Well, everything actually went really well. Bringing it down wasn't much hassle at all. I already had the title transferred and it registered in
Washington, so
customs was good with that. I had my numbers on it before we even made it to the US. I talked to a
customs broker about bringing it down, and depending on the port I wanted to bring it thought changed how much of a hassle it would be. Bringing it in one
marine to clear customs would have cost me about $250 ($450 if I couldn't have proven that it was a Canadian made boat). Bringing it into the one I wanted to clear with cost me $27 dollars for a customs decal and that was it. I didn't really understand the difference in
price, but I didn't argue. So it is now in my home port, slowing being cleaned up. One large task I am going to have to do is a over haul on the Atomic 4. Coming down we tossed an
alternator belt, we did have a spare on board, but while replacing it we bumped the pipe that is used to drain the
engine for winterizing purposes. This pipe was extremely corroded, and just fell off. So when ever the
engine ran,
water would shoot into the
bilge and not out the
exhaust. We were lucky to find this in a
marine with a store near by so we fixed it, but it isn't a permanent fix (although no
leaks, we tapped new threads and threaded a bolt into the old whole). This made me want to check the whole engine out, so the next
project is taking it out of the boat to
repair and replace what needs to be. Besides that 5 hour delay, it went really well.
I will try to put some pictures up, and when I do I will reply to this thread. As for now, I am heading down to put some nice new
dock lines on.
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