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Sail:

You might review some of the info Jeff H has provided in the past about the evolution of Lloyds build certificate (and the many derivations thereof) but I think you can safely assume that a Columbia 50''s build was not even remotely supervised by a Lloyd''s inspector. Perhaps Tripp or someone from the factory read Lloyd''s build spec at some point and claimed to have emulated it...but I don''t think it would have been more than that.

The Canal certificate is issued the first time any vessel transits the Panama Canal, the purpose being to verify what fees it should be assessed. During better times, as measured by yachtie cruising budgets, this cert could be reused during the next Canal transit and the admeasurement fee waived. My understanding is that now all smaller vessels are assessed fixed fees independent of their exact measurements...but you could visit the Canal website (an interesting one) and read up on their current (and also any proposed) fee structure, perhaps even place a question with them if that route is in your plans. Given the cost of upgrading and maintaining a C50, that certificate is w-a-y down in the noise level, tho''.

Jack