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The                  first                 barge                      coming



                                                                          through  the  locks  is  a  hotel


                                                                          boat it is the maximum length



                                                                          and  width  allowed  What  a



                                                                          great  skipper.  He  did  it  all


                                                                          himself.  The  photo  doesn’t



                                                                          show  the  complexity.  After



                                                                          exiting  the  bottom  lock  the


                                                                          canal                    turns                     hard                     right.



                                                                          without  any  bow  thruster  he



                                                                          threw a stern line onto a canal


                                                                          bollard and used it to turn the



                                                                          barge.
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