We splashed the boat with everything but the radar pole and the bimini up. What a relief to get KF back into the water. On Friday AM our friend Jamie came by with two brand new 60' lines to go thru the Hiram Chittendon Locks. Thank you Jamie! Going thru the lock is the way you exit the fresh water of Lake Union and Salmon Bay to enter the Puget Sound. If you are lucky, you go in the small lock and the bollards you tie off to are on a floating wall so the line stays the same length while the water rises or drops. On a the less lucky day you get the big lock. That means you give the eye end of your long lines to the lock attendant so they can put it on the on bollards that are on top of the concrete walls. As the water rises or drops anywhere from 16 to 45 feet based on tides you pay out or pull in the line as the water level changes. If your lines are not long enough you can get your self into a bit of a mess. Fortunately, Jerry got the little lock. Jamie and another friend Molly (line handler extraordinaire) went with Jerry as I was was on logistics that day moving cars. Jerry was saying he just watched Molly, If she was good with it all, he was!

I met them at the Shilshole Bay Marina and then the work began. After getting the radar post and bimini back together I realized something. After being at RYC on C dock and now on another C dock, I realized what C stands for...chatty! As soon as we started working on deck we met all kinds of very friendly people. Nice to know that we have some new friends who will keep an eye on Kingfisher for the time she is there.

Next the hard part comes, cleaning her up inside and out. This is a big job after trucking and stowing everything inside. We want her ready to go when we are ready to head out.