Yes, she's registered in Romania. We have a hull number now and a construction permit!
Our family without a fishing vessel is as a hand with no fingers. Like it or not, I'll end up with her. I'm not sure what I'll do when Papa retires but I have plenty of time to figure it out, I hope. I probably do need some kind of maritime training. This isn't exactly a rowboat.
I probably will need to know more of the engines and need more practice driving her. I've been away for two seasons and I wouldn't trust myself on the wheel. This will be all new, and I'd hate to run into a dock or ram another boat.
Unless, of course, that boat's trolling on my nets! Then with that nice icebreaker bow...hmm. We could mount a machine gun on top of the wheelhouse...how much room does a torpedo bay take?
I'm just kidding! Papa has found a company who will move the hull to Constanta. One thing about doing business in Romania and that part of the world is you have to be very careful who you deal with. This company is family-owned and they've been in business since WW2 all along the Black Sea. It will take probably up to three weeks to move this thing, depending upon how bad the weather is. They will attach a crane to it and put it on a barge and float it down the coast to Constanta rather than tow it. It's more expensive, but much more stable for the hull.
Foo! Thank goodness I go back to school next week! I feel like Jacques Cousteau or somebody like that. I can't wait to get back there to see the progress next summer! I bet the cats won't know what to do with themselves, being on land until 2015!
With love,
~Cat
Our family without a fishing vessel is as a hand with no fingers. Like it or not, I'll end up with her. I'm not sure what I'll do when Papa retires but I have plenty of time to figure it out, I hope. I probably do need some kind of maritime training. This isn't exactly a rowboat.
I probably will need to know more of the engines and need more practice driving her. I've been away for two seasons and I wouldn't trust myself on the wheel. This will be all new, and I'd hate to run into a dock or ram another boat.
Unless, of course, that boat's trolling on my nets! Then with that nice icebreaker bow...hmm. We could mount a machine gun on top of the wheelhouse...how much room does a torpedo bay take?
I'm just kidding! Papa has found a company who will move the hull to Constanta. One thing about doing business in Romania and that part of the world is you have to be very careful who you deal with. This company is family-owned and they've been in business since WW2 all along the Black Sea. It will take probably up to three weeks to move this thing, depending upon how bad the weather is. They will attach a crane to it and put it on a barge and float it down the coast to Constanta rather than tow it. It's more expensive, but much more stable for the hull.
Foo! Thank goodness I go back to school next week! I feel like Jacques Cousteau or somebody like that. I can't wait to get back there to see the progress next summer! I bet the cats won't know what to do with themselves, being on land until 2015!
With love,
~Cat