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Originally Posted by Gazz0322
I had thought about that but I kinda thought if other powered craft can get along every day without having to lift their motor to clear it so could I... but as a complete novice I am very happy to take advice.
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I forgot to mention - I used to have a 11ft 'Speed Boat' (with only a 4hp engine lol) whilst I was still at school, a few years ago, and the reason they didn't allow us through the lock is because it was too light and could easily get flipped, so I imagine it's the same reason we can't use them in SIBs.
We used to have to clear the weeds in that engine and went through a couple of sheer pins too from hitting logs that were under water. It's lovely though as its very under used so it's good to get the experience without having to navigate lots of other boats, worry about tides, weirs or flows.
Jared