Headed out on the Trent-Severn Waterway into Lock One with Lone Star and Moondance, along with another boat (not a looper) Why Knot. In the NY lock system, the locks are operated by the NY DOT, and are hydraulic. On the TSW, the locks are generally operated by college kids, and many are manually operated. The operator actually grabs a bar and walks in a circle to open and close the lock door and many times will use a hand crank to control the water flow. The connection points are a bit different also; on the TSW there are cables linked to the top and bottom of the wall and the lines from your boat are passed behind the cable, by hand, and brought back to the boat. The locks seem a bit smaller, also. In most cases our four boats totally — and I mean totally — filled the lock.
M/V Leap of Faith 