I hope you lighten up for the trip to Ostend, or you will be a proper downer on the party.

I was stopped within 50yds of leaving the lock at Flushing, by the Customs cutter cruising in the inner basin. I would not suggest that anybody carries red in cans anywhere near the dutch coast.

Like Bernie, my tankage capacity is relatively small, I would not cross the NS without some reserve fuel.

Happy boating.