[AtlanticBryan]

Thanks, Dog. I did write to the US ACOE about this - we'll see if they respond. I also contacted Dozier (the Waterway Guide folks) and Skipper Bob.

The damage to my roller wasn't too severe - the aluminum ears were bent. I'm hoping (there's that word again) that I'll be able to bend them back with a big adjustable wrench. Another cruiser who was a millwright in a former life thought it could be done.

It isn't just the Dismal Swamp lockmasters who make this mistake, of course. I've had numerous "dockmasters" try to tie me up bow first with the same result - a major league Chinese fire drill.