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Just to add there is loads of information from various folk on that thread

There are various threads on here but this one has some good information from @Pluto who is a very knowledgeable https://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/topic/9499-doug-moore-boats/

Kinver Canopies came out to us when we were at Stoke, Gloucester is a similar distance away. As a satisfied customer I can recommend them.

Somebody always says in Banter threads that everybody is welcome whether they have a boat or not whether they post on the forum even if they are not on the forum (like nina from the marina). Some of the former members over there are not so bad. Certainly JohnV has been to two banters, Ange's 50th and Loughborough and is a decent guy and it would be a shame if he did not attend because he felt he would not be welcome. Please lets make this an occasion for fellow waterways lovers to get together and share a few beers.

Another recommendation for Graham Thornton

Thanks for the correct term David, I asked the engineer to repeat it twice and was then too embarrassed to get him to spell it for me. I tried googling Cantiledge as in Cantilever and Counterledge as in Counterweight but was stumped after that. The gates appear not to have been used for a number of years, the present system is the same as at railway crossings with flashing red lights, audible alarm and a dropping barrier. edited for dodgy punctuation

Unrefurbished. Refurbished. Original road deck awaiting replacement. The engineer thought this is damage from a vehicle crashing into it. Sand blasted and primered. 1 1/2" clearance gap between bridge and road. When the bridge was swung these gates were used to stop the traffic. They are not used now but will be repainted to preserve them. The gate turns on this post on ball bearings. Some of the spikes have completely rusted away. New railings awaiting installation. New decking. I think you're gonna need a bigger hole punch. Section of old decking. Section of old railing. New lattice components. ROFPMSL