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Old 02-02-2019, 05:34 AM   #46
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The hassle is locks .

The big commercial locks are easy as there is a cleat on a float that rides up a pipe built into the side wall.

To lock thru all that's need is big fenders and a midship cleat to loop a line around the tie off on the float
.With practice you can be secured and shut down in 10 or 20 seconds.

The harder question for the single hander is the lock with lines ,hanging from the top, usually handled bow and stern that keep the boat to the lock wall .

Hard to tend 2 lines at once.
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