

CG, have any pics of the Allegheny River run? MT

Cableguy Greg

MT, yes, I do have some pics. I will post some when I get home.

RY, Marked?? If you are talking about navigation charts, yes, there are charts from Pittsburgh to East Brady.

Cableguy Greg

Cableguy Greg

The pictures are in no particular order. It is a nice trip and interesting to see the river go from an urban river to a rural river with camps on its banks.

The second pic is at L&D #2, which is the first lock on the river. The last 2 are at L&D #9. The last one is going upstream and the second to the last one is heading back downstream.

terrypage

Lovely pics.

Michael T

Fantastic. Thanks for the effort. It's great to see where other RBOC members get to! MT

Cableguy Greg

That trip was taken in my old 232cc and my friend was in his 270EC. Now that I have the 280EC, trips like this one are easier to take since there are more creature comforts. Now that I have a little one on the way, she will have a place to nap or watch a DVD.

luckydog

Grate pictures thank for sharing

Dream_Inn

Love the pictures!  I've never gone thru locks, that would be really cool!

Oh, and congrats on the little one on the way! (maybe she'll be a Browns fan )

Cableguy Greg

Dream_Inn said:

Love the pictures!  I've never gone thru locks, that would be really cool!

Oh, and congrats on the little one on the way! (maybe she'll be a Browns fan )

Thanks DI. If she is a Browns fan, her bedroom will be a little chilly in the winter while sleeping outside under the deck. LOL.

pepmyster

Just looking at these photos makes spring seem far away!!!!!!!!!!!!!

raybo3

I can not get over how wide the locks are. In my area the locks are not hardly wide enough for 2 boats to be side by side. Great pictures....

Cableguy Greg

Ray, those are narrow locks. The ones on the Ohio are triple that size.