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Hi

I was just wondering what essentials you guys keep on your boats, apart from the legal lifejackets and flares etc. A first aid kit was one I thought of - can anyone suggest anything else they don't go out without?

Thanks

JB

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2010 Crownline 180BR
3.0 litre Mercruiser
Onyx black Narrow hull and middle deck band
Bimini/Targa, Bow and Cockpit canvas
2000kg tandem Dunbier trailer

Tow vehicle - Nissan Pathfinder Ti

Tool box and spare fuel filters. That saved me yesterday.

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Current Boat: 2000 Four Winns 298 Vista
Previous Boat: 2000 Carver 406MY

Eagles CD. One must mellow out at times to be able to tune into life........................

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1992 Baja 38 Special Twin 502 Mags

03 Stingray 3.0
88 261 Liberator 460 King Cobras
95 Bayliner 1850 3.0
77 Fiber Form 20ft 350/385hp
70 Wescraft 1800 SS 455 Jet

Lead, Follow, or get the Hell out of the Way!

Magic eraser.... because you never know what kinda crap you are going to have to try and rub off.

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2009 H180 w/3.0 Merc
Homebuilt Minimax Hydro
2011 Zodiac Cadet 310

After-bite and Solar Cane, for bugs, burns, and scrapes.

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1999 234 Funship
5.7 GSi

Impeller, fuel filter, jumper cables, spare prop.

Tool box has multimeter, length of fuel line, length of different sized vinyl tubing, marine tex, along with almost any tool to fix anything but motor removal. Beach stakes and 2nd anchor, many 25' and 50' lines to tie up to beach, or tree, or another boat. I am sure I have forgotten a few items that are packed in boat.

This list all depends on were you boat, how you boat and it you only go out for the day vs. weekend or longer.

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2000 248 5.7L DP
'92, '94 SXI 750, '08 STX 15F, '12 Ultra LX 300
Videos

Credit card + Sea Tow membership!
VHF radio if in costal regions
full tool kit...set of sparkplugs...distributor cap n rotor...points n condenser
spare drive belts
spare impellers already installed in the housing (Cobra is easy to replace...can be done by trimming drive up even in the water if you are careful)
quart of motor oil and funnel
cleaning stuff and rags

if you have only a single battery system, carry a battery jump pack just in case....one of the best modifications I made to the boat was the dual battery system (2 group 27 dual purpose batteries) and replacing all the battery cables (boat is over 20 years old)...with that I have never had a starting failure in 7 seasons and even if I had a leak in the cover there is enough batter power to run the bilge pump if needed....

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

Coozies and a cell phone. Anything more is a waste of space.

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Walt B
"Debt-Charged"
Black '07 H210SS
6.2L Bravo One turning a 21P HIFive
Wakeboard Tower with Perfect Pass Stargazer version
Missouri River; Kansas City, Mo.

I must agree!!

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

Hmmm, let me see my first boat, so I may be doing this wrong:

First Aid Kit
Leatherman (for multi-purpose tools)
Extra Fuel Line
4 or so cans/bottles of sunblock
cell phone
CPR waterproof sheet (Just because I know it doesn't mean everyone does)
Bug spray/repellent, snake bite kit

Really all I can think of outside the legal requirements.

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2006 Four Winns Horizon 180 3.0L Volvo Penta
Towed by 1978 Chevrolet Pickup 4x4 (Yeah it's old but it has family history)

I trailer my boat and never on the water for more than 3-5 hours at a time, so my list is small....First Aid kit, extra fuses, basic tools, binoculars, handheld spotlight.

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2008 FW F204 - 5.0 VP "Stand On It"
Former Boat: Larson 186 LXI - 4.3 VP

Duct Tape......
It can cover Kids and Admiral`s mouth if nessesary

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08 H260 VP 8.1Gi DP.....Previous
2013 Crownline E6 Merc 8.2MAG BIIIX, DTS/SC

One I don't think many people think about is a boat hook. We don't use it often, but when we do it's a wonderful thing. Of course, it's under 3 tubes and an anchor.

I also carry a well equipped tool bag and a jumper pack.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

Electrical tape, duct tape, minimal tools (pliers, two screwdrivers and crescent), qt engine oil, drive oil, funnel.....other than that my tools are in the truck. No room for a lot of stuff .....

Some of us with smaller boats just don't have the space........we stay on the water all day swimming and boarding so by the time you pack towels, tow ropes, fenders, pfds, knee boards x2/wakeboards x2/skis/tube/water trampoline/ice chest and snacks there just taint a whole lot of space left.......sometimes i think i need to floating trailer i can anchor off somewhere with all the extra stuff so you aren't tripping over things.

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08' H210SS
VP 5.7Gi

beer & beads

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