oceanfroggie
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Where is this famous 102ft lock?
Famous Lock 102ft Lock
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moonie1
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Dunno,but wouldn't like to catch my bow on that lip. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
pvb
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Ardnacrusha?
Aardee
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Circle Line at Edgware Road??
oceanfroggie
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Ardnacrusha?
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Deepest lock in Ireland, built as part of the Ardnacrush hydroelectric dam and massive canal that diverted the mighty river shannon. Built by Siemens over 5 years starting in 1925 with 5000 men, it once generated 83% of the countries electricity, but now only 2%. It drops boats 102ft via two chambers (60ft and 42ft) from the inland shannon into the tidal shannon just upstream of Limerick. Approx 300 leisure boats transit though it every year including yachts and motor. It is the main access to the sea from the inland shannon, and the only one large enough to accomodate large motor or sail vessels. There are two canals running from Dublin to the Shannon but these can only accomodate small river boats and low airdraft barges. It is one of the most exciting boating experiences you can have, and one of the best kept secrets.
http://iwn.iwai.ie/v28i2/guide2.PDF
http://iwn.iwai.ie/v28i2/guide1.PDF
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare...tric_scheme.htm
You can tell the Jerry's built it with ruthless efficiency, it is very reminiscent of the heavy water plant in the famous movie "the hero's of telemark"
Ardnacrusha?
[/ QUOTE ]Top marks pvb /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif 100%
Deepest lock in Ireland, built as part of the Ardnacrush hydroelectric dam and massive canal that diverted the mighty river shannon. Built by Siemens over 5 years starting in 1925 with 5000 men, it once generated 83% of the countries electricity, but now only 2%. It drops boats 102ft via two chambers (60ft and 42ft) from the inland shannon into the tidal shannon just upstream of Limerick. Approx 300 leisure boats transit though it every year including yachts and motor. It is the main access to the sea from the inland shannon, and the only one large enough to accomodate large motor or sail vessels. There are two canals running from Dublin to the Shannon but these can only accomodate small river boats and low airdraft barges. It is one of the most exciting boating experiences you can have, and one of the best kept secrets.
http://iwn.iwai.ie/v28i2/guide2.PDF
http://iwn.iwai.ie/v28i2/guide1.PDF
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare...tric_scheme.htm
You can tell the Jerry's built it with ruthless efficiency, it is very reminiscent of the heavy water plant in the famous movie "the hero's of telemark"
pvb
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Ah, you gave it away by describing it as "famous"!
saskia
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Looks to me like La Bolene on the Rhone
ccscott49
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Looked like the rhone to me aswell, that is a massive lock, I think bigger single lift than this one.
oceanfroggie
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The lock fee for this one is just €1.50 (£1), but most folk tip well and usually gives the lock keeper a fiver. It normally takes about 55minutes to get through it, but if the keeper knows you and you've done it before he can pull the plug and drop you like a stone with little turbulance in about 25minutes. Going up at that speed was seriously scary, give me an F8 anyday /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
ccscott49
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The one on the Rhone is quite frightening aswell!! They just open the sluices and up or down you go, rapidly!! a lot less than 25 mins, more like 10! Fun though! Especially with a few bottles of Croves Hermitage in you!
chasroberts
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We did that Rhone (single chamber, 110M x 20 x 30m drop) lock with just us (a little 10M sailboat) in it. I reckon they had to move about 100,000 tons of water (plus the 8 we displaced) to get us through. We dropped like a stone, took about 10 mins. It was like descending into some Stygian abyss! Very scary stuff....
Andrew_Fanner
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By 'Eck.
And I used to regard Bath Deep Lock as a descent into Hell (well Bristol Avon anyway) and only 18' or so.
And I used to regard Bath Deep Lock as a descent into Hell (well Bristol Avon anyway) and only 18' or so.
chrisc
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too narow for the Rhone !
bedouin
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I reckon they had to move about 100,000 tons of water (plus the 8 we displaced) to get us through.
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The amount of water a lock takes is totally independent of the number and size of boats in it /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
I reckon they had to move about 100,000 tons of water (plus the 8 we displaced) to get us through.
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The amount of water a lock takes is totally independent of the number and size of boats in it /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Danny Jo
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The amount of water a lock takes is totally independent of the number and size of boats in it
[/ QUOTE ] Yes. But this simple principle seem to have been lost on the readership of Yachting World, who for some months a year or three ago went on and on debating whether yachts should have to pay so much to traverse the Panama canal because they use so little water compared to the big ships.
The amount of water a lock takes is totally independent of the number and size of boats in it
[/ QUOTE ] Yes. But this simple principle seem to have been lost on the readership of Yachting World, who for some months a year or three ago went on and on debating whether yachts should have to pay so much to traverse the Panama canal because they use so little water compared to the big ships.
steviewhitts
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We used to go through the Rhone locks (several of them) on an 1800 tonne deadweight coaster I was on....... we used several scaffold planks lashed together as fenders and we went up and down pretty quick too! If I recall they had "sliding" bollards on tracks that went up and down with vessel.