Thank you for the recount of your experiences and the
photo, D&D.
I went out to the
boat today to look for places to fix the markings. (The marina is still frozen solid and it was -6 to 2 C.) There is no practical place to put the marking in the
engine room. There was room in the stern locker and port lazerrette. There is room in the midships bulkhead.
There is plenty of room behind the
cushions but I did not consider it until reading D&D s comments when I got home. Our
cabin has a lot of brass fittings so we are going to have nice brass plate engraved and fix it to the midship bulkhead. My daughter thinks it would look good.
Update on the process: I also went to visit the Duluth US Coast Guard office to ask them about the requirements for a cruising
permit. The first two officers had never heard of a cruising
permit. The third had heard of one but had never been asked about one before. "We don't see many foreign flagged vessels around here." He took my
phone number and said he would get back to me in day or two. They were professional and I think they appeciated the advance notice.