The tugs and the Naval Shipyard are intimidating enough, but add eight bridges and one lock, and uneasiness and awe describe the emotions. We
were off to a great start, with bridges opened as we came through, until the seventhbridge, the "Steel Bridge" which opens on the hour. We arrived at 9:07 as the bridge was closing; thus, we circled and fought the pushing current until the 10:00 opening. Then we rushed to the Great Bridge Loc
k, which also opens on
the hour, luckily, it was still open when we arrived around 10:30, so we cleated to the side wall for the short rising to the water and headed toward the Great Bridge Bascule at Mile Marker 12 (we started the day at Mile Marker 0.4). We did have to wait until 11:00 for the opening. The Atlantic Yacht Basin is just past this bridge; we pulled in and docked to have a diesel mechanic check our oil leak. The knowledgeable mechanic at Atlantic Yacht Basin found the problem and several hours later had the issue solved. The Deltavillains Schroeder Boat Yard was supposed to have
checked and replaced as needed the filters and hoses on the engine, but that was the leaky area. Oh, well. We're good to go Saturday morning. Twelve nautical miles, bridge and lock experience, and a repair that ended well -a pretty good day.
were off to a great start, with bridges opened as we came through, until the seventhbridge, the "Steel Bridge" which opens on the hour. We arrived at 9:07 as the bridge was closing; thus, we circled and fought the pushing current until the 10:00 opening. Then we rushed to the Great Bridge Loc
k, which also opens on 
the hour, luckily, it was still open when we arrived around 10:30, so we cleated to the side wall for the short rising to the water and headed toward the Great Bridge Bascule at Mile Marker 12 (we started the day at Mile Marker 0.4). We did have to wait until 11:00 for the opening. The Atlantic Yacht Basin is just past this bridge; we pulled in and docked to have a diesel mechanic check our oil leak. The knowledgeable mechanic at Atlantic Yacht Basin found the problem and several hours later had the issue solved. The Deltavillains Schroeder Boat Yard was supposed to have 
checked and replaced as needed the filters and hoses on the engine, but that was the leaky area. Oh, well. We're good to go Saturday morning. Twelve nautical miles, bridge and lock experience, and a repair that ended well -a pretty good day.
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