Looks like plenty of HP is needed to get you through this entrance - Vid clip
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sharpness
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U4
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Wow!
oceanfroggie
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It's no worse than the Abbey river in Limerick city when the hydro dam 5 miles upstream is operating. The first guy made a real hash of it and had no gunwhale level bow fenders set just in case. Second chap knew what he was doing. On a few occasions we've had to make 16kt water speed just to make 2.5kt SOG under Matthew bridge when the hydro dam is operating at 100%. White water rafting style when the hydro dam is at full tile combined with spring ebb and recent heavy rain fall. Nice clips anyway, thanks for posting.
colingr
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O like the way in the second clip they decide to start closing the bridge to add to the excitement 
beejay190
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If that had been me I would have given up and gone elsewhere. I know my limitations.
omega2
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Most entrances in Australia are like that, but life jackets must be worn!! not much evidence of them on those clips.
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Deleted User YDKXO
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Jeez, why wouldn't you just anchor for a couple of hours and wait for the flow to drop?
RobWales
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Maybe an ebbing tide and a 12hr wait outside Mike?....
Missed the cill at my local Marina a few yrs ago! Fortunate that I was on outdrives so beached it outside and went back later to catch the flood!
Rob.
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Deleted User YDKXO
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Surely a 6hr wait maximum!
RobWales
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Duh! of course, though in my case it was 8 as we usually only get 2 hours either side of top.
asteven221
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Wow, not the place for an engine malfunction at the critical moment!
Firefly625
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reminds me of the last time I left Chi marina on free flow.... OK, well not quite 
but was slightly surprised at rapids coming through the lock..
but was slightly surprised at rapids coming through the lock..ricky_s
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reminds me of the last time I left Chi marina on free flow.... OK, well not quite
I was going to say that! A couple of weeks ago going out was horrible.
oceanfroggie
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It can be a bit more interesting with tidal bridges to avoid as well. Where were the videos taken, is it free flow at a sea lock, a cil, or just a narrow entrance to a vast harbour on a spring ebb?
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Deleted User YDKXO
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Won't they close the far lock gate if you ask nicely?
ricky_s
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sharpness
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I came across the vids on youtube with the description of "gloucester harbour", assuming the good old USA. It's definitely not the Gloucester i'm used to on the Severn, if it were i'd need new underwear everytime i went through there
Here's another, doing it with style :
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oceanfroggie
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Yes impressive, he's used to that. Why do Americans like Eiffel towers stuck on top of their boats? Are they trying to look like military vessels? Some US FB designs look like boxey tower blocks. I appreciate the boat in the video was a leisure fishing boat but I can't see the practice advantage of the height.
RobWales
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Height is important on these big game boats, higher you can get more of the horizon you can see/scan through the bins when looking for bird activity,bird activity equals bait fish and bait fish thrashing on the surface usually means the big game are chasing them up!
