07:30 ADT
Two days ago, going into Foggy Bay, we hit a rock. All systems seemed ok (rudder worked, prop seemed ok, no apparent leaks...) so we went on to Ketchikan. But Bob wanted to check the bottom to asses the damage. The haul out places were all closed yesterday and today because of the holiday weekend. So, we decided to go on the Grid. That is not the same thing as it would mean back home. In AK it means a series of beams set on the sea bed. You put your boat over it and wait for the tide to go out leaving the boat high and dry.
We left our slip at 04:00 to catch the higher tide. We put the Fremont in the grid and waited until the tide lowered. By about 06:30 we could walk around the bottom and see the damage. We were lucky. The only thing wrong was Some chips out of the gel coat on the keel.
So we let the Fremont sit and went in search of Cappuccino. The tide will be high enough to float the boat around 14:00 when we will go get fuel and move over to Bar Harbor basin.
A new set of cruise ships today.
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