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norman18grp · by **norman18grp** on Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:24 pm

Ocean Lock Goole (Taken last week during my Holiday)

BigRoj · by **BigRoj** on Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:34 pm

Big sod that is! A bit daunting first time through I bet!
Cromwell is the biggest I've been through, but the deepest is Holme lock on the Trent, I detest it when its windy as the wind whistles straight down it, making it almost impossible (for me) to get in square, always end up sideways!! :oops:

norman18grp · by **norman18grp** on Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:59 pm

Biggest drawback for ocean lock is when they bring you the bill

£17.56p

BigRoj · by **BigRoj** on Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:32 am

norman18grp wrote:Biggest drawback for ocean lock is when they bring you the bill
£17.56p

Oo, thats as much as your petrol costs from Sawley to York!

Still, as its operated by ABP, to whom we don't normally subscribe to, I suppose its an experience. :roll:

hypnorm · by **hypnorm** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:51 pm

Only the river severn locks for me, not exactly huge! but large compared to the Avon locks.

norman18grp · by **norman18grp** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:03 pm

This is the size of ship which use Ocean Lock :shock:

I passed this on the way up the Ouse .

It was interesting passing over its wash in my 18 :roll:

hypnorm · by **hypnorm** on Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:09 am

Like being out at sea!

boatmanckp · by **boatmanckp** on Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:45 am

Eastham lock on the Manchester Ship Canal and have also been through Ocean lock at Goole. They only used to charge if you went through "out of Hours" I went through with another boat and so the charge was half each 17 shillings from memory in the mid seventies. CKP

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