We met up with the crew from Emerald Bay yacht sales on Wednesday afternoon Sept 2,09 . All of the paperwork is done and the celebration is on. Sherry brought along a platter of smoked oysters and lox and we all sat around drinking beer and eating the tasty treats.
Thursday morning Sept 3,09 , Sherry, Dan and I arrive at the boat at the break of dawn ready to head out only to find her battery is dead. A small inconvenience, however we installed the charge cord and an hour later fired up the engine's. We made her way out of the Marina and headed north of Bremerton and out into the Puget Sound. The weather forecast was supposed to be a little unsettled however the gods were looking out for us and the weather was superb all the way to Sydney, BC. Not sure why the battery was dead however some switches could have been left on or the possibility of a bad battery. Danny and I spent the day traveling and going through all of the switches to find out what they did. It will take a few days and a few trips to fill comfortable with all of the functions of this boat. The Bow thruster and Stern thruster are marvelous as they can spin a boat on a dime and give you pinpoint accuracy. We arrived at Sydney BC at Van Isle Marina and phoned customs. They were actually quite pleasant and had no problems at all with documentation. We tied up for the night and celebrated our first night on Springer.
The next morning, September 4, 09, our lawyer arrived and we finished off the rest of our paperwork. He paid off our duty and taxes and now we are legal for Canadian water. Over the next several months Sherry and I will be adding a lot of little items to the boat to truly make it ours.
