On Display

A couple of interesting things have recently occurred and we now appear legally ready to start cruising.  Our boat index number transfers from The Graphic Boat have arrived and Darren kindly applied them.  Jan watch closely as she will be responsible for applying any future graphics (Although she doesn’t yet know this!)  Jan and Darren decided on the precise location to display the number.  they are frequently displayed high on the semi-trad handrail but Jan though the numbers might get damaged by the pram cover.  Consequentially she has moved them forward of the recessed panels.

They were accompanied by a very amusing letter which I would love to reproduce here if I could only find it.  Somehow in all the moving of furniture and chattels it’s gone astray!

CaRT also banked our cheque and mailed us our annual boat license labels.

Oh…. Did I mention it has been raining?

The license labels have been laminated <reminder note to self to purchase a cheap laminator> and Jan then stuck them on the inside of a porthole window either side of the boat.

One thing puzzled me about the license and as a consequence I’ve written back to the Boat Licensing Team.  Did you also notice the same thing as me?

We applied for the license in November even though it was apparent Waiouru wouldn’t be finished until December.  One option was to delay the application until Waiouru was finished but we felt we were in the water and should therefore have a license.  The annual cost of the license for our first year was almost £800 <ouch>.  So we were really grateful that CaRT has apparently given us a license for two years!  It’s nice to be valued as a new customer !