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The saga of Capt. Fred Rodolf’s and his wife, Megan’s, misadventure last May aboard their 75-foot Alaskan tour boat, Lu-Lu Belle, continues — albeit on a more positive note.Peninsula Daily News readers will recall that in the early morning hours of May 14, Lu-Lu Belle — en route from Port Angeles to Alaska — ran aground on a rocky shoreline at Hinchinbrook Entrance in Prince William Sound about 50 miles south of Valdez, Alaska.
The Rodolfs and their two dogs were taken off the boat by a Coast Guard helicopter, and the vessel was left to fight her own battle with the pounding seas that inflicted ever more injury to her already-damaged composite hull and keel.
Once Lu-Lu Belle was freed from her perch, she was towed to the Valdez Small Boat Harbor and moored to the tour dock.
Five dewatering pumps were located throughout the boat and operated continuously to keep her afloat until she could be taken out of the water.
Fred and I spoke Wednesday evening, and he told me that the insurance company has written off Lu-Lu Belle as a total loss.
In spite of this crushing news, Capt. Fred and Megan decided to purchase the yacht from the insurance company.
They engaged the services of a renowned naval architect, Jack Sarin of Bainbridge Island, to draw up engineering plans to make their boat whole again.
The plans were then reviewed by the Coast Guard in Washington, D.C., and once they were approved, Capt. Fred had the green light to begin repairing the boat that has been a part of his existence for nearly half of his life.
According to Fred, the only TraveLift in the area was too narrow for their boat, so a friend lent them a giant trailer that is otherwise used to haul out barges for repairs.
Lu-Lu Belle is now sitting on that trailer, and uprights have been placed around her hull for stability while the repairs are being made.
Fred and a crew began the repair work Monday by grinding away damaged areas of the keel and hull and preparing the surfaces for new material.
Fred said that by the time repairs are completed, the keel and hull on Lu-Lu Belle will be stronger than ever.
Although this entire tourist season is lost to Capt.
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