This post is of limited technical value, but it's a shout out to Orion Engrave in Willemstad. I have been to Willemstadt many times now and am impressed every time with the calibre of businesses there, the ease of doing business, and the range of services available. I live in Metropolitan Toronto, (3rd largest metropolis in North America) and I have been able to get many things done well and secure parts and materials with less effort, more quickly via the entrepreneurs in Willemstadt than here at home with the corporate suppliers that often dominate the landscape. Masha danki Korsou!
Engraving
As Sakura is now a Canadian-flagged vessel, she has to comply with a few new and arcane rules. Among these is having her "official number" and her "Net Registered Tonnage" in letters 4cm high, affixed to some visible internal place,and difficult to remove or obscure. I took some liberties with the font size and had the required information engraved onto a brass tonnage plate, salvaged from another Canadian vessel that was scrapped. (The plate was easy to remove and the less than 4 cm high engraved numbers were easily sanded off. )
The new engraving was done by ‘Orion Engrave’ in Willemstadt. Nice shop, with a capable but literal-minded owner. The text is not centred and was done EXACTLY as laid out on my drawing. My bad....
While the font size isn't quite compliant, it is deeply engraved and difficult to obscure. I will fasten this plate with Robertson screws, the seldom-used yellow-handled size that sometimes frustrates tradesmen. This will be difficult for anyone outside of Canada to remove, and should therefore comply with Canadian regulations. ;-)
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