tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772469946571497931.post695844583458373199..comments2024-01-18T01:32:42.588+00:00Comments on Halfie: Rubber mats laid on towpath at Crick, bridge over the top?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772469946571497931.post-24701337254738151102015-05-26T22:43:05.063+01:002015-05-26T22:43:05.063+01:00Davidss, you're right, I didn't have a spr...Davidss, you're right, I didn't have a spring at the bow (or stern). I am always careful to ensure that my mooring lines are at the correct angle to the boat, i.e. 45 degrees, to ensure maximum stability. Yes, adding springs would help to minimise boat movement but a) my spare mooring lines are in a fairly inaccessible part of the boat and b) after every few boat passes I tightened the lines to bring the boat nearer the bank. It ended up hardly moving at all. We've moved on now!Halfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167481543065324357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772469946571497931.post-34447115207262631482015-05-22T07:08:16.712+01:002015-05-22T07:08:16.712+01:00You don't appear to have fitted a mooring spri...You don't appear to have fitted a mooring spring at the bow. I'd have thought that was a first step to counter the effect of boat wash. There should be one at the stern, as well, but that isn't in the picture.<br />Boat movement will only get worse as the boat 'erodes' the canal base it is currently resting upon.<br /><br />Hope This HelpsDavidsshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04950943791137165619noreply@blogger.com