GL: save your fenders

[Mary Anne Osborne]

If the snob factor is not an issue for you...here is a great inexpensive
idea for dealing with the slimy lock walls.
We did the loop last summer with some great folks and Lorenzo on Lil' David
is credited for this idea.
Purchase exercise balls from Wal-Mart and cover them with rope mesh.  They
work spectacularly and are washable at the end and can re recycled with kids
for kickball or some other exercise.  Once through the locks you can revert
back to "real" fenders.
Fair Winds and Calm Seas
Mary Anne and Bill Osborne
Currently Boatless at GTB