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it could be a dart bard for use between locks, but the bullseye is missing. No really it is a mat. After opening the lock gates, you then use it to jump back onto the boat

Just pointing out that suttons is not the only single lock on the run.

At Atherston Blue line and Samual Barlows used to load below the fith lock at Atherston, they are single locks, it was only later on that they started to load above the top lock at Atherstone flight. Also the locks at Hillmorton were single locks.

The jam ole run was done by loaded pairs and not single motors, woud the people with single motors be able to cope with a butty loaded or unloaded. When you had a butty it was pulled through the single locks by hand and this took longer, otherwise it had to be picked up and released off by the motor, along with singling out and breasting up. this was not as easy as driving two motors in and out of locks

do not for get the laptop under the side bed. The colour TV would not work when traveling

perhaps the Whitlocks did not go to he cinima as much

I am on the butty LUCY and on the motor RENFREW it is Laura who is steering

my wife and I will be visiting on a regular basis now that we have found this forum. I get really annoyed at things that are miss reported or miss quoted about my familys life on the canals.

To solve the argument on this topic I can confirm that the boat towing LUCY is RENFREW I am on RENFREW in the picture on the coal repairing my bike. If you look at the cabin side of RENFREW there are two port holes, on IAN there was only one. My dad Bill often used to steer the butty. He did not steer the motor a lot as he was normally doing the locks or other worthwhile things.