Boat Stamp

5/03/2010
A long time ago, someone somewhere wrote that cruisers needed boat stamps to please local officials. Everyone rushed out to buy one. Then those who did never needed them and are understandably a bit bitter about the original suggestion.

We bought one, knowing we wouldn't need it, but because they are FUN.

We have a boat. *Clearly* we need a boat stamp.

We are now stamp-crazy. I've stamped our log book on the front page, our maintenance log, Carol stamped his favorite Don Casey book and I even stamped a paper bag just for you.

SV Estrellita 5.10b Boat Stamp
at 5/03/2010
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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 3, 2010 at 4:44:00 AM PDT

    love it!!! so cool.

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  2. MikeMay 3, 2010 at 5:01:00 AM PDT

    I like it!

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  3. The Goudie'sMay 3, 2010 at 5:05:00 AM PDT

    I like, I like!

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  4. Ryan SwiftMay 3, 2010 at 6:49:00 AM PDT

    Awesome! I'd love to see some postcards from exotic (and not-so-exotic) places with just a boatstamp. :)

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  5. LiviaMay 3, 2010 at 8:01:00 AM PDT

    @Ryan - Great idea.

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  6. Robert SalnickMay 3, 2010 at 9:44:00 AM PDT

    Great idea! Can you tell us where you had it made?

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  7. LiviaMay 3, 2010 at 11:40:00 AM PDT

    Definitely - It's a local place http://www.rstamp.com/

    I walked in and explained what I was thinking, they emailed me a proof and then made it. It was $50 and I know that you can get a normal and/or smaller rubber stamp for much less money (this is a self-inking one and rather large) and also you can find them cheaper online. It can be re-inked although it is good for 1000 impressions or so. If the self-inker breaks the die can be removed and put in another or on a wooden handle.

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  8. Drew FryeMay 4, 2010 at 3:23:00 PM PDT

    We ran off some boat cards a year ago and have found them handy: http://sail-delmarva.blogspot.com/2010/05/boat-cards.html

    But not nearly as cool as the stamp!

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  9. ChristineMay 5, 2010 at 8:04:00 AM PDT

    We have boat cards but a stamp- Genius! I love the idea of stamping books and trading them away and eventually meeting (at another island) someone who got from a friend one of my books. 'Oh YOUR Bright Eyes'!!

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  10. Steve and LuluMay 5, 2010 at 4:45:00 PM PDT

    Hey Livia,
    We're also planning on getting a stamp made for Siempre Sabado, and boat cards as well so your recent blog entries are right on time. Seeing as how July is fast approaching, maybe I'd better skip all this useless SSB and fuel filtering stuff and concentrate on the important things.
    -Steve

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  11. LiviaMay 5, 2010 at 6:12:00 PM PDT

    @Christine - I like that idea too although I am mostly electronic for fiction nowadays. I love my Nook. http://thegiddyupplan.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-did-it-all-for-nook.html

    @Steve - Silly monkey. How will you email-to-blog without your SSB! ;)

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  12. ChristineMay 6, 2010 at 6:15:00 AM PDT

    Livia, Joey would really like me to get one since I think if I get one more book we're going to sink, but I'm just not sold. I'm scared of technology (funny since I'm an IT person) but the idea of it crashing and losing everything. ahhhh!

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  13. Willowjp4May 9, 2010 at 8:56:00 PM PDT

    I can't wait to receive mail adorned with the boat stamp.

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