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What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 01:16 PM
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I know the requirements (Type IV throwable PFD, wearable PFDs, whistle/horn/bell, 360 light, nav lights, fire extinguisher) , but what else is a near necessity?
Because that "friend" of Dan's girlfriend sent his "friend" flowers at the office think I will need the following 1. Flare gun 2. Lots of rope 3. Inflatable dinghy 4. Marine radio 5. Multi tool 6. Lots of toiletries 7. Zip ties 8. Flash light 9. Anchor 10. Jumper cables
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12755996
05/15/18 01:18 PM
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and Gorilla Tape
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756003
05/15/18 01:22 PM
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cocodrie
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 01:25 PM
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elcoyote, esq.
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They arent mutually exclusive if Dan is in the boat
Team wolfs I had to perform. It took a minute to get it all in my mouth and another five to swallow it all.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
[Re: elcoyote, esq.]
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05/15/18 01:32 PM
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Ranger1
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Charmin for the shiney hiney
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756036
05/15/18 01:41 PM
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bluecatlakerat
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Lots and lots of cold beers and bikini clad women!
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 01:42 PM
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RATZ
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 01:42 PM
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Charmin for the shiney hiney If 1shot goes fishing/duck hunting with me, Charmin won't stand up to what happens to that truck crock pot Wolf Brand Might get this instead
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756043
05/15/18 01:46 PM
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It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.... W.C.Fields
I know a little about a lot of things but not a whole lot about anything....CGD
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 01:50 PM
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PondFish
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 01:52 PM
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Spiderman
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Phone, sunscreen, & sunglasses.
Seems to be the items I usually forget.
The Truth is six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy!
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 01:53 PM
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12. 12volt power inverter to three prong out and USB 13. surge protector strip with three prong out and USB 14. 100ft of electrical extension cord
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 01:55 PM
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Arkansas10 bass
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I know the requirements (Type IV throwable PFD, wearable PFDs, whistle/horn/bell, 360 light, nav lights, fire extinguisher) , but what else is a near necessity?
Because that "friend" of Dan's girlfriend sent his "friend" flowers at the office think I will need the following 1. Flare gun 2. Lots of rope 3. Inflatable dinghy 4. Marine radio 5. Multi tool 6. Lots of toiletries 7. Zip ties 8. Flash light 9. Anchor 10. Jumper cables
Good choices ! I always have a sack full of snacks just in case. A way to start a fire in any weather.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756070
05/15/18 02:02 PM
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Chevy4dr57
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#1 priority, water, Gatorade or something to drink.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 02:03 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
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FJB
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756087
05/15/18 02:07 PM
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1ShotNoKills
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Crescent wrench and channel locks
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756091
05/15/18 02:08 PM
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TBS
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"I Ain't Often Right But I've Never Been Wrong"
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756095
05/15/18 02:10 PM
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RATZ
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This is a great idea. Especially during storm season
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756097
05/15/18 02:11 PM
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bogey♂
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extra plug extra fuses spare prop spare lights bow and aft
you know, nothing wrong with seven men who met on the internet going for a swim together
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756098
05/15/18 02:11 PM
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TexDawg
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Rods, reels, lures Plug Keys to start motor Bungees Gorrilla tape Fuses
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
[Re: CCTX]
#12756107
05/15/18 02:16 PM
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K.D.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756110
05/15/18 02:18 PM
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tricky
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
[Re: RATZ]
#12756122
05/15/18 02:24 PM
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Der Vorsteher
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This is a great idea. Especially during storm season
Team Wolfs
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
[Re: CCTX]
#12756128
05/15/18 02:29 PM
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Thanks for the great recommendations.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756129
05/15/18 02:29 PM
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aquaholic1822
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756137
05/15/18 02:35 PM
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1ShotNoKills
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Another boat to tow all this [censored] around
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756145
05/15/18 02:39 PM
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BrandoA
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I would expand the tool recommendations to include a basic tool kit. Including screwdrivers, allen wrenches, electrical connectors, electrical stripper/snips, electric tape, hammer, and a simple voltage tester as well as the tools listed above. I also keep Electric fuse kits that have a variety of different fuses and double up on the most common. Its been my experience that if something goes array its electrical related the majority of the time.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756151
05/15/18 02:44 PM
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UGLYSHCTICK
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Just want to make folks smile, and spit coffee on their keyboard.
If you put beans in your chili, you don't know beans about chili.
God doesn't create temporary people, you will spend eternity somewhere. Choose wisely.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
[Re: 1ShotNoKills]
#12756152
05/15/18 02:44 PM
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RATZ
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Another boat to tow all this [censored] around was about to say that
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756154
05/15/18 02:45 PM
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aquaholic1822
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Another boat to tow all this [censored] around was about to say that Hes going to have an inflatable raft so hell be fine
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756166
05/15/18 02:54 PM
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J.P. Greeson
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The solution to any problem - work, love, money, whatever - is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. --John Gierach
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 02:56 PM
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Chris B
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I hate photobucket.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756175
05/15/18 02:59 PM
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T Bird
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Okie by birth, Texan by choice. USAF "Thunderbirds" Alumni 1985-1989
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 03:07 PM
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Bass&More
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756189
05/15/18 03:11 PM
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fishmagnet
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A net!
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 03:20 PM
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cocodrie
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Don't know about all this stuff... It sounds like if hoarders had a boat, how much stuff could you pile into the compartments. I carried a seatow membership, the required boat safety stuff. Maybe an extra dock rope.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12756213
05/15/18 03:26 PM
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GhostComanche
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Wire cutters in case someone gets a hook in them, and the barb needs to be cut.
Small first aid kit.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
[Re: Chris B]
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05/15/18 03:36 PM
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Bass&More
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 04:01 PM
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Frank I
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Great idea. I had whistles tied to each life jacket and to a few other places on the boat before I sold it.
You guys know everything..... I'm just an idiot....no problem........
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 04:35 PM
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Mo
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Cell phone
easier to call a friend when you break down than carry all the krap needed to fix everything
MO
MY BACKYARD , 20,000 ACRES , NO MOWING
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 05:06 PM
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 05:08 PM
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DCmac
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An appropriately uniformed navigator
Fishing, a man knows a serenity of soul and peace of mind that he finds in doing nothing else, and it makes no difference whether or not he catches anything. The mind of a true fisherman is not on petty subjects.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 06:59 PM
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redskeet100
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I have extra kills switch, screw drivers and wrenches to match whatever I may need to work on, jumper cables in case starting battery goes dead, matches or lighters for fire starting capability, extra large wire cutters, helped me in a jam when I motored across a underwater barbed wire fence. If I couldn't cut the barb wire I would have been stranded for sure.
Sometimes you figure it out when you get stranded.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 07:07 PM
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mouldybits
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Lots and lots of cold beers and bikini clad women! This...minus the wimmin..ain't never gonna get no peace and quiet otherwise
Warm beer ain't so bad..
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 08:07 PM
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TR176
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I have, on occasion, found a quart of two cycle oil to be helpful.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
[Re: 1ShotNoKills]
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05/15/18 08:11 PM
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Remind me to never go fishing with you...
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 08:55 PM
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Der Vorsteher
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Team Wolfs
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/15/18 09:05 PM
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Vienna sausages and pork rinds.Never leave home without them.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/16/18 02:10 AM
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rj74955
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A first mate.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/16/18 02:16 AM
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Trunkful
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Maybe not all the time, drift sock...
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/16/18 11:13 AM
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RedRanger
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If the Game Warden wants to be an arse then he will usually ask you for that. Most don't, but it a ticket if they want to issue
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/16/18 11:18 AM
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Pintail711
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I would say basic hand tools, screw drivers, channel locks, needle nose, crescent, electrical tape, connectors, wire strippers, water proof box to keep personal items/ registration, extra plugs, rope, oil, get a TH Marine trilling motor cable so you dont have to worry about keeping a rope cable. It will be just a matter of time before you go to lift the trolling motor and the rope breaks... Also keep a couple extra bulbs for your running lights.
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/16/18 11:55 AM
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Bigbob_FTW
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if it's an outboard take an extra fuel line connector. it can save your arse.
FJB
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12757383
05/16/18 12:12 PM
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I have tabulated the cost of the necessary and just about necessary items And the cost is over a thousand dollars #boatlife
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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#12757649
05/16/18 03:49 PM
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Bass Bug
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some type of re-boarding ladder that you can use
toilet paper in a sealed plastic bag
paddle, spare prop, spare TM prop & nut
put your keys on a floating key chain
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Re: What do I need in the boat at all times?
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05/16/18 04:48 PM
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Floating key chain--I can see how that could be a great idea.
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