PT group preparing for arrival of high ranking officers for trip to Rose festival

Frank Lesage and Jerry Gilmartin greeting senior officers

Maury Hooper with Rear Admiral Jim Symonds Commander Navy Region Northwest

Frank Lesage with Admiral

Group on the way to Rose festival

With Navy boat escorting us at high speed

John Akin with Admiral

Bob Herbst and Chuck Kellogg with Rear Admiral Jim Symonds

Docked at the Rose festival

Saluting arriving Naval Destroyer  USS Shoup (86)

Passing vessel

Under Fremont bridge

Maury Hooper with donated flowers

John Russell at helm with group of guests

Dick Lowe and Frank Lesage receiving a substantial contribution from John Russell

Maury Hooper with group on tour

The Marine band at the Rose Parade

Chuck Kellogg with Rex and Clark Caffall at helm

The boat started taking on water after a ride. The Portland Fire, Coast Guard / Navy help pump water ... etc

Patches were applied by Ron Moran in the Wardroom and Walt James under water. Further work will have to be done.

Being removed from the water on its cradle 6/9/09

The outside hole(s) ... after some poking around. The original hole was smaller.

Further work on bad wood around hole