How to operate canal locks solo
Doing a lock on your own is the same process as doing it with crew but you need to do everything yourself so the steps are modified thus: 1. When
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Vlog 193: Endon’s Game
With Jasmin now gone back to her own boat in London, I carried on along the Caldon canal out of Stoke on Trent towards Endon where I’d stop to get some supplies from a convenience store. Along the way I had to deal with two lift bridges, the first of which was easy and the second quite the nuisance.
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Vlog 42: Lock Up Your Daughters
A brief diversion from the usual videos of my route around the canals today, as – due to popular demand – I hereby present a video which attempts to demonstrate how I go through locks on my own. Various people have asked how you do it but please note I certainly don’t claim to be an expert – I’ve only been properly boating for a few weeks – so this is just my knowledge of it to date.
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