[BraveMan]

Nearly identical. The boat # was 41433. It looked like a monster compared to mine. Big twin diesels growling away . . .

The tow to the harbor wasn't bad at all, though it did have its moments. They tied off to the trailer tie-down/tow ring on the bow. The tow line would get slack because of the wave action, then tight again all of a sudden. BOING!!

The tricky part came when we got to the harbor; it was too shallow for them to go in to the harbor itself, so they had to 'slingshot' us in. We had to tie off to their port side and got banged around a bit. I ended up snapping off a handrail cleat when a bumper got out of place; we were banging up against them pretty good because of the waves. It was a bit of a tricky maneuver.

I wish the water had been as smooth as that picture . . .

[Kathy in Alaska]

Wow! You did have quite the adventure. Glad that you got back in almost in one piece. Considering the wave action, losing a handrail cleat is relatively minor. Glad all is well. Was somebody waiting to "pick you up" as the Coast Guard brought you in?