- Action: To Do List item B0213 – Engrave and stencil SV DOVE USCG COD 600692 on both LPG tanks.
- Completed: 10 December 2018
- Cost: $19.31
Unable to find and purchase an alphabet stencil in stores we visited in the Philippines, we opted to make our own. Using Microsoft Word we made a portrait print-out of SV DOVE (font Stencil size 150 points) and USCG NO. 600692 (font Stencil size 90 points). This standard size bond paper was then taped to a stiff vanilla folder. Using a razor blade, carefully cut the black lettering out on a sheet of metal. The vanilla folder was then tape tightly to each LPG tank and sprayed black using a can of spray paint bought locally (380 pesos/$7.31). Using a metal engraver, etched 600692 on the inside collar of the tank base.
The original locks that were used to secure the LPG tanks to the boomkin stainless steel tubing had corroded so badly that the key could not be inserted into the locks. Used a grinder with a metal cutting wheel and cut the locks off, the old steel wire lanyards were retained. We had purchased a Master Lock four piece padlock set that use the same key (1,250 pesos/$24.00). The new padlocks were lubricated with Lanocote to minimize corrosion formation.
The LPG tanks were installed in their boomkin mounts and secured with a wire lanyard steel cable and a new Master Lock padlock.
